3 Things to Remember When Getting Your Covid Fit to Fly Certificate

At Klarity Covid 19 tests are all self-tests which you can self-test in at the comfort of your home or travel accommodation.

By Dr. JODIE MOSS

In this article I’ll show you the 3 most important things you need to remember when getting your Covid Fit to Fly certificate.

Get your COVID Fit to Fly certificate

Klarity are a government approved testing provider. Click below to find out about our Covid fit to fly certificate.

1. Travel requirements for the country you are travelling to

“At Klarity are covid 19 tests are all self-tests which you can self-test in the comfort of your home or travel accommodation.”
Most countries require some form of certificate upon arrival. Some countries will accept a negative PCR test, a negative rapid antigen test or your vaccination status. If you have been double vaccinated and have had 14 days since your second vaccine you may be able to use this as a certificate.

2. Time of Test

If you are required to have a covid fit to fly certificate from a PCR test you will need to:
  • Order your test-kit on our website – you can add next day shipping
  • Once your test kit arrives do your test within 72 hours of travel
  • Post your test kit back to our laboratory using the pre-paid postal box – this can take up to 24 hours.
  • When your test kit reaches our laboratory, this can take up to 24 hours before we send you via email your fit to fly certificate.
If you are required to have a covid fit to fly certificate from a rapid antigen test you need to:
  • Order your test on our website – you can add next day shipping
  • Once your test-kit arrives do you test within 48 hours of travel
  • At Klarity we have three testing options for rapid antigen tests – all three have different levels of healthcare supervision. Certificate will be processed between 15 and 60 minutes

3. Have a valid covid fit to fly certificate

Please check your fit to fly certificate has all your correct information on it, including your passport number and data of birth. These fit-to-fly certificates are only valid for the time your travel and are unable to be used outside of the time requirements. Within 72 hours of taking a PCR test and within 48 hours of taking a rapid antigen test.

More About Our Fit to Fly Certificates

At Klarity are covid 19 tests are all self-tests which you can self-test in the comfort of your home or travel accommodation. Self-tests are stress-free and hassle-free testing options for getting your covid fit to fly certificate for international travel. Our PCR tests are self-tests that require you to take a swab sample to test for covid 19 for international travel or if you feel like you have covid 19 symptoms. We have options to include an online consultation with one of our healthcare professionals by choosing the premium PCR testing package.
Once you have collected your swab sample you will need to pack the swab sample back in the pre-paid postal box that arrived with your test kit. Then post this in your nearest royal mail postal box, to ensure your sample reaches our laboratory as quickly as possible use a priority royal mailbox. The PCR swab test kit can take up to 24 hours to arrive at our laboratory. Once your test kit reaches our laboratory your test sample will be analysed, and result will be processed within 24 hours. As soon as your test results have been processed, we will send you your fit to fly certificate as a PDF via email. This covid fit to fly certificate will also be automatically updated to your Klarity App, making it easy to keep all your test certificates in one place.
It’s important to remember that travel requirements are changing rapidly and therefore, we strongly recommend that you look at the entry requirements for the place of travel via the government website. Some countries require a PCR test, a rapid antigen test (lateral flow test) or your vaccination status. If you have had both your vaccinations you can find your vaccination certificate in your NHS app. If the country, you are travelling to requires a negative covid 19 test and a fit-to-fly certificate we advise that your order your test kit 7 days before your fly. A PCR test requires you to take a nasal swab within 72 hours of travel (you will need to send this test back to our laboratory for your results). For a rapid antigen test also known as a lateral flow test will be required to be perform within 48 hours of travel. This test is quick and easy, where you take a nasal swab in each nostril before mixing with a solution and placing 3 drops onto the test device. This test takes 15 minutes for you to get your test result.

Get your COVID Fit to Fly certificate

Klarity are a government approved testing provider. Click below to find out about Covid fit to fly certificate.

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