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I talked to that Dutch pilgrim in San Martin Pinario Friday morning. By chance I heard him talking to the staff attemping to organize a test for him. I tried to help him out as we were booked on the same flight out and I had had my PCR test done the previous morning for €100 at Laboratoria Clínica Compostela. I assumed it didn't work out for him since I didn't see him on the plane.Just a follow up from my recent mini Ourense to Santiago Camino coming from the US.
Most things albergues, restaurantes were open or opening. Flexibility and being open especially important during this time.
Most of the Pilgrims are Spanish, a smattering of Portuguese, Italian, French and Dutch.
Met no one from the US. Spaniards were a little shocked and delighted to see me. Most people wanted to share their pandemic stories. Very moving.
The requirements and the actual process to enter the US were nerve racking and filled with uncertainty. For US you need the antigen others in EU were required PCR. The prices all over the place and insane. Barajas has a 15 min antigen result for 25 e and are now fully booked for several weeks. In Santiago this past Friday it was a struggle to find a place to get the antigen price range 30-90 euros. PCR no availability on Friday and costs over 120-150 e. A Dutch pilgrim missed his flight home.
At Santiago airport they asked to see PCR, I showed them antigen and they moved me along. In Barajas Iberia Salud also asked for PCR and accepted antigen and stamped my boarding pass after requiring filling out a brief form with signature.
In the US they asked for nothing (???) and waved me in.
All of these are moving targets and change constantly. Buen Camino.
LTFIT, What a smallI talked to that Dutch pilgrim in San Martin Pinario Friday morning. By chance I heard him talking to the staff attemping to organize a test for him. I tried to help him out as we were booked on the same flight out and I had had my PCR test done the previous morning for €100 at Laboratoria Clínica Compostela. I assumed it didn't work out for him since I didn't see him on the plane.
Lesson: book a PCR test if needed a day in advance!
What a small world indeed! We probably passed each other in the hall without knowing it!LTFIT, What a small. Wish we could have met. I was there at the counter at 8 am on Friday as well, helping translate for him. They eventually found him a place that afternoon for 120€ (btw thanks for this symbol) he was able to leave on Saturday, I saw him at breakfast , he was breathing a sigh of relief.
Why did he have to take a test flying from Spain to The Netherlands? Because he wasn't fully vaccinated?I talked to that Dutch pilgrim in San Martin Pinario Friday morning. By chance I heard him talking to the staff attemping to organize a test for him.
I don’t really understand ‘antigen?’ If you’ve had the vaccination do you need to get this test to return to the US?Just a follow up from my recent mini Ourense to Santiago Camino coming from the US.
Most things albergues, restaurantes were open or opening. Flexibility and being open especially important during this time.
Most of the Pilgrims are Spanish, a smattering of Portuguese, Italian, French and Dutch.
Met no one from the US. Spaniards were a little shocked and delighted to see me. Most people wanted to share their pandemic stories. Very moving.
The requirements and the actual process to enter the US were nerve racking and filled with uncertainty. For US you need the antigen others in EU were required PCR. The prices all over the place and insane. Barajas has a 15 min antigen result for 25 e and are now fully booked for several weeks. In Santiago this past Friday it was a struggle to find a place to get the antigen price range 30-90 euros. PCR no availability on Friday and costs over 120-150 e. A Dutch pilgrim missed his flight home.
At Santiago airport they asked to see PCR, I showed them antigen and they moved me along. In Barajas Iberia Salud also asked for PCR and accepted antigen and stamped my boarding pass after requiring filling out a brief form with signature.
In the US they asked for nothing (???) and waved me in.
All of these are moving targets and change constantly. Buen Camino.
Because you have to take a test when returning from the Spanish mainland to the Netherlands even if you are vaccinated.Why did he have to take a test flying from Spain to The Netherlands? Because he wasn't fully vaccinated?
Currently, yes you need a negative Covid test, either PCR or antigen before you can board a flight to the US.I don’t really understand ‘antigen?’ If you’ve had the vaccination do you need to get this test to return to the US?
Just like @trecile said, even when fully vaccinated to enter the US you must show a negative antigen test (which is pretty much a garbage test) or a PCR which is much more expensive and takes longer to process. It blew my mind that US immigration on my return didn’t ask for it. What is certain is that rules will be constantly changing. If one can’t bear that kind of stress, perhaps waiting as things settle more will let you prolong the Camino well-being.I don’t really understand ‘antigen?’ If you’ve had the vaccination do you need to get this test to return to the US?
We had to have a negative PCR test to enter The Netherlands, even if fully vaccinated (as I am).Why did he have to take a test flying from Spain to The Netherlands? Because he wasn't fully vaccinated?
