Canadians travelling for EV Earthling tour/PCR tests

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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    mwplum said:
    Zod said:
    mwplum said:
    I ended up buying a LAMP test through Switch (partners with Air Canada). Cost was $149 CAD + tax + shipping. It's accepted by the Government, and you do the test live over videochat and then they send you the paperwork immediately. So plan is to cross border, pull over in Blaine, and go down!

    how does that work? they mail you a test, and you take it yourself?  how do you get it back to them?
    Sorry, have been offline for past few days. I was really surprised as unlike so many, you don’t need to send anything in! You just take test with video chat on (in front of their nurse). The nurse reads your result after you hold it up for them to see, and then they email you the paperwork within an hour. Amazing really.

    Thanks everyone for weighing in! I’m so excited! 

    and that's a proper pcr/naat test, not an antigen test?  I kind of thought the ones permissible to cross the border had to be tested in a lab?
  • RatherStarved
    RatherStarved Posts: 5,810
    Canadians in Seattle:  represent well the next two nights! 
    PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2; 2024:  Vancouver 1-2, LV 1-2, LA 1-2, Napa, Barcelona 1-2; Indy; Chicago 1-2; MSG 1-2; Philly 2; Boston 2; Ohana 1-2; 2025: FL 1-2, ATL 1-2, Nash 1-2, Pit 1-2.
     
    EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.

    Gutted:  London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,873
    RatherStarved said:
    Canadians in Seattle:  represent well the next two nights! 

    Yes! Also any of ya's are able to pick up an extra enamel event pin, please let me know.
    Have fun! :)
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    In washingston state now.  Border crossing into the us was damn easy.  Handed them our vaccine proofs with the passports and tje guy says hes not the vaccine police.  Now were at the testing place way ahead of schedule.
  • juliefer
    juliefer New Westminster, BC Posts: 401
    Our border experience was great too, and I managed to book a free appointment at CVS in Lynnwood for on our way in to Seattle. Never received the test results though, I think because they come by text and we have Canadian phone numbers? So I called this morning and they emailed them to us and now we're good to go. A bit of a hassle but well worth the effort. 2 great shows and met a ton of good people. 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    Didnt know about cvs.  We paid for our pcr tests and they came back in less than 24 hours.  Good stuff.  On our way to port angeles to go home.
  • juliefer
    juliefer New Westminster, BC Posts: 401
    Zod said:
    Didnt know about cvs.  We paid for our pcr tests and they came back in less than 24 hours.  Good stuff.  On our way to port angeles to go home.
    I didn't either until I did some last minute searching on the weekend. 
    All that stress beforehand was hard, but once the trip was in progress everything worked out perfectly. And we're home now, super easy border crossing.
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    Glad you guys made out ok with the process. Last year was stressful going to California and getting home. Thankfully the restrictions seem to be getting lighter and lighter. Hopefully by May no test will be needed. 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,873
    PJNB said:
    Glad you guys made out ok with the process. Last year was stressful going to California and getting home. Thankfully the restrictions seem to be getting lighter and lighter. Hopefully by May no test will be needed. 

    End of March here no masks and vaccination passports are required. Should be very interesting. 
     
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    Made it home, no problems.  Only issue was the vaccine proof I attached for my wife to the arrivecan app only showed the bar code, not the rest of it.   Showed the customs officer the printout and all was good.   Never asked how much alcohol I brought back (tried to buy stuff not available in Canada).  Should of brought more :)

    Looking forward to the border restrictions being removed at some point.  Unless things change, it seems kind of pointless to test, when the virus is spreading on both sides of the border.  Washington State's restrictions seemed very similar to here in BC.  Vaccine proof for indoor non-essential stuff,  masks, etc.. 

    Glad we took the risk.  Really enjoyed the shows.   Wasn't sure how often the earthlings would get the chance to tour, so really made the effort based on the possibility this could be the only chance to see the album played live.
  • Horse2345
    Horse2345 Posts: 3,294
    Zod said:
    Made it home, no problems.  Only issue was the vaccine proof I attached for my wife to the arrivecan app only showed the bar code, not the rest of it.   Showed the customs officer the printout and all was good.   Never asked how much alcohol I brought back (tried to buy stuff not available in Canada).  Should of brought more :)

    Looking forward to the border restrictions being removed at some point.  Unless things change, it seems kind of pointless to test, when the virus is spreading on both sides of the border.  Washington State's restrictions seemed very similar to here in BC.  Vaccine proof for indoor non-essential stuff,  masks, etc.. 

    Glad we took the risk.  Really enjoyed the shows.   Wasn't sure how often the earthlings would get the chance to tour, so really made the effort based on the possibility this could be the only chance to see the album played live.
    Do our BC passports work or do you need to get the Canadian ones?
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    Horse2345 said:
    Zod said:
    Made it home, no problems.  Only issue was the vaccine proof I attached for my wife to the arrivecan app only showed the bar code, not the rest of it.   Showed the customs officer the printout and all was good.   Never asked how much alcohol I brought back (tried to buy stuff not available in Canada).  Should of brought more :)

    Looking forward to the border restrictions being removed at some point.  Unless things change, it seems kind of pointless to test, when the virus is spreading on both sides of the border.  Washington State's restrictions seemed very similar to here in BC.  Vaccine proof for indoor non-essential stuff,  masks, etc.. 

    Glad we took the risk.  Really enjoyed the shows.   Wasn't sure how often the earthlings would get the chance to tour, so really made the effort based on the possibility this could be the only chance to see the album played live.
    Do our BC passports work or do you need to get the Canadian ones?

    The same place you download the BC vax passport, you can download the Canada one too.  I had downloaded the Canada one.

    Truth was:

    1) US Border didn't care.   The customers officer questioned me why we include paper with the passports, and I told him his was our proof of vaccine.   He said we're not the vaccine police.. lol.

    2) In the US I think we could of used anything to prove we were vaccinated.  We used the Canadian vax passport, but I doubt they would of cared if we used the BC one.  They just wanted proof.

    3) Not sure about the return trip.  All the ArriveCan asks for is proof of vaccination.  I suppose that could be anything.  The original card, the Canada passport, bc passport, etc.. they were non specific.

    That being said the Canada passport is on the same website you get the BC one, so no harm no foul and having it ready.   I had both the federal one and BC one on my phone.

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