Traviata

We are still waiting...leaving two weeks from tomorrow............I hope!

J62

I submitted to the new website on Sunday. When I checked on Tue it said typical turn around is 3 days. Yesterday it said 4 days. and today now says...(I won't spoil the surprise, but if you're a linear thinker you'll get it.)

ellen75005

I just received this message from them this morning. I had submitted through the original site several weeks ago and resubmitted through the subsequent site about a week ago. "We are sorry to inform you that we are currently receiving a very large number of requests and will not be able to process them all.

We remind you that a negative result of an antigen test taken at a pharmacy, available all over France, grants the user a health pass that is valid for three days (72 hours).

We inform you that a new application is available online for foreign citizens except students : https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr...aire-etrangers

and following this link for students : https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr...aire-etudiants"

So I'm interpreting this as a response to my first (now outdated) application since the site they link to is the newer one, but when I check the progress on the most recent one, it says that files are usually processed within 5 days and still I've heard nothing.

So I'm resigned to the fact that I'll have to get antigen tests in Paris (I'll be there a month). Anecdotal evidence from this thread and others indicates that many restaurants accept the white CDC card, but museums are more strict. So I might schedule the museums in a cluster so I don't have to keep getting the test. Is it a pain? Yes, but in my opinion it's worth it to be able to be there again finally.

StuDudley

Why don't you obtain the Passe Sanitaire at a pharmacy in France?? Is there some reason that that can't be done?????

Stu Dudley

yestravel

my understanding is that many/most pharmacies are not doing it, people I know in Paris have not been able to get the pass that way,

StuDudley

Then where do the Parisians get the pass??

Stu Dudley

yestravel

it’s a different process if you are a French resident and got your vac there. My French friend who was vaccinated in the US cannot get it converted to the QR code anywhere she had tried. It’s converting non EU into the French system.

mjs

This morning one of us received the pass snd two of us did not even though they were submitted on the same date and almost identical information. Leaving tomorrow so will try a pharmacy in Paris on Sunday

tedgale

Stu: I have read online that in mid-August, the French government instructed pharmacies not to process the information of vaccinated foreign travelers. All foreign travelers are required to use the online application route.

J62

Email reply received today for my emailed in application. In the meantime I've already submitted via the new application website but no change in status after a week.

************************************************** ***********************************We are sorry to inform you that we are currently receiving a very large number of requests and will not be able to process them all.

We remind you that a negative result of an antigen test taken at a pharmacy, available all over France, grants the user a health pass that is valid for three days (72 hours).

We inform you that a new application is available online for foreign citizens : https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr...aire-etrangers

scrb11

So I guess that's an invitation to reapply online if you emailed before?

Paqngo

I have applied both ways and got emails yesterday the same as J62. I did use different email addresses for the email and website so I would know which one worked. We leave on Tuesday and if they come in great otherwise I am not going to stress over it.

J62

Either an invitation to reapply online, or a notice that demand exceeds their ability to respond so you're "SOL for a pass before your arrive. But not to worry, you can get an antigen test upon arrival at a pharmacy and that'll cover you for 3 days"....

mjs

This is absurd. If they accept the CDC card for entry into France they should accept it as a Pass like Italy or until they can get their system working within reasonable speed

Traviata

I have received that same message yesterday.........so I will have to begin looking for a pharmacy when I arrive in 13 days. What I don't understand is the "3 days". Does that mean it is only good for three days? and, if so, are we expected to search for a new pass every three days?????

scrb11

3 days if you get a QR code by getting a test.

ellen75005

Traviata, yes, that's exactly what it means. I've read through other threads that people who are there now say that our CDC card is widely accepted, however. One person who's there now told me that museums are a little more strict than restaurants but others have said they've gotten into museums with the CDC card. I'm just going to play it by ear once I'm there. There are many pharmacies that will give the antigen test. I do believe they distinguish between 72 hours and three days, so just be aware of that (the regs say 72 hours).

mjs, I had that exact thought. They accept the CDC card to enter France; why not accept it when you're there. We're going to Italy from France and it's been so much easier to plan for that trip.

mjs

Just went to a pharmacy in Paris where others have gotten their CDC card converted in to the French pass and apparently the government told the pharmacies to stop as of one week ago. Our hotel concierge also told us the same thing. Wasted 60 euros for a negative antigen test so we can take the THV tomorrow. My vaccination pass will probably now come tomorrow

Traviata

ellen.....thank you. It makes no sense to me......imagine the work that this entails...every three days????

scrb11

Maybe look for other things to do than museums during a pandemic.

Spending a long time in indoor venues with hundreds or at least dozens of strangers should probably be low on your trip to-do list.