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NOPE! At least - not as of current rules. Of course - rules change but currently not required even to enter many places in France.Does the CDC card need to be converted to the french vaccine pass to take the train to SJPP?
Thank you so much! Honestly, it just seemed too easy so it's nice to have some confirmation that I'm not missing a step!You are correct. CDC COVID vax card with proof of booster will get you on the plane and into the EU countries of Spain and France. Flying into Spain you would also need the health pass - but not for France. And correct - no one checks at the French/Spanish border on the Camino.
Returning home, you do need that negative test as well. I too hope they drop the requirement for vaccinated/boosted US citizens at a minimum soon!
Flying TO Spain/France - you only need to show your CDC card showing your Vax and booster doses.I apologize. I just don't understand, as an inexperienced traveler, I'm getting worried I won't be able to board my plane or get off my plane. I keep reading and just get more confused.
Simply (as of today since the rules may change again) - Do I need a test, and then have results in hand, before departure?
OMG - I'm beginning to believe the most difficult part of the Camino will be just figuring out all the rules - as if I didn't have enough anxiety already.
- Flying into Spain from USA April 29, 2022
- Fully vaccinated, had 4th booster
- CVS says I need a $139 PCR test but it may take "several" days to get results
- Registered on SpTH but cannot complete form until 72 hours before travel. The website says If you do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent, you must complete the SpTH Health Control Form, manually entering the details of your vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate. What does the form ask? Results of test? Which test? What if CVS testing takes more than 72 hours?
- The SpTH site lists several acceptable tests: 72 hours prior to departure for Spain for NAAT (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) / 24 hours for RAT (rapid antigen test), the result of which has been negative. Where are you all getting tests and what were the costs?
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!
According to this post from @Kathar1na it has changed to 72 hours prior to your flight.And your Spain travel health form is only able to be completed 48hours before scheduled landing. (Unless it’s changed in the las few weeks)
I now see that SpTH have eased the deadline for the earliest point in time when travellers can complete filling in their data and receive their QR code. They can now do it as early as 72 hours before departure from their home country; it used to be 48 hours. Quote from the SpTH website (I did modify the language a little):
You must fill in the entire form on the website or app. You can send the form to the Spanish health authorities from 72 HOURS before the departure of your flight. Once sent, you will immediately receive an email with a QR code that you will have to show before boarding and also when passing through health control at the destination airport in Spain. You print out the QR code or keep it on your mobile phone.
Also, you can only enter one thing: Either your last vaccination OR your proof of recovery OR a negative test. So: Vaccination/booster is good and if you have that, no test is needed for flights to Spain.
I have no idea whether Spain has set a minimum waiting time until a booster certificate is valid. The SpTH app just advises to enter Date of last dose administered and then one has to tick whether the Dose type is a Complete regimen or a Booster. On the website it says about validity: These certificates will be considered valid since the day the booster dose was administered.2nd booster
Thank you for clearing that up.I have no idea whether Spain has set a minimum waiting time until a booster certificate is valid. The SpTH app just advises to enter Date of last dose administered and then one has to tick whether the Dose type is a Complete regimen or a Booster. On the website it says about validity: These certificates will be considered valid since the day the booster dose was administered.
Yes, this is a little unclear. Despite this lack of clarity, I had already assumed that this refers to the primary vaccination (their "complete regimen") and I can now confirm that the SpTH app 'validates' i.e. accepts as valid, a booster vaccination with a date that is just one day before the day when the form is filled in.I was going by this statement on the Travel Safe Spain website:
Notice: Keep in mind that you need 14 days from the last dose at least and no more than 270 days since the date of administration of your last dose. From that moment on, your vaccination certificate must show the administration of your booster dose.
Yep did one when we flew to Barcelona in August of 2021 so chances are will just pull that up an update with pertinent informationSo, small advice for those of you who have had the SpTH app since last year: Update it for your next flight to Spain.
I was just in Spain in March 24th. No test needed only CDC Card showing your booster if your second vax is more than 270 days and the Spth QR code. The spth is completed 48 hrs before your arrival time in Spain. For me, I completed the form the day before my flight since one arrives the next day. You do need your seat assignment to complete the form. Once complete, you will receive a QR code.I apologize. I just don't understand, as an inexperienced traveler, I'm getting worried I won't be able to board my plane or get off my plane. I keep reading and just get more confused.
Simply (as of today since the rules may change again) - Do I need a test, and then have results in hand, before departure?
OMG - I'm beginning to believe the most difficult part of the Camino will be just figuring out all the rules - as if I didn't have enough anxiety already.
