How do I submit a DTS voucher after travel?

Upon completion of your FUNDED travel authorization/orders you must file a travel voucher/claim within 5 days of return. Click on Official Travel; Select 'Vouchers' you will see a hyperlink 'Create New Voucher from Authorization'. Select the appropriate trip to create the voucher against.



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Instructions for Completing your TDY Travel Voucher (DD Form 1351-2) When submitting a Travel Voucher, you must complete the DD Form 1351-2 and attach all required supporting documentation. Failure to do so may result in a delayed processing or a rejection.

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You must file a voucher or local voucher to receive reimbursement for expenses you incurred and paid the allowances you earned while on official travel. DTS vouchers originate from an authorization, while DTS local vouchers are for official travel that has already occurred in your local area.

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Once approved, the payment system will release the funds. Step 5: Your voucher has been released for payment. Your payment was approved and released by our payment system. The funds should be available within 3-5 business days.

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Check document status by logging in to DTS. Go to Official Travel vouchers or authorization, and then look in the Sort by Status column. Or, go to the digital signature page within the document. If you can't access to DTS, contact your Defense Travel Administrator (DTA) to check the status of your document.

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Per the DTS Regulations (authorized by DoDI 5154.31, volume 3) as a SAO, you can approve your own authorizations; however, to protect itself from undue risk of fraud, DoD stipulates that SAOs may not approve any of their own travel documents that contain a request for a payment.

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A travel voucher is a form used by business travelers to keep track of their travel expenses. At the end of the trip or another convenient interval, the traveler turns in the voucher to a representative of the employer. This allows the employer to compensate the traveler for any out-of-pocket expenses.

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Many experts estimate that a voucher is worth somewhere between a third and a half of its face value. If you ask for cash but an airline offers a voucher, take the voucher only if the face value is at least double the cash offer.

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Electronic travel vouchers are issued in the form of an email, which are embedded with a 13-digit electronic travel voucher number. Electronic travel vouchers can be redeemed to cover the base fare of a new booking. Any taxes and surcharges must be paid separately.

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5 Steps To Make a Travel Voucher
  1. Step 1: Decide on what specific promotional offer to include. ...
  2. Step 2: Choose a voucher design theme or motif. ...
  3. Step 3: Write the voucher copy. ...
  4. Step 4: Use a ready-made voucher template. ...
  5. Step 5: Print out and distribute the vouchers.


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It is DoD policy that cardholders use their DoD travel card for all their meals that are in support of their official travel. It is actually a policy violation to use other personal forms of payment for meals while on TDY.

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In the Defense Travel System, or DTS, users can search for airline, hotel, and rental car reservations, check per diem rates, and prepare personal travel documents or, with the proper permissions, documents for others.

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At a minimum, you MUST provide valid receipts for: All lodging expenses regardless of cost. Any individual reimbursable expense of $75 or more.

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