Returning to USA CDC Requirements -Positive test results & Medical letter-

You might find this article helpful: https://thriftytraveler.com/guides/doctors-note-international-travel/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%5BDaily+Beat%5D+%E2%9C%88%EF%B8%8F++Recovered+from+COVID%3F+How+to+Avoid+Testing+to+Fly+Home&utm_campaign=Daily+Beat+-+2%2F1%2F2022

There is thread of somebody from Italy doing the same. Could not find the link! Pl search the forum. They got a letter from their US doctor and United let the board no problem

I'm the person who posted several weeks ago about my dear friend's experience in Italy when he tested positive. Here is a link to my posting in this forum:

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/testing-covid-positive-in-italy-a-true-story

And here is a link to the forum discussion begun by someone else in which I post my conclusions about how one might handle such a situation in the future, given my friend's experience. Scroll down a bit to my posting:

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/percentage-that-get-stuck-because-of-covid

I would suggest that you read the guidance that your airline posts. If your situation is as you describe, United Airlines (at least) would almost certainly have no problem with that documentation.

We had a very easy time checking into our flight at LHR. We showed our proof of positive covid test which included name, date, time & place of testing (within 90 days of travel) & a note from health care provider (Patient First) stating “free of symptomatic disease, able to return to work” . The agent checked these papers and let us through to check in for the flight to JFK, no problem. We did not take any covid test in the UK before departing because we had these documents per current 3.15.22 CDC guidelines. I would also recommend the “VeriFLY app”. We used this as well and made the international flying so much easier!

Hi all - We are flying British Airways to Italy April 9 - 24. My husband and I had covid early March and have letters from our doctors saying we have recovered, but the doctor emailed them to us and did not sign them. All I can find on the CDC site is that we need "a letter". Has anyone heard of a passenger not being able to fly without an actual doctor's signature on the letter? Thanks!

collamore, I work in a doctors office and we routinely send letters through a online patient portal and have never had any call backs requesting the doctor sign.

I ran across this on the CDC site which is a checklist provided to airlines.
Might find it helpful

https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/Airline_Checklist_Amended_for_Vaccine_Order_110621_for_posting_UPDATE.pdf

Must also have a signed letter stating the passenger is cleared for travel.

• From a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official
• Must be signed and on official letterhead that shows the name, address, and phone number of the healthcare provider or public health official
• Does not need to specify dates of travel