OhioLiz

@bullettoothtony Thanks for that. I'll look into that. I so appreciate hearing about actual experiences...it's helpful.

Philk

No problem, it all seemed overwhelming when I started planning a trip and advice here was helpful so happy to pay it back

rolandmwebster

Hi Everyone,

I've been reading this forum all day and it's been incredibly helpful. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to answer people's questions on here!

I'm a British Citizen living in the US as a green card holder. I have flights booked to visit my family in the UK from Aug 29 - Sep 10. Given I'm a green card holder, will I have any issues returning to the US? Has anybody else had experience with this? My understanding is that I will be allowed back in due to my permanent residence status.

Thank you!

destone

You’re fine. Just show the GC to the agent at the check-in counter.

rolandmwebster

Thank you very much! I'll be sure to update with my experience.

Shark013

I booked on line with Walgreens drive through had my results with in 2 hours via email
And yes they do request proof of the result before you even get to check in.

Irish_Girl

This wasn't for UK travel, but we used Walgreens for travel to Hawaii and we had the test results back in a couple of hours too. It was a really straightforward process and we didn't have to pay.

Olly_

Was that the rapid test or the PCR test?

Philk

Rapid ID Now test, was good enough to get me on the flight to the UK
Made it back to to the US today

Lion in Winter

Who did you use for your return flight test?

Philk

ExpressTest at Heathrow T2 - not the best experience as the day we went (Sunday) they were slammed so even though we and other people in line had appointments booked, people that needed a test for a flight later that day were being moved to the front. Took about 20 minutes before we were tested, went to a Cafe Nero at the same terminal afterwards and by the time we were finishing our coffee the results were in our inbox

Lion in Winter

Right, thanks. I think I'll just find a local Boots or something. I'll be returning from Manchester, but will be in Liverpool so something local there should do it.

Olly_

If you want to avoid having to look for a test location in the UK you can order a pack of these and take them with you - https://www.emed.com/products/covid-...stkit-six-pack

You take the kit with you, perform the test under video supervision and get the result in 15 minutes.

Lion in Winter

That's handy, thank you, but I'm the only one going so buying six tests seems a bit overboard. That would be great for a family traveling. I'll look and see if someone will sell me a single though.

Olly_

Yes, that is annoying - Walgreens sell the same test individually but it doesn't include use of the Navica app so it won't work for travel.