I am set to fly from US to Paris on May 3rd and then will take trains/bus to SJPDP to begin the
Camino Frances. Will fly from Santiago back to Paris at the end of my Camino. I've done hours and hours of research but am nervous to arrive in Europe only to be missing some requirements. It seems all I need is my CDC card to show proof of full vaccination + booster in order to fly into France (both times?). No documentation is needed to walk across border from France to Spain, correct? Am I missing any forms/apps that will be required while within France or Spain?
I know I will need a negative test in order to return to US but am hoping that requirement is dropped by the time I will be finishing my Camino.
I appreciate any and all recent experiences or knowledge that people can share!
I am currently in France at the moment-- arrived on Sunday, April 17th. No problems encountered. Had with me:
1) Passport
2) CDC cards showing 3 doses: vaccines given in Jan 2021, Feb 2021and booster Feb 2022.
3) Print-out of tracking form.
I was at an American Airlines counter with a friend who did the same thing, and the agent thought that the form needed to be on one's smart phone, and gave friend website address to do it online right then and there. Friend said that the same website allowed printout of form (which takes all of 5 minutes to complete). Agent then took the form to a supervisor who okayed the printout. I then walked over to Air Tahiti Nui counter for my flight. I had all of the 3 listed documents. No questions asked about the printed form there. Arrived at CDG and after waiting in line about 20 minutes, the border control agent simply stamped my passport, looked at the printout for all of 2 seconds, handed it back to me and said "have a nice visit." I asked if I needed to stop at the airport's pharmacy for clearance to board trains (I plan to see some cities here as part of my travels) and enter restaurants-- he said that there was no need for that.
I am expecting no problems as I fly to Italy (to see extended family), then fly from Rome to Lisbon to walk Portuguese Coastal route. I realize that as of this date, I will still need to have a Covid test the day before flying home in mid-June.
I will add that once over here, there is no shortage of qualified pharmacists and similar to give guidance on what you might need for any given situation.