Anyone here travel internationally post COVID?

[Ohio Guy]

I'm headed to Ireland on June 2 and as of right now the only COVID-related requirement is to have a negative test to come back to the US. I have what I assume to be good trip insurance, so I feel like I'm good there.

The wrinkle here is that I tested positive for COVID last week (tomorrow is my last day of self-isolation). Some reports suggest that you could test positive up to 90 days after actually having COVID. I talked with my doctor and she wrote a letter stating when I tested positive, but she was sort of non-committal about it, saying it 'should' work.

I'm just curious if 1) any of you have run into anything similar and 2) have any of you had to actually use trip insurance?

 

[anon_mlxxvlbug9dpa]

I'm headed to Ireland on June 2 and as of right now the only COVID-related requirement is to have a negative test to come back to the US. I have what I assume to be good trip insurance, so I feel like I'm good there.

The wrinkle here is that I tested positive for COVID last week (tomorrow is my last day of self-isolation). Some reports suggest that you could test positive up to 90 days after actually having COVID. I talked with my doctor and she wrote a letter stating when I tested positive, but she was sort of non-committal about it, saying it 'should' work.

I'm just curious if 1) any of you have run into anything similar and 2) have any of you had to actually use trip insurance?

I just returned from international travel. Yes you need a negative test to get back in - the airline you’re flying home with won’t give you a boarding pass without it. I’ve never had to use trip insurance.

There are worst places to get stuck than Ireland. Go for it.

 

[Ohio Guy]

I just returned from international travel. Yes you need a negative test to get back in - the airline you’re flying home with won’t give you a boarding pass without it. I’ve never had to use trip insurance.

There are worst places to get stuck than Ireland. Go for it.

I looked it up and according to the CDC's guidelines the doctor's letter/positive test result from last week should be good. I'm also going to avoid the PCR tests - I took two of those at-home tests last week and they both came u up negative.

As much as I'd like to extend my trip by a week or so, I'm not really interested in doing it inside a Dublin area hotel.

 

[iuwclurker]

As much as I'd like to extend my trip by a week or so, I'm not really interested in doing it inside a Dublin area hotel.

Take a good book with you just in case.

 

[outside shooter]

As much as I'd like to extend my trip by a week or so, I'm not really interested in doing it inside a Dublin area hotel.

Unless it is in walking distance to the Guiness factory!

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

I’ve only traveled internationally for work, but I am not sure if that works. The US is very restrictive about a negative test coming back.

that 90 days does sound right in regards to prior instance. You either have it or you don’t but that doesn’t take into account testing flaws, which you cannot control for.

FWIW, going out was much easier than coming back. Also if you don’t have Global Entry, you’ll expect massive waits at customs coming back.

 

[Ohio Guy]

I’ve only traveled internationally for work, but I am not sure if that works. The US is very restrictive about a negative test coming back.

that 90 days does sound right in regards to prior instance. You either have it or you don’t but that doesn’t take into account testing flaws, which you cannot control for.

FWIW, going out was much easier than coming back. Also if you don’t have Global Entry, you’ll expect massive waits at customs coming back.

At this point, I'm sort of hoping for/banking on this nugget of information from the CDC website to get me through:

• If you recently recovered from COVID-19, you may instead travel with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 (i.e., your positive COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country and a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel).

I do have the letter and my positive COVID test and I'll take a test in earnest in hopes that it's negative.

I don't have Global Entry, which sounds like it might suck. Ugh.

 

[anon_mlxxvlbug9dpa]

At this point, I'm sort of hoping for/banking on this nugget of information from the CDC website to get me through:

• If you recently recovered from COVID-19, you may instead travel with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 (i.e., your positive COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country and a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel).

I do have the letter and my positive COVID test and I'll take a test in earnest in hopes that it's negative.

I don't have Global Entry, which sounds like it might suck. Ugh.

Yes, when I checked in it was either looking for a negative test within 24 hrs or a doctors note explaining the positive test.

Customs is hit or miss depending on port and time of day. I wouldn’t sweat it.

 

[zeke4ahs]

I'm headed to Ireland on June 2 and as of right now the only COVID-related requirement is to have a negative test to come back to the US. I have what I assume to be good trip insurance, so I feel like I'm good there.

The wrinkle here is that I tested positive for COVID last week (tomorrow is my last day of self-isolation). Some reports suggest that you could test positive up to 90 days after actually having COVID. I talked with my doctor and she wrote a letter stating when I tested positive, but she was sort of non-committal about it, saying it 'should' work.

