Foreign tourists in France must also have a health passport: how to get it?

A health passport for vaccinated non-Europeans with vaccines accepted by the EU is started by France be valid in its territory, where the pass it is mandatory.

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has designed a specific system that allows foreign tourists vaccinated with one of the vaccines recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or its equivalents obtain a valid health pass on French territory.

Initially, this system is open to foreign tourists from outside Europe, already present on the national territory or arriving before August 15th. Requests to arrive after this date will be considered later.

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State in charge of Tourism, French people living abroad and La Francophonie, declared that “in accordance with the decision of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, we are putting a specific system in place, which will allow non-European tourists already present in our territory get a QR code for the value of a health pass ”.

How to get it: conditions

He added that “foreign tourists can send your requests. To receive a QR code, all you have to do is send by email a proof of vaccination, accompanied by an identity document, the downloadable application form and the plane ticket. “

The health pass for vaccinated foreign tourists can be requested under thethe following conditions:

– Being older than 18 (Until September 30, 2021, minors from 12 to 17 years old do not need a health card; in addition, minors under 12 are not subject to the mandatory health card)

– Have been vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the EMA or equivalent and have a schedule of complete vaccination;

– have been vaccinated somewhere else other than one of the member states of the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, United Kingdom, Switzerland.

What to send

To benefit from this device, those who request it must send the following documents by email (in pdf, jpg or png format):

– The vaccination certificate established according to the regulations of your country of residence, showing a complete vaccination schedule, with a vaccine recognized by the EMA or the equivalent. The vaccines endorsed by the European Union are those from Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and AstraZeneca, although the version made in India is excluded from the latter.

– A valid passport;

– Return plane ticket);

– The application form, which it is downloadable the France Diplomatie website and the websites of the embassies and consulates.

Keep in mind that no incomplete request can be processed.

Where to send the data

the addresses send requests from foreign tourists are:

TO American citizens: [email protected]

TO canadian citizens: [email protected]

For nationals of all The other countries: [email protected]

In order to facilitate the processing of applications, the email should be sent with a title that reads as follows: COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE / LAST NAME Name (for example: USA / DUPONT Jean, or CANADA / DURAND Anne).

As soon as the request is processed, An email will be sent with the QR code. This QR can be printed and presented on paper or in digital format and its duration it will not be limited.

Alternatively, you can also get a test limited to 72 hours with a negative result.

For unvaccinated people, it is also necessary a negative test within 72 hours for activities subject to the pass (restaurants, museums, major events, etc.).

For more information, you can consult the website of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs: https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr

Paris, correspondent

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