FAQ: Travelling to/from Orlando (Including PCR/Antigen Test Info for Canadians)

[damo]

And a note from your Doctor that you have recovered and able to fly.

I think that is only needed for going into the USA and it sounds like they are planning on doing RATs instead for that.

 

[ElCray]

Hi all! Question about the ArriveCan app. I see where it says to upload proof of vaccination but I don't see where to upload our test results. (I don't know why I'm so bad at this! Lol)

 

[bcwife76]

Hi all! Question about the ArriveCan app. I see where it says to upload proof of vaccination but I don't see where to upload our test results. (I don't know why I'm so bad at this! Lol)

Because you don't upload your test results to the ArriveCAN app. You can have a printed version or an email, it's usually just the airline that wants to see them (obvs if you are crossing by land then it's the border guard looking at your email or printed test results).

 

[ElCray]

Because you don't upload your test results to the ArriveCAN app. You can have a printed version or an email, it's usually just the airline that wants to see them (obvs if you are crossing by land then it's the border guard looking at your email or printed test results).

Ok! Thank you! I got mixed up. Thanks to everyone for being such a huge help! We did the NAAT test at Walgreens and all tested negative. Coming home Friday. And what an amazing trip! Thank you a million times over!

 

[CanucksRock]

Officially announced that as of April 1, testing no longer required for fully vaccinated when returning to Canada. For those flying to the US, the Antigen test is still currently required.

 

[pigletto]

I bought the Switch Health Rapid Antigen tests for our May trip. I was going to use them to meet the requirements to enter Canada.
Since that is no longer needed, can I use them to meet the USA requirements to board a flight into the USA ? We are flying from Toronto to Orlando so I think I have to show them to board the plane correct ? Do I show them to anyone when I land?

 

[damo]

I bought the Switch Health Rapid Antigen tests for our May trip. I was going to use them to meet the requirements to enter Canada.
Since that is no longer needed, can I use them to meet the USA requirements to board a flight into the USA ? We are flying from Toronto to Orlando so I think I have to show them to board the plane correct ? Do I show them to anyone when I land?

Yes you can use them to enter the USA. You only show the results when checking in at your Canadian airport.

 

[pigletto]

Yes you can use them to enter the USA. You only show the results when checking in at your Canadian airport.

Thank you !

 

[bankr63]

Although only necessary for a couple of weeks more, I would warn anyone who wants to use the Walgreens NAAT test to extend their travel window to book as early as possible. I thought the booking windows opened only a few days prior, so I waited until we arrived to look for a booking. I was surprised on Monday to see that the earliest booking available was the following Monday 2 days after we depart! We have our RATs booked now to be performed in the car as we drive back to Ontario on Saturday mid-morning. We'll pull over in Georgia a bit before the assigned time in a major urban area (Pooler/Savannah area) so I can use my phone for the appointment. I just hope THAT goes well as that was our original Plan B and I don't have a plan C. We have to get home on Sunday as DW is due in court as a witness on Monday morning (although that obviously won't happen if it's a positive test).

 

[CanucksRock]

Although only necessary for a couple of weeks more, I would warn anyone who wants to use the Walgreens NAAT test to extend their travel window to book as early as possible. I thought the booking windows opened only a few days prior, so I waited until we arrived to look for a booking. I was surprised on Monday to see that the earliest booking available was the following Monday 2 days after we depart! We have our RATs booked now to be performed in the car as we drive back to Ontario on Saturday mid-morning. We'll pull over in Georgia a bit before the assigned time in a major urban area (Pooler/Savannah area) so I can use my phone for the appointment. I just hope THAT goes well as that was our original Plan B and I don't have a plan C. We have to get home on Sunday as DW is due in court as a witness on Monday morning (although that obviously won't happen if it's a positive test).

I believe someone had posted it changed to 7 days, I forgot to update main post. I did now. Curative is a solid fall back and they tend to have same day/next day appts.

 

[Cupcakesmum]

Just back on March 16th. We had an AMAZING experience using Beeper MD. We booked about 4 days in advance and chose to pay extra for the one hour window (7-8am). The tester came to our room at All Stars Movies about a half hour into the window. Other than the money for the one hour window it was completely free. The tester and nurse she dialled in were super pleasant. It made things so easy for us and didn’t cut into park time.

 

[Jezwood]

If you are driving can't you test somewhere close to the border? I wouldn't think Walgreens would be very busy. My nephew and family fly to Buffalo and then test there. If you test positive you can still drive across the border. Alot of people are reporting they are not fining people the $5,000. I would think now that they are dropping testing they wouldn't even consider fining them.

 

[mernin]

Just back on March 16th. We had an AMAZING experience using Beeper MD. We booked about 4 days in advance and chose to pay extra for the one hour window (7-8am). The tester came to our room at All Stars Movies about a half hour into the window. Other than the money for the one hour window it was completely free. The tester and nurse she dialled in were super pleasant. It made things so easy for us and didn’t cut into park time.

I was looking at booking this and see there was a check box for parking fees. Did you have to pay the $20 parking fees for them to come?

 

[ElCray]

Not sure if anyone else has run into this but just thought I would post here for those going in the remaining days where testing is required...

Our trip to Walgreens was super smooth with one exception. We had booked 4 people over 1 hour for NAAT tests. When we showed up, they said they could only do two people at a time, with 1/2 hour in between. (Not sure the reason.) It was fine for us to do that with our schedule.

I hadn't seen anything about that, maybe it was just this location, etc. Just wanted to report in!

 

[sg33]

I see the following note on Curative's website:

Due to lack of Federal appropriations for COVID-19 services, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that it is no longer able to accept claims for COVID-19 testing of uninsured patients due to lack of funding. Accordingly, Curative is no longer able to test patients who are uninsured in Florida effective immediately.

Does that mean Canadians without a US insurance are not eligible to get themselves tested? Does the Manulife CoverMe travel insurance counts?

 

[CanucksRock]

I see the following note on Curative's website:

Due to lack of Federal appropriations for COVID-19 services, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that it is no longer able to accept claims for COVID-19 testing of uninsured patients due to lack of funding. Accordingly, Curative is no longer able to test patients who are uninsured in Florida effective immediately.

Does that mean Canadians without a US insurance are not eligible to get themselves tested? Does the Manulife CoverMe travel insurance counts?

I do not believe Manulife covers the cost of testing. I’ll remove Curative.

in regards the Walgreens. We had 3 people and were all able to test together. It may vary by store. I wonder if their free testing is also going away…

 

[sg33]

I have been searching around and came across Life Centers (can't paste the link here for some reason) on another forum. They charge $20 per test for proctering plus $5 for each individual you add to the same video call who is travelling with you.

As long as your testing kits are authorized by Health Canada, you should be ok. People on the other forums used those green Rapid Response kits that Ontario govt. is providing and there were no issues at the airport.

 

[CanucksRock]

This one? Looks they are located in Calgary. You need to book an appt though, and availability is lacking unless you are booking more than 10 days out. (I would have tried them, but I need an appt on the 30th)
Lifecenters

 

[hcortesis]

Due to lack of Federal appropriations for COVID-19 services, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that it is no longer able to accept claims for COVID-19 testing of uninsured patients due to lack of funding. Accordingly, Curative is no longer able to test patients who are uninsured in Florida effective immediately.

Too bad. They were excellent. Beeper were no shows twice for us last week but Curative was excellent.

 

[Aug2020distrip]

I have been so focused on the coming back into Canada portion, I haven’t even thought about going into the US testing. Has there been any chatter/rumours of that ending soon too?