I'm just curious if 1) any of you have run into anything similar and 2) have any of you had to actually use trip insurance?

Nope. Going to Israel, Egypt and Jordan in July for my first trip abroad. I have to have a Covid test for my group . I’m going to be really careful before I go, but know lots of people getting mild cases now. We’ll see if I made it through graduation weekend with hundreds of hugs and close interactions.
Good luck!!

 

[Ohio Guy]

Nope. Going to Israel, Egypt and Jordan in July for my first trip abroad. I have to have a Covid test for my group . I’m going to be really careful before I go, but know lots of people getting mild cases now. We’ll see if I made it through graduation weekend with hundreds of hugs and close interactions.
Good luck!!

I also ended up buying a travel insurance plan. Before buying it I called and confirmed that they'd cover it should I be held up and had to quarantine, they said it would. The plan I bought covers me for $250/day for 8 days. I'd have to pay that all upfront and issue a claim when I get back.

Some credit cards have this built in as a benefit, but unfortunately the card I used to purchase my airfare/book some places to stay doesn't.

FWIW, I went with Nationwide and got a plan for less than $100. I hope it's a waste of money, but I'd rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

 

[PhyloeBedoe]

I'm headed to Ireland on June 2 and as of right now the only COVID-related requirement is to have a negative test to come back to the US. I have what I assume to be good trip insurance, so I feel like I'm good there.

The wrinkle here is that I tested positive for COVID last week (tomorrow is my last day of self-isolation). Some reports suggest that you could test positive up to 90 days after actually having COVID. I talked with my doctor and she wrote a letter stating when I tested positive, but she was sort of non-committal about it, saying it 'should' work.

I'm just curious if 1) any of you have run into anything similar and 2) have any of you had to actually use trip insurance?

I just got back from 5 weeks in Ireland. Just a couple notes here, in case you’re still wondering about the requirements. Of course, these requirements are changing rapidly, so it may have already changed or could change soon.

In addition to showing your proof of vax, its a good idea to try and get a written document showing when you tested positive. Scan the letter in your notes app on your iphone. You can receive clearance if you had it within 90 days of your flight, which also can elliminate your need to get a test 48 hrs before you land, which for me would've saved me $180. Do be sure to note that you need to take the test within 48 hrs of landing, and not departing. I know of a guy who was turned away from his flight for making that exact mistake.

Returning should be easy. I scheduled a test for my flight back to the US at a testing site in the Temple Bar area. Cost about $30 and ten mins wait tops, and you get your results emailed to you within the hour, so I did that the day before flying, and it went perfectly well, and allowed me to not worry about it on the morning of my flight back. On another trip, I did the covid test at Heathrow on the day of my flight, and it was a really really close time wise, and I barely made my flight back, so doing it the day before is a good thing.

Speaking of which, the Dublin Airport is unusual in that they make you go through security TWICE before boarding your flight back to the US. Both lines are insanely long and slow and frustrating, because youre taking your jackets and shoes and belts off AGAIN and everyone is freaking out. THEN they make you stand in a long ass line again for US customs, something usually done when you land in the US. I have GE, so I was able to bypass that third line, and I still barely made my flight. I recommend arriving a minimum 2.5 hrs before your flights departure, and maybe more if you are nervous. (For reference, I arrive no earlier than 1 hr for domestic, and 2 for international flights.)

Finally, get the app Verifly, which has a continuously updated covid flight requirements for all countries, both for traveling out and back in to the states. If flying AA, I think using Verifly is a must in order to check in online.

 

[Ohio Guy]

I just got back from 5 weeks in Ireland. Just a couple notes here, in case you’re still wondering about the requirements. Of course, these requirements are changing rapidly, so it may have already changed or could change soon.

In addition to showing your proof of vax, its a good idea to try and get a written document showing when you tested positive. Scan the letter in your notes app on your iphone. You can receive clearance if you had it within 90 days of your flight, which also can elliminate your need to get a test 48 hrs before you land, which for me would've saved me $180. Do be sure to note that you need to take the test within 48 hrs of landing, and not departing. I know of a guy who was turned away from his flight for making that exact mistake.

Returning should be easy. I scheduled a test for my flight back to the US at a testing site in the Temple Bar area. Cost about $30 and ten mins wait tops, and you get your results emailed to you within the hour, so I did that the day before flying, and it went perfectly well, and allowed me to not worry about it on the morning of my flight back. On another trip, I did the covid test at Heathrow on the day of my flight, and it was a really really close time wise, and I barely made my flight back, so doing it the day before is a good thing.

