- Thread starter Lou2100
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Any News Arriving from Canada (Puerto Plata Airport)?
Air Canada is now flying into POP through Toronto and Montreal on weekends. You can purchase your own self administered Canadian approved Covid test kit from them for your return to Canada. The US land border crossings just opened up to Canadians. No testing required to enter the US, just proof of vaccination. Canadian approved Covid PCR testing is still required for Canadians crossing back into Canada. Government representatives from the US and Canada are pressuring the Canadian government to eliminate the Covid PCR test or replace it with the 15 minute quick test. A few epidemiologists have come out in favour of the quick test. I’m hoping this pressure makes the government eliminate the PCR test requirement for Canadians returning from other countries. Otherwise we are back to a double standard. No testing required at land crossings but testing required at airports.
The Canadian Airline allowed you to board without filling out the E-Ticket on line, eh? Oh my...
So were you sent to a Gulag or did you get through without it? I am betting on the latter...........
Sorry I am a bit confuse with your reply. Can it be that what you call "fill out declarations online" here in the DR is called eticket which replaced the papers that you use to fill out before passing immigration, and when you say you had an eticket you are referring to your airplane ticket.
When you say staff help you out did they provide internet access?
Thank you for replying. Immigration should of used another name for the "online declarations" instead of eticket which has be used by airlines for many years replacing paper tickets. Typical in the DR clear as mud.....no problema!
Its good to know that they were able to help out with the internet. ( I remember my Mother was never able to learn to program a VCR so they need to set up help for these people)
I will give you a simple answer. If you land in the DR with or without an E Ticket there is NO chance that you will be denied entry...................................
Westjet, Air Canada, and other airlines are demanding the removal of the 72 hour before arrival PCR test for vaccinated Canadians arriving from international destinations. They sent a letter to Public Health Canada requesting rapid testing or random testing to replace the PCR testing. The airlines and airports don’t have the resources to comply with the PCR testing requirements since the rise in Omicron infections.
I’m optimistic the request won’t fall on deaf government ears. Fingers crossed. Wicked winter conditions in Ontario and Quebec now. If the PCR testing requirement is eliminated, expect to see waves of Canadians heading to the DR.
I’m optimistic the request won’t fall on deaf government ears. Fingers crossed. Wicked winter conditions in Ontario and Quebec now. If the PCR testing requirement is eliminated, expect to see waves of Canadians heading to the DR.