UK-US travel, 2021/2022

[Kbrb]

Im so stuck,

My DS is disabled and therefore exempt from mask wearing of course disney has no such policy. I dare not book flights or anything other than put deposits down im willing to lose in case they have them in place when we are trying to go.

Sadly as he will be 13 soon our window of taking it him is closing due to his care needs being really hard on planes as he gets bigger

 

[chefski]

Ouch.
When researching my trip to the Canaries a couple of months ago I noticed that they (the Canaries) actually give all visitors free insurance and assistance against having to quarantine while there should your insurance not cover it or fall short. (But I made sure my trip insurance covered it anyway when I bought it.)
Visitors are obviously important to them.
Disney/USA ... not so much I guess

Yeah to be honest I have a few health issues that make my insurance very expensive anyway think I paid £480 for our insurance. So if I found a better one would cost me more than that. They covered a lot more than all the others I looked at.

 

[itf]

Checking my cover (Avanti) -it looks OK (from the Covid section) - think I'm covered by d as it would be denied boarding?

a) medical expenses (including transportation to the nearest suitable hospital) for the immediate needs of an unforeseen medical emergency, when deemed necessary by a recognised Doctor and agreed by our Medical Officer. b) additional travelling costs to repatriate you home when recommended by our Medical Officer. c) additional travel and accommodation costs as authorised by our Assistance Company up until our Medical Officer advises that you can be repatriated home. d) additional travelling costs to repatriate you home when you are denied boarding on your pre-booked return travel due to you contracting COVID-19. e) a benefit payment of £20 per complete 24 hour period up to £300 where you are ordered into self-isolation in your holiday accommodation by a relevant Government authority, as a result of you contracting COVID-19.

 

[Plague]

Checking my cover (Avanti) -it looks OK (from the Covid section) - think I'm covered by d as it would be denied boarding?

a) medical expenses (including transportation to the nearest suitable hospital) for the immediate needs of an unforeseen medical emergency, when deemed necessary by a recognised Doctor and agreed by our Medical Officer. b) additional travelling costs to repatriate you home when recommended by our Medical Officer. c) additional travel and accommodation costs as authorised by our Assistance Company up until our Medical Officer advises that you can be repatriated home. d) additional travelling costs to repatriate you home when you are denied boarding on your pre-booked return travel due to you contracting COVID-19. e) a benefit payment of £20 per complete 24 hour period up to £300 where you are ordered into self-isolation in your holiday accommodation by a relevant Government authority, as a result of you contracting COVID-19.

d) appears to only cover travelling costs, meaning having to book a new flight home for example.
e) is a contribution to self-isolation but £20/day isn't likely to cover the cost of the accommodation.
c) is the one you need to (maybe) get quarantine accommodation paid, but from that a)-e) extract only d) & e) mention covid. So I'd say c) might only kick in if a) happened, though it's not very clear.
Was that extract a general medical section or was it a specific covid one?

 

[itf]

d) appears to only cover travelling costs, meaning having to book a new flight home for example.
e) is a contribution to self-isolation but £20/day isn't likely to cover the cost of the accommodation.
c) is the one you need to (maybe) get quarantine accommodation paid, but from that a)-e) extract only d) & e) mention covid. So I'd say c) might only kick in if a) happened, though it's not very clear.
Was that extract a general medical section or was it a specific covid one?

Covid specific.

 

[Plague]

Covid specific.

Just be ready (if it happens) for a bit of haggling with "our Assistance Company".

 

[disneyholic family]

i got the following email alert from the US Embassy yesterday:

Event: On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the United States. You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight.​

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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).​

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These requirements are for all air passengers two years of age or older boarding a flight from a foreign country to the United States.​

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i haven't been following anything since we only go in the summer, but the above seems to be a change from the earlier requirements.

 

[BadPinkTink]

i got the following email alert from the US Embassy yesterday:

Event: On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the United States. You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight.​

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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).​

​

These requirements are for all air passengers two years of age or older boarding a flight from a foreign country to the United States.​

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i haven't been following anything since we only go in the summer, but the above seems to be a change from the earlier requirements.