Speaking of which, the Dublin Airport is unusual in that they make you go through security TWICE before boarding your flight back to the US. Both lines are insanely long and slow and frustrating, because youre taking your jackets and shoes and belts off AGAIN and everyone is freaking out. THEN they make you stand in a long ass line again for US customs, something usually done when you land in the US. I have GE, so I was able to bypass that third line, and I still barely made my flight. I recommend arriving a minimum 2.5 hrs before your flights departure, and maybe more if you are nervous. (For reference, I arrive no earlier than 1 hr for domestic, and 2 for international flights.)

Finally, get the app Verifly, which has a continuously updated covid flight requirements for all countries, both for traveling out and back in to the states. If flying AA, I think using Verifly is a must in order to check in online.

Thanks this is helpful. As best I can tell I only need to either test/show my test result and letter from my doc to get back into the US. I’m hopeful the letter/test result will suffice.

I saw that some heavy hitting US travel destinations (led by Disney and some of the major airlines) just strongly asked to have the testing result lifted for people coming into the country…maybe that’ll be gone by the time I come back June 9.

 

[PhyloeBedoe]

Thanks this is helpful. As best I can tell I only need to either test/show my test result and letter from my doc to get back into the US. I’m hopeful the letter/test result will suffice.

I saw that some heavy hitting US travel destinations (led by Disney and some of the major airlines) just strongly asked to have the testing result lifted for people coming into the country…maybe that’ll be gone by the time I come back June 9.

I have noticed the travel restrictions are constantly changing, so who knows what the deal will be tmrw or next week. Have a great trip. Where in Ireland are you planning to visit?

 

[Ohio Guy]

I have noticed the travel restrictions are constantly changing, so who knows what the deal will be tmrw or next week. Have a great trip. Where in Ireland are you planning to visit?

I'm going with two of my cousins. My one cousin has done a ton of genealogy work and has tracked a ton of our family history back to the 1700s in a town called Belmullet in County Mayo. We're going to bookend our trip in Dublin, spend some time in County Mayo and some other spots on the west coast in between.

 

[TanaPreston]

I'm headed to Ireland on June 2 and as of right now the only COVID-related requirement is to have a negative test to come back to the US. I have what I assume to be good trip insurance, so I feel like I'm good there.

The wrinkle here is that I tested positive for COVID last week (tomorrow is my last day of self-isolation). Some reports suggest that you could test positive up to 90 days after actually having COVID. I talked with my doctor and she wrote a letter stating when I tested positive, but she was sort of non-committal about it, saying it 'should' work. Traveling is my passion, and when this whole situation happened, it wasn't easy for me to accept that now traveling would be different. But nowadays the situation is for sure better, and I'm happy. Some time ago I recieved a task in my uni, to write a paper about the best place I've ever been to. And it was a great chance to share my experience. On this source https://paperap.com/free-papers/traveling/, I read some paper examples for inspiration, and in the end, my writing about traveling was interesting to each of my groupmates. And I can't wait for all the restrictions to be canceled, to be able to receive the whole specter of emotions.

I'm just curious if 1) any of you have run into anything similar and 2) have any of you had to actually use trip insurance?

Hey! I've travelled a few times post COVID, but have never faced something you wrote. And I've never used trip insurance before.
All those requirements and rules change from time to time, so it's important to be updated with them. And I hope you managed to go to Ireland without any problems.
I was in France last winter, and I had to fill in some documents and also provide certificate of vaccination.
And I can say that yes, we can travel now, but still everything feels different.

 

[Ohio Guy]

Hey! I've travelled a few times post COVID, but have never faced something you wrote. And I've never used trip insurance before.
All those requirements and rules change from time to time, so it's important to be updated with them. And I hope you managed to go to Ireland without any problems.
I was in France last winter, and I had to fill in some documents and also provide certificate of vaccination.
And I can say that yes, we can travel now, but still everything feels different.

I’m back and for the most part things went smoothly. I definitely had to provide proof of vaccination several times. I couldn’t check in online, so I had to wait in line to show my doctor’s letter/positive test within 90 days. I had a mild scare when the guy at the desk didn’t think I’d be allowed to check in without a negative test, but he checked with a higher up and I was cleared.

That happened last Thursday and they lifted the COVID restrictions to get back into the US on Sunday. Go figure.