Before leaving for your Missionary Associate assignment:
1. Receive final approval from your AGWM processing assistant.
2. Read your Missionary Associate Handbook.
3. Open account with AG Credit Union and send your AGCU account number to your AGWM processing assistant.
4. Attend Pre-Field Orientation.
5. Raise 100% of your funds.
6. Receive financial clearance from the PFL support specialist.
7. Send copy of visa and passport to the AGWM Visa/Travel Specialist to obtain visa clearance.
8. Purchase airline ticket and send a copy to the AGWM Visa/Travel Specialist to obtain travel clearances. (MUST have financial and visa clearance before purchasing your ticket!)
9. Contact the Missionary Associate Financial Specialist to request funds needed to carry to the field and to deposit your first month's field allowance into your AGCU account.
10. Complete IMG Insurance enrollment form to obtain insurance clearance.
11. Contact missionary mentor with detailed information on your arrival plans.
12. Pack! To avoid COSTLY FINES and POSSIBLE IMPRISONMENT, please read the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration list of PROHIBITED ITEMS for airline travel. Also, check with your airline for any restrictions they may have.
13. Please click here for travel safety information for your specific country. This web site will give you information on entry/exit requirements, safety and security, crime, medical facilities and health information, traffic safety, and embassy locations. This information is very important to know when you are traveling internationally.
Upon completion of your Missionary Associate assignment:
Notify your AGWM processing assistant of your return date and new contact information.
Notify AGCU of your new contact information.
Notify donors of your return to the states. (AGWM will also send donors a letter.)
Contact the AGWM Insurance Specialist to receive information regarding Cobra Insurance. (You will remain on insurance for two months after you return.) Complete the Missionary Associate Evaluation regarding your assignment.
Send photos and testimonies from your Missionary Associate assignment to goagweb@ag.org to be posted on the GoAG website.