France lifting travel ban

witzend said:
I read some where today 24 hrs before travel which is good least ways you know who ever is on the ferry or plane with you has had one as well
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Yes I was more referring to the mechanics of the test . Is it a case of booking test with one of the companies that provide this service ? Similar to what we did coming back to the uk in November ?
 
Just the day after we book a holiday with a flight involved.
I thought that would happen:rolleyes:
So now we will go at end of January to Portugal/Spain. (We have a dog and dont like ferries) instead of December. (Cant find one anyway without 2 trips on the water)
Just have to take a look at the Indian Ocean first...hard work this retirement :cool:
 
You did have to get a negative lateral flow or pcr test 24 hours before travel before Friday so I guess they keep that the same. If so you need to order a private probably lateral flow test. They can be cheap. Once you have it do the test on the way to the channel, you take a picture of the flow test result and your passport, email it off and the response is quick. So 24 hours should be doable.
 
Derekoak said:
You did have to get a negative lateral flow or pcr test 24 hours before travel before Friday so I guess they keep that the same. If so you need to order a private probably lateral flow test. They can be cheap. Once you have it do the test on the way to the channel, you take a picture of the flow test result and your passport, email it off and the response is quick. So 24 hours should be doable.
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Who did you use for future reference ..
 
QFour said:
Who did you use for future reference ..
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I think the one I had in mind was called Zava I am not sure that is right we have used them but maybe for home pcr. Trouble is we look again each time as the criteria keep changing. Once we went to the expense of lateral tests to enter France only to be told when we offered the negative certificates at Dover " from this morning we don't need to see those" Rushing around packing we had not noticed the last minute news.
 
Derekoak said:
I think the one I had in mind was called Zava I am not sure that is right we have used them but maybe for home pcr. Trouble is we look again each time as the criteria keep changing. Once we went to the expense of lateral tests to enter France only to be told when we offered the negative certificates at Dover " from this morning we don't need to see those" Rushing around packing we had not noticed the last minute news.
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I used Testing for All , cost £19
 
New Passports arrived today (hurrah), they only took 2 weeks.
I'm still testing positive for Covid (boo).
Hopefully will be Europe bound mid February (hurrah).
Cost of tunnel fares seem to have shot up (boo) since 2019.
 
QFour said:
Who did you use for future reference ..
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We got lateral flow tests from NXhealthcare £11.99 each, posted to home address. Remember to order separately as the certificates come back in name of purchaser. Got two extra for entry back into France if needed.
 
Just heard that the EU are lifting restrictions and will no longer want covid test to enter the countries for those who are double vaccinated. From 1st Feb.....we leave tomorrow! But good for those leaving later than us. The websites don't seem to have been updated yet to reflect this....found on Schengen visa website.

www.schengenvisainfo.com

Official: EU to Introduce New Individual-Based Travel Restrictions From February 1

Starting from February 1, the European Union Member States are advised to remove the current restrictions, which are based on the COVID-19 situation on the traveller’s country of departure and replace them with restrictions based on the traveller’s situation. On Tuesday, January 25, the EU...
www.schengenvisainfo.com www.schengenvisainfo.com
 
REC said:
Just heard that the EU are lifting restrictions and will no longer want covid test to enter the countries for those who are double vaccinated. From 1st Feb.....we leave tomorrow! But good for those leaving later than us. The websites don't seem to have been updated yet to reflect this....found on Schengen visa website.

www.schengenvisainfo.com

Official: EU to Introduce New Individual-Based Travel Restrictions From February 1

Starting from February 1, the European Union Member States are advised to remove the current restrictions, which are based on the COVID-19 situation on the traveller’s country of departure and replace them with restrictions based on the traveller’s situation. On Tuesday, January 25, the EU...
www.schengenvisainfo.com www.schengenvisainfo.com
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Inter alia, that page states:
"According to today’s decision of the Council, all restrictions to free movement should be lifted for travellers holding an EU digital COVID certificate that proves the same has been vaccinated with at least two COVID-19 vaccines in the last 270 days, a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 issued in the last 180 days, or a negative result of a test taken in the last 72 hours if it is PCR or the last 24 hours if it is a rapid antigen test."

If that is correct (and bear in mind that schengenvisainfo.com has no official status), it could be a problem for many. My second jab was last April and booster October, so if that wording is correct, by 1 Feb 2022 my second jab would no longer count and I would still need a negative test.
 
Why do we travel????? Grrr
So we cant go to france and book a week in the Maldives as we are fed up.
Told 72 pcr needed, £56 each. Get to airport told not good enough need 48 hr, night in hotel £56.... next day test done £119 each.
Get to Maldives told we need test to go back even though not needed for uk $100 u/s each...
Refunded as Dubai change rules....get to Dubai to find they give free pcr and free days at expo2020
Walk straight through Birmingham airport no checks,,,,,nothing...
You could just not make things up.
Hope France goes better on 1st February ... just need AHC for dog on Friday. And another test for us ,or not as they have no idea what the hell is going on.
 
Drover said:
Why do we travel????? Grrr
So we cant go to france and book a week in the Maldives as we are fed up.
Told 72 pcr needed, £56 each. Get to airport told not good enough need 48 hr, night in hotel £56.... next day test done £119 each.
Get to Maldives told we need test to go back even though not needed for uk $100 u/s each...
Refunded as Dubai change rules....get to Dubai to find they give free pcr and free days at expo2020
Walk straight through Birmingham airport no checks,,,,,nothing...
You could just not make things up.
Hope France goes better on 1st February ... just need AHC for dog on Friday. And another test for us ,or not as they have no idea what the hell is going on.
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Maybe just accept that it is not straightforward to travel at the minute and be grateful that you are lucky enough to have both the time and money to be able to travel anyway, despite the chaos and confusion? :unsure: :)
 
Drover said:
Why do we travel????? Grrr
So we cant go to france and book a week in the Maldives as we are fed up.
Told 72 pcr needed, £56 each. Get to airport told not good enough need 48 hr, night in hotel £56.... next day test done £119 each.
Get to Maldives told we need test to go back even though not needed for uk $100 u/s each...
Refunded as Dubai change rules....get to Dubai to find they give free pcr and free days at expo2020
Walk straight through Birmingham airport no checks,,,,,nothing...
You could just not make things up.
Hope France goes better on 1st February ... just need AHC for dog on Friday. And another test for us ,or not as they have no idea what the hell is going on.
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Don't think there are any more restrictions travelling to France now as there were when I went (with dog) in October .
All very easy and straightforward
 
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