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22:53 Nov 2, 2020 

Hi Meridy, well yes, that in fact was my point, i.e., that you can't simply use "settlement" here, you need something like "form" or "claim form", etc. as well because it's meaningless by itself.
By the way, Manuel, I believe it was Phil Godard who suggested "claim form."

22:49 Nov 2, 2020 

media.suweb.site › 2017/05PDF
Guidelines for Completing the Travel Expense Settlement Form ...

While it may sound awkward "settlement" is widely used in US businesses. Of course "travel expense form" is perfectly understandable and gets the job done too.

19:20 Nov 2, 2020 

Hi Manual, yes, well I imagine there's some kind of shorthand going on here, i.e., they're using "liquidación", but what they really mean is a "solicitud de liquidación", so yes, a "claim form" would probably be the idea (putting in a claim for "liquidación" or payment/settlement). You definitely can't leave it as "settlement" in English because it's just confusing for an English speaker, IMO. "Settlement" sounds like the expenses have already been paid, which is clearly not the case here.

19:12 Nov 2, 2020 

Hi Robert,

Thank for your observation.

I remember that David said that they seemed to be talking about expenses claim forms.

Does it make more sense?

18:16 Nov 2, 2020 

I don't see how "liquidación" could in any way mean "payment" (settlement) here. It doesn't make the slightest bit of sense to me in the context given:

"**Liquidación** de adelanto de viáticos: es la generación y aprobación del formulario que liquida el adelanto de viáticos; y cuando corresponda, deberá presentar ante la Organización los comprobantes definidos en este procedimiento".

"**Payment** of per diem advance: means the generation and approval of the form..."

"Si la **liquidación** de adelanto de gastos no cumple con las especificaciones Finanzas la rechaza y es regresada al solicitante para que realice los ajustes pertinentes."

"If the **payment** of the per diem advance fails to meet with the specifications, Finance rejects it and it is returned to the applicant to make the relevant adjustments"

Eh?

01:57 Oct 31, 2020 

Having worked with the UN for 15 years+ and having travelled with them, I know as a fact that "settlement", as in Case 1, does apply; the per diem is treated as an advance and settlement takes place after the fact, or at best reconciled, for instance, depending on where one travels to, a daily amount (e.g. US$180.00) exists to pay for hotel, food, etc.
Travel Policy - American University in Cairo documents.aucegypt.edu › docs › services_travel › Tra...
PDF https://documents.aucegypt.edu/docs/services_travel/Travel_P...
Nov 17, 2011 — The UN per diem rate covers all expenses incurred abroad, such as ... 2.2 Procedure required for per diem Advance settlement:

01:48 Oct 31, 2020 

I'm not sure "settlement" works here. As Manuel says, and based on the context, they seem to be talking about expenses claim forms, not payments.

01:02 Oct 31, 2020 

I favor the term settlement. It is based on past experience working in an office that processed a lot of travel settlements. I think you are on the right track.