The EU Digital COVID Certificate entered into circulation in July of this year. The system, that allows users to store their vaccine, recovery, and testing details on their phones, is designed to facilitate travel both across the EU and within EU countries. The EU is now recognizing the digital certificates of a number of third party countries.
What is an EU Digital Covid Certificate and how do I get one?
The digital certificate acts as proof that the user has either been vaccinated by a vaccine approved by the EMA, has recovered and has a certificate issued by a medical authority, or, has received a recent negative PCR test result no older than 72 hours. Each user receives a unique QR code, which can either be stored on their phones, or printed out and kept as a hard copy. Additional information included on in the system are personal details such as your full name, date of birth, and the date the certificate was issued. The system is secure, free of charge, and valid in all EU countries.
The digital certificate should be issued by your country’s health authorities. Either through testing centres, medical institutes or, online e-health portals, such as an official Covid-19 website. In the case of a minor, parents can either store their testing/recovery information on their own profiles, or the child can have their own.
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Which digital certificates are recognized by the EU?
Aside from the 27 EU member states, the certificates from the following countries, regions, and principalities are also recognized by the digital certificate system:
- Albania
- Andorra
- The Faroe Islands
- Iceland
- Israel
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
- Morocco
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- San Marino
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Vatican City
