Covid, USA, tests, Baffled, please help
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Saleen836 said:
Hallelujah
Does anyone know what type of test we need to fly to the USA?
I am looking at Luton Airport's walk in centre and they offer 'Antigen' Tests and 'PCR tests' but I'm not sure which is acceptable for the USA.
I have looked on the (useless government website, but it just sends me off to the equally useless https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/235/united-...
it's very difficult to get a difinitive answer from any of these 'official' website, so I thought I would enqire with you seasoned travellers.
We are flying with American Airlines and will need a same-day test because we are flying into Luton on a Friday afternoon and flying to the USA early morning the next day.
I am looking at Luton Airport's walk in centre and they offer 'Antigen' Tests and 'PCR tests' but I'm not sure which is acceptable for the USA.
I have looked on the (useless government website, but it just sends me off to the equally useless https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/235/united-...
it's very difficult to get a difinitive answer from any of these 'official' website, so I thought I would enqire with you seasoned travellers.
We are flying with American Airlines and will need a same-day test because we are flying into Luton on a Friday afternoon and flying to the USA early morning the next day.
Police State said:
Does anyone know what type of test we need to fly to the USA?
I am looking at Luton Airport's walk in centre and they offer 'Antigen' Tests and 'PCR tests' but I'm not sure which is acceptable for the USA.
I have looked on the (useless government website, but it just sends me off to the equally useless https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/235/united-...
it's very difficult to get a difinitive answer from any of these 'official' website, so I thought I would enqire with you seasoned travellers.
We are flying with American Airlines and will need a same-day test because we are flying into Luton on a Friday afternoon and flying to the USA early morning the next day.
Antigen/Lateral Flow (same thing). If you’ve got a couple of NHS ones just use those and buy the certificate package from Klarity.I am looking at Luton Airport's walk in centre and they offer 'Antigen' Tests and 'PCR tests' but I'm not sure which is acceptable for the USA.
I have looked on the (useless government website, but it just sends me off to the equally useless https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/235/united-...
it's very difficult to get a difinitive answer from any of these 'official' website, so I thought I would enqire with you seasoned travellers.
We are flying with American Airlines and will need a same-day test because we are flying into Luton on a Friday afternoon and flying to the USA early morning the next day.
djc206 said:
Police State said:
Does anyone know what type of test we need to fly to the USA?
I am looking at Luton Airport's walk in centre and they offer 'Antigen' Tests and 'PCR tests' but I'm not sure which is acceptable for the USA.
I have looked on the (useless government website, but it just sends me off to the equally useless https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/235/united-...
it's very difficult to get a difinitive answer from any of these 'official' website, so I thought I would enqire with you seasoned travellers.
We are flying with American Airlines and will need a same-day test because we are flying into Luton on a Friday afternoon and flying to the USA early morning the next day.
Antigen/Lateral Flow (same thing). If you’ve got a couple of NHS ones just use those and buy the certificate package from Klarity.I am looking at Luton Airport's walk in centre and they offer 'Antigen' Tests and 'PCR tests' but I'm not sure which is acceptable for the USA.
I have looked on the (useless government website, but it just sends me off to the equally useless https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/235/united-...
it's very difficult to get a difinitive answer from any of these 'official' website, so I thought I would enqire with you seasoned travellers.
We are flying with American Airlines and will need a same-day test because we are flying into Luton on a Friday afternoon and flying to the USA early morning the next day.
Has anyone else had a Boots Rapid Antigen/LFT test, result come back negative but be rejected by Virgin?
Travelling tomorrow afternoon, got my test carried out this afternoon (1 day prior to depature), submitted the results on Virgin FlyReady but it has been rejected twice due to "the test type is not accepted for your destination"
Travelling tomorrow afternoon, got my test carried out this afternoon (1 day prior to depature), submitted the results on Virgin FlyReady but it has been rejected twice due to "the test type is not accepted for your destination"
Percy. said:
Has anyone else had a Boots Rapid Antigen/LFT test, result come back negative but be rejected by Virgin?
Travelling tomorrow afternoon, got my test carried out this afternoon (1 day prior to depature), submitted the results on Virgin FlyReady but it has been rejected twice due to "the test type is not accepted for your destination"
Save yourself further grief, and buy this: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...Travelling tomorrow afternoon, got my test carried out this afternoon (1 day prior to depature), submitted the results on Virgin FlyReady but it has been rejected twice due to "the test type is not accepted for your destination"
Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
Edited by GCH on Wednesday 20th April 20:39
GCH said:
Save yourself further grief, and buy this: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...
Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
Thankyou GCH, I had considered doing the Klarity certificate this afternoon after Virgin wouldn't accept the Boots test. Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
Edited by GCH on Wednesday 20th April 20:39
It's a work trip, so the financial cost isn't the burden as it's paid for by work, it's more the time wasted. There are a few others on the work trip that have used various other testers and have all had their test certificate rejected today, so I assume it is more of a technical error rather than an issue with my test.
Percy. said:
GCH said:
Save yourself further grief, and buy this: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...
Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
Thankyou GCH, I had considered doing the Klarity certificate this afternoon after Virgin wouldn't accept the Boots test. Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
Edited by GCH on Wednesday 20th April 20:39
It's a work trip, so the financial cost isn't the burden as it's paid for by work, it's more the time wasted. There are a few others on the work trip that have used various other testers and have all had their test certificate rejected today, so I assume it is more of a technical error rather than an issue with my test.
We tested this morning supervised with DocHQ, both negative. Off to Orlando for 14 days
GCH said:
Save yourself further grief, and buy this: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...
Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
I was confused by the "option" to use an NHS test as this could lead to flyers using an old negative test so as to bypass the possibility they're positive, or even if they know they're positive. I tried to phone Klarity but their phone line is dead. So I phoned Tui, who partner with Klarity, and an apparently knowledgeable employee explained the Klarity tests are numbered to match the details you have supplied them so they know it's your own, recent, test that they're being sent the results of from the QR code next to the test result.Use an NHS one or any you have to hand or can scrounge, download the app, upload, and the certificate will be in your inbox rapidly.
To answer your next question, yes it works for the US and with Virgin, as used by many on here, and by myself several times including this week.
If you’d rather play it really safe, book an expresstest rapid test at T3 departures. More expensive @ £35 (before discount code) and slower but will work.
Edited by GCH on Wednesday 20th April 20:39
I have no NHS tests left, but do they also have a QR or other identifying number next to the result so this can be verified both as the test you are about to take, and the one submitted? I see no mention of NHS tests being acceptable on Klarity's web site?
Ah... just spotted GCH's link to Klarity £9.95 "No kit included" test, here: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...
Oddly, I couldn't find this from Klarity's home page or list of tests available. Nor does the web page explain the answer to my worry that NHS tests may not have individual ID to verify them pre and post test. So that question is still open.
The villa owner in Florida has used Dam Health several times: https://www.dam-health.com/antigen-test/?gclid=Cj0...
It's a physical "visit a test centre" type and he says it's been 100% easy and with quick results. It's a bit more expensive, and we have to drive to the test centre, but whilst Klarity remain non-contactable with a disjointed website and the possibility their testing has some faults we may just go Dam.
It would help if I could watch the Klarity Video tutorial. None on their web site. Found these, but none answer my question about how to ID the test taken: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpsHCFg7okYdOb0-...
Edited by DJMC on Thursday 21st April 11:02
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Saleen836 said:
I see Tui have dropped mandatory masks yesterday, apart from Italy:https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/travel-informat...
DJMC said:
I was confused by the "option" to use an NHS test as this could lead to flyers using an old negative test so as to bypass the possibility they're positive, or even if they know they're positive. I tried to phone Klarity but their phone line is dead. So I phoned Tui, who partner with Klarity, and an apparently knowledgeable employee explained the Klarity tests are numbered to match the details you have supplied them so they know it's your own, recent, test that they're being sent the results of from the QR code next to the test result.
I have no NHS tests left, but do they also have a QR or other identifying number next to the result so this can be verified both as the test you are about to take, and the one submitted? I see no mention of NHS tests being acceptable on Klarity's web site?
Ah... just spotted GCH's link to Klarity £9.95 "No kit included" test, here: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...
Oddly, I couldn't find this from Klarity's home page or list of tests available. Nor does the web page explain the answer to my worry that NHS tests may not have individual ID to verify them pre and post test. So that question is still open.
The villa owner in Florida has used Dam Health several times: https://www.dam-health.com/antigen-test/?gclid=Cj0...
It's a physical "visit a test centre" type and he says it's been 100% easy and with quick results. It's a bit more expensive, and we have to drive to the test centre, but whilst Klarity remain non-contactable with a disjointed website and the possibility their testing has some faults we may just go Dam.
It would help if I could watch the Klarity Video tutorial. None on their web site. Found these, but none answer my question about how to ID the test taken: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpsHCFg7okYdOb0-...
