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I'm in the same boat..have aIt's very simple and you'll be ok.. The office opens at 9 but a queue starts before that so just get there as early as you can and join the queue.. 8:00 will be fine, even 7:30 if you feel like it. Show the security guy at the door your code and he'll send you downstairs to get a queue ticket for the desk. When your number is called, just present your credential and have your your 8 digit code on the text or email ready to show the staff member and you'll be grand..
I'm in the same boat..have a QR code and a reference number but told to come back tomorrow. Will I need to scan the QR code and enter all my details again or can I use the one already generated? I plan to be there EARLY!It's very simple and you'll be ok.. The office opens at 9 but a queue starts before that so just get there as early as you can and join the queue.. 8:00 will be fine, even 7:30 if you feel like it. Show the security guy at the door your code and he'll send you downstairs to get a queue ticket for the desk. When your number is called, just present your credential and have your your 8 digit code on the text or email ready to show the staff member and you'll be grand..
No. Once you have the reference number, the 8 digit code, you'll be fine. Get tbere as early as you can if you have an afternoon flight.I'm in the same boat..have a
Will I need to scan the QR code and enter all my details again or can I use the one already generated? I plan to be there EARLY!
Thank youNo. Once you have the reference number, the 8 digit code, you'll be fine. Get tbere as early as you can if you have an afternoon flight.
Yikes...Early is best Here is the line at 8:30 when I was there in August. There should be fewer people now. This is around the corner from the entrance to the pilgrim's office.
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I’m with you!Yikes...Times have changed since I received my last compostela in 2015.
And I have absolutely no idea about this QR/queueing code procedure you're all mentioning either!
Back then, you just showed up to the Pilgrims Office, sometimes with a wait, sometimes not.
I'm wondering if today's system, which of course I understand is necessary to handle the sheer numbers, detracts from the arrival experience?
My last SdC arrival, I could also enter the Cathedral with my backpack on...another aspect I believe is long gone.
Oh for the good ol' days...
This was my first Camino so I have no idea about the past. However once you get your QR Code/number you are free to leave. You just need to check in on line and come back before your number is called. I spent my time relaxing in the garden, did some sketches and bought some gifts for my wife and daughters.Yikes...Times have changed since I received my last compostela in 2015.
And I have absolutely no idea about this QR/queueing code procedure you're all mentioning either!
Back then, you just showed up to the Pilgrims Office, sometimes with a wait, sometimes not.
I'm wondering if today's system, which of course I understand is necessary to handle the sheer numbers, detracts from the arrival experience?
My last SdC arrival, I could also enter the Cathedral with my backpack on...another aspect I believe is long gone.
Oh, for the good ol' days...
Yes!I’m with you!Memories, hey? Walking into the Cathedral with backback
This year, only now do I realise how lucky I was, I obviously walked the Camino before anyone else… (Started in June). It was very different and certainly very lonely but there was no queuing anywhere.
My phone wouldn’t pick up the data at the pilgrim’s office so I just filled up a form manually and went through after maybe … 10 min?
I promised a friend I would be walking with her starting this April and… I am dreading it after hearing all those stories!
Thank you for info. Can I ask can I collect it at another time eg if I come back next yearIt's very simple and you'll be ok.. The office opens at 9 but a queue starts before that so just get there as early as you can and join the queue.. 8:00 will be fine, even 7:30 if you feel like it. Show the security guy at the door your code and he'll send you downstairs to get a queue ticket for the desk. When your number is called, just present your credential and have your your 8 digit code on the text or email ready to show the staff member and you'll be grand..
Early is best Here is the line at 8:30 when I was there in August. There should be fewer people now. This is around the corner from the entrance to the pilgrim's office.
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Thank you . I don't mind if I don't get it this time .I will keep my stamps safe and try next time .I want to visit the Cathedral and go to mass before I leave.View attachment 1107187.42 this morning...
Yes, your Compostela will wait. Safe travelsThank you . I don't mind if I don't get it this time .I will keep my stamps safe and try next time .I want to visit the Cathedral and go to mass before I leave.
I'd say you definitely have time for lunch! We arrived at the office at 7.30 and queued until it opened at 9. We were numbers 33 and 34. It took another 45 minutes or so to get our CompostelasI'm in the waiting area in the Pilgrim Office right now.
