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I flew to Spain (from elsewhere in the EU) in September, my wife was not vaccinated so had to do all the extra paperwork and antigen tests both ways. We registe
by fy20 5y ago
I flew to Spain (from elsewhere in the EU) in September, my wife was not vaccinated so had to do all the extra paperwork and antigen tests both ways. We registered online with the Spanish health ministry before flying and were provided with a QR code, you have to say whether you are vaccinated, and if not are told you need to show a private negative test result on arrival.
On the way we were asked if we had a negative test at the airport, we showed it but they didn't look at it. On arrival they just asked to see the QR codes, not the test result.
The actual private antigen test results could very easily be altered with Preview.app. Most that we've done so far have a QR code that goes to a hosted version of the certificate, but nobody has ever scanned it. I wonder what would happen if you change it to a URL that returns a 404 - or even just remove it, one I took recently didn't even have that.
Security theatre for sure. Whenever I've travelled, I've been more worried that I might not have the right paperwork than catching COVID.
- underwater 5y ago> Whenever I've travelled, I've been more worried that I might not have the right paperwork than catching COVID. That's the enforcement mechanism that ensures the test is legitimate, not the QR code. If you fake a test result then you've committed fraud in a foreign country. If you take a real test, are positive, and travel anyway then you're knowingly violating the law and there is a non zero chance you'll be caught. I don't see how it is theatre when you admit that it achieved its aim of having you and your wife take a test pre- travel.