We flew MIA-SJU-EIS on American Airlines/Cape Air but booked as one record locator through AA. This is significant because bags are transferred quickly and without having to leave the secure TSA controlled area; we just walked from Terminal C, Gate 7 to Terminal D, Gate 4 which was 8-10 minutes.
Once arriving at EIS, here is what happened and how I wrote it for our family arriving later:
1) From the plane, you will be walked to a building where each of you will need to show your vaccine card, passport and travel authorisation. Much easier if these are printed out and you just hand them over. If not, do screen shots and have them ready. They will then hand you a test tube and a “Covid-19 FULLY VACCINATED” card. They will ask you to verify your name and DOB that is on the test tube. (The walk was 5 minutes adjacent to the tarmac into the building. The time inside was 3 minutes)
2) From that window, you will be instructed to go into an adjacent room for PCR testing. Sit in the chair and they will confirm your name and DOB on the test tube. They didn’t tell us anything about the “Covid-19 FULLY VACCINATED” card but you will NEED it later so hang onto it. (60-90 seconds)
3) Once you leave the room where the PCR test was done, you will be escorted to immigration where you need to show your negative test results (email or web link) from the place that did your Covid testing, BVI travel authorisation letter, vaccine card and passports (3-4 minutes)
4) From there you will be escorted to pick up your luggage. (30-60 seconds)
5) Now through Customs for declaration of fruits, foods and they will ask a couple questions about what is in your bags. We were each charged $10 for environmental fee. They did not search our bags. (2 minutes)
6) You will be escorted to the taxi stand kiosk which is just inside the exterior doors. He will need to see your BVI travel authorisation letter. Once he sees it, he will take you outside to a white table. (60 seconds)
7) At that white table, they will provide you with a GPS tracking device and charge each person $105 (paid Amex). This is where you must turn in the “Covid-19 FULLY VACCINATED” card.
8) The taxi driver will take your designated Quarantine location.
9) We stayed at the Wyndham Lambert Beach which was nice but very slow for room service due to high volume of people in quarantine. The guy that brought our room service was very nice and he delivered our dinner, breakfast and lunch ... hard worker! Be sure to check your order if staying here because each time there was something missing that he had to retrieve. The front desk staff was wonderful.
10) We were tested at EIS on June 4 between 4:55 PM and 5:05 PM and received our Quarantine Release Certificate at 4:53 PM on June 5 ... almost 24 hours exactly.
11) This is the information listed in the release:
If you are traveling with others, please ensure that everybody has been released before leaving quarantine.
While you are allowed to exit quarantine, you are still expected to ensure 6ft distance between you and others outside of your household, to wear a mask in public spaces and to regularly wash or sanitize your hands while in the British Virgin Islands. Failure to adhere will result in penalties.
Please do not cut, tamper with, or remove bracelets. Bracelets and tracking devices must be returned to the nearest police station using this certificate as evidence of release.
If you should develop symptoms of COVID-19, please call the Medical Hotline at 852-7650. Symptoms include, fever, shortness of breath, joint pains, headaches and loss of taste &/smell.
