Help with Travel (Covid related)

[boxst]

My wife and daughter are currently in Costa Rica and I can't find out what is required for them to come home with regards to Covid tests.

They are not vaccinated so have a pretty tortuous journey (San Jose -> Mexico City -> Paris -> LHR (26 hours total)) and whilst the government websites do a great job of talking about what's needed to get into a country, getting out and transiting seems to be harder to find.

Any help appreciated.

[CoolHands]

I have no knowledge but would assume only the 1st and last countries matter? The in between ones you won’t be ‘in’, ie crossing the customs, so their rules won’t matter?

[GCH]

It's pretty easy compared to many places...

Mexico: has no vaccine or testing requirements, so that's easy.
France:
1) All passengers have to fill in an EU PLF here: https://app.euplf.eu/#/
2) Also required to have either a negative PCR test within 72 hrs or a negative antigen/LFT within 48 hrs. You need the test if entering France, but i *think* you may not need this if remaining airside when transiting CDG and not actually entering France.
UK: No restrictions and no silly PLF anymore.

As always, verify as this stuff is ever changing.

[Biggus thingus]

Lysirgin said:

Can anyone answer me if there are any travel restrictions now in Costa Rica? I know it's been a long time since this pandemic has persisted, and in many states, a lot of the restrictions have been lifted. I'm planning a seven days trip there next month with my family. We have already booked rooms at Los Altos Resort, and we will buy the plane tickets soon. The hotel manager informed us that we have nothing to worry about if we have a vaccination certificate.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/costa-rica/entry-requirements

After 1st April 2022 there are no covid related entry requirements

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