Maybe they don't ask for it at US immigration because you wouldn't have been able to board the plane without it?even when fully vaccinated to enter the US you must show a negative antigen test (which is pretty much a garbage test) or a PCR which is much more expensive and takes longer to process. It blew my mind that US immigration on my return didn’t ask for it.
We had to have a negative PCR test to enter The Netherlands, even if fully vaccinated (as I am).
(Sorry @MinaKamina I didn't see your response before posting mine)
I wondered about that, however isn’t strange that they shift the responsibility to the airline?Maybe they don't ask for it at US immigration because you wouldn't have been able to board the plane without it?
There are lots of things that airlines already need to check for, such as if people have the correct visas to fly to their destinations. Airlines need to check these things, because if they let a passenger on the plane without the correct documentation to enter a country, and the passenger is turned away, then the airline has to fly them home again. And I think that not just the US government, but the airlines want to make sure that people infected with Covid aren't on their planes.I wondered about that, however isn’t strange that they shift the responsibility to the airline?
It was Vueling who verified that I had a negative PCR test result before boarding. On the Amsterdam side (Europa Air which is also Spanish) they did not ask for a result. When I arrived in Madrid they only wanted the QR code from the health form.I wondered about that, however isn’t strange that they shift the responsibility to the airline?
Yes and yes.Are you vaccinated? I mean are these in addition to vaccination
To your point. I’m fully vaccinated US citizen and had to have PCR test within 72 hr window to fly to Hawaii, upload PDF to an app and show QR code and get prechwck bracelet before boarding. We were check at exit. Testing keeps all safe but starting in July, many testing stations are reducing size, hours and also closing down (we asked at our local station).Heh. It won't hurt to repeat this every once in a while.
A full vaccination is not a free pass, although some seem to think that it is.
you still can get infected
.... and ill with covid
you may carry an unknown variant of the virus across the ocean
you still can pass the virus on to others
All these risks are smaller with a full vaccination, but they exist.
Hence testing, testing and testing.
Well said mate, absolutely nailed itHeh. It won't hurt to repeat this every once in a while.
A full vaccination is not a free pass, although some seem to think that it is.
you still can get infected
.... and ill with covid
you may carry an unknown variant of the virus across the ocean
you still can pass the virus on to others
All these risks are smaller with a full vaccination, but they exist.
Hence testing, testing and testing.
Quick question:Just a follow up from my recent mini Ourense to Santiago Camino coming from the US.
Most things albergues, restaurantes were open or opening. Flexibility and being open especially important during this time.
Most of the Pilgrims are Spanish, a smattering of Portuguese, Italian, French and Dutch.
Met no one from the US. Spaniards were a little shocked and delighted to see me. Most people wanted to share their pandemic stories. Very moving.
The requirements and the actual process to enter the US were nerve racking and filled with uncertainty. For US you need the antigen others in EU were required PCR. The prices all over the place and insane. Barajas has a 15 min antigen result for 25 e and are now fully booked for several weeks. In Santiago this past Friday it was a struggle to find a place to get the antigen price range 30-90 euros. PCR no availability on Friday and costs over 120-150 e. A Dutch pilgrim missed his flight home.
At Santiago airport they asked to see PCR, I showed them antigen and they moved me along. In Barajas Iberia Salud also asked for PCR and accepted antigen and stamped my boarding pass after requiring filling out a brief form with signature.
In the US they asked for nothing (???) and waved me in.
All of these are moving targets and change constantly. Buen Camino.
Quick question:
Please define: . PCR
. Antigen
Guess I’m a bit out of the loop on this stuff.
planning Mid-August step-off for VDLP
Thank you for this information. Does a US citizen need to supply a negative COVID test in order to board a plane in Santiago to fly to Madrid? I had planned to wait and get the test at Barajas before flying back to the US from Madrid.Just a follow up from my recent mini Ourense to Santiago Camino coming from the US.
Most things albergues, restaurantes were open or opening. Flexibility and being open especially important during this time.
Most of the Pilgrims are Spanish, a smattering of Portuguese, Italian, French and Dutch.
Met no one from the US. Spaniards were a little shocked and delighted to see me. Most people wanted to share their pandemic stories. Very moving.
The requirements and the actual process to enter the US were nerve racking and filled with uncertainty. For US you need the antigen others in EU were required PCR. The prices all over the place and insane. Barajas has a 15 min antigen result for 25 e and are now fully booked for several weeks. In Santiago this past Friday it was a struggle to find a place to get the antigen price range 30-90 euros. PCR no availability on Friday and costs over 120-150 e. A Dutch pilgrim missed his flight home.
At Santiago airport they asked to see PCR, I showed them antigen and they moved me along. In Barajas Iberia Salud also asked for PCR and accepted antigen and stamped my boarding pass after requiring filling out a brief form with signature.
In the US they asked for nothing (???) and waved me in.
All of these are moving targets and change constantly. Buen Camino.
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