COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate for Urgent Travel

A COVID-19 vaccination certificate allows you to prove that you have had a full course of the vaccine. 

Do not contact our GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. Your GP surgery cannot provide you with a letter or proof of your immunisation.

How to request a certificate if required for urgent travel

Request a certificate only if:

• you have had both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (you should wait 5 days after your second dose before requesting it)
• you urgently need to travel to a country which requires vaccine certification
• you are not able to either quarantine or provide tests to meet country entry requirements

You can now either request a Digital COVID Pass (recommended) or a paper certificate.

Digital: England - You can access your Covid pass by cliclking either  NHS COVID pass England or NHS COVID pass Wales for international travel online and download or print the Pass as a PDF document. It is recommended you register and use this service at least 2 weeks before you are due to travel. Wales 

To access the service, you'll need to register for an NHS login if you do not have one already. To register for an NHS login you'll need to upload a photo of your ID (passport, full UKL driving licence).

If you do not have photographic ID available to get your NHS COVID Pass you'll need to request a letter via phone (as below).

Paper: Call 0300 303 5667 to request a vaccination certificate for essential international travel.

It can take up to 10 working days for a certificate to arrive. No requests can be fast tracked and certificates cannot be collected. You can call 7 days a week between 9am and 5pm.

Calls from landlines are typically charged between 2p and 10p per minute. Calls from mobiles typically cost between 10p and 40p per minute. Calls from landlines and mobiles are included in free call packages.