COVID19: Testing (and vaccination) Requirements to enter India
Jan 14, 2022, 11:57 pm
#421
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Just completed a BOS-AMS-DEL trip with my family a few hours ago. Pleased to report that arrival in DEL was very smooth.
Got off the plane & was told to go towards the testing area. I showed them the Air Suvidha form on my phone & once they saw the green code they asked us to turn around & go to another counter to get the boarding passes stamped. We walked over to that area & the guy at the counter saw the Air Suvidha form & checked all our boarding passes before stamping them with a '7 day home quarantine' stamp.
Next we made our way towards immigration & our boarding passes were checked twice on the way over. Immigration took another 5 minutes & we were at baggage claim before the luggage started to arrive. Another 10 minutes to get our bags & we were in the car heading home in under 30 minutes from when we landed.
Got off the plane & was told to go towards the testing area. I showed them the Air Suvidha form on my phone & once they saw the green code they asked us to turn around & go to another counter to get the boarding passes stamped. We walked over to that area & the guy at the counter saw the Air Suvidha form & checked all our boarding passes before stamping them with a '7 day home quarantine' stamp.
Next we made our way towards immigration & our boarding passes were checked twice on the way over. Immigration took another 5 minutes & we were at baggage claim before the luggage started to arrive. Another 10 minutes to get our bags & we were in the car heading home in under 30 minutes from when we landed.
Jan 15, 2022, 12:03 am
#422
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The checking is only when you land, after that no one cares about you and what you do.
Jan 15, 2022, 3:09 am
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Jan 15, 2022, 6:08 am
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Just curious if airlines are hitting people with fare differences as changed itinerary in such cases. Most of them are waiving change fees but that could be peanuts compared to the differences in fares.
Jan 15, 2022, 6:51 am
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Luckily for me the fare had reduced significantly in January so I now have credit with Delta for each passenger. But I'm sure many are being hit with fare differences in these circumstances.
Jan 15, 2022, 11:31 am
#426
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Just completed a BOS-AMS-DEL trip with my family a few hours ago. Pleased to report that arrival in DEL was very smooth.
Got off the plane & was told to go towards the testing area. I showed them the Air Suvidha form on my phone & once they saw the green code they asked us to turn around & go to another counter to get the boarding passes stamped. We walked over to that area & the guy at the counter saw the Air Suvidha form & checked all our boarding passes before stamping them with a '7 day home quarantine' stamp.
Next we made our way towards immigration & our boarding passes were checked twice on the way over. Immigration took another 5 minutes & we were at baggage claim before the luggage started to arrive. Another 10 minutes to get our bags & we were in the car heading home in under 30 minutes from when we landed.
Got off the plane & was told to go towards the testing area. I showed them the Air Suvidha form on my phone & once they saw the green code they asked us to turn around & go to another counter to get the boarding passes stamped. We walked over to that area & the guy at the counter saw the Air Suvidha form & checked all our boarding passes before stamping them with a '7 day home quarantine' stamp.
Next we made our way towards immigration & our boarding passes were checked twice on the way over. Immigration took another 5 minutes & we were at baggage claim before the luggage started to arrive. Another 10 minutes to get our bags & we were in the car heading home in under 30 minutes from when we landed.
Jan 15, 2022, 4:51 pm
#427
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Just completed a BOS-AMS-DEL trip with my family a few hours ago. Pleased to report that arrival in DEL was very smooth.
Got off the plane & was told to go towards the testing area. I showed them the Air Suvidha form on my phone & once they saw the green code they asked us to turn around & go to another counter to get the boarding passes stamped. We walked over to that area & the guy at the counter saw the Air Suvidha form & checked all our boarding passes before stamping them with a '7 day home quarantine' stamp.
Next we made our way towards immigration & our boarding passes were checked twice on the way over. Immigration took another 5 minutes & we were at baggage claim before the luggage started to arrive. Another 10 minutes to get our bags & we were in the car heading home in under 30 minutes from when we landed.
Got off the plane & was told to go towards the testing area. I showed them the Air Suvidha form on my phone & once they saw the green code they asked us to turn around & go to another counter to get the boarding passes stamped. We walked over to that area & the guy at the counter saw the Air Suvidha form & checked all our boarding passes before stamping them with a '7 day home quarantine' stamp.
Next we made our way towards immigration & our boarding passes were checked twice on the way over. Immigration took another 5 minutes & we were at baggage claim before the luggage started to arrive. Another 10 minutes to get our bags & we were in the car heading home in under 30 minutes from when we landed.
- What happens if you do not have a 'home' in Delhi to go to but were booked to stay in a hotel? Would you be confined to the hotel for 7 days regardless of what other plans / reservations you may have had?
- What happens if you or someone in your party tests positive?
Jan 15, 2022, 5:38 pm
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Jan 15, 2022, 5:42 pm
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Great to hear that your trip went so smoothly.. Two questions and I wonder whether you have the answers:
- What happens if you do not have a 'home' in Delhi to go to but were booked to stay in a hotel? Would you be confined to the hotel for 7 days regardless of what other plans / reservations you may have had?
- What happens if you or someone in your party tests positive?
If you test positive at the airport then you are taken to institutional quarantine. If you test positive later then in the past the authorities would visit your place to make sure you are not venturing out. Again, I'm assuming it will be the same this time as well.
Jan 15, 2022, 7:04 pm
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There don't seem many posts from EU/UK as most India folks appear to be flying in from N.America. EU/UK pax have an extra step in between that is paid PCR-test on arrival and wait for the results.
Any experiences how does RT-PCR test (2900INR version) goes at DEL T3? Are results indeed delivered within 90min. as they claim? I am sure all hell breaks loose when found +ve on arrival..
If lucky and allowed into the country how is D8 calculated, for example pax lands DEL 0200AM/ Saturday, will D8 then be next Sunday?
Any experiences how does RT-PCR test (2900INR version) goes at DEL T3? Are results indeed delivered within 90min. as they claim? I am sure all hell breaks loose when found +ve on arrival..
If lucky and allowed into the country how is D8 calculated, for example pax lands DEL 0200AM/ Saturday, will D8 then be next Sunday?
Last edited by LH757; Jan 16, 2022 at 7:01 am
Jan 15, 2022, 7:25 pm
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And what / where is "institutional quarantine" in DEL? Who pays for it and how much?
Jan 15, 2022, 9:10 pm
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There don't seem many posts from EU/UK -> as most India folks appear to be flying in from N.America. EU/UK pax have an extra step in between that is paid PCR-test on arrival and wait for the results.
Any experiences how does RT-PCR test (2900INR version) goes at DEL T3? Are results indeed delivered within 90min. as they claim? I am sure all hell breaks loose when found +ve on arrival..
If lucky and allowed into the country how is D8 calculated, for example pax lands DEL 0200AM/ Saturday, will D8 then be next Sunday?
Any experiences how does RT-PCR test (2900INR version) goes at DEL T3? Are results indeed delivered within 90min. as they claim? I am sure all hell breaks loose when found +ve on arrival..
If lucky and allowed into the country how is D8 calculated, for example pax lands DEL 0200AM/ Saturday, will D8 then be next Sunday?
Jan 15, 2022, 9:12 pm
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Jan 16, 2022, 12:41 am
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Jan 16, 2022, 1:08 am
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You most definitely don't want to end up in one of these quarantine hospitals. I know someone whose daughter tested positive last month & had to spend 2 weeks in one of these centers. She said it was the worst experience of her life.