EU VACCINE CERTIFICATE

What is the EU Digital COVID Certificate?

The EU Digital COVID Certificate will facilitate safe free movement of citizens in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s already possible to apply and get a EU vaccine certificate in the Comunitat Valenciana through their health system web page.

An EU Digital COVID Certificate is a digital proof that a person has either ..

• Been vaccinated against COVID-19
• Received a negative test result or
• Recovered from COVID-19

  Key features of the certificate

• Digital and/or paper format
• With QR code
• Free of charge
• Safe and secure
• Valid in all EU countries

How will citizens residing at the Comunitat Valenciana will be getting it?

It’s possible to apply for the EU Digital certificate through the official health site through this link: http://coronavirus.san.gva.es/es/certificado-digital-ue or by clicking on the button below:

You will be required to enter details as your SIP number, date your SIP card was issued and date of birth and to confirm the verification code that will appear, if all the details match you will get your certificate automatically.

The digital version can also be stored on a mobile device. Citizens can also request a paper version. Both will have a QR code that contains essential information, as well as a digital signature to make sure the certificate is authentic.

How will it help free movement?

The EU Digital COVID Certificate will be accepted in all EU Member States. It will help to ensure that restrictions currently in place can be lifted in a coordinated manner.
When travelling, the EU Digital COVID Certificate holder should, in principle, be exempted from free movement restrictions: Member States should refrain from imposing additional travel restrictions on the holders of an EU Digital COVID Certificate, unless they are necessary and proportionate to safeguard public health.
In such a case – for instance as a reaction to new variants of concern – that Member State would have to notify the Commission and all other Member States and justify this decision.

How will the certificate work?

• The EU Digital COVID Certificate contains a QR code with a digital signature to protect it against falsification.
• When the certificate is checked, the QR code is scanned and the signature verified.
• Each issuing body (e.g. a hospital, a test centre, a health authority) has its own digital signature key. All of these are stored in a secure database in each country.
• The European Commission has built a gateway through which all certificate signatures can be verified across the EU. The personal data of the certificate holder does not pass through the gateway, as this is not necessary to verify the digital signature. The European Commission also helped Member States to develop national software and apps to issue, store and verify certificates and supported them in the necessary tests to on-board the gateway.

Will citizens who are not yet vaccinated be able to travel to another EU country?

Yes. The EU Digital COVID Certificate should facilitate free movement inside the EU. It will not be a pre-condition to free movement, which is a fundamental right in the EU.
The EU Digital COVID certificate will also prove the result of testing, which often required under applicable public health restrictions.

What data does the certificate include?

The certificates will only include a limited set of information that is necessary. This cannot be retained by visited countries. For verification purposes, only the validity and authenticity of the certificate is checked by verifying who issued and signed it.