I don’t mean to be rude but you’re massively overthinking all of this. Technically you need to do a video or in person appointment, there are dozens of reputable suppliers, Klarity being one example. If you don’t have any NHS tests it’s all moot anyway as there are plenty of others all offering a similar service for ~£20 per person. NHS tests all have QR codes on them, that’s how you log the test results with the NHS. They’re perfectly acceptable for use with the Klarity certificate option.I have no NHS tests left, but do they also have a QR or other identifying number next to the result so this can be verified both as the test you are about to take, and the one submitted? I see no mention of NHS tests being acceptable on Klarity's web site?
Ah... just spotted GCH's link to Klarity £9.95 "No kit included" test, here: https://klarity.health/product/basic-antigen-covid...
Oddly, I couldn't find this from Klarity's home page or list of tests available. Nor does the web page explain the answer to my worry that NHS tests may not have individual ID to verify them pre and post test. So that question is still open.
The villa owner in Florida has used Dam Health several times: https://www.dam-health.com/antigen-test/?gclid=Cj0...
It's a physical "visit a test centre" type and he says it's been 100% easy and with quick results. It's a bit more expensive, and we have to drive to the test centre, but whilst Klarity remain non-contactable with a disjointed website and the possibility their testing has some faults we may just go Dam.
It would help if I could watch the Klarity Video tutorial. None on their web site. Found these, but none answer my question about how to ID the test taken: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpsHCFg7okYdOb0-...
Edited by DJMC on Thursday 21st April 11:02
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Edited by DJMC on Thursday 21st April 11:24
djc206 said:
I don’t mean to be rude but you’re massively overthinking all of this. Technically you need to do a video or in person appointment, there are dozens of reputable suppliers, Klarity being one example. If you don’t have any NHS tests it’s all moot anyway as there are plenty of others all offering a similar service for ~£20 per person. NHS tests all have QR codes on them, that’s how you log the test results with the NHS. They’re perfectly acceptable for use with the Klarity certificate option.
Don't worry, you're probably right!Anyway, after my previous post I emailed Klarity. They replied...
So, they say I can't use an NHS test for travel, which makes sense as it could be an old, negative, test result.
That rules out their £9.95 home test kit (for travel purposes).
I can still use a test I order from them, so as to travel.
I think that's all I need, apart from how to video the test and upload it to them. I guess that info comes once a test is ordered.
DJMC said:
Don't worry, you're probably right!
Anyway, after my previous post I emailed Klarity. They replied...
So, they say I can't use an NHS test for travel, which makes sense as it could be an old, negative, test result.
That rules out their £9.95 home test kit (for travel purposes).
I can still use a test I order from them, so as to travel.
I think that's all I need, apart from how to video the test and upload it to them. I guess that info comes once a test is ordered.
Sure....they 'advise' you not to...because that was the Govt. line, that they were not to be used for travel...except they are identical to the LFTs used in any professional place, and the ones Klarity themselves send you. Anyway, after my previous post I emailed Klarity. They replied...
So, they say I can't use an NHS test for travel, which makes sense as it could be an old, negative, test result.
That rules out their £9.95 home test kit (for travel purposes).
I can still use a test I order from them, so as to travel.
I think that's all I need, apart from how to video the test and upload it to them. I guess that info comes once a test is ordered.
When you scan the QR code on the test it even auto populates the NHS manufacturer in the test kit details, thats how much they don't want you to use it
I bought at 8am over breakfast, and had my certificate in my inbox before my cornflakes were soggy.
£9.99 is much better than my previous multiple visits to expresstest at LHR at £35 a pop, which uses up an extra hour, and who use tests that look suspciously like NHS ones...
You are massively overthinking it.
GCH said:
Sure....they 'advise' you not to...because that was the Govt. line, that they were not to be used for travel...except they are identical to the LFTs used in any professional place, and the ones Klarity themselves send you.
When you scan the QR code on the test it even auto populates the NHS manufacturer in the test kit details, thats how much they don't want you to use it
I bought at 8am over breakfast, and had my certificate in my inbox before my cornflakes were soggy.
£9.99 is much better than my previous multiple visits to expresstest at LHR at £35 a pop, which uses up an extra hour, and who use tests that look suspciously like NHS ones...
You are massively overthinking it.
Thanks for that. You have the experience whereas I'm just worrying I won't get it right... overthinking it.When you scan the QR code on the test it even auto populates the NHS manufacturer in the test kit details, thats how much they don't want you to use it
I bought at 8am over breakfast, and had my certificate in my inbox before my cornflakes were soggy.
£9.99 is much better than my previous multiple visits to expresstest at LHR at £35 a pop, which uses up an extra hour, and who use tests that look suspciously like NHS ones...
You are massively overthinking it.
My son has spare NHS tests so we may yet give it a go the el cheapo way.
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