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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-05-014382.txt : 20050308
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050308155817
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-05-014382
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050217
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050308

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOFER JUDITH K
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001195447

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31950
		FILM NUMBER:		05666896

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3145547101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		615 OLIVE ST
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001273931
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				161690064
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9525913000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416
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<TYPE>4/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4/A SUBMISSION
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-02-17</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2005-02-18</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001273931</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MGI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001195447</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HOFER JUDITH K</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6101 SW SHERIDAN ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PORTLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>97225</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>20.54</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-02-17</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2500</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2006-02-17</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2015-02-17</value>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>2500</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2500</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Non-qualified stock option granted pursuant to MoneyGram International, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The exercise price is $20.54, not $20.51 as reported on the original Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The grant occurred on February 17, 2005, not February 16, 2005 as reported on the original Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2006, not February 16, 2006 as reported on the original Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The expiration date is February 17, 2015, not February 16, 2015 as reported on the original Form 4.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Claudia Saavedra for Judith K. Hofer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-03-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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