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There will be similar bilateral arrangements between individual EU countries (Spain being one), and certain other nations - notably the UK. This is primarily driven by the UK's preponderance of tourists, and assisted by the speed of vaccine rollout there.EU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
By the time that happens Covid will probably be past the pandemic stage, and be endemic.With a bit of International cooperation, (don't laugh) we could get a commonsense solution that could be worldwide!
I agree BUT also think that it's wildly unfair to prevent tourism dependent locations from being able to admit low risk travellers until the various countries all/collectivley get their vaccine act together.I think that the idea of a vaccine passport may be a good idea, but is fraught with problems. The first of which is fairness while the vaccine is still in short supply.
There is no mention of the UK in any of the current proposals. The UK is not a member of the EU. Any passport, such as proposed, will not be available to UK citizens. Any similar device developed by the UK, or any other non-EU country, would only be useable in the EU with community agreement. (Distant sound of a horse laughing)There will be similar bilateral arrangements between individual EU countries (Spain being one), and certain other nations - notably the UK. This is primarily driven by the UK's preponderance of tourists, and assisted by the speed of vaccine rollout there.
Below is a mention of UK and many other countries outside of EU planning to make agreement with Greece, independently of the EU green pass in an article from the same source as in my original post.There is no mention of the UK in any of the current proposals. The UK is not a member of the EU. Any passport, such as proposed, will not be available to UK citizens. Any similar device developed by the UK, or any other non-EU country, would only be useable in the EU with community agreement. (Distant sound of a horse laughing)
There is much going on behind the scenes @TincatinkerAlex, I’d really like to hope you are right. I’d like to see some government(s) participation in these discussions and pronouncements. What I am seeing is the travel and media industries cooking up their own storm. Much of what is being suggested might well suit the packaged travel industry: parcel of punters, plane, coach, resort and all you can eat buffet. Independent travel across national and regional boundaries will remain a challenge for a while. That said, I’ll be looking to an autumn / winter Camino. I’ll just not be booking any trains, boats or planes just yet.
Buen Camino amigo
Me too!Alex, I’d really like to hope you are right. I’d like to see some government(s) participation in these discussions and pronouncements. What I am seeing is the travel and media industries cooking up their own storm. Much of what is being suggested might well suit the packaged travel industry: parcel of punters, plane, coach, resort and all you can eat buffet. Independent travel across national and regional boundaries will remain a challenge for a while. That said, I’ll be looking to an autumn / winter Camino. I’ll just not be booking any trains, boats or planes just yet.
Buen Camino amigo
THANK YOU!!This from the EU https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1181 and worth careful reading before non-EU citizens start booking flights.
"The Digital Green Certificate will be valid in all EU Member States and open for Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway as well as Switzerland. The Digital Green Certificate should be issued to EU citizens and their family members, regardless of their nationality. It should also be issued to non-EU nationals who reside in the EU and to visitors who have the right to travel to other Member States."
Lykke til @alexwalker
I’m very disappointed that Canada is questioning the “privacy” issue of such passportsEU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
But Iceland has a other problem at the moment.Today, Iceland is allowing Americans who have had vaccinations to enter the country without quarantining. One needs a certificate of vaccination! I am not exactly clear if there is some standard form they are requiring,though my record of vaccination card has the information that is being required. It is a start! O happy days....
https://www.icelandair.com/blog/iceland-is-open-faq/
Not planning to go to Iceland...but the movement is encouraging.But Iceland has a other problem at the moment.
There where about 20000 earthquakes started at Febr. 24th. , and there is no end in side.
I think the economic impact on EU countries will influence the opening up of their countries to vaccinated individuals with or without EU blessings this coming summer...Unfortunately, the chances of getting 218 countries to agree on a process is Utopic in thought and remote in reality.
Not planning to go to Iceland...but the movement is encouraging.
You two are 'aving a giraffe ain't ya? ( I have assumed that references to Iceland, Earthquakes, Movements etc can be taken as light-hearted in intentBut Iceland has a other problem at the moment.
There where about 20000 earthquakes started at Febr. 24th. , and there is no end in side.
Point 2 in the link @Tincatinker provided above allows a negative test result or certification of already having antibodies from a bout with the virus. Nothing about non-EU tourists so far, though, other than a few specifically named countries.That said, I realize many have not been able to access vaccines. Therefore, an inclusive process needs to be offered for those folks and also for those who choose not to vaccinate. ie: test before mass travel.