- Flying into Spain from USA April 29, 2022
- Fully vaccinated, had 4th booster
- CVS says I need a $139 PCR test but it may take "several" days to get results
- Registered on SpTH but cannot complete form until 72 hours before travel. The website says If you do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent, you must complete the SpTH Health Control Form, manually entering the details of your vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate. What does the form ask? Results of test? Which test? What if CVS testing takes more than 72 hours?
- The SpTH site lists several acceptable tests: 72 hours prior to departure for Spain for NAAT (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) / 24 hours for RAT (rapid antigen test), the result of which has been negative. Where are you all getting tests and what were the costs?
File didn’t load for this message so here goes:I hope I’ve got the right information? Am I correct in thinking I no longer need a QR code to fly to Spain from the UK? I filled in the SpTH (Spanish Health Form) and did “EU equivalent” and got a Green coloured “Valid”. Told to follow the signs for Orange health control! I’m really surprised if that’s correct as a friend had to fill in a QR code two weeks ago for the Canaries! Can anyone confirm this is correct? Thanks!
It is correct.Can anyone confirm this is correct?
Sorry for going on the US area but thanks anyway for confirming!It is correct.
But you are a UK pilgrim travelling to Spain and you got vaccinated in the UK and therefore you have an EU equivalent certificate while this thread deals mainly with US pilgrims travelling to Spain who got vaccinated in a country that does not issue EU equivalent certificates and hence the rules are different for them.
Also, the rules for travelling to Spain changed recently which is why the rules from two weeks ago for your friend are not the same as the rules for you now.
Buen Camino!
Thank you so much for your clarity! I'm arriving on May 4 and kept disbelieving what I was reading about not needing to get a Covid test prior to entering Spain if fully vaccinated and boosted. So helpful. Just the proof of vaccination and SPTH App. Easy peezy. For now, anyway....Flying TO Spain/France - you only need to show your CDC card showing your Vax and booster doses.
Flying TO Spain/France - you do NOT need a COVID test if you are boosted.
Flying TO Spain/France - COVID testing is only required IF UNVACCINATED or PARTIALLY VACCINATED (which would include those due for boosters who have not received boosters.
Flying TO Spain - you do need to complete the SpTH. You only have to add your vaccinations. You do NOT have to enter test results because as you said - you are fully boosted. It asks for your contact information and for you to enter your vaccinations. I think it might have asked where I would be staying - first albergue is what you would list. (Flying TO France - not necessary and no French Equivalent currently required).
FLYING TO USA - You will need to get a COVID test to come home. Unless they change the rules before your return. You can do a google search for COVID test locations in the city you are travelling home from. Some airports have them too. Cost varies.
EDITED to add: I just pulled up the SPTH App: this is what it asks for:
Valid email address
Details of your passport
Flight details
Accommodation address
Vaccine Information (if required for your country of origin - required for US.
I am currently in France at the moment-- arrived on Sunday, April 17th. No problems encountered. Had with me: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!
Thanks for this on-the-ground update, Jim. I don't know what the "tracking form" is that you mention though. Could you clarify this?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.
OK, I should have written "locator form" instead of "tracking form." To me, it's all so similar that I've used the terms interchangeably. The website for all this information is on the site: https://app.euplf.eu/#/ Some of the airlines have copies of blank locator forms. The counter at American Airlines didn't have it because my friend was traveling with a stop at Chicago, so he was using a domestic flight counter instead of the international counter. Despite that, the problem was resolved in 5 to 7 minutes. Air Tahiti Nui had a stack of blank locator forms at their counterThanks for this on-the-ground update, Jim. I don't know what the "tracking form" is that you mention though. Could you clarify this?
I’m flying from the US to Paris on April 30, and will take a train to Hendaye on May 5 to start the Camino del Norte.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!
Hi Herman, airlines are going to those sorts of systems to expedite matters. American Airlines abd several of its One World partners use VeriFLY. I was in a situation where I didn’t have a working computer but was able to download and print the blank form required by France— no holdups whatsoever. I’m only postings my experiences because there are some folks who are very worried that they would be denied boarding, but it does seem that most agents are willing to help anyway they can. Still in all, it’s the passenger’s responsibility to find out what is needed and to comply to ensure a seamless abd pleasant experience getting to the destinationFlew San Francisco to Paris on United Airlines on April 30.
United has a “fly ready” procedure on their website which verifies your vaccination status, and asks that you have filled out your EU located form.
Our boarding passes had “fly ready “ on them.
When we arrived at Paris CDG, we weren’t asked for anything but our passports. They were stamped and we were on our way.
