Returning to Colombia in the time of Covid 19

Marquezdl wrote:

The latest I have heard/read is that Colombia is scheduled to reopen the airports and resume commercial flights inbound starting 1 September on a trial basis.
Anyone know of any changes to this?
Also, do any of you know of any viable alternative means of getting from Conus to Colombia
in September?

Conus to Colombia?

Continental United States, I am guessing.

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Flights resume September 1st.  Meanwhile land and sea borders are closed.  This is according to the World Nomads site at www.worldnomads.com in an update today, August 3, 2020.

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The U.S. State Department has just lifted its global warning against international travel by USA citizens.

So travelers from the USA can fly to Colombia starting in several weeks having their home country's blessing, provided Colombia does not extend its ban on passenger flights past the longstanding date of August 31 (2020).

According to NBC News, neighboring Ecuador is the only country in South America currently allowing foreign citizens to enter.  Most travelers entering Ecuador are supposed to self-quarantine for up to two weeks.

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See this link from early August for the latest published info I have found on the web:

https://colombiareports.com/colombia-wi … r-traffic/

The latest I heard was pilot flights starting in September and more in October with the first "public" flights in November. Also, supposedly the government (some minister of something - the technical term) has asked the airlines for their top 5 countries -  Chile, Panama, U.S., Ecuador and Peru. And apparently Peru is still closed so the airlines asked for Spain as the 5th country. This is from an article on August 27. Clearly I read too much.

OP Marquezdl just reported on another thread of this forum that he has received an email from the U.S. State Department.  The thread is titled Expatriation to Colombia:  Border Updates.

He says the email told him some commercial flights into Colombia will resume on September 19th with "regular" commercial service resuming on the 21st.  There is no mention of a quarantine requirement.  A covid-test is required within 96 hours before flying, as confirmed in the email.

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I received the same e-mail.  It says that as long as you receive a negative PCR Covid-19 test within 96 hours of departing for colombia, fill out the Check-Mig form at least 24 hours before departing for Colombia, and you use the CoronApp to assist with contact tracing while in Colombia, that you will not be required to self-quarantine upon arrival. 👍🏼

We will see how that works..

Because PCR tests in Colombia as of now take 8 to 10 days to get results in Colombia.

They cost about 250 mil pesos per person.

Even if they some how get the turnaround down to 4 days if you pay a "Premium",  there is no way that any country that currently requires a 14 day quarantine will accept a PCR test undertaken in Colombia in lieu of the quarantine.

I have a feeling after the first few flights and resulting chaos, the rules will change.

They had similar impossible to meet COVID testing and quarantine  rules for inter-municipio travel in some Departments prior to September 1,but they were never strictly enforced, and were all dropped after September 1.

Now you can travel anywhere in Colombia without Quarantine  or COVID testing of any type.

nico peligro wrote:

We will see how that works..

Because PCR tests in Colombia as of now take 8 to 10 days to get results in Colombia....

I have a feeling after the first few flights and resulting chaos, the rules will change.

They had similar impossible to meet COVID testing and quarantine  rules for inter-municipio travel in some Departments prior to September 1,but they were never strictly enforced, and were all dropped after September 1.

Now you can travel anywhere in Colombia without Quarantine  or COVID testing of any type.

Posters on this forum yesterday reported that the U.S. State Department had emailed them saying the covid tests are required to take place before flying to Colombia. They said that the rules allow Expat arrivals who are covid-negative to enter Colombia without going into quarantine.

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