Preregister online and you will receive an 8 digit code on your phone.
When you arrive show the code and you will be allowed in.
Keep going straight ahead and down the stairs, turn left.
Go the the booth and present your code as proof of registration and you will be given a bar code to scan to let you see the queue on your phone.
I'm still working out the length of wait as number 0314 is showing and I'm 0917.
Time for lunch maybe.
When we arrived, there was only about 12 people in front, so it took us minutes to get our QR code.
Just waiting for my turn now.
Thank you for this thread and info, I am on my way and was wondering the same thing on the queues and QR code.No. Once you have the reference number, the 8 digit code, you'll be fine. Get tbere as early as you can if you have an afternoon flight.
I thought that @t2andreo had made a post recently detailing how quickly you should return to the Pilgrims Office based on where in the queue you were, but I can't find it.I'm still working out the length of wait as number 0314 is showing and I'm 0917.
I did find this from @t2andreoI thought that @t2andreo had made a post recently detailing how quickly you should return to the Pilgrims Office based on where in the queue you were, but I can't find it.
The gap between your queue number and what server now shows how long you have to wait. If you have a 200 or more variance, you are likely safe to leave the pilgrim office to have a meal, check into your accommodations, etc. Once you get to less than 100, work your way back to the office
Its a holiday weekend so bound to be very busy in Santiago. Congrats on completing your Camino!After 3hrs it's moved on by 400.
And yes, once we figured it out, we did go outside.
We have just returned to the quiet of the garden as its very busy in the streets. No chance to have lunch as everywhere around the square was completo and we didn't fancy walking further after our walk today.
So, we just had a cold beer instead to fortify us for dinner, after we get our Compostela
Backpacks weren’t allowed in the Cathedral when I arrived in May of 2015Yikes...Times have changed since I received my last compostela in 2015.
And I have absolutely no idea about this QR/queueing code procedure you're all mentioning either!
Back then, you just showed up to the Pilgrims Office, sometimes with a wait, sometimes not.
I'm wondering if today's system, which of course I understand is necessary to handle the sheer numbers, detracts from the arrival experience?
My last SdC arrival, I could also enter the Cathedral with my backpack on...another aspect I believe is long gone.
Oh, for the good ol' days...
Yes. I was there Tuesday and filled everything out and wanted to wait until the next day as it was my birthday and wanted that date on my Compostela. I came back the next morning about 830 and was #14 when they opened and was done by 915.Hi I arrived in santiago de compostela today but missed out on getting my certificate.
I have scanned the qr code and filled in details got text with ref number .
Can I ask if I go to the office about 8 am and just wait until it opens at 9 would that be OK.
I fly home tomorrow afternoon
gb,Times have certainly changed since I completed the Camino Frances on 11 November, 2005. I walked into the office to collect my Latin certificate about midday, waited 5 minutes and was “processed”. QR codes, booking a place in a queue? No!
Maybe arriving in November helped as there were not too many pilgrims arriving then
No problem getting into the cathedral for the pilgrims’ service either.
You're welcome! I like to help with simple, short and clear answers if I can. Unfortunately, others usually complicate it with unnecessary or irrelevant detail which only ever leads to more confusion and lots more questions, muddying the water again. It's frustrating but I'm glad you found it useful..Thank you for this thread and info, I am on my way and was wondering the same thing on the queues and QR code.
I don't know if its changed in the past 12 months, but my experience was similar when I arrived at Santiago this time last year. I have a phone but its not a smart one; I told the man outside the pilgrims office that I couldn't access the QR code and he told me to fill out a paper form, disappeared for a few muniutes and came back with a ticket. There was no queue and I walked straight in to collect my compostela.I’m with you!Memories, hey? Walking into the Cathedral with backpack
This year, only now do I realise how lucky I was, I obviously walked the Camino before anyone else… (Started in June). It was very different and certainly very lonely but there was no queuing anywhere.
My phone wouldn’t pick up the data at the pilgrim’s office so I just filled up a form manually and went through after maybe … 10 min?
I promised a friend I would be walking with her starting this April and… I am dreading it after hearing all those stories!
Haha, all pilgrims are connected! Looks like they are normal and evolved human beings after all ;-)View attachment 1107187.42 this morning...