The posted article (#21), as i understand , does not exempt non vaccinated from quarantining? Many folks who walk a camino don't have an extra 5-14 days to quarantine when coming from overseas....so practically speaking, only vaccinated get a get out of jail card if this standard was applied. And IMO it should be...Point 2 in the link @Tincatinker provided above allows a negative test result or certification of already having antibodies from a bout with the virus. Nothing about non-EU tourists so far, though, other than a few specifically named countries.
Apparently not. I thought it was a typo but Google reveals as many as 40,000 nowYou two are 'aving a giraffe ain't ya? ( I have assumed that references to Iceland, Earthquakes, Movements etc can be taken as light-hearted in intent)
I for one am nervous about a vaccine passport or anything else that contains ones medical information... just not there yet... besides being unfair to poorer countries that may not get enough vaccines for all their citizens, there are just too many variables.... then, in the future will we need a passport showing we are in good health and will not be a burden to the countries we visit?...I’m very disappointed that Canada is questioning the “privacy” issue of such passports. Not sure how we will prove our vaccination is complete when we travel to Europe. I received my first AstraZeneca dose yesterday due to a glitch by the Canadian “experts” who can’t seem to decide if it’s safe or not. For only 5 days in Ontario this week, 60-64 year olds qualified for the AZ vaccine. Then the experts backtracked and said AZ is safe for 65+ hence the 60-64 year old group now must wait until maybe early June for first dose. I’m so grateful to get vaccinated 2 months before others in my age group. And I had only a mildly sore arm this morning and a mild headache ......went for a 10 km walk. So grateful and happy!
And those who, for whatever reason, cannot be vaccinated.I think that the idea of a vaccine passport may be a good idea, but is fraught with problems. The first of which is fairness while the vaccine is still in short supply.
Quarantine requirements concern incoming travel from certain particular countries, not your vaccination status. If a "vaccine passport" lets you get 'round that, then it's a plus, not a minus.The posted article (#21), as i understand , does not exempt non vaccinated from quarantining? Many folks who walk a camino don't have an extra 5-14 days to quarantine when coming from overseas....so practically speaking, only vaccinated get a get out of jail card if this standard was applied. And IMO it should be...
Hopefully travel between the UK and the EU will be sorted.
Right now, residents in The United states can also fly between states without a Vaccination. However, practically speaking, we will not be able to monitor visitors from other countries quarantining upon arrival in the USA. I can’t fathom our current government, will allow anyone to enter without an approved vaccine....<i>Hopefully travel between the UK and the EU will be sorted</i>
Much it it will remain difficult for at least four weeks, as the French Départements closest to the UK have gone back into lockdown.
Why do you say “hopefully, it may extend...” to an Orwellian restriction on freedom of movement?EU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
Not sure what you are referring to. The future "Digital Green Certificate" for EU citizens or the Schengen entry stamp in the passport of US citizens?Orwellian restriction on freedom of movement?
The Digital Green Certificate (it's a QR code in digital form on a smartphone or printed on paper) serves to make travel within the EU easier, smoother, for both the countries and the travellers within the EU. If you are required to present or be in possession of a negative result of a recent PCR test or antigen test, as is currently the case, you need to present it somehow or you need to be in possession of it somehow. So in future you could have it stored in this Certificate - the same format for everyone travelling to and from everywhere within the EU, instead of a myriad of 27 or more different national systems. As to having had the Covid-19 illness, the proposal suggests that only information of an illness within the last 6 months can be stored on the Certificate.I'm puzzled why this card wouldn't be limited just to those who have been vaccinated. A negative test doesn't mean that the person won't get the virus afterwards nor does having had COVID before ensure that the person is immune from reinfection.
The idea of vaccine pass ports is being treated as something controversial and new. They are new only in name and not at all controversial. Proof of inoculation (vaccination) against various diseases has been a standard requirement when travelling to/from many countries for decades. With a disease as fatal and infectious as Covid -19 it’s amazing that anyone would object to it being included in the list.EU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
it is an absolute delusion to think that borders are not now, and have not been for hundreds of years, very VERY much concerned with protecting local health resources, and local citizens from the arrival of massively contagious infections.
Excellent post, Faye!there is nothing unusual about these proposed vaccine passports, and travel... even with its “democratized” pricing post WWII has been the *privilege* of people from wealthier nations, and of wealthier groups within those nations. Travel is for those with “time wealth” as much as “monetary wealth”.
FYI:Why do you say “hopefully, it may extend...” to an Orwellian restriction on freedom of movement?
Why not just add it to the existing yellow booklet"Today [Wednesday 2021-March-17] the European Commission is proposing to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic."
