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Request for Financial Assistance Form 01/2022
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Please complete this form in block letters by typing only (no handwriting).
Return it to: mrequests@wmo.int (with a copy of your passport) before [Click here to add
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1. PARTICIPANT
Please complete the following MANDATORY information
exactly as it appears in your
passport:
Gender
Male Female
FAMILY NAME
MAIDEN NAME
(if applicable)
First Name
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth (DD/MM/YY)
Passport number
Validity (DD/MM/YY)
Holding US visa
Yes No Not applicable
Schengen visa
Yes No Not applicable
Address
City
Postal code
Country
Nearest departure airport
Mobile phone
number
Office phone number
E-mail
2. ASSISTANCE FROM WMO FOR TRAVEL
Request
Assistance requested: yes no
3. ASSISTANCE FROM WMO FOR DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE (DSA)
DSA requested yes no
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Bank transfer, please indicate full bank details:
(i) CHF Swiss Francs, USD US Dollars, EUR Euros currencies
Name of the bank:
Address:
Name of account holder
Account number
SWIFT Code
ABA Code (USA)/BSB(AUD)
SORTCode (UK)/Transit (CAD)
IBAN Code/ CLABE(MEX)
If bank transfer is NOT possible:
(ii) Payment by Swiss Bankers Card CHF, USD, EUR
(iii) Payment by reloading of existing Swiss Bankers Card in my possession
CHF, USD, EUR
(iv) Through UNDP Office (USD)
INFORMATION ON SUPPORT RECEIVED IN ADDITION TO WMO ASSISTANCE
4.1 Declaration
No additional support received OR Additional support received
4.2 Information
In case additional support is received, please indicate type of funding and estimated value:
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5. APPLICABLE RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
The travel shall be conducted in accordance with relevant WMO rules and instructions. An
excerpt of these is provided in the Annex to this form. Please read it carefully.
By signing this form, I confirm that:
The information I have provided is correct;
I shall comply with the relevant WMO rules and instructions;
It is my responsibility to make arrangements for health insurance;
It is my responsibility to ensure that the required medical clearance is obtained before
traveling;
It is my responsibility to obtain all necessary visas;
If I do not attend/participate in the meeting, I will return any travel advance that I have
received, and if the travel advance exceeded the amount of reimbursable travel expenses, I
shall refund WMO the difference.
Signature of the participant: ………………………… Date: ........................
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ANNEX
Excerpt from applicable rules and instructions
In accordance with WMO travel rules, air travel shall be provided in economy class, for the
most economical and direct route.
If you are unable to travel after the ticket has been issued, you must inform the WMO travel
agency (at: wmo@contactcwt.com) prior to departure. Please also inform mrequests@wmo.int
and travel@wmo.int as soon as your travel is cancelled.
Visas
It is the traveller’s responsibility to ensure that all required official travel documents are valid
and accurate in order to obtain the necessary visa(s) for the destination, transit stops prior to
departure.
Medical clearance
Medical clearance is a mandatory requirement for all travellers whose official travel is paid for
by WMO in order to certify that they are medically fit to travel. It is the traveller’s
responsibility to ensure that the required medical clearance and vaccinations are obtained
before travelling.
Insurance
As per the regulations related to insurance in the chapter 6 of the Standing Instruction on
WMO official travel, non-staff members retain the primary obligation to ensure that they have
the appropriate medical and travel insurance coverage when travelling on behalf of WMO,
which means that if any health or travel related eventuality should occur the non-staff
members should seek assistance and claim their coverage from an insurance policy that they
have taken out, as per the following regulation :
Non-staff members of WMO who are authorized to travel at the Organization's expense and/or
who are receiving a DSA from WMO must ensure they are fully responsible for expenses
incurred in the event of death, illness or injury during official travel and attendance at
meetings on behalf of the Organization. They are, therefore, fully responsible for arranging life,
health, accident, as well as any other forms of insurance with an adequate level of coverage
for the duration of such meetings and events. WMO liability, which is directly attributable to
the performance of services or attendance at a meeting on behalf of the Organization, is
covered by an injury and illness benefit insurance which provides a limited coverage for
medical, emergency and supplementary official travel expenses”.
Travellers should note that WMO Regulations and Rules do not cover additional costs arising
from the prolongation of stay of experts or other costs arising from travel restrictions imposed
by national authorities. As with related health insurance provisions it is incumbent on the
traveller to ensure that they retain the necessary travel insurance protection to cover
unexpected occurrences such as border closures or other travel restrictions.
Insurance policy in relation to travel by car
Official travel by private vehicle will not be covered under the WMO Staff compensation and/or
Benefits insurance policies. Travellers who choose to use a private vehicle for official travel
should arrange for sufficient coverage with their car insurance provider for damages caused to
both the vehicle and the occupants. This applies to personal vehicles as well as rental cars.
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Ticket purchased through our WMO travel agency
The proposed itinerary is based on official travel dates and the traveller must accept or refuse
this itinerary within 24 hours.
Once the proposed itinerary is confirmed, the traveller must ensure that an “Electronic Ticket”
is received.
Deviations from the proposed official itinerary
For any deviation from the official itinerary proposed by WMO travel agency, the traveller
should directly contact the travel agency, either by phone or e-mail to make the necessary
arrangements.
FYI: CWT e-mail: wmo@contactcwt.com,
CWT phone number: (24/7) +41 58 515 00 78
Any additional cost resulting from a private deviation request will be borne by the traveller.
Deviations for personal convenience can be undertaken by the traveller purchasing their own
tickets based on the WMO financial liability as per the standard cost or the cost of the itinerary
proposed by the travel agency if such an itinerary has been requested. In these cases, the
actual cost of the self-purchased ticket will be reimbursed by WMO.
Self-purchase of official travel tickets
Individuals travelling on behalf of WMO or whose official travel is paid for by WMO are
authorized to purchase their own tickets. I this case,
(a) Tickets can be purchased by travellers and will be reimbursed up to the actual cost paid
by the traveller provided that the cost is within the financial liability as per the standard
cost or the cost of the itinerary proposed by the travel agency, if such an itinerary has
been requested;
(b) In the event that there are changes to the planned official travel, the traveller is
responsible for managing any associated change and refund requests by dealing
directly with the ticket provider and for covering any extra charges related to these
changes;
(c) Travellers who have purchased their own tickets and are unable to travel for reasons of
force majeure may be reimbursed the cost of the purchased tickets. Requests for
reimbursement shall be justified in writing by the traveller and approved by the
certifying officer;
(d) Claims for reimbursement must be supported by the invoice paid by the traveller
and/or proof of the official travel, if any.
Travel claims
Individuals travelling on behalf of WMO or whose official travel is paid for by WMO shall, within
two calendar weeks after completion of the official travel, submit a completed official travel
reimbursement claim, with supporting documents, including hotel invoices and boarding
passes. Recovery of official travel advances (or “due to”) shall be initiated if an individual
travelling on behalf of WMO fails to submit a duly completed claim together with the
supporting documents, or if, on review of the claim, it is determined that the official travel
advance exceeded the amount of reimbursable official travel expenses.
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