I'm confident I'm COVID-free and will be able to travel with very low risk to myself and others: I'm TRIPLE vaxxed with an approved vaccine (2 jabs plus got a booster last week) and have the (admittedly meager) US CDC cards to show that, and I'll be getting not one but TWO PCR tests a couple days before we depart for Portugal. So I've been willing to jump though the hoops so I don't waste the first day of my vacation stuck in my room. I have been working under the assumption that if you did the test-upon-arrival, you are expected to self-isolate (stay in your hotel room) until your negative test results are sent to you. "They were able to get tested fairly quickly at the airport and do not have to quarantine awaiting test results." The test center appointment web form offers the option of the " nasopharyngeal (NP) swab" but since I've never heard of that being a requirement (for Ponta Delgada or anywhere else), I did not select that option. I just scheduled a PCR test for next week shortly before I fly to Ponta Delgada from the USA. But that should all be moot now, except for the requirement to show a recent test on m - That's very helpful (and to me, quite surprising) information. Of course, if COVID numbers go bad quickly, they could always roll back to the earlier restrictions/requirements.Īnd yes, the "days" are counted from your last test, not by counting your days in the Azores (which might differ by up to 2 days). But several people have reported online (in the Azores forum) that the Day 6 test is no longer being done. I saw no announcements in the Portuguese or Azores press about this. Furthermore, valid EU residency documents continue to be accepted for travel purposes, until the new card is issued.Previously the Azores required a test upon arrival, and you had to isolate in your accommodations until your negative test results arrived (or you could simply arrive with evidence of an acceptable negative test, and they set you free), then additional tests on "Day 6" and also on "Day 12".Īccording to all reports I've seen, the Day 12 test requirement was dropped a while ago (maybe 6 weeks back?), and then more recently (maybe 10 days ago?), the Day 6 test was also quietly dropped. It is valid until the new card is issued. The certificate with the QR code, that can be downloaded from the Portal, continues to be an official residency document for those under the Withdrawal Agreement. They do not need to contact SEF at this time. Those resident in mainland Portugal who have already registered on the Portal will be contacted by SEF once phase 2 of the process is officially launched there. In addition to providing their data for the new card, residents will also be able to update their information with SEF.īritish nationals already registered on the Brexit Portal will be notified by email, this will be done in chronological order by date of registration. Azores: Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada The Immigration and Border Service (SEF) is today starting to contact British nationals resident in Madeira or the Azores under the Withdrawal Agreement, for them to schedule appointments to provide their biometric data for the new residency card.ĭuring this pilot project, British nationals resident on the Portuguese islands will be able, from 21 February, to go to SEF's offices in:
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