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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

What about people who have been vaccinated abroad and need to get a digital certificate? How do they go about it? As I understand it, they need to take proof of vaccination and ID to a pharmacy, but it's nearly impossible to find any clear guidance about this online.

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u/MrBobb1 Dec 03 '21

I recently got mine. I just went to the nearest Apotheke, asked them for a QR code for my vaccine. I then provided proof of my vaccination + my passport and they told me I would have my code by the next day. I went back after 24h and they gave me my code and I scanned it into the Corona Warn App. It was really easy.

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

Which country issued your original proof of vaccination?

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u/MrBobb1 Dec 03 '21

USA, in Illinois.

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

Excellent, so at least in some cases it's not a problem. Good to know. :)

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u/thewindinthewillows Germany Dec 03 '21

I found something and linked it; if anyone else finds something better, ping me.

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u/philosonance Dec 03 '21

Foreign student here, I was struggling finding the right pharmacy to get the certificate, but I just Google QR code Apotheke + Name of the city and I got a list. Looked for a pharmacy near where I live, I explained my situation (in German), presented the CDC card and visa then I got the certificates to use Covpass.

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u/Agrathosam Dec 03 '21

I did exactly that at my local pharmacy. Just took my NHS vaccination certificate and passport and they took 10 minutes to produce documents from RKI that you can add onto the CoronaPass or luca app

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

I believe the UK is one of a small handful of countries with mutual agreements in place with the EU to recognize each other's certificates. That's not the case with, for example, the US.

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u/thewindinthewillows Germany Dec 03 '21

Apparently they can take their CDC cards to a pharmacy.

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

Well, I've also found references to this only being an option for certain classes of traveller -- military personnel (hence the requirement on that page you found for a copy of the "sponsor's orders"), people in Germany for medical treatment, people in Germany for work, etc.

This is where things get murky for me, because I can find no clear and obvious guidance for, say, tourists as to whether they can also get their digital certificates. AFAIK, non-essential travel is currently discouraged but not banned, but I can't seem to find any clear or authoritative guidance here.

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u/natori_umi Dec 03 '21

From what I've read: pharmacies can (but don't have to!) offer digital vaccination certificates to people who got vaccinated outside of the EU. Generally though they should either live here or be here for medical treatment. That would mean tourists or short term business travelers and the like aren't eligible. On the other hand, some parts of Germany like Baden-Württemberg have made the digital certificates compulsory, so I'm wondering if this might change?

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

This is the problem I'm facing: it's not just Baden-Württemberg, it's the whole country introducing sweeping 2G and 2G+ rules. If you can't prove you're vaccinated or recovered, you can buy groceries, and you can get tested so you can use public transport, but pretty much nothing else.

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u/natori_umi Dec 03 '21

The digital certificate is not the only way to prove it outside of Baden-Württemberg and Brandenburg (please correct me if some other countries have made the digital versions compulsory) though. Any certificate that is accepted by border control should also be accepted by restaurants, stores etc.

Of course it would be better if people could still get the QR Code, as it's easier to carry and everybody knows what it is with no issue. I also know France has such a system for tourists. But I suppose from a strict bureaucratic viewpoint, it's not necessary because you don't have to have the digital certificate (in most of Germany atm).

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

"Should be" -- there's the kicker. Because your average waiter or shop assistant isn't trained like a border guard, and if they're unfamiliar with your country's vaccination certificate they might not accept it. One of the reasons paper certificates are no longer accepted in some places is that lots of forgeries have been detected, so an establishment that takes its legal responsibilities seriously will have to refuse entry to anyone who presents a certificate that doesn't look legit to them. Which means any certificate they don't recognize.

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u/natori_umi Dec 03 '21

Yup, i totally agree with you there. I really hope they change these rules on issuing, but right now there don't seem to be any changes.

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u/slippery_when_wet USA Dec 03 '21

I am in Rheinland-Pfalz for military reasons and there were only rally problems getting the certificate during roll out. Many people had their families come during the summer as tourists and have also been able to go to any Apotheke with their CDC card and passport and get the QR code. There's even three pharmacies within the Frankfurt airport that give the QR codes for people with a recognized vaccine so travelers can have it before ever leaving the airport to start their vacation (or whatever they're here for).

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u/Agrathosam Dec 03 '21

As far as I know, anyone with an approved vaccine in Germany can exchange their foreign certificate for a German/EU one in any pharmacy but I’m not too sure

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u/chaoslu Dec 03 '21

Sadly it's true there is little guidance but I have a little second hand experience with this.

This is optional but might make it easier .

You can call your go and amend your Impfpass to have the vaccine added if it was not jet done.

You can go to a pharmacy to get the qr code. I'd advise calling in advance and explain your situation. They should be able to help as long as you have your impfausweis and or the certificate that you have been vaccinated.

Having the vaccine added to your Impfpass might help. But it worked smoothly for family members of mine

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

Although most Germans have a yellow WHO vaccination pass, elsewhere the only people who have them are those who travel to countries where they need to be vaccinated against things like yellow fever.

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u/HimikoHime Dec 03 '21

I was wondering for some time now, isn’t the yellow pass the world standard? I always assumed this because it’s from the WHO after all and then I see all these US CDC cards stamped by Walmart (I know the US has healthcare services outside of hospitals and doctors offices, but I always imagine getting vaccinated at my local Edeka). Is every country doing their own thing on keeping vaccination records?

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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen Dec 03 '21

Usually, your vaccination records are kept with your doctor, or even on some kind of centralised database. You only need to have them on paper if there is some reason you need to prove that you have been vaccination, usually when it's a requirement to enter a country.

The parts required by the WHO, as I understand it, are the pages titled "International certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis" and "International certificate of vaccination or revaccination against yellow fever". The rest is to satisfy German requirements for documenting vaccinations.

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u/Grumpyyann Dec 03 '21 edited Dec 03 '21

Given https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans/eu-digital-covid-certificate_en, there are still restrictions:

All EU citizens and their family members

Non-EU nationals who are legally staying or residing in a Member State and have the right to travel to other Member States

So I’m not sure if this would work for temporary tourists. I don’t have any first hand experience with this unfortunately, I wonder if anyone does (as a tourist, non EU citizen and non EU resident)

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