Is one jab enough to get you into Portugal?
Discussion
My 15 year old has only had his first covid jab and we’re off to the algarve in a few weeks. He’s not due his second jab until 2 days prior so that rules that out.
I can’t really work the Portuguese entry requirements out (What’s “an approved one dose vaccine?”) so was wondering if anyone’s been recently and what your experience of getting through was?
Obviously testing is a last resort if he’s not considered fully vaxed.
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If you’re fully vaccinated
If you’re fully vaccinated, you can enter mainland Portugal without needing to test.
To qualify under the fully vaccinated rules, you must have a vaccination certificate which shows you have had either:
a full course, as described below, of a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency, at least 14 days and no more than 270 days before you arrive, or
a full course of a vaccine, as described below, plus a booster vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency at least 14 days before you arrive
You will be considered fully vaccinated if you have had:
both doses of a 2-dose vaccine, or a combination of two different vaccines, or
an approved one-dose vaccine, or
a full course of a vaccine, plus a booster vaccine, or
if you caught COVID-19 after just one dose of a 2-dose vaccine and your certificate shows that your vaccination course is complete after the administration of just one dose of the vaccine
I can’t really work the Portuguese entry requirements out (What’s “an approved one dose vaccine?”) so was wondering if anyone’s been recently and what your experience of getting through was?
Obviously testing is a last resort if he’s not considered fully vaxed.
……..
If you’re fully vaccinated
If you’re fully vaccinated, you can enter mainland Portugal without needing to test.
To qualify under the fully vaccinated rules, you must have a vaccination certificate which shows you have had either:
a full course, as described below, of a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency, at least 14 days and no more than 270 days before you arrive, or
a full course of a vaccine, as described below, plus a booster vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency at least 14 days before you arrive
You will be considered fully vaccinated if you have had:
both doses of a 2-dose vaccine, or a combination of two different vaccines, or
an approved one-dose vaccine, or
a full course of a vaccine, plus a booster vaccine, or
if you caught COVID-19 after just one dose of a 2-dose vaccine and your certificate shows that your vaccination course is complete after the administration of just one dose of the vaccine
Edited by Sim75 on Thursday 10th March 23:41
Sim75 said:
Thought that might be the case.
Anyone have any reccomendations on who's good for testing?
Collinson have airport locations and give a result in about 20 minutes for LFT tests. I went to their drive through one in Luton Airport the day before my flight in September (also to the Algarve coincidentally) and barely got back to the M1 before getting a notification to my email about a negative test. If you've got a middle of the day flight, book a test for an hour or so before checking in on the day of the flight and you'll likely get the result and be able to check in and fly off fine.Anyone have any reccomendations on who's good for testing?
75Black said:
Collinson have airport locations and give a result in about 20 minutes for LFT tests. I went to their drive through one in Luton Airport the day before my flight in September (also to the Algarve coincidentally) and barely got back to the M1 before getting a notification to my email about a negative test. If you've got a middle of the day flight, book a test for an hour or so before checking in on the day of the flight and you'll likely get the result and be able to check in and fly off fine.
think i'll go PCR a couple of days prior.not sure i could bear the fallout from the wife and kids of having all the bags packed and a positive result, one hour before the taxi arrives!
I flew Gatwick back to Lisbon a few days ago with TAP (live here).
At check in they asked to see my vaccine cert (three jabs in Portugal) and of course a PLF. don’t forget these for in and out.
This was my first trip to UK for two years and of course since brexit had to use the non EU passport control exit at Lisbon. I showed my residency docs first so they didn’t stamp my passport.
At check in they asked to see my vaccine cert (three jabs in Portugal) and of course a PLF. don’t forget these for in and out.
This was my first trip to UK for two years and of course since brexit had to use the non EU passport control exit at Lisbon. I showed my residency docs first so they didn’t stamp my passport.
languagetimothy said:
I flew Gatwick back to Lisbon a few days ago with TAP (live here).
At check in they asked to see my vaccine cert (three jabs in Portugal) and of course a PLF. don’t forget these for in and out.
This was my first trip to UK for two years and of course since brexit had to use the non EU passport control exit at Lisbon. I showed my residency docs first so they didn’t stamp my passport.
PLF?At check in they asked to see my vaccine cert (three jabs in Portugal) and of course a PLF. don’t forget these for in and out.
This was my first trip to UK for two years and of course since brexit had to use the non EU passport control exit at Lisbon. I showed my residency docs first so they didn’t stamp my passport.
Sim75 said:
languagetimothy said:
I flew Gatwick back to Lisbon a few days ago with TAP (live here).
At check in they asked to see my vaccine cert (three jabs in Portugal) and of course a PLF. don’t forget these for in and out.
This was my first trip to UK for two years and of course since brexit had to use the non EU passport control exit at Lisbon. I showed my residency docs first so they didn’t stamp my passport.
PLF?At check in they asked to see my vaccine cert (three jabs in Portugal) and of course a PLF. don’t forget these for in and out.
This was my first trip to UK for two years and of course since brexit had to use the non EU passport control exit at Lisbon. I showed my residency docs first so they didn’t stamp my passport.
If you’ve booked flights already look on the airline website for info. I think you can only do it until 48 hours prior to departure.
This is the one for entering Portugal
https://portugalcleanandsafe.pt/en/passenger-locat...
And this returning to UK
https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details...
But check links that your airline has.
Best print out once confirmed by email.
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