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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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07/17/2021 09:04 AM
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Everywhere on the Dutch side costs money, yes. And frankly, you don't WANT a place that has no appointments, as then you wait in line, usually in the sun, wasting valuable vacation time. As far as I know, the places that do tests on the Dutch side are listed in the link in the very first post, pinned to the top of the forum. We used Medworks and it was extremely prompt and (fairly) painless. Unless the US drops it's testing requirements, that's where we will go back to in October.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: KC2SXM]
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07/17/2021 09:56 AM
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We used Medworks in Simpson Bay also at tge suggestion of my daughter who uses them all the time, and while they were more expensive, we booked from home before getting to the island and will definitely use them again next trip. We showed up at the reserved appointed time and were taken immediately with the tests done and results ready within an hour and a half in printed format. EZ PZ. Worth the money not having to wait around in the hot sun.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/17/2021 01:04 PM
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Scubaman--which is MORE than the tests at Medwork, where you can get an appointment, and you get your test result back in under an hour. How long do people wait in line there?
Carol Hill
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: Bluesfan]
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07/17/2021 03:42 PM
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Bluesfan--someone else here reported that they had to wait like two hours in line at SLS, even though they had an appointment. Did you wait?
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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07/17/2021 04:34 PM
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Scubaman--which is MORE than the tests at Medwork, where you can get an appointment, and you get your test result back in under an hour. How long do people wait in line there? We got there at 4:50 and was done with testing at 5:15. Picked up results at Flamingo front desk at 9. No parking, just a short walk. All about convenience.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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07/17/2021 05:06 PM
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SLS test: No. We made appt for 1pm and walked right in. With interview and injection it took about 45 min. Got email results by 4pm. This was around June 16.
Last edited by Bluesfan; 07/17/2021 05:09 PM.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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07/23/2021 09:05 AM
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Still sounds like a lot of work to me. Two trips to the French side, not sure how much time overall, and you saved $50 over what we paid, for two people. Maybe we'll be lucky and not have to test upon our return in October. If we do, we will go back to Medwork.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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07/23/2021 08:29 PM
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Best and/or cheapest with ANYTHING does not usually go hand in hand.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
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07/23/2021 08:57 PM
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Thank you for that site. And for getting back into the US, it's the antigen test, not the PCR or any other? Thank you! Antigen test is all you need, very quick took us less than 5 mins to be tested, results by email in about an hour, if you want a print out, recommended, just go back during opening times and they print it out for you.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: Phyllis]
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07/23/2021 09:44 PM
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Antigen or PCR test are both acceptable to get back into the US. Antigen is cheaper and quicker.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
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07/29/2021 01:13 PM
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Sorry, what's the purpose of this Verifly? In St. Maarten, you will still have to stand in line at the airport, I think..
Thanks for the feedback on your testing.
Carol Hill
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: eightzerobits]
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07/29/2021 02:21 PM
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OK, do post an update as to your actual experience on checking in and at the airport.
Carol Hill
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/29/2021 02:54 PM
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Be sure and print out those results as they will want to see it at airport check-in. Really? We got our tests in our room at Les Balcons; they arranged for a nurse to come in to do the tests. 40 euro each. Nobody ever checked the test results in Saint Martin or upon entry to the US. JetBlue had us sign a doc that stipulated that we had the tests and the results were negative.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
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07/29/2021 02:58 PM
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Harry--AA definitely checked ours in SXM. They had people going through the HUGE check in line to verify test results, AND they checked them again at the counter. No one checked them in Miami though.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: eightzerobits]
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We did our Veritas Genetics rapid antigens tests in our hotel room this morning. The procedure was observed via Zoom for 2 adults and 2 kids. End to end took less than 15 minutes to complete and have the results read. Certification of results in PDF form was in my inbox is less than an hour. Send those off to Verifly (American Airlines partner) and they were accepted. Overall great experience, $150 to test four people and no lines or anything. I’ll update this thread of there are any problems getting home, but definitely glad we went this route. Divi “ran out of test kits” yesterday so we would have had to venture out to find tests 😬 Thank you for updating, I ordered from Veritas this week for my wife and I. Let us know if the airline had any issues. Thank you!
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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07/29/2021 03:18 PM
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We just made appts. @ Bellevue pharmacie for tomorrow 10 AM - $47 pp.
I'm going where the weather suits my clothes.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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07/29/2021 03:27 PM
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Harry--AA definitely checked ours in SXM. They had people going through the HUGE check in line to verify test results, AND they checked them again at the counter. No one checked them in Miami though. Same here.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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07/30/2021 02:58 PM
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OK, do post an update as to your actual experience on checking in and at the airport. After being verified by Verifly we were able to checkin online for our AA flight and get mobile boarding passes.
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Re: Best and/or cheapest place for exit test for back to USA?
[Re: eightzerobits]
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07/30/2021 03:32 PM
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OK, checking in online is good. I assume you haven't left yet? Hopefully if most people are able to check in online, then there will be a line just to check bags, and that will greatly lessen the lines at check in at the airport. Please post another update when you can.
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