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Outdated credential

CalgaryLynn

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2021
Something I just read in the forums made me think - is it OK to use an old credential from 2021. I was all set to go on a Camino but the CV hit so plans were delayed to this year. I will need to get a new one, if it matters?
 
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Zero issues with any official credential as long as it hasn’t been completed/sealed at the Pilgrims Office. Many folks walk segments of the Camino over multiple years. Your credential is a relatively new one.
 
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Hello fellow Calgarian! You should be fine using the old credential, even if you haven't previously started a Camino.

If you did previously start but had to bail (e.g. injury or timing) you can use the same credential as before by getting the last stamp re-stamped with the new date right next to it. The goal is to show continuity.
 
CalgaryLynn said:
Something I just read in the forums made me think - is it OK to use an old credential from 2021. I was all set to go on a Camino but the CV hit so plans were delayed to this year. I will need to get a new one, if it matters?
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I had my credencial for 5 years and couldn't use it due to illness, injury and Covid! But it is ok to use. People use the same credencial if they walk their Camino in stages over a number of years. Have a great time!
 
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CalgaryLynn said:
Something I just read in the forums made me think - is it OK to use an old credential from 2021. I was all set to go on a Camino but the CV hit so plans were delayed to this year. I will need to get a new one, if it matters?
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Next time I walk from Roncesvalles (or further away), I'll bring a credencial from 1989. I wasn't worried about collecting stamps or finding refugios or getting a Compostela, so I only had it stamped in Roncesvalles. I would like to fill it with stamps. I'm pretty sure, even if it were filled, it wouldn't get me a Compostela, because there aren't enough spaces for the requisite number of stamps. So I'll take a regular, current credencial, too.

But you shouldn't have that problem with a 2021 credencial.
 
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