COVID SAFE TICKETS INFORMATION
For Samhain 2021 we will be using the Covid Safe Ticket to ensure a safe environment for all visitors, bands & crew during the day of the festival.
Below you’ll find info on how to get your certificate and which ones are valid per country.
You can also get tested at the site for € 18. Make sure to book your test via this link. This way you are sure you have the right certificate to enter the festival in only 15 – 20 minutes.
If you have a question regarding the Covid Safe Ticket after reading the information below please contact: info@samhainfestival.com.
Visitors From: Belgium – Non-eu countries – Netherlands – Germany – United Kingdom – France – Suisse
Visitors From Belgium
Please be aware that when visiting Samhain you will have to present your Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate and ID at the entrance. Add your certificate on the Covidsafebe app or download it by visiting www.mijngezondheid.be and clicking ‘Mijn Eu Digitaal Covid-Certificaat / Covid Safe Ticket’ if you don’t have a smartphone or want to have a paper version.
Your certificate is valid if:
– You’ve been vaccinated for day of your 2nd dose (1st dose for J&J) + 14 days
– You have a negative Rapid Antigen Test. Valid for day of test + 1 day
– You have a negative PCR Test. Valid for day of test + 2 days.
– You have a Recovery certificate. Valid 11 days after your positive PCR test until 180 days after.
Results can take up to 24 hours (for PCR) and 3 hours (for Rapid Antigen Test) before they are added to your Covid Safe App so plan accordingly. When planning a test with a pharmacy or test center, verify if the test will result in a Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate.
Vaccination cards and test results in sms / email / paper from the lab or pharmacy are not valid certificates and will not be accepted! Make sure you download the right certificate via www.mijngezondheid.be or Covidsafebe.
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate.
Visitors from non-eu countries
If you are visiting Samhain from a country outside the EU, EER or UK please be aware that you have to present a Covid Safe Ticket and ID upon arrival. Unfortunately as of yet vaccins, recovery certificates and tests from third countries are not accepted so for non-European residents the only way to procure a Covid Safe Ticket in advance is via PCR test taken on Belgium soil.
Follow the outlined steps:
- Visit www.mijngezondheid.be.
- Press “Een code voor een betalende PCR test aanvragen (niet-inwoner van België)”.
- Fill out the requested information and press “Aanvragen”.
- Book a test via https://testcovid.doclr.be or https://brussels.testcovid.be for Brussel with the CTPC code you received in your email / sms.
- Take the test (more than 24 hours in advance).
- Download the Covidsafe app and click on “Get certificate via CTPC”. This will add the certificate to the app. Be aware that it might take up to 24 hours before the result is available. .
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate.
Also make sure you adhere to existing travel regulations when travelling to Belgium.
(see more info: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/)
Visitors from the Netherlands
If you are visiting Samhain from the Netherlands please be aware that a valid European Digital Covid Certificate and ID is required if you want to enter the festival. You can download your certificate through Coronacheck (https://coronacheck.nl/nl/).
Your certificate is valid if:
– You’ve been vaccinated for day of your 2nd dose (1st dose for J&J) + 14 days
– You have a negative Rapid Antigen Test. Valid for day of test + 1 day.
– You have a negative PCR Test. Valid for day of test + 2 day.
– You have a Recovery certificate. Valid 11 days after your positive PCR test until 180 days after.
If you need to get tested, make sure you use the ‘Gratis coronatest voor reizigers’ test and not the ‘Toegang In Nederland’ test as it is not valid internationally.
Book your test through: www.Testenvoorjereis.nl
If you want to use a paper version of your certificate: https://coronacheck.nl/nl/print/.
For troubleshooting & more info visit: https://coronacheck.nl/nl/
Alternatively if you want to get a PCR test in Belgium follow the following procedure:
- Visit www.mijngezondheid.be.
- Press “Een code voor een betalende PCR test aanvragen (niet-inwoner van België)”.
- Fill out the requested information and press “Aanvragen”.
- Book a test via https://testcovid.doclr.be or https://brussels.testcovid.be for Brussel with the CTPC code you received in your email / sms.
- Take the test (more than 24 hours in advance).
- Download the Covidsafe app and click on “Get certificate via CTPC”. This will add the certificate to the app. Be aware that it might take up to 24 hours before the result is available.
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate. Additionally make sure you adhere to existing travel regulations when travelling to Belgium. More info: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/
Visiting from Germany
If you are visiting Samhain from Germany please be aware that a valid European Digital Covid Certificate and ID is requested upon arrival. You can use the CovPass app to upload your certificates if you’re vaccinated or have a recovery certificate.
Find more info here: https://www.digitaler-impfnachweis-app.de/en/
Alternatively if you require a test please follow the outlined procedure to get a test in Belgium through PCR. German test results from pharmacists, doctors or test centers are not accepted as they are part of the European Digital Covid Certificate.
- Visit www.mijngezondheid.be.
- Press “Een code voor een betalende PCR test aanvragen (niet-inwoner van België)”.