I was just on the Camino from Canada. The SPTH required only one, full vaccinate, or a covid test or proof of recovery. You just have to upload one of these things.I apologize. I just don't understand, as an inexperienced traveler, I'm getting worried I won't be able to board my plane or get off my plane. I keep reading and just get more confused.
Simply (as of today since the rules may change again) - Do I need a test, and then have results in hand, before departure?
OMG - I'm beginning to believe the most difficult part of the Camino will be just figuring out all the rules - as if I didn't have enough anxiety already.
- Flying into Spain from USA April 29, 2022
- Fully vaccinated, had 4th booster
- CVS says I need a $139 PCR test but it may take "several" days to get results
- Registered on SpTH but cannot complete form until 72 hours before travel. The website says If you do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent, you must complete the SpTH Health Control Form, manually entering the details of your vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate. What does the form ask? Results of test? Which test? What if CVS testing takes more than 72 hours?
- The SpTH site lists several acceptable tests: 72 hours prior to departure for Spain for NAAT (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) / 24 hours for RAT (rapid antigen test), the result of which has been negative. Where are you all getting tests and what were the costs?
As to flying, the airlines required proof of vaccine.I was just on the Camino from Canada. The SPTH required only one, full vaccinate, or a covid test or proof of recovery. You just have to upload one of these things.
I'm confused. Would someone need the 2nd booster if it has been more than 270 days since taking the 1st booster?
No. So far, as I understand it, no expiry date has been given to the first "booster." The booster is the shot that follows the original 1-or 2-dose set, and is required 270 days after the completion of the original set. No country has required 4 shots for entry.I believe it is implied that one needs the 'next' shot if it has been more than 270 days since taking the previous one
On the same day, face masks will cease to be mandatory in public transport in France. Hooray !!Starting from Monday, air passengers will no longer be required to wear face masks in EU flights nor airports.
Just there: Spth: no problem 72 hours, the code came in a couple of hours. They ask questions about your current covid status. Also uploaded vaccine information. It was easy. You just show it (the QR code) upon arrival. The PCR to US is not required. Antigen: at pharmacy, some results within an hour.I apologize. I just don't understand, as an inexperienced traveler, I'm getting worried I won't be able to board my plane or get off my plane. I keep reading and just get more confused.
Simply (as of today since the rules may change again) - Do I need a test, and then have results in hand, before departure?
OMG - I'm beginning to believe the most difficult part of the Camino will be just figuring out all the rules - as if I didn't have enough anxiety already.
- Flying into Spain from USA April 29, 2022
- Fully vaccinated, had 4th booster
- CVS says I need a $139 PCR test but it may take "several" days to get results
- Registered on SpTH but cannot complete form until 72 hours before travel. The website says If you do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent, you must complete the SpTH Health Control Form, manually entering the details of your vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate. What does the form ask? Results of test? Which test? What if CVS testing takes more than 72 hours?
- The SpTH site lists several acceptable tests: 72 hours prior to departure for Spain for NAAT (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) / 24 hours for RAT (rapid antigen test), the result of which has been negative. Where are you all getting tests and what were the costs?
I don't understand what you are saying.@C clearly
Within reason that is what I meant
I don't think the first booster falls into the 270 days limit although by now it it's probably quite close
Thank you… things moving quickly!!! For clarity is that flights within the EU zone (I.e Brussels to Milan) as opposed to flights to/From an EU country.. I.e Sarajevo to Milan or vice verse. Have googled but not clear. Assume former as press releases seems to have come from EU?On the same day, face masks will cease to be mandatory in public transport in France. Hooray !!
@Chef66: You can read the press release on either the ECDC or the EASA website:Thank you… things moving quickly!!! For clarity is that flights within the EU zone (I.e Brussels to Milan) as opposed to flights to/From an EU country.. I.e Sarajevo to Milan or vice verse. Have googled but not clear. Assume former as press releases seems to have come from EU?
Or if you want to stay well.If you are a frequent flyer to and from airports in the EU, don't throw your face masks away yet ...
There are likely to be various liminal cases, variable from one airline to the next, and one route to the other.Thank you… things moving quickly!!! For clarity is that flights within the EU zone (I.e Brussels to Milan) as opposed to flights to/From an EU country.
They are both organisations that belong to the EU executive branch, as implemented by each Nation State individuallyThe two agencies - the ECDC and EASA - are not "the EU", ie not one of the legal/political European Union entities. ECDC and EASA are merely two of the numerous agencies that exist all over the place.
That's what ECDC and EASA say, too. And people know of course that they must not believe every bit of the newest news that they read in the news media or on social media without double checking the actual source.Or if you want to stay well.
Probably best not getting on a plane in the first place!Or if you want to stay well.
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