I arrived in June 2015 & walked straight in to the Cathedral...can't remember which entrance, but it wasn't the main one...with my backpack on.Backpacks weren’t allowed in the Cathedral when I arrived in May of 2015
People were entering cathedral with packpacks on yesterday 09 oct when I was there .security took a quick look inside mine and waved me onYikes...Times have changed since I received my last compostela in 2015.
And I have absolutely no idea about this QR/queueing code procedure you're all mentioning either!
Back then, you just showed up to the Pilgrims Office, sometimes with a wait, sometimes not.
I'm wondering if today's system, which of course I understand is necessary to handle the sheer numbers, detracts from the arrival experience?
My last SdC arrival, I could also enter the Cathedral with my backpack on...another aspect I believe is long gone.
Oh, for the good ol' days...
Got our QR code then had plenty of time to have lunch before it was time to get our Compostellas. Quite a good system.I'm in the waiting area in the Pilgrim Office right now.
Preregister online and you will receive an 8 digit code on your phone.
When you arrive show the code and you will be allowed in.
Keep going straight ahead and down the stairs, turn left.
Go the the booth and present your code as proof of registration and you will be given a bar code to scan to let you see the queue on your phone.
I'm still working out the length of wait as number 0314 is showing and I'm 0917.
Time for lunch maybe.
When we arrived, there was only about 12 people in front, so it took us minutes to get our QR code.
Just waiting for my turn now.
You mentioned that you registered online David do you have a link for this ? ThanksI'm in the waiting area in the Pilgrim Office right now.
Preregister online and you will receive an 8 digit code on your phone.
When you arrive show the code and you will be allowed in.
Keep going straight ahead and down the stairs, turn left.
Go the the booth and present your code as proof of registration and you will be given a bar code to scan to let you see the queue on your phone.
I'm still working out the length of wait as number 0314 is showing and I'm 0917.
Time for lunch maybe.
When we arrived, there was only about 12 people in front, so it took us minutes to get our QR code.
Just waiting for my turn now.
That's plenty early, the office opens at 9:00. I had planned on getting there at 8:30, but got caught up in conversation with someone on the way ... getting there a bit later got me number 146 which didn't take particularly long to get me to the window to get everything I needed.Hi I arrived in santiago de compostela today but missed out on getting my certificate.
I have scanned the qr code and filled in details got text with ref number .
Can I ask if I go to the office about 8 am and just wait until it opens at 9 would that be OK.
I fly home tomorrow afternoon
Thanks for you helpGo here
Choose a language, complete your details and press the unlikely sounding ‘create a group’ button and a 8-digit code will be messaged to your smartphone and emailed to you.
That gets you in the door and thence to a booth where a queue-number QR code will be produced.
I just tried it and to my great surprise it worked.
I just applied online. Question- We have 4 in our party ( 1 adult /3 teens) and the prompt asks to set up group. When I fill out info it only asks for my info. Will this group QR code be good for 4 of us or does everyone need to fill one out? Thank you.I thought that @t2andreo had made a post recently detailing how quickly you should return to the Pilgrims Office based on where in the queue you were, but I can't find it.
That's a flaw in the system - probably a translation issue. Even though it says create a group, it's for individual input.I just applied online. Question- We have 4 in our party ( 1 adult /3 teens) and the prompt asks to set up group. When I fill out info it only asks for my info. Will this group QR code be good for 4 of us or does everyone need to fill one out? Thank you.
As @trecile has already said, you need to fill out this online form four times when there are four people. It's faulty web design. They will correct it one day.When I fill out info it only asks for my info. Will this group QR code be good for 4 of us or does everyone need to fill one out?
Great to know. How long in advance before finishing the Camino should one do so?Go here
Choose a language, complete your details and press the unlikely sounding ‘create a group’ button and a 8-digit code will be messaged to your smartphone and emailed to you.
That gets you in the door and thence to a booth where a queue-number QR code will be produced.
I just tried it and to my great surprise it worked.
When you’re confident you’ll be there in time to take the turn you’re offered, it’s intended to be used when you’ve arrived; but I suppose you could do it a couple of hours in advance…Great to know. How long in advance before finishing the Camino should one do so?
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