ARTICLE · 15 JULY 2021

EU And Switzerland To Accept Each Other's COVID-19 Digital Travel Certificates

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The EU introduced COVID-19 digital travel certificates on July 1, with hopes to ease travel pains between the 27 EU member states.

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Key Points

EU Commission made this announcement on July 8.
The COVID-19 digital travel?certificate validates COVID-19 vaccinations and negative?COVID-19 test results via QR code.
The QR code can be printed out or kept on a smartphone.

Overview

The EU introduced COVID-19 digital travel certificates on July 1, with hopes to ease travel pains between the 27 EU member states. Starting July 9, Switzerland and the EU will accept each other's COVID-19 travel certificates when traveling across the EU and Swiss borders.

Looking Ahead

Envoy's global team will continue to provide updates to this story as new information becomes available.

Originally published 13 July 2021

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