{"id":584,"date":"2021-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gyl.fi\/hvest\/2021\/05\/20\/certificate_of_negative_covid-test_for_tourists_returning_home\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:29:59","slug":"certificate_of_negative_covid-test_for_tourists_returning_home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/certificate_of_negative_covid-test_for_tourists_returning_home\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate of negative Covid-test for tourists returning home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(<a href=\"\/\/\/\/frettir\/Update_Certificate_of_negative_Covid-test_for_tourists_returning_home\/\">Outdated, for newer information see here<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many countries require negative PCR tests for people entering their country. This includes tourists returning home after their wonderful stay in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>In order to obtain this certificate, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Register for a barcode at <\/span><a style=\"background-color: initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/covid.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/travel.covid.is\/<\/a><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">.<\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">The test and the certificate cost 7,000 ISK, you need to have a cell phone (with a phone number anywhere in the world) and an email address.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Decide where and when to get the test.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Tests are done many times a day in Reykjav\u00edk and with short turnover time. When you sign up for a barcode, you can make an appointment simultaneously.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">We also do tests here in the Westfjords; every weekday in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur at 13:00 <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">8:30<\/span> and in Patreksfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30. Please register for these tests by calling (+354) 450 4500, so we can adjust staffing in time. You come to the locations shown in red in the image attached or follow these links for exact location: <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.is\/kort\/?d=hashid%3A4wvOg&amp;x=313166&amp;y=626012&amp;type=map&amp;nz=14.59&amp;ja360=1&amp;jh=126.7\">\u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.is\/kort\/?d=hashid%3AjXOjJ&amp;x=270301&amp;y=575535&amp;ja360=1&amp;nz=13.70&amp;jh=48.9\">Patreksfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/a>. Come by car or foot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Our locations are currently not available in a dropdown menu on the registration site. Don&#039;t worry about that, sign up for a test in Reykjav\u00edk and use the same barcode when you come to us.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">If you need a test at other times or on weekends, call (+354) 450 4500 to make an appointment. We try to accommodate requests but make no guarantees. In most cases, it is just easiest to do the test in Reykjav\u00edk.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Because these are asymptomatic tests, no quarantine is needed while waiting for the results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Test results and certificate will be sent within 24 hours to your phone and email.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Updated 1st June 2021 with new time in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img src='\/hvest\/gamlar_myndir\/l_image60a626d770027.jpg'><br \/><em>Covid-test locations<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Author: G\u00d3<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Outdated, for newer information see here) Many countries require negative PCR tests for people entering their country. This includes tourists returning home after their wonderful stay in Iceland. 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