Are there countries that allow tourists to obtain the EU vaccination certificate?

Are there countries that allow tourists to obtain the EU vaccination certificate?

11/4/2021 9:52:45 AM

Starting a community wiki question to track down whether at least one country allows this.

TL;DR Easiest to do in Switzerland

Austria

Seems to be possible but requires an in-person visit to a doctor/pharmacy

Belgium

Only possible for Belgian residents

Bulgaria

(no info in English, need a Bulgarian speaker)

Croatia

(no info in English, need a Croatian speaker)

Cyprus

(no info in English, need a Greek speaker)

Czechia

Only available to citizens or local residents

Denmark

Danish residents only

Estonia

(no info in English, need an Estonian speaker)

Finland

Not available yet even for residents

France

Now open to French citizens who got a vaccine outside the EU, no matter where they reside, and to tourists who are already in France or the EU or who plan to arrive soon.

EDIT: France is no longer issuing certificates online.

Germany

Seems to be possible but physical presence is required

if the doctor or pharmacist is presented with vaccination documentation on a vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and they apply suitable measures to avoid issuing an incorrect COVID-19-Vaccination certificate, in particular to verify the identity of the vaccinated person and the authenticity of the vaccination documentation.

Greece

(no info in English, need a Greek speaker)

Hungary

(no info in English, need a Hungarian speaker)

Iceland

(no info in English, need an Icelandic speaker)

Italy

Italian Citizens vaccinated or recovered from COVID abroad can register with a local health agency in Italy to receive a green pass. This is available even for non-residents, and can be done remotely with some health agencies.

Ireland

Doesn’t seem to be possible yet

Latvia

(no info in English, need a Latvian speaker)

Lithuania

Local residents only (requires local sign in to be activated)

Luxembourg

Doesn’t seem to be available

Malta

Doesn’t seem to issue EU certificates yet?

Netherlands

Citizens/local residents only and requires an in-person visit to Utrecht (see e.g. “Ik ben gevaccineerd in een niet-EU-land. En ik heb daar bewijs van.”)

Norway

Not possible yet

Poland

Only available for Polish vaccines for now

Portugal

Local residents only

Romania

(no info in English, need a Romanian speaker)

Slovakia

Local residents only

Slovenia

(no info in English, need a Slovenian speaker)

Spain

Citizens/local residents only

Sweden

Local vaccines only

Switzerland

For a CHF 30 fee, tourists vaccinated with an EMA-approved vaccine and intending to visit Switzerland can apply for a Swiss COVID certificate online. This certificate is compatible with the EUDCC and should be usable throughout the EU.

7/19/2021 6:43:01 PM

In Germany it won’t be possible to remotely issue a EU Digital COVID Certificate.

The conditions underwhich a EU Digital COVID Certificate may issued are defined in section 22(5) of the German Infection Protection Act (IfSG).

Retrospectively, they may be issued only by any doctor or pharmacist who must apply suitable measures to avoid issuing an incorrect COVID-19-Vaccination certificate, in particular to verify the identity of the vaccinated person and the authenticity of the vaccination documentation.

Today I recieved the second vaccination and meantioned to my doctor that the date of the first vaccination was not correct (the shot was on Monday, the date was Sunday when they were closed). This image shows how it was corrected:

Afterwhich I went to the Apotheke to get the EU Digital COVID Certificate.

The name used on the ID card was used, ignoring what was written on the International Certificate of Vaccination (which in my case didn’t contain my middle name). This insures that when the certificate is later compared with my ID, that both will match.

A print out for each vaccination was then handed out.

I also requested that the original PDF of the Certificate be sent to my eMail address, which arrived soon after as one file.

Using the PDF, the QR-Codes (for each vaccination) was swiftly read into the applications that needed them.

§ 22 Absatz 5 Infektionsschutzgesetz – IfSG
(5) Zusätzlich zu der Impfdokumentation ist auf Wunsch der geimpften Person die Durchführung einer Schutzimpfung gegen das Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in einem digitalen Zertifikat (COVID-19-Impfzertifikat) durch folgende Personen zu bescheinigen:

  1. durch die zur Durchführung der Schutzimpfung berechtigte Person oder
  2. nachträglich von jedem Arzt oder Apotheker.

Die Verpflichtung nach Satz 1 Nummer 2 besteht nur, wenn dem Arzt oder Apotheker eine Impfdokumentation über eine Schutzimpfung gegen das Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 vorgelegt wird und er sich zum Nachtrag unter Verwendung geeigneter Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung der Ausstellung eines unrichtigen COVID-19-Impfzertifikats, insbesondere, um die Identität der geimpften Person und die Authentizität der Impfdokumentation nachzuprüfen, bereit erklärt hat. Zur Erstellung des COVID-19-Impfzertifikats übermittelt die zur Bescheinigung der Schutzimpfung gegen das Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 verpflichtete Person die in Absatz 2 Satz 1 und Absatz 4 genannten personenbezogenen Daten an das Robert Koch-Institut, das das COVID-19-Impfzertifikat technisch generiert. Das Robert Koch-Institut ist befugt, die zur Erstellung und Bescheinigung des COVID-19-Impfzertifikats erforderlichen personenbezogenen Daten zu verarbeiten.

(5) In addition to the vaccination documentation, if the vaccinated person so wishes, the vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus must be certified in a digital certificate (COVID-19 vaccination certificate) by the following persons:

  1. by the person authorized to carry out the vaccination or
  2. retrospectively by any doctor or pharmacist.

The obligation according to sentence 1 number 2 only exists if the doctor or pharmacist is presented with vaccination documentation on a vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and they apply suitable measures to avoid issuing an incorrect COVID-19-Vaccination certificate, in particular to verify the identity of the vaccinated person and the authenticity of the vaccination documentation. In order to create the COVID-19 vaccination certificate, the person obliged to certify the vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus transmits the personal data mentioned in paragraph 2 sentence 1 and paragraph 4 to the Robert Koch Institute, which has the COVID-19 vaccination certificate technically generated. The Robert Koch Institute is authorized to process the personal data required to create and certify the COVID-19 vaccination certificate.

  • Regulation (EU) 2021/953 – EU Digital COVID Certificate
    • Article 3

    EU Digital COVID Certificate
    …
    2. Member States, or designated bodies acting on behalf of Member States, shall issue the certificates referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in a digital or paper-based format, or both. The prospective holders shall be entitled to receive the certificates in the format of their choice.
    …

    • Article 8

    COVID-19 certificates and other documentation issued by a third country

    1. Where a vaccination certificate has been issued in a third country for a COVID-19 vaccine that corresponds to one of the COVID-19 vaccines referred to Article 5(5) and the authorities of a Member State have been provided with all the necessary information, including reliable proof of vaccination, those authorities may, upon request, issue a vaccination certificate as referred to in point (a) of Article 3(1) to the person concerned. A Member State shall not be required to issue a vaccination certificate for a COVID-19 vaccine that is not authorised for use on its territory.

    …

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