Accepted Covid Tests When Entering US

[alexmamone 17]

Im flying to the US next week and would like to ask if anyone has used the Rapid Antigen Test and was able to enter with no problems? I have read the CDC guidelines and it says antigen test is accepted but are all antigen tests valid? 😅 This might have been asked before but I have not found enough threads for it.

 

(Anxious traveler who wants to make sure the preflight procedures will go smoothly )

Thank you!

 

[Timona 4,207]

Look at guidelines by your airline. Simple. 

[alexmamone 17]

35 minutes ago, Timona said:

Look at guidelines by your airline. Simple. 

I already did that a bunch of times. But  im wary of the antigen tests that is why I am asking for confirmation or reassurance. Thank you for the advice anyway

 

[Steve2022 41]

5 hours ago, alexmamone said:

I already did that a bunch of times. But  im wary of the antigen tests that is why I am asking for confirmation or reassurance. Thank you for the advice anyway

 

Why would you be "wary" of antigen tests?  They are not as reliable as PCR, this is true.  But as long as it meets the standards of your airline, and all countries involved, then there should be no problem.  Somehow I doubt an antigen test is good enough.  You should probably get a PCR test to avoid issues, if you have a choice.

[alexmamone 17]

2 hours ago, Steve2022 said:

Why would you be "wary" of antigen tests?  They are not as reliable as PCR, this is true.  But as long as it meets the standards of your airline, and all countries involved, then there should be no problem.  Somehow I doubt an antigen test is good enough.  You should probably get a PCR test to avoid issues, if you have a choice.

I meant I was not sure if it is good enough. But yes I will probably get a PCR test just to be sure. Thank you!

[Chancy 6,241]

14 hours ago, alexmamone said:

Im flying to the US next week and would like to ask if anyone has used the Rapid Antigen Test and was able to enter with no problems?

 

I had a rapid antigen test for my flight back in Nov 2021.  No issues with the test itself, but I did have some issues with the format of the test results sheet.  Details in the post below --

 

 

[NoMansLand2020 298]

My fiancée and her two kids just entered last Friday. They got rapid antigen swabs and had no issues. 

 

RT-PCR results take too long and they are very expensive. I've heard of many people having false positive results and we had one also that nearly caused my fiancée to miss second day of medical and interview. Luckily we retested immediately and received a negative result. 

Edited March 3, 2022 by NoMansLand2020

[TerrySF 8]

I just re-entered the US yesterday and the rapid antigen test was good enough (and cheap). Got results within the hour (took it in the am and flew at 10pm).