Proof of vaccination: requirements and validity

If you have been vaccinated with Moderna, BioNTech/Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Novavax you need 2 doses to complete the primary series.

You will have valid proof of vaccination from 14 days after the last dose.

You only need one dose of the Janssen vaccine to complete the primary series.

You will have valid proof of vaccination from 28 days after that dose.

Additional requirements for people vaccinated with Janssen apply in some countries

Some countries have additional requirements for people vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine. If you wish to travel abroad, first consult the travel advice for your destination (in Dutch only).

If you received your first dose from a different provider and your second dose from the GGD, inform the GGD of this when you book your appointment. If you did not give permission for your first dose to be registered with RIVM, you can ask your vaccination provider to do this after all.

If you had coronavirus before your first dose of vaccine, one dose is enough to get proof of vaccination. You will have valid proof of vaccination from 14 days after you have been vaccinated.

GGD needs to know you had coronavirus

The municipal health service (GGD) needs to know that you had coronavirus. So you must say you have had coronavirus when you make your appointment to get vaccinated. You will then only be given one appointment.

If you were vaccinated by your GP, at a hospital or at a care home or similar location, the GGD cannot update your information. However, the organisation that vaccinated you can issue you with printed proof of vaccination. Contact the location where you were vaccinated for more information.