Your proof of vaccination for travel in Europe is valid for 270 days after your last dose in the primary vaccination series. Getting a booster vaccination extends the validity of your proof of vaccination until a new end date is set.
Validity of proof of vaccination: QR code expires after 270 days
Your proof of vaccination is valid for 270 days after your primary series vaccination(s). After that period of 270 days, can no longer use their QR code to travel in Europe.
As of 6 April 2022 the validity of proof of vaccination for under-18s has changed. If you are under 18, proof that you completed your initial vaccination series is valid indefinitely within the EU/Schengen area. Some scanning software has not yet been updated to check this. You can always prove that you are under 18 using your passport or ID card.
You can see in the CoronaCheck app how long your proof of vaccination is still valid for. Or you can look up the date of your last dose on your paper proof of vaccination.
You can get an extra vaccination (booster) against coronavirus. Then your proof of vaccination will be valid again. Getting a booster vaccination extends the validity of your proof of vaccination until a new end date is set
If you don’t get a booster vaccination, you’ll have to get tested for coronavirus in order to get a QR code. The QR code is valid for 24 hours.
If you have had coronavirus already, you are entitled to proof of recovery. This is valid for 180 days.
After the primary series: valid proof of vaccination
You can obtain proof of vaccination once you have received the primary series of vaccination. ‘Primary series’ means the following:
If you have been vaccinated with Moderna, BioNTech/Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Novavax you need 2 doses to complete the primary series.
You will have valid proof of vaccination from 14 days after the last dose.
You only need one dose of the Janssen vaccine to complete the primary series.
You will have valid proof of vaccination from 28 days after that dose.
Additional requirements for people vaccinated with Janssen apply in some countries
Some countries have additional requirements for people vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine. If you wish to travel abroad, first consult the travel advice for your destination (in Dutch only).
If you have been vaccinated by the municipal health service (GGD) or have given permission for your vaccination to be registered with the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), both your vaccine doses will be shown in the CoronaCheck app and on CoronaCheck.nl. Your international QR code will only show the name of the vaccine you received most recently.
If you received your first dose from a different provider and want to receive your second dose from the GGD, inform the GGD of this when you book your appointment. If you did not give permission for your first dose to be registered with RIVM, you can ask your vaccination provider to do this after all.
If you had coronavirus before your first dose of vaccine, one dose is sufficient to obtain proof of vaccination.
You will have valid proof of vaccination from 14 days after the last dose.
After a coronavirus infection your proof of recovery is valid for 180 days after you tested positive.
GGD needs to know you had coronavirus
The municipal health service (GGD) needs to know that you had coronavirus. So you must say you have had coronavirus when you make your appointment to get vaccinated. You will then only be given one appointment.
If you were vaccinated by the GGD, the GGD can also update this information after you have been vaccinated. You can contact the GGD on 0800 5090.
Paper proof of vaccination for people not vaccinated by the GGD
If you were vaccinated by your GP, at a hospital or at a care home or similar location, the GGD cannot update your information. However, the organisation that vaccinated you can issue you with printed proof of vaccination. Contact the location where you were vaccinated for more information.
You can still get coronavirus
You are not fully protected against coronavirus immediately after vaccination. You can still get the virus or pass it on. Keep this in mind. For instance if you go out or invite someone to your house.
No effect on proof of vaccination
If you are fully vaccinated and then test positive, it does not affect your proof of vaccination in CoronaCheck. But you must still follow the rules, self-isolate and avoid contact with other people. Otherwise you could pass the virus on to other people.
