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Sep 5, 2021 | 8:38 am

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Originally Posted by DorsetKnob

Got my UK day 2 test back today which was dated Friday 16:30, fly to Portugal tomorrow departing 15:50, test is just within 72hrs of departure but clearly not 72hrs of arriva, will this be OK?

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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot

I think the requirement is for 72hrs prior to departure.

According to the UK FCO website https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...y-requirements :

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you will need to take a COVID-19 test to enter Portugal (children up to the age of 11 are exempt)
this can be an RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure, or an antigen test taken within 48 hours of departure. If you have an antigen test, make sure it meets the standards set out in the EU common list of Rapid Antigen Tests