mizakd

So the USA will allow people to enter with a negative lateral flow test? It does not necessarily have to be a PCR test?

seigex

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The test used must be authorized for use by the relevant national authority for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the country where the test is administered.

On my flight back in, LHR checked my COVID test (rapid antigen) and took my attestation form. They didn't scrutinize the results aside from verifying it had my name/dob on it (I also had my passport number on it, but I don't think that's required). On the way in to the US (Global Entry) I didn't talk to anyone after hitting the GE station. They just waved me through. So as long as falls within the requirements (see my previous comment) and it's authorized in the nation you're coming from, then you should be good. The way the CDC requirements read is that it's on the host nation of the segment you're departing from to make it in to the US, to either approve the test and verify you completed the attestation or you will be denied boarding and never get to the US in the first place. Though your originating segment nation will verify you have the test as well, so you can't just get the test done during a layover.

GUWonder

The way the CDC requirements reads is that it's on the airline of the segment you're departing from to make it in to the US, to either approve the test and verify you completed the attestation form or deny transport to the US. It has nothing to do with the originating segment nation.

MSPeconomist

The supervised self tests don't seem to be approved in various foreign countries. Are they considered to be administered (by zoom or whatever) in the USA even if the person taking the test is physically located abroad?

michael1023

update:....its almost July.

seigex

From the CDC page on the matter:

Quote:

The test used must be authorized for use by the relevant national authority for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the country where the test is administered.

So yeah the airline at check-in the host nation when you check in for the US-bound segment has to verify you completed the attestation form and hold on to it in case they're audited and verify the test is completed (this is the part I wasn't clear on in my reply), but the host nation certifies the covid test (which is what i meant in that reply).

GUWonder

The host nation lab thing comes from the side of the CDC not wanting test-required, US-bound passengers to knowingly use illegal or fraudulent test centers in foreign lab hosting nations

Test results which both meet the CDC standard and come from labs authorized — or not prohibited — by the lab-hosting nation to administer tests of the sort that meet the CDC standard are (and are to be) accepted by the airline flying passengers to the US. And that is whether or not the host nations are certifying the tests or even test results used for travel to the US.

The host nations are sovereign and not subject to the CDC order, thus the CDC order is inapplicable to foreign countries. And foreign countries aren’t going out of their way to certify tests and test results because of a CDC order. The airlines and passengers flying to the US are generally not sovereign, and they are thus subject to the CDC testing order.

The entire, direct burden of the CDC test order to fly to the US falls exclusively on passengers and airlines, not the foreign hosting nation.

xanthuos

I'm usually pretty good at figuring out the answers myself, but even this has me confused to all hell.

I'm going to be traveling from Canada to the US on July 27th. Now, hopefully, the requirements for a negative COVID test will have been lifted by then - especially for a fully vaccinated person like myself.

However, if they are not, is it possible to use the BinaxNOW test for entry? It's $95 CAD here for a rapid antigen test and I can order 2 BinaxNOW tests for $23.99 from CVS lol...but I'm confused about what it takes to "verify" it for purposes of entry into the US.

Can anyone who has maybe gone through the process give me information on how it worked for you? I'd be much appreciative.

ISTFlyer

Like the previous poster xanthuos , I also have a question regarding these BinaxNOW tests.
How do you schedule a virtual testing appointment with these tests? Does Abbott provide the service for free or you need to find an external company like a local health clinic that would do this?

enviroian

I downloaded the app yesterday. I will be taking this test next week on Wednesday to get home to Dallas Thursday. It seems pretty easy as I did a dummy session up to point where it says are you ready to talk to someone (or something in that similar context).

I will share my experience here next week

eerickson7

I'm confused, too.

Do you have to order your BinaxNow test from eMed to get the proctor and verified results? They are only offering the 6-pack for $150. And would I need to order two six-packs to test two people, since there seems to be some strange no-sharing rule?

Or can you get the proctored results with the cheaper one (2 for ~$20 at Walmart/CVS)?

michael1023

this testing to come back to the us is still a thing?

enviroian

Yes. Completely absurd.

ISTFlyer

Exactly, I was wondering this. Is those BinaxNow tests bought from CVS, Walmart, Walgreens or any other US merchant for $20 ( 2-pack ) acceptable for proctoring services?

In Turkey, a PCR test costs about $25-30 so if it's only the $150 ( 6-pack version ) that is accepted by proctoring services; it's definitely not worth for my case.

enviroian

Do you mean for travel purposes? They are not. They are only for self testing purposes.