- Fill out the requested information and press “Aanvragen”.
- Book a test via https://testcovid.doclr.be or https://brussels.testcovid.be for Brussel with the CTPC code you received in your email / sms.
- Take the test (more than 24 hours in advance).
- Download the Covidsafe app and click on “Get certificate via CTPC”. This will add the certificate to the app. Be aware that it might take up to 24 hours before the result is available.
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate. Additionally make sure you adhere to existing travel regulations when travelling to Belgium. More info: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/
Visiting from the United Kingdom
If you are visiting Samhain from the United Kingdom please be aware that a valid European Digital Covid Certificate and ID is required if you want to enter the festival. Please be aware that only the vaccination and recovery certificate are valid internationally.
For more info: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/
Your UK certificate is valid if:
– You’ve been vaccinated for day of your 2nd dose (1st dose for J&J) + 14 days
– You have a Recovery certificate. Valid 11 days after your positive PCR test until 180 days after.
Alternatively if you need to get tested, you can take a PCR test in Belgium by following this procedure:
- Visit www.mijngezondheid.be.
- Press “Een code voor een betalende PCR test aanvragen (niet-inwoner van België)”.
- Fill out the requested information and press “Aanvragen”.
- Book a test via https://testcovid.doclr.be or https://brussels.testcovid.be for Brussel with the CTPC code you received in your email / sms.
- Take the test (more than 24 hours in advance).
- Download the Covidsafe app and click on “Get certificate via CTPC”. This will add the certificate to the app. Be aware that it might take up to 24 hours before the result is available.
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate.
Additionally make sure you adhere to existing travel regulations when travelling to Belgium. More info: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/
Visitors from France
If you are visiting Samhain from France please be aware that a valid European Digital Covid Certificate and ID is requested upon arrival. Download Tousanticovid and add your certificate by scanning the QR code on your certificate with ‘Flasher pour ajouter dans TousAntiCovid’ above or beneath it. The test results (on email / sms) you receive from pharmacists, doctors or test centers are not accepted as they are part of the European Digital Covid Certificate, so make sure you download the right certificate via the links below.
Your certificate is valid if:
– You’ve been vaccinated for day of your 2nd dose (1st dose for J&J) + 14 days
– You have a negative Rapid Antigen Test. Valid for day of test + 1 day.
– You have a negative PCR Test. Valid for day of test + 2 day.
– You have a Recovery certificate. Valid 11 days after your positive PCR test until 180 days after.
Download your test certificate from: https://sidep.gouv.fr/
Download your vaccin certificate from: https://attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr/
Make sure your certificate is updated to international, you can update it in the wallet by selecting the ‘ …’ button on your certificate.
For more info visit: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus/pass-sanitaire
Alternatively if you want to get a PCR test in Belgium follow the following procedure:
- Visit www.mijngezondheid.be.
- Press “Een code voor een betalende PCR test aanvragen (niet-inwoner van België)”.
- Fill out the requested information and press “Aanvragen”.
- Book a test via https://testcovid.doclr.be or https://brussels.testcovid.be for Brussel with the CTPC code you received in your email / sms.
- Take the test (more than 24 hours in advance).
- Download the Covidsafe app and click on “Get certificate via CTPC”. This will add the certificate to the app. Be aware that it might take up to 24 hours before the result is available.
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate. Additionally make sure you adhere to existing travel regulations when travelling to Belgium. More info: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/
Visitors from Suisse
If you are visiting Samhain from Suisse please be aware that a valid European Digital Covid Certificate and ID is required if you want to enter the festival. You can request your certificate through your canton: https://bit.ly/3fRJmk3.
For more info visit: https://www.bag.admin.ch/covid-zertifikat
Your certificate is valid if:
– You’ve been vaccinated for day of your 2nd dose (1st dose for J&J) + 14 days
– You have a negative Rapid Antigen Test. Valid for day of test + 1 day.
– You have a negative PCR Test. Valid for day of test + 2 day.
– You have a Recovery certificate. Valid 11 days after your positive PCR test until 180 days after.
Alternatively if you want to get a PCR test in Belgium follow the following procedure:
- Visit www.mijngezondheid.be.
- Press “Een code voor een betalende PCR test aanvragen (niet-inwoner van België)”.
- Fill out the requested information and press “Aanvragen”.
- Book a test via https://testcovid.doclr.be or https://brussels.testcovid.be for Brussel with the CTPC code you received in your email / sms.
- Take the test (more than 24 hours in advance).
- Download the Covidsafe app and click on “Get certificate via CTPC”. This will add the certificate to the app. Be aware that it might take up to 24 hours before the result is available.
It’s the purchaser’s sole responsibility to adhere to the current laws & regulations in regards to COVID-19. Please be aware that you will be denied access if you can’t present the Covid Safe Ticket or European Digital Covid Certificate.
Additionally make sure you adhere to existing travel regulations when travelling to Belgium. More info: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/