Getting proof of vaccination after being vaccinated outside the Netherlands

Vaccinated within the EU

If you were vaccinated within the European Union (EU) you can have your vaccination registered with the municipal health service (GGD) in the following regions:

• Amsterdam-Amstelland
• Rotterdam-Rijnmond
• Utrecht

After registration, the GGD will give you proof of vaccination which you can add in the CoronaCheck app or on CoronaCheck.nl. 

Vaccinated outside the EU

If you were vaccinated outside the European Union (EU) with an EMA-approved or WHO-approved vaccine, and you have proof, you can have your vaccination registered by the GGD in one of the 3 regions above. The GGD will give you proof of vaccination which you can add in the CoronaCheck app or on CoronaCheck.nl. 

If you were vaccinated outside the EU and do not have proof, you cannot get Dutch proof of vaccination. 

Make a registration appointment by phone

If you want to convert your foreign proof of vaccination into Dutch proof of vaccination, make an appointment by calling +31 (0)30 800 2899. You can make an appointment in Amsterdam, Utrecht or Rotterdam. You will be sent the exact address with your appointment confirmation. If other people in your family want to have their vaccination registered at the same time, you will need to make an appointment for each individual.

Bring the following documents to your appointment:

• an identity document: the details on your identity document must match the ones on your proof of vaccination; and/or;
• a document bearing your citizen service number (BSN): only if your BSN is not on your identity document. If you do not have a BSN, you must show proof that you are a Dutch national or that you live in the Netherlands. For instance, an employer’s declaration or a declaration of enrolment from your educational institution; and;
• proof of vaccination issued in the country where you were vaccinated that meets the requirements for proof of vaccination.

First, go to a GGD office to get Dutch proof of vaccination for your primary series. You can make an appointment in the following GGD regions:

• Amsterdam-Amstelland
• Rotterdam-Rijnmond
• Utrecht

Repeat vaccination

You can get the repeat vaccination in the Netherlands if it has been at least 3 months since your last vaccination or coronavirus infection. At many vaccination centres you can do this without an appointment. To find a location go to prikkenzonderafspraak.nl.

If you want to make an appointment for your repeat vaccination, you can do this online at planjeprik.nl or by phone on 0800 7070. 

Converting proof of vaccination after repeat vaccination

If you do not yet have proof of vaccination for your primary series abroad, but you already received a repeat vaccination in the Netherlands, make an appointment with the GGD to register your primary series. You can make an appointment in the following GGD regions:

• Amsterdam-Amstelland
• Rotterdam-Rijnmond
• Utrecht

The GGD will check your documents for the vaccinations you received abroad. If everything is in order, you will be give new proof of vaccination for your repeat vaccination. 

Make a registration appointment by phone

If you want to convert your foreign proof of vaccination into Dutch proof of vaccination, make an appointment by calling +31 (0)30 800 2899. You can make an appointment in Amsterdam, Utrecht or Rotterdam. You will be sent the exact address with your appointment confirmation. If other people in your family want to have their vaccination registered at the same time, you will need to make an appointment for each individual.

Bring the following documents to your appointment:

• your identity document: the details on your identity document must match the ones on your proof of vaccination; and/or;
• a document bearing your citizen service number (BSN): only if your BSN is not on your identity document. If you do not have a BSN, you must show proof that you are a Dutch national or that you live in the Netherlands. For instance, an employer’s declaration or a declaration of enrolment from your educational institution; and;
• proof of vaccination issued in the country where you were vaccinated that meets the requirements for proof of vaccination.

If the vaccine you received is not on the list of EMA-approved and WHO-approved vaccines, contact the GGD medical information line for vaccinations on 088 767 4080. The medical advisers will let you know whether you can get an extra vaccination and help you make an appointment. You will get Dutch proof of vaccination for your extra vaccination.

Some countries outside the EU require travellers to show a negative test result, proof of vaccination or proof of recovery. For more information see netherlandsworldwide.nl. 

No. This is not possible. You cannot have a repeat vaccination done abroad registered by your family doctor. By law, family doctors are only allowed to register vaccinations they themselves administered. They also do not have the means to properly register vaccinations done abroad.

You can apply for a DigiD from abroad. Once you have received your DigiD, you can log in and generate proof of vaccination for your first dose in the Netherlands in the CoronaCheck-app or on CoronaCheck.nl. You can show this proof abroad when you get your second dose.

You can apply for a DigiD from abroad. Once you have received your DigiD, you can log in and generate proof of vaccination in the CoronaCheck-app or on CoronaCheck.nl.

All EU countries must accept vaccination with EMA-approved vaccines, even if a country has not used that vaccine itself.

The Netherlands has no influence on the requirements that non-EU countries set for vaccinations and proof of vaccination.

Paper certificates are used in Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba because most residents do not have a citizen service number (BSN). You can request a COVID Certificate from the organisation that vaccinated you. 

Residents of Aruba, Curaçao or St Maarten can contact the local authorities with any questions about travelling and proof of vaccination.