TDY Rentals charges the full per diem allocation according to the rates established by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and your authorized orders in order to utilize your benefit for both lodging and supplemental furnishings. To remove as much up-front financial burden as possible, we invoice the first 20 nights of your authorized per diem due at the time of your initially signed agreement; the next 10 nights of per diem will be due at the time of move-in; the following 30 nights will be due on your expected/actual delivery date, whichever occurs first; followed by increments of 15 nights and 14 nights billed within two weeks of one other for a total of 89 nights/90 days of authorized OB medevac per diem (16 FAM 317.1(b)).

 

You are authorized to submit your first reimbursement voucher to DOS 30 days after your initial authorized TDY date and within a five-day window after that 30-day mark (4 FAM 465.1-1). You can use your government travel charge card to advance cash for travel related expenses, and also have the option of applying for a DOS travel advance, which typically takes a few weeks, so start as early as possible! See the New Parent Guide P. 52:

“Before leaving for your medevac, you can apply for an advance of per diem through your post’s Financial Management Office (FMO) using a copy of your fiscal data cable (the funding cable) issued by MED/FP. You may also apply for an advance upon your arrival in Washington, D.C. If you travel on medevac to any location other than Washington, D.C., including an overseas medevac location, you will not be able to apply for an advance once you depart post. Birth parents and dependent minor children are eligible for travel advance of 80 percent of per diem, transferred electronically to the employee’s account. The total amount advanced may not exceed 80 percent of the estimated expenses for more than 45 calendar days of travel status.”

We accept all major methods of payment, including Paypal and your government travel card, which is a type of credit card and likewise functions as one, so you would simply enter your card details for each invoice, no special setup required. If you are not using your government travel card, then your travel authorization must state that you have been authorized to use your personal charge card for official travel in order for credit card surcharge fees to be reimbursed by the government (14 FAM 562.1). We do not want the government to charge you anything out of pocket and we work hard to ensure no one runs afoul of DOS policy!

See our early baby arrival section to learn how billing is impacted if the baby arrives prior to his/her due date.