The following links provide essential information for the International missionary to consider as they reach 80-90% Support Raised towards their MTD Goal.

These links will be discussed in a International Financial orientation. Those sessions occur every month, typically on a Friday afternoon. Please reach out to international@relaint.org to find out when the next session is available for you to attend.

Banking

See Banking and Direct Deposit - This page describes how your payroll will be direct deposited each month, options for a monthly payroll wire, as well as reimbursing ATM fees for access to cash.

Finance FAQs

See Finance FAQs - This page goes over important information about the FEIE (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion), getting Tax help (and what is reimbursable), as well as discusses possible credit cards that have low transactions fees and how they may be useful to a missionary for reimbursement purposes.

Reimbursement Forms

See Forms for Reimbursements - this link has all of the reimbursement and Per Diem forms.

International Missionary Reimbursement - Used to reimburse Ministry expenses.

see the Reimbursements Manual for all the types of ministry expense eligible for reimbursement (and watch the video!)
Receipts are generally required for costs over $75 and some items always require a receipt - see Receipt Guidelines

Per Diem - International - Used to receive a daily allowance (non-taxable) amount for food, travel incidentals and Hotel costs outside of the US

No receipts are needed unless you want to receive more than the lodging allowance per day
Use for ministry travel outside of the United States for a period of 3 days or longer
This is an excellent and preferred option for Visa runs etc. saves you time tracking and entering individual receipts for meals on a reimbursement form etc

Per Diem - U.S. - Used to receive a daily allowance (non-taxable) amount for food, travel incidentals when in the US

No receipts are needed
Use for ministry travel within of the United States for a period of 5 days or longer
This is an excellent and preferred option for furlough and trips back to the US for MTD
Please exclude PTO days, all other days are considered "working" and eligible for Per Diem
Allows you to use the received funds for some things that cannot be reimbursed. For example - gift cards as thank you to a host for lodging/food

Payroll Advances

See Forms for Payroll - this link has all of the forms related to Payroll - Direct Deposit, Federal W4, Payroll Advances.

Payroll Advances - to receive a portion of their future paycheck early, similar to a payroll loan.

Provides access to funds in advance, to pay for rent due or to access to US dollars (cash) from an ATM and then carry the cash in country to cover your living expenses (if USD are hard to come by in the country where you are living/ministering)
Internationals can request up to 12 months of rent or living expenses as an advance. We track was was given and deduct that amount in equal installments from the missionaries paycheck for the period requested, until the advanced amount that was "loaned" has been fully recouped/deducted from the employees preceding paychecks.
Advances can also be requested when you have a bonus approved but need funds prior to the next paycheck when the bonus will be paid out.