COVID-19 certificate for travel abroad
If you are planning to travel abroad, make sure your COVID-19 certificate is valid and download it from the My Kanta Pages.
You can use the certificate of COVID-19 vaccination, a certificate of a COVID-19 test result or a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 for travel. Check the validity periods of the different certificates and always download the most recent certificate. The EU Digital COVID Certificate is accepted in the EU and in around 40 countries outside the EU.
Before you travel, check the up-to-date entry regulations from the authorities of the destination country, such as the country's foreign mission, or reopen.europa.eu. Also check the guidelines for airlines and other carriers, as well as restrictions in any transit countries.
Some countries may require a negative COVID-19 test result in addition to a valid vaccination certificate, for example.
Check well in advance that the information on your COVID-19 certificate is correct. If there is an error on the certificate, ask a healthcare provider to correct the information and download a new certificate from the My Kanta Pages.
Validity of certificates
If you have
- 3 vaccinations, your COVID-19 vaccination certificate is valid until further notice
- 2 vaccinations, your COVID-19 vaccination certificate is valid for 270 days (9 months) for adults and until further notice for those under 18
- a certificate of recovery from COVID-19, your certificate is valid for 180 days (6 months). You can obtain a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 based on a rapid test result confirmed by a healthcare provider or a PCR test confirmed by a laboratory.
- a negative result from a rapid test taken by a healthcare provider, it is valid for 48 hours; a PCR test is valid for 72 hours after the test was taken.
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