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Canuck_Travelle
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Mar 09, 2022

Canadian Snowbirds heading home-Antigen Rapid Tests required

Seeing that soon there will be a swell of Canadian Snowbirds heading home and seeing the protocol at the border is a requirement of a certified Rapid Test (Antigen) test not more than 24 hours prior t...
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Guthaways
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Mar 09, 2022
We did this last week. The test has to be done the day before you cross the border, so we did it in Oregon at a shopping mall. Cost was $129 US each, and results were emailed to us within half an hour.
Easy peasy. FYI, the border patrol person did not ask to see the ArriveCan app at all. She just wanted to see the emailed results of our Covid test, and our passports. Far less involved than I had anticipated. Shortest border return ever.

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