Getting proof of vaccination after being vaccinated outside the Netherlands

If you are an EU citizen and you were vaccinated in the European Union you are entitled to a Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) from the country where you were vaccinated.

If you were vaccinated outside the EU and do not have proof, you cannot apply for proof of vaccination in the Netherlands. In this case you can only get a COVID Certificate with a negative test result or proof of recovery.

If you have been fully vaccinated in a country outside the EU, you can have your vaccination registered in the Netherlands if at least one of the following applies to you:

• you are a Dutch national;
• you live in the Netherlands;
• you were vaccinated in Aruba, Curaçao or St Maarten.

If you received one dose outside the EU and one dose in the Netherlands you can also have your vaccination registered.

That way, you can obtain a COVID Certificate that is valid in the Netherlands and throughout the European Union. You can then upload this COVID Certificate in the CoronaCheck app or on CoronaCheck.nl.

To register your vaccination you will need to make an appointment by calling +31 (0)30 800 2899. If other people in your family want to have their vaccination registered at the same time, you will need to make an appointment for each individual and you must all appear in person.

You will need to come to Utrecht, to a location close to Utrecht Central Station. You will be sent the exact address with your appointment confirmation. You will need to take the following documents to your appointment:

• identity document: the details on the identity document must match the ones on your proof of vaccination, and/or;
• a document bearing your citizen service number (BSN): only if your BSN is not on your identity document, and;
• proof of vaccination issued in the country where you were vaccinated that meets the requirements for proof of vaccination.

This service can also be used by Dutch nationals who live outside the EU. The same conditions apply.

If you are unable to come to Utrecht but wish to travel abroad or attend an event, you can generate a COVID Certificate for travel or a COVID Certificate to attend an event using proof of recovery or a negative test result. 

Dutch vaccinations recognised in all EU countries

All EU countries must accept vaccination with EMA-approved vaccines, even if a country hasn’t used that vaccine itself.

Vaccination recognition by a non-EU country

The Netherlands has no influence on the requirements that non-EU countries set for vaccinations and proof of vaccination.

If you received your first dose in another EU-country, you can get your second dose in the Netherlands if you live in the Netherlands or are a Dutch national by filling in a form (RIVM.nl). You should indicate that you had your first dose abroad. It is not currently possible to generate proof of vaccination via the CoronaCheck app or website if you received your first dose in another country. If you want to travel or go to an event, you can show a negative test result or proof of recovery instead.

If you received your second dose in another EU country, you can obtain a Digital COVID Certificate in that country.

More information to follow.

You cannot create proof of vaccination using the CoronaCheck app or website if you have been vaccinated with a non-approved vaccine. In this case you can only get a COVID Certificate with a negative test result or proof of recovery.

In Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba paper certificates are used because most residents do not have a citizen service number (BSN). You can request a COVID Certificate from the organisation that vaccinated you. You can add your paper COVID Certificate in the CoronaCheck app or on CoronaCheck.nl.

Residents of Aruba, Curaçao or St Maarten can contact the local authorities with any questions about travelling and obtaining proof of vaccination.