No more Covid testing to travel to USA- reversed for travelers from China Jan 5, 2023
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There is at least a notice on the CDC web site. Not sure it counts as the "press release" or "official order" that some were looking for.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...D-19-test.html
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...D-19-test.html
If anybody wants that on a plaque, I can sell it to you for a good price, it looks like there will be some customers here...
Last edited by nk15; Jun 10, 2022 at 7:41 pm
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There is at least a notice on the CDC web site. Not sure it counts as the "press release" or "official order" that some were looking for.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...D-19-test.html
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...D-19-test.html
FINALLY- There it is. Thanks for posting!!
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There is at least a notice on the CDC web site. Not sure it counts as the "press release" or "official order" that some were looking for.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...D-19-test.html
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...D-19-test.html
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PDF of actual document:
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/r...rder-p.pdf.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/r...rder-p.pdf.pdf
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That reads as though the airline agents will not be checking vaccination proof of foreign travelers, only attestation forms.
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That’s sort of what SAS has been doing with the foreign visitors ahead of me in the check-in and boarding lines, but they didn’t even check their attestation forms (nor any of mine) this spring. Just collected them without review.
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Not sure if this has been pointed out but 12:01am ET on June 12 is the time of departure from a foreign country.
“This rescission takes effect for flights departing to the United States from a foreign country at or after 12:01am ET (4:01am GMT) on June 12, 2022, and will be published in the Federal Register.”
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/fr-pr...tive-test.html
“This rescission takes effect for flights departing to the United States from a foreign country at or after 12:01am ET (4:01am GMT) on June 12, 2022, and will be published in the Federal Register.”
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/fr-pr...tive-test.html
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Good news! Personally I didn't have a big issue with getting a test to get INTO the US but I felt a little stupid needing one just for transit. My other issue was in Canada the tests can still be fairly expensive. But coming home from Colombia, you can get tested for like 20-25$ so I wasnt worried about it down there. Not needing it will be a nice little change of pace, but I don't think this is some huge game changer either and it won't solve issues with airport staffing as some seem to think.
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Good news! Personally I didn't have a big issue with getting a test to get INTO the US but I felt a little stupid needing one just for transit. My other issue was in Canada the tests can still be fairly expensive. But coming home from Colombia, you can get tested for like 20-25$ so I wasnt worried about it down there. Not needing it will be a nice little change of pace, but I don't think this is some huge game changer either and it won't solve issues with airport staffing as some seem to think.
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Who thinks it will solve airport staffing issues? No clue why anyone might think that. And I think it is huge for returning Americans, there are plenty of tales of people failing a test and being stuck overseas for ~11 days and the associated misery with obtaining recovery letters, accommodation, expenses, and so on.
With the US dropping pre-testing requirements now it has decided not to implement a random testing policy upon arrival.
-RM
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Great news! Sound like US citizens could easily get mobile boarding pass for flying back to US now without have to going to check-in desks to show negative tests?
bet airlines is happy about it, less works to do for them (I could get mobile boarding pass for my recent trip to Europe but couldnt for my Europe to US flight due to this requirement)..
bet airlines is happy about it, less works to do for them (I could get mobile boarding pass for my recent trip to Europe but couldnt for my Europe to US flight due to this requirement)..
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The attestation requirement will also be dropped. Rescission: Requirement for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for all Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving into the United States from Any Foreign Country | Quarantine | CDC
It's nice to see they say this explicitly.
It's nice to see they say this explicitly.
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I was at ZRH today asking for my flights tomorrow and so far the LH/LX system at the airport has not yet been updated and still requires the test.
However, I was able to check-in online and get my Boarding Passes and as far as the Check-In staff is concerned I'm now approved and accepted to fly.
However, I was able to check-in online and get my Boarding Passes and as far as the Check-In staff is concerned I'm now approved and accepted to fly.