The US effectively already has thisI for one am nervous about a vaccine passport or anything else that contains ones medical information... just not there yet... besides being unfair to poorer countries that may not get enough vaccines for all their citizens, there are just too many variables.... then, in the future will we need a passport showing we are in good health and will not be a burden to the countries we visit?...
You’re an EU member. When was the most recent time you were asked to produce your Yellow Fever vaccination certificate to enter continental EU?Why not just add it to the existing yellow booklet
Indeed... quarantine appears in the Hippocratic Corpus (roughly 4th C BCE) as a period of 40 days in which to distinguish what form of disease (contagious or not, resolving or not) a person was suffering from.FYI:
You have misunderstood the "freedom of movement".
Before I embarked on a sailing circumnavigation of this world, I was required to have many different vaccines, recorded in a yellow "vaccine pass" in order to simply getting access to many countries, as well as to protect myself from serious diseases. This was in 2008, so it is not a new concept.
The concept of "quarantine" (Which I wrote a separate post on in this forum) has been used for centuries to separate risky people from the healthy...
I have not been asked, but I have been required to present it entering other countries. Circumstances have changed dramatically in the past 15 months world wide. The extension of the yellow record to include Covid seems to be an obvious and necessary interim solution to the current problem. Bear in mind that vaccination does not mean one cannot be a carrier even if one is protected from infection, hence interim.You’re an EU member. When was the most recent time you were asked to produce your Yellow Fever vaccination certificate to enter continental EU?
Quarantine: quarenta dias: 40 days of isolation.Indeed... quarantine appears in the Hippocratic Corpus (roughly 4th C BCE) as a period of 40 days in which to distinguish what form of disease (contagious or not, resolving or not) a person was suffering from.
Why not just add it to the existing yellow booklet
True. I should have seen that.Well, that would require every country to to start reprinting millions of those little books or folders and having the nurses write in the dose, date, and location with pen and ink for the millions of people who want to travel. Then all the border agents in all countries will need to be familiarized with the book and how to determine that it isn't a fake. There could be quite an easy black market in little yellow books!
In the past, the proof of vaccination was needed mainly for travel to/from certain countries where those diseases were endemic. Most travelers in the rest of the world did not need them. Now, in 2021 and beyond, all travelers to/from all countries will need them.
In this day of electronic information, some things are easier and possible but there are additional issues of privacy and security of information that need to be dealt with. But let's face it - the existing yellow booklet is not the solution for mass travel today. The only relevance to this discussion is to point out that the requirement for vaccine certification for travel has existed for a long time.
You’re an EU member. When was the most recent time you were asked to produce your Yellow Fever vaccination certificate to enter continental EU?
I can't even remember the last time I had to show my passport when travelling from one EU country to another. Neither can I remember when I last held a boarding card in my hands when travelling from one EU country to another; it's either a QR code in digital form on my iPhone or I've printed the code on a sheet of paper. Nowadays, they have these small scanning machines in airports, you know.You’re an EU member. When was the most recent time you were asked to produce your Yellow Fever vaccination certificate to enter continental EU?
He, he, I have a VERY impressive yellow vaccination card after I prepared for a 5-year long sailing around the world. I have never had any use for it. But this upcoming EU green card may allow me to travel to other EU countries this year, and I very much appreciate it.I can't even remember the last time I had to show my passport when travelling from one EU country to another. Neither can I remember when I last held a boarding card in my hands when travelling from one EU country to another; it's either a QR code in digital form on my iPhone or I've printed the code on a sheet of paper. Nowadays, they have these small scanning machines in airports, you know.
Plus the high probability of counterfeit yellow cards/booklets being made and sold.Well, that would require every country to to start reprinting millions of those little books or folders and having the nurses write in the dose, date, and location with pen and ink for the millions of people who want to travel. Then all the border agents in all countries will need to be familiarized with the book and how to determine that it isn't a fake. There could be quite an easy black market in little yellow books!
In the past, the proof of vaccination was needed mainly for travel to/from certain countries where those diseases were endemic. Most travelers in the rest of the world did not need them. Now, in 2021 and beyond, all travelers to/from all countries will need them.
In this day of electronic information, some things are easier and possible but there are additional issues of privacy and security of information that need to be dealt with. But let's face it - the existing yellow booklet is not the solution for mass travel today. The only relevance to this discussion is to point out that the requirement for vaccine certification for travel has existed for a long time.
I think the economic impact on EU countries will influence the opening up of their countries to vaccinated individuals with or without EU blessings this coming summer...
