How can I use the NHS COVID Pass for international travel?

If you have received a full course of a vaccine requiring two doses, you will see two barcodes within the NHS App: one barcode per vaccine.

If you print a PDF of your COVID Pass status, your printed copy will show two barcodes. The printed copy is valid until the expiry date on the bar code, this will need to be reprinted with an updated version once it has reached the expiry date.

A full course of vaccine that requires only one dose will be displayed as a single barcode.

Request a NHS COVID Pass letter to be posted to you

Only request a letter to be posted to you if:

• you have been fully vaccinated by the NHS in England
• you are planning to travel in the next four weeks to a country that requires evidence of COVID-19 vaccination

You can obtain a NHS COVID Pass if you are aged 16 or over but you do not need one to access venues or events in England if you are under 18 years of age.

You can request a NHS COVID Pass letter:

• via the NHS website
• by calling 119 (select the ‘NHS COVID Pass service’) if you do not have access to a smartphone, computer or tablet

If you are overseas, call +44 151 905 0119 to access the NHS COVID Pass service. You will be charged according to your carrier’s rates.

The letter to take up to five working days to reach you. It will be sent to the address registered with your GP. If you have recently moved house, make sure you have given your new address to your GP practice before requesting a letter.

The COVID-19 post-vaccination letter was rebranded from 5 July. It now displays the title ‘NHS COVID Pass’ and the logos of all four nations instead of just the NHS logo. If you received a COVID-19 post-vaccination letter before 5 July, this is still valid. You do not need to apply for a new version. If you intend to use the letter when travelling abroad, other countries will treat the old version of the letter in the same way as they treat the new one.

GPs cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 status.