Key Points
- Reduced validity period of the EU COVID-19 vaccination
certificate
Overview
On 1 Feb. 2022, the government of Latvia
announced that the period of validity for the European Union (EU)
Digital Vaccination Certificate will be 270 days, regardless of
the type of vaccine that was administered. No validity period will
be applied to vaccine certificates indicating that a booster
dose has been administered. The COVID-19 recovery certificate will
remain valid for 180 days.
The validity period of vaccination certificates issued for those
who have received the Johnson & Johnson (Jannsen) vaccine will
be five months.
Additionally, travelers arriving in Latvia from the United
States, Australia, and Canada will be eligible to receive a
short-term vaccination certificate that will remain valid for use
throughout the country. The certificate will be valid for 30
days from the day of issuance.
