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Would be interested in any follow-up on an explanation as to how and why this confusion came about?
Thanks, yes I did know about this. It went out to the forum a while back and I figured that must have been how it started. Our Canadian Company of Pilgrims' credential is definitely valid.Hi, movinmaggie! I'm attaching a link that explains the new policy, it's in Spanish but Google Translate does a pretty good job of changing it to English. In part, it seems to be designed to stop vendors and tour groups from claiming they are selling "official" credentials at inflated prices. A friend of mine saw one albergue selling them for 20 euros last year. Not only that, he said a hotel attendant tried to sell him one with the sellos already in it so he could just take a bus into Santiago and get a compostela (I think that's kind of rotten behaviour). My friend said no thank you and kept collecting his own stamps!
http://catedraldesantiago.es/en/nota-credencial-peregrino-dic15
The pilgrims office in 2014 simply gave me one, it sounds like the shysters in other places have found a way to tap into pilgrims pockets. The Pilgrims offices & many Alburguies are run by volunteers who like other places sometimes only get info from word of mouth. Please be kind to them as many you will find are in remote locations. Some very lonely, so please treat them well.If it weren't a pilgrims office, the folks in SJPDP would almost sound like a tourist agent themselves. How many credentials do they sell a year?
It's a good thing we know they just simply err from an abundance of caution.
I like the roll of adding machine paper idea.
Buen camino from another perigrino from Boise!In our latest newsletter from American Pilgrims on the Way, it was indicated that they were an approved organization to issue passports again this year. We have ours already (very exciting with our names and home city typed in them!). I will be sad if we can't use them, but do not want to take a risk if they will not be accepted and will buy another in SJPPD if needed. Leaving May 21 from the states so I hope this will be ironed out by then.
There was a new system in place in Oviedo last year. We had our CSJ credencials stamped without your problem, but the girl on the desk had to ask where the stamp was!Some misinformation. Last year I picked up my credential in Lugo pilgrim office on way to Oviedo, cathedral in Oviedo did not want to stamp as I had not bought it there...
No problems afterwards
Thanks Blaster... as it turns out, our Canadian Pilgrim passports have always been in good standing and yes, I was aware of the 'shonks' (love that expression) out there. While I was on the CF, there was a large tour ahead of me who seemed to be walking 'part time' and taking up all the space (and loos) at the local cafes. At one of their stops at a Cathedral, the keeper of the Cathedral refused to sign their their 'passports' and proceeded to shake his (tsk tsk) finger quite vigorously at the tour director, saying 'Shame, shame on you'. The more devious side of me quite enjoyed it I must admit. tsk tsk on meIf it helps - The Australia Credential from Australian Friends of the Camino just provided two extra logos from Spain to attach to our document that would allow it to be accepted throughout the Caminos until their reprint with the two new Spanish Logos added.
They explained that it was to combat fraud and that Credentials should only be "Donativo" and not charged for.
When we went the last 2 times, I also got a second local Credential and it was easy to get both stamped each time - I used one for the Albergues and the other for bars, cafes and places of interest visited.
There are shonks that try to get stamps in blank Credentials to sell on the internet etc - those who buy them are only cheating themselves.
We were never happy with tour groups who tried to push in front of Perigrinos to get stamps and leave that place when they were staying in Hostels and hotels and were on organised tours - seemed to be mainly Asian and US groups?
No hassle having your Country Credential one as well and a good keepsake on return.
A suggestion that between Sarria and Santiago you needed two stamps per day seemed unfounded.
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