Medellin Reports

[Butch145]

How easy are we able to get test done in Medellin?

I have a short stay plan in Medellin and want to make sure I have time to get PCR test done to get back to USA.

[SlapShot10]

Nope as of 12/6/21 everyone over 2 yrs regardless of nationality or vaccination status has to have a neg. Test within 24 hrs of travel.

Colombia's Ministry of Health announced, effective December 14,2021, new entry requirements for all travelers 18 years and older arriving to Colombia by air.

For non-resident foreign travelers 18 years and older:

Vaccinated non-resident foreign travelers must present proof they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 for at least 14 days prior to travel.

If less than 14 days have elapsed or if the vaccination scheme is not complete, the traveler must present a PCR test with a negative result taken within 72 hours of boarding.

Unvaccinated non-resident foreign travelers will not be allowed to enter Colombia.

[Kafka]

LOL. I pay them to leave.

I think if you add in the tag line "Money is the world's greatest aphrodisiac" the pay for sex angle is pretty obvious.

[GeneHickman]

Good luck testing negative after 5 days. Studies show people testing positive for months after being infected.

Plenty of such examples especially as I said in the young and double vaxed and boosted groups especially with omicron. Worst case, you recovered but keep testing positive you take the default option the way JJbee did. No downside, only upside. I will take that every time.

[GeneHickman]

You're still good if you are fully vaccinated for the 72 hour rule thr 24 hours only applies to non vaccinated international tourists.

Nope as of 12/6/21 everyone over 2 yrs regardless of nationality or vaccination status has to have a neg. Test within 24 hrs of travel.

[Queens35]

You're still good if you are fully vaccinated for the 72 hour rule thr 24 hours only applies to non vaccinated international tourists.

That's wrong. Whether or not you are vaccinated, you have to test 1 day before travel back to the US.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html

[Capt Spaz]

You're still good if you are fully vaccinated for the 72 hour rule thr 24 hours only applies to non vaccinated international tourists.

I don't think you are correct about this (https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...to-the-us.html).

(Caveat: I'm only responding to this post and haven't followed any posting history).

COVID-19 Travel.

December 30,2021 New Requirements for Air Travelers to the USA.

Updated Pre-departure Testing Requirements for Air Travelers to the USA.

Starting on December 6, air travelers aged two and older, regardless of nationality or vaccination status, are required to show documentation of a negative viral test result taken within one day of the flight's departure to the United States before boarding. You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight. That includes all travelers – USA Citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), and foreign nationals.

If you recently recovered from COVID-19, you may instead travel with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 (I. E. , your positive COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight's departure from a foreign country, and a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel).

Exemptions will be considered on an extremely limited basis. Please visit the CDC for more information about exemptions and the requirement for proof of negative COVID-19 test or recovery from COVID-19, including types of accepted tests for all air passengers arriving in the United States.

Please see the CDC website for further information on the Omicron Variant.

CDC Order.

The CDC recommends that you do not travel internationally until you are fully vaccinated. International travel poses additional risks, and even fully vaccinated travelers might be at increased risk for getting and possibly spreading some COVID-19 variants. Delay travel and stay home to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. If you do travel, follow all CDC recommendations before, during, and after travel.

USA Citizens who choose to travel internationally should be aware that they may face unexpected challenges related to COVID-19 as they attempt return to the United States or attempt to travel from one overseas destination to another. If you choose to travel internationally, be sure to make contingency plans, as you may find yourself having to remain in a foreign country longer than originally planned.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order, which took effect November 8, 2021, requiring all non-immigrant, non-citizen air travelers to the United States to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States remains in effect. Travelers should monitor the CDC website on international travel for the latest guidance regarding testing requirements.

Exceptions to the CDC Order requiring all air passengers to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States are extremely limited to the following groups:

Children under 18.

People medically unable to receive the vaccine.

Emergency travelers who do not have timely access to a vaccine.

Humanitarian exemptions to the CDC order are granted on an extremely limited basis.

