Travel Requirement for India !
Oct 26, 2021

 TRAVEL REQUIREMENT FOR  INDIA

 Dear Member,

The Union Government of India has revised guidelines for those flying into India. The revised SOP (standard operating procedure), which will be valid from October 25, requires mandatory COVID-19 RT-PCR negative report for those boarding a flight to India.

Disclaimer: Members must check the resources given in this email before they travel.

 INITIAL PREPARATION FOR TRAVEL

AirSuvidha Portal: All travelers must Submit self-declaration form on the online “AirSuvidha Portal” before the scheduled travel.  

 Apply Online ( www.newdelhiairport.in) to fill Self-Reporting and upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report. This test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.

 BEFORE BOARDING

1.Airlines to allow boarding by only those passengers who have filled in the Self Declaration Form on the        Air Suvidha portal and uploaded the negative RT-PCR test report.

2. At the time of boarding the flight, only asymptomatic travelers will be allowed to board after thermal screening.

3.All passengers shall be advised to download “Aarogya Setu app” on their mobile devices. Aarogya Setu uses contact tracing to record details of all the people you may have come in contact with, as you go about your normal activities. If any one of them, at a later point in time, tests positive for COVID-19, you are immediately informed, and proactive medical intervention is arranged for you.

 ON ARRIVAL
1.Thermal screening would be carried out in respect of all the passengers by the health officials present at the airport. The self-declaration form filled online shall be shown to the airport health staff.

If a traveler is coming from a Country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines - Category A*. (*Canada is not included)

If fully vaccinated: They shall be allowed to leave the airport and shall self- monitor their health for 14 days’ post arrival.

If  partially/not  vaccinated:  The  travelers  need  to  undertake  the  following measures:

Submission of sample for post-arrival COVID-19 test at the point of arrival after which they will be allowed to leave the airport,
Home quarantine for 7 days,
Re-test on the 8th day of arrival in India and if negative, further self- monitor of their health for next 7 days.

If a traveler is coming from a Country excluding those covered under Category A*, they would be required to undergo the measures as mentioned above, irrespective of their COVID-19 vaccination status.

Members are advised to check the following resources before travelling:

https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/india
www.canada.ca


RETURNING CANADA

ArriveCAN is a mandatory requirement when you enter Canada by land or air.

This app is 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

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.
Canada require PCR Swab Test (RT-PCR)

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.

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

We hope you find the information useful. Please provide your feedback,if any to macafamily@gmail.com

with warm regards

maca committee
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