No testing requirement from USA/FRANCE-SXM-SBH if vaccinated and boosted

Eve said:

The issue really isn’t the ease of getting in. It is the problem with testing positive before coming home and not knowing you have it. And being stuck.

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• St Barts update – Jan 19 update
  
  • No pre-registration required
  • All travelers 18 and older must show proof of being fully vaccinated
  • All travelers 18 and older must proof of a negative COVID test, no more than 48 hours old at the time you board the flight into St Barts. Rapid antigen test recommended.
  • UK residents are allowed to enter St Barts, effective January 14, 2022, however they must provide a test result that is no more than 24 hours old.
  • NOTE: If arriving via St Martin from France or the US, no test is required if you are fully vaccinated and boosted

FamilyTraveler said:

Forgive me for being confused but the Wimco site states "All travelers 18 and older must proof of a negative COVID test, no more than 48 hours old at the time you board the flight into St Barts. Rapid antigen test recommended." and it also states " NOTE: If arriving via St Martin from France or the US, no test is required if you are fully vaccinated and boosted."

Perhaps in the Note section they are referring to St. Martin ONLY because St. Martin does not require testing if you are boosted?

• St Barts update – Jan 19 update
  • No pre-registration required
  • All travelers 18 and older must show proof of being fully vaccinated
  • All travelers 18 and older must proof of a negative COVID test, no more than 48 hours old at the time you board the flight into St Barts. Rapid antigen test recommended.
  • UK residents are allowed to enter St Barts, effective January 14, 2022, however they must provide a test result that is no more than 24 hours old.
  • NOTE: If arriving via St Martin from France or the US, no test is required if you are fully vaccinated and boosted

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heelhoo said:

Nils Dufau said in a message on Facebook to me that the information should be on their official website this afternoon. I presume this is the official website where it would be posted: https://www.saintbarth-tourisme.com/en/download-category/covid19-en/

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Happycamper said:

Personally, and I may be in the minority, I preferred having everyone tested. It made the flights seem safer and the island seem safer. It may have all just been in my head, but I liked knowing that everyone around me had at least a negative test in the last few days. Also, being someone who caught asymptomatic covid while double vaxed and boostered, I know that it isn't a panacea and under the St Barth new policy I would have been welcomed in while unknowing spreading it around.

For travelers' own self interest, I would highly recommend getting your whole group tested prior to heading to St Barth or else risk spending the week or two cross contaminating each other and then getting stuck, banned from re-entry to their home countries on the back end.

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elgreaux said:

I am not sure that the "vax + booster = no test is a reality"... I emailed the prefecture and they did not confirm that. I am going to reach out to Nils again. please stay tuned...

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heelhoo said:

Heard from Nils again: The file has been sent to our website manager in France. Because of the time difference with France, it might not appear on our site before tomorrow morning.

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Eve said:

The issue really isn’t the ease of getting in. It is the problem with testing positive before coming home and not knowing you have it. And being stuck.

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cassidain said:

the administration has announced a press conference this evening for the purpose of detailing some easing of restrictions to come.
à suivre . . .

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