corporate-wage-slave

As things stand, you will need either an EU recognised vaccination card (and CDC is not one of these) OR a PCR test in the 3 days before boarding OR a Lateral Flow (Antigen) test within 1 day of boarding. This could change, the mood music is towards relaxation, but right now you need a test if you only have CDC cards.

morninglemon

I'm about to fly TAP from JFK to LIS. I don't see anywhere for me to upload my COVID test result before my flight. Anyone know if I need to bring printed copies of my results or will screenshot on my mobile suffice?

corporate-wage-slave

TAP - unlike some airlines - are not using pre-sent information to them, instead they are checking bona fides at the gate. I actually think this is the best way so long as you keep the checks slick and not too detail obsessed. But either way a print out or screen shot is ok, I would say most are screenshots actually. However if you print things out and staple them in a way that looks like you know what you are doing, then that makes it slightly faster, since the agents kind of know they need to zoom in on those who have not done their homework. But if getting to a printer is difficult then that's fine.

morninglemon

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll print just in case as I have the rare access to a printer before my flight.

Aired

Typically you have to show these predeparture, either at the check in desk or at the gate,

36902BRF

When I flew out of IAD less than a week ago on TAP to say my Swiss QR code got a cursory inspection is to overstate it. I think I probably could have shown my cat's rabies vaccination certificate and they would have taken it. Nobody ever asked for my Portugal PLF either at IAD or in LIS. Nor when I entered AMS did anybody ask for my health declaration or vaccine cert (perhaps because I was on an intra-EU flight from Lisbon?). Spain however did scan my PLF when I entered from AMS but did not ask for proof of vaccination.

morninglemon

My friend who flew PHL-LIS this morning said her PLF was checked pre-boarding in PHL, and upon arrival in LIS before passport control, her PLF and covid test result were both checked again.

Graciecatt

See this just reinforces what I've read elsewhere that your entire pre-boarding covid documentation experience is dependent on your gate agent. And why I've had so much angst about the power they wield. I swear my blood pressure will drop once we are safely sitting on the plane.

corporate-wage-slave

Don't be too worried, so long as you have done your homework - which you have done - then you will be fine. There are people who make these trips totally unaware that there are COVID-19 restrictions or who do the most superficial research beforehand. I had one younger guy in front of me at the gate who was under the impression his CDC card was all he needed. The colour drained out of his face when he was asked for his test results. Now somehow they manage to fix this before departure - I am not sure how exactly - but he was the last one boarded, looking so relieved. Almost everyone gets to travel.

work2fly

Assuming you have an EUDCC and completed passenger locator form, you're good to go with the current rules.

No ifs, ands, or buts.

Graciecatt

Thank you! that was very kind. I'll try to stop obsessing haha

work2fly

We just checked in at MAD on our way to LIS and then onto Canada and the US.

The agent confirmed our negative Covid tests (for US entry) and the Portugal passenger locator form, both of which we presented electronically from my mobile phone. The covid tests were performed at BCN airport yesterday.

While the negative Covid tests are a substitute for proof of vaccination, the agent asked to see our vax cards, and rather than belabor the point, we showed him our CDC cards, which were accepted. I wouldn't count on this, but the application of the rules certainly is YMMV.

Graciecatt

I know I/we are all set with our EUDCCs to transit LIS, but I have a friend transiting LIS on her way to Italy who only has a US CDC card. We were looking at TAP's website and it looks like it says Portugal is accepting the US CDC card. Is this true/new?

Here's the link to the TAP page

murphy

I don’t believe that’s correct, and it’s not what the official tourism page says https://www.visitportugal.com/en/con...ented-portugal

Accepted vaccination certificates issued by third countries under reciprocal conditions: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Benin, Cabo Verde, Colombia, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Israel, Iceland, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malasya, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man), Uruguay, The Vatican (https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-...certificate_en),

I was there last week, and I would not risk it. There’s so many people checking these things, all of them seem to be using different rule books, and all of them have the power to screw up your trip. To me it’s worth the $75 and inconvenience of getting an antigen test the day before departure.

On the bright side, I was able to get the antigen test to come home for free in Lisbon. I’m pretty sure they were supposed to charge me, but they didn’t, and I didn’t complain about it.

Also, FYI, the line for immigration for non-EU passports was eternal. I had a 3 hour connection to a flight to Porto and just barely made it. It was extremely stressful and frustrating. I estimated about 1000 people in the All Passports line, and they never had more than three desks open, and often had only one.

Graciecatt

Yes we've been discussing the long passport control lines at Lisbon in my other thread. Other thread about passport control lines It sounds absolutely awful. We have a 5-hour layover in LIS and I think we'll spend all of it in line.