International Travel Certificate: Date of birth, number of doses, vaccine name, type, manufacturer, number and dates of doses in the year, month and date, dose batch numbers will be mentioned in the certificate.
New Delhi: People who have taken both doses of corona vaccines and are travelling abroad can download an international version of their COVID inoculation certificate with their full date of birth from CoWin app. The feature that went live on Thursday, is in compliance with the international travel guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Earlier, CoWin certificates used to mention only the beneficiary’s age based on the year of birth besides other details.
“Building a world-class digital platform for vaccination, we have ensured CoWIN certification is compliant with the WHO-DDCC: VS data dictionary. Now, international travellers can download an international version of their certificate that reflects their date of birth from CoWIN,” NHA CEO RS Sharma tweeted yesterday. The date will follow the “yyyy-mm-dd” (Year-Month-Day) format.
International Travel Certificates: How to Download
- Login to CoWIN with the registered mobile phone number
- A new “International Travel Certificate” option will appear right next to the “Certificate” option.
- Enter your passport number, date of birth on the page
- Click on submit
- Your travel certificate will appear on the screen
- Download the certificate
What will be mentioned in the International Travel Certificate?
- Date of birth
- Number of doses
- Vaccine name
- Vaccine type
- Vaccine manufacturer
- Dates of doses in the year (month and date)
- Dose batch numbers
This comes nearly a week after the UK amended its new travel guidelines to include the Indian-made version of the AstraZeneca vaccine in its updated list of approved Covid-19 vaccines. Following India’s strong criticism over the UK’s refusal to recognise Covishield, London has included the vaccine in its updated international travel advisory. However, Indian travellers vaccinated with two doses of Covishield would still have to undergo 10 days of quarantine in the UK notwithstanding the amendment, UK officials had clarified saying that the inclusion of the vaccine would not make much of a difference.
“We’re clear Covishield is not a problem. The UK is open to travel and we’re already seeing a lot of people going from India to the UK, be it tourists, business people or students. We have been having detailed technical discussions regarding certification, with the builders of the CoWin app and the NHS app, about both apps. They’re happening at a rapid pace, to ensure that both countries mutually recognise the vaccine certificates issued by each other,” British High Commissioner Alex Ellis had said in a statement.