I'll bet that if you were a hotel or restaurant owner dependent on the tourist trade you'd think it was pretty unfair to see your business go under while waiting for everyone to get vaccinated. The sooner this economic damage can be undone the better for everyone, traveler or not.I think that the idea of a vaccine passport may be a good idea, but is fraught with problems. The first of which is fairness while the vaccine is still in short supply.
It is actually Spain and the other southern EU countries who have been pushing for this kind of EU wide certificate. Some of the other EU countries feel rather lukewarm about this project.with or without EU blessings
I look forward to that day!There is going to be a day in the future when you won't even think about Covid-19 for days at a time.
As you know, GB, is now a non EU country which visits Spain more than any other nation. i believe USA was 6th, with 4 only four nations from the EU with more visitors, those were from Germany, France , Italy, and Netherlands having more visitors/ tourists (not pilgrims) to its country. Do not underestimate the number of visitors from the USA from those top 6 countries... turns out to be be about 13 percent of the top 6 countries visiting Spain.I am afraid that US citizens will have to wait for a long time before being able to return to Europe: The EU is worried about how to allow its own citizens become tourists within its borders first and foremost, as I understand it. Many countries are depending heavily on internal European tourism, much more than on pilgrims coming from outside the EU. Pilgrim "tourism" is just a tiny fraction of the visitors to EU, and mostly in Spain. Most pilgrims are from the EU (Spanish people mostly; the people from outside EU on the Caminos are just a fraction of a tiny fraction).
And the (now inevitably, it seems) EU vaccine passport is now well underway ,it seems, making tourism dependable countries like Spain, Greece, Italy very happy. It has to come, IMHO.
So yes, a US thread may be proper.
As you know, GB, is now a non EU country which visits Spain more than any other nation. i believe USA was 6th, with 4 only four nations from the EU with more visitors, those were from Germany, France , Italy, and Netherlands having more visitors/ tourists (not pilgrims) to its country. Do not underestimate the number of visitors from the USA from those top 6 countries... turns out to be be about 13 percent of the top 6 countries visiting Spain.
Good article and thank you for posting. I knew that China was number 1 and good to see it verified here! Pleased to see UK so high too which will hopefully give our government some leverage moving forward!Since
As you know, GB, is now a non EU country which visits Spain more than any other nation. i believe USA was 6th, with 4 only four nations from the EU with more visitors, those were from Germany, France , Italy, and Netherlands having more visitors/ tourists (not pilgrims) to its country. Do not underestimate the number of visitors from the USA from those top 6 countries... turns out to be be about 13 percent of the top 6 countries visiting Spain.
Also take a look atthe countries spendingthe most money abroad!
World's Biggest Spenders on Tourism
Locals from these countries shell out the most to travel the world.www.farandwide.com
The private sector will solve the problem of Global passports. I will sign up with IATA soon as available.
Just joined the forum after it was recommended by other experienced (Canadian) pilgrims. i am planning 1st camino September or earlier depending on pandemic. i will be full vaccinated April 29. I have EU (Irish) citizenship and CAD. Does anyone know if I will simply need to bring my CAD certificate of vaccination OR If this might make me eligible to receive the EU digital proof? I’m wondering who I might write to for confirmation and all other update(s).Point 2 in the link @Tincatinker provided above allows a negative test result or certification of already having antibodies from a bout with the virus. Nothing about non-EU tourists so far, though, other than a few specifically named countries.
No, no one knows. The authorities are still trying to work out the logistics of documentation, and they are making decisions about travel restrictions in response to the day-to-day status of the pandemic.Does anyone know if I will simply need to bring my CAD certificate of vaccination OR If this might make me eligible to receive the EU digital proof?
Thanks. Yes, we are in a fluid state still but hope springs eternal!Welcome to the forum @gayeh. As you browse through this forum, you'll find many threads discussing the travel restrictions, lockdowns, and everything else related to Covid. We have members expressing their views from perspectives that reflect a huge range of knowledge and opinions.
No, no one knows. The authorities are still trying to work out the logistics of documentation, and they are making decisions about travel restrictions in response to the day-to-day status of the pandemic.
Any travel decisions you decide to make now are at your own risk. Maybe by mid-May (when your antibodies are fully developed), there will be a clear process in place. But maybe on the other hand, we will be in more severe lockdown that ever and the authorities will still be struggling with the certification logistics!
I am an EU citizen and have had the second jab, but I live in London. Any idea if I will be able to access (and use)EU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
EU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
I am an EU citizen and have had two AZ jabs, but I live in London. Any idea if I will be able to access (and use) an EU Covid Passport this year?EU announced today plans for a European vaccine passport. It will be valid for all persons within the EU economic zone. They did not say from when, but the intention is to ease travel within the EU before this summer.
