Convert CDC Card to EU COVID Digital Certificate

Go paperless (and global) with your immunization evidence.

After the Omicron wave, the world can reopen. Another approach may require all travelers to have a verified 'vaccine passport' to dine in restaurants, book hotels, utilize public transportation, and participate in other activities.

Reinstating mandatory vaccine passports would be problematic for Americans, as the lack of a national database makes it hard for COVID-19 vaccine recipients to verify their risk status abroad.

What's the difference between CDC and EU Digital COVID?

Many international countries view the hazy, handwritten CDC card as doubtful. In nations that accept the CDC card as proof of immunization, weak regulatory compliance and border patrol doubt can delay vaccinated U.S. travelers.

Those immunised in the EU do better. EU Digital COVID Certificate is the world's most sophisticated vaccine certification scheme. Free pass can be downloaded to the iPhone wallet. Over 60 countries recognise it.

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden participate in EU Digital COVID Certification.

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Benin, Cabo Verde, Colombia, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Israel, Iceland, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, and Uruguay are non-member countries.

Many vaccinated Americans think they can't get the EU Digital COVID Certificate. This rarely happens in practice! Most Americans who have gotten enough EU-approved vaccination doses are qualified for an EU Digital COVID Certificate provided they validate their vaccine record.

Many governments give temporary, country-specific vaccination certificates to travellers without the EU Digital COVID Certificate, and many accept the CDC card as proof of vaccination. When a vaccinated US traveller receives a country-specific vaccine certificate from one of these nations, his or her CDC card information is added to the certificate's QR code. This code lets US-vaccinated travellers obtain a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate.

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1. Determine which country issues travel vaccinations.

To be compliant with the EU Digital COVID Certificate, a country-specific vaccine certificate must meet these requirements:

It's approved by an EU member or non-member participating in the EU's vaccination certification initiative.

Full name and birth date are included.

It includes COVID-19 vaccination information (date, type, dose number, and country of administration).

Scannable QR code.

A traveller should first investigate which nations demand thorough immunization certificates for tourists before using the CDC card conversion loophole.

Many participating countries restore or remove the vaccine certificate application link from their websites. Travelers can only apply at busy times. The scenario is always changing. Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland will likely resume issuing EU-compliant vaccine certification to tourists and citizens if another increase happens.

Online databases such as iVisa provide complete and up-to-date lists of required entry documents by country. To follow the availability of Tourist Vaccine Certificate applications in relevant countries, use them. Some government websites provide vaccine certificate samples, while others specify whether the document is EU-compliant. If it's unclear which nations issue EU-compliant certificates after considering these variables, select a country that requires a full copy of one's medical immunisation record for verification.

2. Get a vaccination certificate.

Enter traveller info and provide supporting documents per directions. Include front and back CDC photocopies. Pay the $10 to $40 application fee. Digital vaccine certificates are normally issued within a week.

Most travel applications require dates. Any date(s) can be entered because this just determines the QR code's validity duration. The traveller can utilise the vaccine certificate to visit the country.

What to do if your family is immunised

3. Convert country's tourist vaccination certificate to EU Digital COVID.

Register online with the EU. Submit your country-specific, EU-compliant vaccine certificate. Scanning a QR code should generate your EU Digital COVID Certificate. Save this to your phone.

Your new EU Digital COVID Certificate identifies all of your vaccine doses as U.S.-administered. The pass is functionally and cosmetically identical to EU vaccination certificates.

The end. Using your CDC card and knowledge, you can gain EU COVID Digital Certification's expanded travel prospects in three steps.