TRAVEL REQUIREMENT FOR USA
Oct 13, 2021

 TRAVEL REQUIREMENT FOR USA

SEPTEMBER 27 2021

 

Dear Member,

Recently one of our members travelled to the USA after a long time. We would like to share his experience for those who are planning to visit their friends or relatives. Land border is closed for non-essential travel. But the US allows air passengers, even if the trip is non-essential, provided you are fully vaccinated.

Disclaimer: Please note that this is his experience and members are requested to check the resources before travelling.

INITIAL PREPARATION FOR TRAVEL:

i) Book you ticket early to get a reasonable price.

ii) Getting covid test within 72 hours is mandatory for travel into the US. Rapid test (Antigen) is sufficient for travel to the US. There are many places to get covid test and the fee ranges from $40.00 to $150.00 per person. Please make sure to book your appointment. Usually, the test result will be emailed within 1 hour.

For your ready reference, we are listing some of the testing labs:

1.Oasis Family Health centre 2 Rapid Clinic 3. Switch Health (Pearson Airport) 4. Vector Health lab 5. Life lab 6. Shoppers Drug Mart.

Make sure to scan the vaccination receipt and covid test result and keep the digital copy in your mobile phone. You may use Google Drive or One drive to store the information. This will be useful when you enter info into ArrivalCAN app.

DEPARTURE from CANADA:

Make sure to reach the airport at least 3 hours before the departure. You need to show the vaccination receipt and covid test at the time of check-in. US Immigration procedure takes more time during covid time. It is mandatory to wear a face mask at the Airport and during the entire flight.

ArrivalCAN app:

Use ArriveCAN to provide mandatory travel information before and after your entry into Canada. Available for iOS and Android. The mobile app is free and is available in English). It can save your contact and travel document information for travel at a later date. If you don`t submit your information through ArriveCAN, you may be denied boarding when you return to Canada.

 

Use this link to register and enter the information:

https://arrivecan.cbsa-asfc.cloud-nuage.canada.ca/welcome

 

Special Tip: Once you register your account, you will be able access from any tablet, laptop, desktop, and mobile phone. It is easier to enter the info from a laptop or desktop and access it from a smartphone. You can include your family members.

 

PREPARATION FOR RETURN JOURNEY

 

1.    CVS Pharmacy or Rite Aid provide covid test for free. Make sure to find the time they take to give you the result. In my case they said it takes 2 to 5 working days. So I went to “Urgent care” and got my covid test for $120.00. Make sure to call them before going, since some places will insist online appointment. The test result will be emailed within a few hours.

2.    Canada require PCR Swab Test ( RT-PCR)

3.    Within the 72 hours before your arrival in Canada, you must use ArriveCAN to submit: your contact and travel details, including where you’ve been and where you’re going, your COVID-19 vaccination information (upload the scanned image of your vaccination certificate), your pre-entry COVID-19 test results (upload the image), your quarantine plan; and your COVID-19 symptom self-assessment.

4.    Once you submit your information, you will receive an “ArriveCAN receipt” in your app and by email.

 

DEPARTURE from USA:

When you check-in, you need to show all the documents including “Arrive CAN receipt” to the agent. Before boarding they may again ask you to show the “Arrive CAN” receipt.

 

CANADA IMMIGRATION:

You are once again required to show all the documents to the immigration officer. They randomly select, for testing through the Mandatory Randomized Testing Program.

I happened to be the lucky guy to get selected to complete a COVID-19 molecular test again at the Airport. They emailed the report on the same day.

 

Hope the information provided is useful for you! Please provide your feedback,if any to maca family@gmail.com

 

with warm regards

 

maca committee

 

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