For additional information, please visit our FAQs for answers to questions about the requirement for proof of negative COVID-19 test or recovery from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving in the United States.

[Gbaby32]

When the return testing interval was 72 hrs. I landed on Thursday, have a cita, do my test Friday morning, go about my business Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning and board Sunday afternoon for a flight back home. Now 24 hrs and a highly infectious variant rampaging through makes it more risky to get stuck in quarantine. What's insane is the inconsistency from the CDC. If you are a health worker and we need you, you can return to work with sick and vulnerable patients 5 days or even earlier if you are asymptomatic and without even testing. However if you are an international traveler, it is minimum 10 days to 2 weeks of quarantine with testing and all that crap. I try to respect these agencies but they are not covering themselves in glory with these mixed messages. I think the travel testing should be repealed at this point. What is the point when you don't have it for domestic flights but enforce it for international flights, and when it is rampaging in the country any way. You say to keep out variants? How well did that work for you with omicron? This is beyond sensible containment policy now. It's infringing on people's rights with no reasonable cause. Instead just asking people not to travel while sick and (giving them a free switch option) and staying with temperature checks and masking on aeroplanes is the better approach.

You're still good if you are fully vaccinated for the 72 hour rule thr 24 hours only applies to non vaccinated international tourists.

[Mr Enternational]

Right here's some information to share with you, the easiest way to have sex women is to pay for it. Which is what 99% of the men on this site do...

"Money is the worlds greatest aphrodisiac'.

That does not say giving out money is the aphrodisiac. Just someone believing you have money has that effect. I am sure you have seen the videos of a guy trying to talk to a chick and she won't give him any play, but as soon as she sees him climbing into an expensive car or whatever her tune changes.

[Kafka]

Right here's some information to share with you, the easiest way to have sex women is to pay for it. Which is what 99% of the men on this site do...

"Money is the worlds greatest aphrodisiac'.

That is maybe partially correct.

"What is the purpose of this Forum?

The purpose of this Forum is to facilitate the exchange of information between men who are looking for sex with women. ".

[JjBee62]

That is maybe partially correct.

"What is the purpose of this Forum?

The purpose of this Forum is to facilitate the exchange of information between men who are looking for sex with women..

I think if you add in the tag line "Money is the world's greatest aphrodisiac" the pay for sex angle is pretty obvious.

[InsolentSpike]

I've been in MDE during Semana Santa. It will be ok through Wednesday afternoon. From Wed night through Sat afternoon, you better have girls you've already been with lined up or it will be slim. Saturday and Sunday a bit better.

Thank you brother. I might pull the trigger just want to make sure. Appreciate it.

[Combo]

Is it really that dead this week?

I know someone posted to avoid this week but this is the only week I have off until the summer.

Just wondering how bad it is during this time for those that have been there at this time.

Thanks!

I've been in MDE during Semana Santa. It will be ok through Wednesday afternoon. From Wed night through Sat afternoon, you better have girls you've already been with lined up or it will be slim. Saturday and Sunday a bit better.

[InsolentSpike]

Is it really that dead this week?

I know someone posted to avoid this week but this is the only week I have off until the summer.

Just wondering how bad it is during this time for those that have been there at this time.

Thanks!

[Robhar74]

Good luck testing negative after 5 days. Studies show people testing positive for months after being infected.

Point taken. But it might also offer insight to those with a big gubberment proclivity why so many folks have such low trust in their actions. It's not illogical.

That aside, knowing these rules also offers one the ability to best work around them legally. If I take a couple of home test kits with me, and test positive, then do the right thing and extend my stay in a hotel room in isolation by a few days and self quarantine and then on the 5th day, I am asymptomatic and test negative, I can board the plane with an n-95 and negative test and I have broken no rules nor harmed anyone. I have also saved 5-9 days of wasteful time stuck due to idiotic policy. That's not such an outlandish outcome for a younger healthier person who is double vaxed and boosted.

The 10 or 14 days is arbitrary, and discriminatory and against international travel and currently achieving no purpose other than hurting the battered tourism and hospitality industry.