Approved COVID-19 vaccines and countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination

Contents

1. Approved vaccines
2. Proof of vaccination
3. Countries with an approved proof of vaccination and examples of proof required
4. Red list countries and territories
5. Travel to England testing and quarantine rules
6. Stay up to date

What you need to do when you travel to England depends on whether you qualify as fully vaccinated or not.

To qualify under the fully vaccinated rules for travel to England, you must have proof of full vaccination with a full course of an approved vaccine. The proof must have been issued by either:

• the UK or UK overseas vaccination programme
• the United Nations vaccine programme for staff and volunteers
• one of the countries or territories listed below

You can still travel to England if you do not qualify as fully vaccinated but you must follow different rules.

There are also different rules if you have been in a red list country or territory in the last 10 days and you may not be allowed to enter England.

Approved vaccines

You must have had a complete course of one of the following vaccines at least 14 days before you arrive in England:

• Oxford/AstraZeneca
• Pfizer BioNTech
• Moderna
• Janssen
• Sinovac-CoronaVac
• Sinopharm Beijing
• Covaxin

The day you have your final dose does not count as one of the 14 days.

Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.

2 dose vaccines

If you were vaccinated with a 2 dose vaccine (Moderna, Pfizer BioNTech, Oxford AstraZeneca, or a combination of them), you must have had both doses to be considered fully vaccinated for travel to the UK.

This applies in all cases, even if you've recently recovered from COVID-19 and have natural immunity.

Those who have had COVID-19 and have only had one dose of a 2 dose vaccine must follow the rules for unvaccinated arrivals.

Where 2 doses of a vaccine are required for a full course, you can:

• mix 2 different types of vaccine from the above list, for example Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna
• have the 2 vaccinations under 2 different approved programmes, for example Australia and Japan, UK and USA, France and Canada

Single dose vaccines

If you had an approved one dose vaccine (the Janssen vaccine), you are fully vaccinated.

Proof of vaccination

You must be able to prove that you've been fully vaccinated under a vaccination programme with approved proof of certification.

If you live in England, you can prove your vaccination status using the NHS COVID Pass.

If you were vaccinated in another country or territory, the table below gives examples of what you can use as proof of vaccination.

Vaccine certificates only

If the table below says you can use a 'Vaccine certificate' as proof of vaccination, the following rules apply. The vaccine certificate must be issued by a national or state-level public health authority, be in English, French or Spanish, and include as a minimum:

• your forename and surname(s)
• your date of birth
• vaccine brand and manufacturer
• date of vaccination for every dose
• country or territory of vaccination and/or certificate issuer

Verify your vaccination status in the passenger locator form

You can verify your vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form if you are using either:

• the NHS COVID Pass
• the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC)

You should have your vaccine certificate available in case you are asked to show it.

The table below shows the countries and territories where you can use your EUDCC to verify your proof of vaccination on the passenger locator form. You can only do this if you are fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.

Countries with an approved proof of vaccination and examples of proof required

List of countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination for travel to England and examples of proof of vaccination.

If you have proof of vaccination from a country or territory that is not on this list, or with a vaccine that is not listed, you must follow the rules for people who do not qualify as fully vaccinated.

Red list countries and territories

If you have been in a red list country in the 10 days before you arrive in England the red list rules apply, even if you qualify as fully vaccinated.

Check separate guidance on the red list rules.

Travel to England testing and quarantine rules

Check what COVID-19 tests you need to take and the quarantine rules for travel to England.

Stay up to date

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