Yes it is a change and we have been aware of this change since last Thursday. It was part of Bidens announcement. The previous requirement was 3 days. The one day change is causing a lot of stress for many UK and Irish families due to travel to Florida and Walt Disney World over the next few weeks for Christmas.

 

[bavarian princess]

This page gives info, but ... they've just thought this up AND it's the weekend, so it's probably (damn well oughta) going to get updated next week: Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer air travel for passengers

You need to look at the Transiting through England section and note that "There are different rules for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland." So it also depends which airport you are using ... because of course that makes sense

Thanks for your reply It sounds like I don’t have to but I am not 100% sure. The whole situation is a mess!

I am in Florida since Friday.
For those of you who are still traveling I wanted to let you know that traveling to Florida was totally uneventful. I uploaded all my documents in the veryfly app and the only thing I did was show it at the airport in Germany at check in and I was good to go. Immigration in Orlando was also a breeze and I was through in a minute.

 

[disneyholic family]

Yes it is a change and we have been aware of this change since last Thursday. It was part of Bidens announcement. The previous requirement was 3 days. The one day change is causing a lot of stress for many UK and Irish families due to travel to Florida and Walt Disney World over the next few weeks for Christmas.

i imagine that it must be terribly stressful.
I'm already stressing about whatever requirements we're going to have and we only go in June....
things change so suddenly it's hard not to get whiplash.

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[mamamia2005]

Someone posted on Twitter yesterday that the LFT to return to the UK will have to be supervised - there was to be an announcement coming out apparently.
To my knowledge this hasn't happened and the guidelines just state it can be a LFT or PCR, no mention of it being supervised.

I believe the next review is on 20th?
I think if things stay the same until then, I am going to purchase my LFT to return home, but make sure they are with a company that I could upgrade to do a video consult with just in case the rules change whilst we are away.

 

[chefski]

Someone posted on Twitter yesterday that the LFT to return to the UK will have to be supervised - there was to be an announcement coming out apparently.
To my knowledge this hasn't happened and the guidelines just state it can be a LFT or PCR, no mention of it being supervised.

I believe the next review is on 20th?
I think if things stay the same until then, I am going to purchase my LFT to return home, but make sure they are with a company that I could upgrade to do a video consult with just in case the rules change whilst we are away.

My neighbour is going to Tenerife and has been told his return LFT has to be supervised think we need some clarification.

Panic stations counting down the days.

 

[mamamia2005]

Oh reaĺly. Who did they hear that from?

I hate all this leaking of info.

 

[chefski]

Breathe Assured. I haven't contacted them yet but that's who is doing our pre departure to US.

 

[chefski]

I have spoken to Breathe Assured and they have informed me that all I need because I originally had the day 2 LFT with them that I had to change to PCR, even though they partially refunded me for the tests I only need to pay for 1 supervised call at £15.

Thats not bad at all

 

[mamamia2005]

I just had a look at the Breathe assured website. They seem to be the only ones, from looking at others that are even mentioning a video consultation for the return home tests.
Savid Javid has just been speaking in house of commons, and he didn't say they need to be supervised.
I just want a clear answer one way or another - though I guess the govt think they are being clear as it doesn't say either way!

 

[chefski]

I just had a look at the Breathe assured website. They seem to be the only ones, from looking at others that are even mentioning a video consultation for the return home tests.
Savid Javid has just been speaking in house of commons, and he didn't say they need to be supervised.
I just want a clear answer one way or another - though I guess the govt think they are being clear as it doesn't say either way!

Don't you need a certificate to fly back? so not sure what other way you can do it, walgreens etc not sure of cost or anything else.

 

[mamamia2005]

Yes you do - but companies like Chronomics and Prenetics do offer tests for around £20 for a lateral flow, where you upload the results and they send you a fit to fly certificate.

 

[chefski]

Yes you do - but companies like Chronomics and Prenetics do offer tests for around £20 for a lateral flow, where you upload the results and they send you a fit to fly certificate.

Ok with you is that £20 pp?

 

[mamamia2005]

Yes £20 pp