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<Summary>Due to a DocuSign outage, the Travel System is temporarily unavailable.  We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as soon as service is restored. We understand this may be...</Summary>
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<Summary>Due to a high volume of requests, the upcoming holidays, and potential weather-related closures, travel reimbursement requests may experience longer processing times. We appreciate your patience...</Summary>
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<Title>Important Notice for International Travel - Entry/Exit Requirements</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><strong>Important Notice for International Travel</strong></p><p>All international travelers are reminded to <strong>verify entry/exit requirements</strong> for all countries they will visit or transit through <strong>before</strong> making travel arrangements. Starting in early 2025, the United Kingdom (Jan, 8th 2025) and European Union will implement new electronic authorization requirements.</p><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Effective January 8, 2025:</strong> U.S. citizens traveling to or transiting through the UK for short-term stays (up to 6 months) will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA).</li><li><strong>Approval Time:</strong> You will usually get a decision within 3 working days, but you may get a quicker decision. Occasionally, it may take longer than 3 working days.</li><li><strong>Reimbursement:</strong> UMBC will reimburse the £10 fee. Your receipt and <a href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?from=GBP&amp;to=USD&amp;amount=1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">currency conversion </a>is required documentation for reimbursement</li><li><strong>More Information:</strong> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UK Government website</a></li></ul><p><strong>European Union</strong></p><ul><li>For the latest information on EU entry/exit requirements, please visit the <a href="https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees_en" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">EU website</a>.</li><li>UMBC will reimburse associated fees. Your receipt and <a href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?from=GBP&amp;to=USD&amp;amount=1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">currency conversion</a> <a href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?from=GBP&amp;to=USD&amp;amount=1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> </a>is required documentation for reimbursement</li></ul><p><strong>Remember:</strong> Even with these new requirements, <strong>all international travel must still be registered through the UMBC International Travel Registry.</strong></p></div>
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    <div class="html-content">To All PeopleSoft Finance/PAW Users,<br><br>Please note that the Finance system will be down for a planned quarterly PeopleSoft update from Friday, December 6th, at 5:00 PM, through Sunday, December 8th, at 5:00 PM.  If the work finishes early, the system will be made available ahead of schedule.<br><br><div>Please do not run any processes and/or reports in FSPRD after 4:30 PM, to allow time for them to run to completion prior to the downtime of 5:00 PM.  Anything submitted after 4:30 PM may be placed on a "Hold" status until system maintenance is complete.</div><div><br></div>Thank you very much for your cooperation.  If you have any questions or concerns, please submit them <a href="https://financialservices.umbc.edu/9-2upgrade/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here.</a><br><br><h4><strong>Travel System Users</strong>:  The Travel System will not be available for Pre-Approval (PA) or Travel Reimbursement (RB) processing during the downtime.  When PeopleSoft comes back online, the Travel System service will be restored.</h4><div><br></div><div><strong>Paw Procurement System Users</strong>:  During this time, any transactions that require validation will be unable to complete that step in workflow, as the systems will be unable to connect. When PeopleSoft comes back online, validation can occur.  Any other aspects of PAW will <strong>not </strong>be affected</div><div><br></div></div>
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<Title>Omega</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Effective immediately, Omega is no longer a UMBC’s preferred travel agency for university-related travel.<div><br>While any existing bookings with Omega will be honored, we encourage all future travel arrangements to be made through the approved agencies listed on the <a href="businessservices.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Business Services website.</a></div><div>  <br>If you have any questions or need assistance with upcoming travel, please contact the Travel Services at <a href="travelservicesAP@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">TravelServicesAP@umbc.edu</a></div></div>
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