This will be extremely important for tourist destinations especially in Spain, Italy, Greece, France, etc.
The situation for other continents was not mentioned, so it seems that this is a strictly European arrangement. Hopefully, it may extend to allow other continents as well, but as said, was not mentioned today.
European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel
What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. #EuropeNewswww.euronews.com
Thank you. Anyone else?I don't know, @Francis K .
Thank you. Anyone else?
@gayehI am an EU citizen and have had the second jab, but I live in London. Any idea if I will be able to access (and use)
I am an EU citizen and have had two AZ jabs, but I live in London. Any idea if I will be able to access (and use) an EU Covid Passport this year?
The IATA is developing a platform which will be able to incorporate the data from other systems to make the process smoother. I believe that Amercan, Delta and United are already on board and preparing for passengers to use this system.
As previously mentioned, private sector will drive international
travel.
I may be a minority of one in this thread but I trust private companies even less when it comes to sharing my private health data or in fact any of my private data than I trust EU-lead initiatives where I know that there are some EU governments/countries involved, and having a say, where the protection of private data is a very high priority. Which is also a reason why this European Digital Green Certificate thing will take so long to be developed and implemented. Prime target is travel within the EU/Schengen area for those who live there and not travel into this area.
Some of the EU countries have already been through this whole discussion about how to set up the whole thing without private data being stored centrally when they developed their Covid-19 warning apps last year. Spain was among them, I think. These apps were developed for their relevant national frameworks but they were supposed to be able to work in the other EU countries eventually. However, as far as I can tell that never happened, ie the gateways were never built. I installed one such app for my region, after careful consideration, and I have family and friends who did the same in other EU countries.technology
It is clear @Tincatinker what IATA’s motivation is ....just like most businesses.Members might wish to note that various “passport” schemes advocated by IATA and others are aimed at reducing their problems, not yours.
I have to correct this as it is not true. The gateways were built and numerous EU countries joined it for their nationally developed Covid-19 warning and contact tracing apps, with Spain among these countries.However, as far as I can tell that never happened, ie the gateways were never built.
This comment dates from the 18th of March and I've picked it up just to remind us what a huge difference there can be between reality and what we read in a first excited news article or a blog. The following text was published today, three weeks later, on the schengenvisa website, who, while not an official primary source, are usually better researched and more up to date than many others:Today, Iceland is allowing Americans who have had vaccinations to enter the country without quarantining. One needs a certificate of vaccination!
This comment dates from the 18th of March and I've picked it up just to remind us what a huge difference there can be between reality and what we read in a first excited news article or a blog. The following text was published today, three weeks later, on the schengenvisa website, who, while not an official primary source, are usually better researched and more up to date than many others:
COVID-19 Vaccinated Third-Country Citizens Can Now Enter IcelandApril 8, 2021The decision was planned to take effect on March 26. Still, it was postponed until April 6, as according to the country’s authorities, more time is needed to permit scope for careful review of the procedures for estimating and accepting documentation. But Iceland will not be a transit point for foreign travellers, the country’s authorities have announced.Iceland’s flag carrier airline Icelandair has warned all travellers from the United States that they will not be permitted to fly with the airline to other European countries from Iceland, even though the latter is a member of the borderless area of Schengen.
Nothing is as it was before ...
I guess there will be no problem for pilgrims if he/she/divers shows the “oldfashioned“ yellow papermade International Certificate Of Vaccination, issued by the WHO, on request.
I think that the WHO yellow passport will be worthless for travelling to Spain. I won't even take mine with me when I get my Covid-19 jab. Plus, there've been news reports recently that faked WHO yellow passports are illegally available for € 125. The digital certificates would be much harder to fake, I guess. This, and the fact that they can be scanned and read automatically are in their favour.This certificate is recognized worldwide, it is generally available and issued by the party providing vaccination. Simple as that,
This Digital Green Certificate project is ambitious and still very vague. The legislation has not yet been finalised. A very recent press release says that a new amendment has been proposed to include a new article on the international dimension of the Digital Green Certificate, clarifying the treatment to be given to certificates issued to Union citizens and their family members [...] vaccinated in [non-EU] countries.I'm wondering how I will be able to connect with the Digital Green program certificate after being vaccinated in Canada? I am an Irish/EU citizen but in Canada presently and will have the paper proof. from here I wrote to the EU but have not received response.
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