France may soon go green.

[Jonny1953]

Am I reading it right that France are changing its rules that if you are double jabbed you will no longer be required to have an antigen or pcr test on entry to France?

Yes, correct

Travellers who are fully vaccinated do not need an essential reason to travel to France and do not need to self-isolate on arrival. From 18 July, fully vaccinated adults no longer need to present evidence of a negative test result before travel. Fully vaccinated travellers will need to present the following documents:

• a completed ‘sworn statement’ (déclaration sur l’honneur) form self-certifying they are not suffering from symptoms associated with coronavirus and have not been in contact with confirmed cases in the preceding fortnight. This can be found on the French government’s website
• proof of vaccination status

 

[Ingwe]

Am I reading it right that France are changing its rules that if you are double jabbed you will no longer be required to have an antigen or pcr test on entry to France?

Yes. See this link from Eurotunnel which spells out exactly what you need. If doubly vaccinated, no need for antigen or pcr test.

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[gus-lopez]

It appears that Spain & Greece might soon be on the "shades of amber" list

 

[suavecarve]

"shades of amber"

Funny

 

[gus-lopez]

Funny

What else can you call it? Ludicros sitation. I saw one report this a.m. that called it "amber+" ?? It is no wonder know one can understand half of what they write.

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[Ingwe]

“Shades of amber” like degrees of innocence or being slightly pregnant.

 

[Gill and steve]

Yes, correct

Travellers who are fully vaccinated do not need an essential reason to travel to France and do not need to self-isolate on arrival. From 18 July, fully vaccinated adults no longer need to present evidence of a negative test result before travel. Fully vaccinated travellers will need to present the following documents:

• a completed ‘sworn statement’ (déclaration sur l’honneur) form self-certifying they are not suffering from symptoms associated with coronavirus and have not been in contact with confirmed cases in the preceding fortnight. This can be found on the French government’s website
• proof of vaccination status

Typical we had just booked our PCR test a day before they changed the rules. Can only get a voucher not a full refund

 

[MichaelT]

Typical we had just booked our PCR test a day before they changed the rules. Can only get a voucher not a full refund

You can use it for your tests when coming home every cloud hey

 

[DangerMousy]

Update
UK France embassy said UK covid vaccination cert / NHS app is acceptable instead of the France tousAntiCovid app

Tout savoir sur le passe vaccinal

Depuis le 24 janvier 2022, le « pass vaccinal » est en vigueur pour les personnes de 16 ans et plus. Les personnes vaccinées au Royaume-Uni peuvent indiquer leur statut vaccinal complet du NHS dans l'application TousAntiCovid.

uk.ambafrance.org

So we are back on …

You can now upload your NHS vaccine record to the French tousAntiCovid app - just email your NHS vaccine pass to yourself, view it on another screen and then scan the QR code with the AntiCovid app et voilà you have your pass sanitaire
Whilst the NHS app may be an acceptable alternative, I worry that it relies on staff recognising it and knowing the rules. And given that there are likely to be fewer Brits travelling this year they may not immediately recognise it - so having the French app may just make things a bit easier.

Also, the pass sanitaire is will be required on check in at some campsites - I think ones with bars, restaurants and pools.

 

[DDJC]

Best of luck to all those of you who are going.
We aren't this year. Too many chances of some invented reason by Boris, Macron or Von Der Leyen to make life difficult for Brits.

Already got confirmed bookings in Normandy in April 2022 and Tri Venezie and the Tirol for August 2022!

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[Clickem]

You can now upload your NHS vaccine record to the French tousAntiCovid app - just email your NHS vaccine pass to yourself, view it on another screen and then scan the QR code with the AntiCovid app et voilà you have your pass sanitaire
Whilst the NHS app may be an acceptable alternative, I worry that it relies on staff recognising it and knowing the rules. And given that there are likely to be fewer Brits travelling this year they may not immediately recognise it - so having the French app may just make things a bit easier.

Also, the pass sanitaire is will be required on check in at some campsites - I think ones with bars, restaurants and pools.

Please can I ask? Does the QR code show both jabs as mine seems only to refer to the first jab and how do you Email it as I cannot see a link to do this and security prevents me doing a screen shot

TIA

 

[SOS]

Please can I ask? Does the QR code show both jabs as mine seems only to refer to the first jab and how do you Email it as I cannot see a link to do this and security prevents me doing a screen shot

TIA

I can’t work it out either as I seem to have a qr code for each jab and it doesn’t seem to work on the touscovid app

 

[138go]

We've today cancelled our ferry for the end of August. P & O were excellent and have rebooked us for next April. The campsite in Spain, we had booked, will carry our booking across to next year and to contact them again in October. Everyone was extremely helpful.

 

[Gill and steve]

for Those who don’t know You can get a hard copy of your Covid vaccination status if you ring 119 you will need your nhs number and postcode. I did this and it came within a couple of days so will have this as well as the nhs app for back up

 

[SOS]

I can’t work it out either as I seem to have a qr code for each jab and it doesn’t seem to work on the touscovid app

Sorted now. Once you have the app you just click through until you see the wallet and add them in there.

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[Clickem]

for Those who don’t know You can get a hard copy of your Covid vaccination status if you ring 119 you will need your nhs number and postcode. I did this and it came within a couple of days so will have this as well as the nhs app for back up

The QR Code appears to have an expiry date which is one month after you apply for it. If staying abroad for longer I assume that you would need to renew it/reprint it

 

[VXman]

The QR Code appears to have an expiry date which is one month after you apply for it. If staying abroad for longer I assume that you would need to renew it/reprint it

We had to show a paper or electronic copy at the gates to Silverstone last week. I printed mine out from the app. (you get it to send you a pdf).

You were supposed to back it up with photo id but they never asked for it. All they were bothered by was seeing the expiry date. It could have been any random piece of paper in any name!

 

[On the road again]

The QR Code appears to have an expiry date which is one month after you apply for it. If staying abroad for longer I assume that you would need to renew it/reprint it

If you have the NHS app you can just go on there and get the 30 day updated.

I did my 1st in July and had an email sent showing the info which expired on 9th Aug.
I have just gone nack on and applied for my Covid status proof and it now shows as being valid until 22nd August on both the app and subsequent email

It actually says on the app that, to get a new one( with a 'new' 30 day validity) you just log back in.

 

[SOS]

The QR Code appears to have an expiry date which is one month after you apply for it. If staying abroad for longer I assume that you would need to renew it/reprint it

On the certificate you get from the nhs there doesn’t seem to be a qr code. I’ve gone belts and braces with certificate hard copy from nhs, nhs app which you have to refresh the certificate every 30 days and now the tousanticovid app for France

 

[On the road again]

You can now upload your NHS vaccine record to the French tousAntiCovid app - just email your NHS vaccine pass to yourself, view it on another screen and then scan the QR code with the AntiCovid app et voilà you have your pass sanitaire
Whilst the NHS app may be an acceptable alternative, I worry that it relies on staff recognising it and knowing the rules. And given that there are likely to be fewer Brits travelling this year they may not immediately recognise it - so having the French app may just make things a bit easier.

Also, the pass sanitaire is will be required on check in at some campsites - I think ones with bars, restaurants and pools.

I have just downloaded the French app and am having trouble actually getting my NHS certificate scanned to the app and it repeatedly says 'wrong format'.

I am scanning from my laptop screen and focusing on the QR code. Does it need to be the full page scanned or just the code? Neither seem to be working for me ATM

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[georgio]

for Those who don’t know You can get a hard copy of your Covid vaccination status if you ring 119 you will need your nhs number and postcode. I did this and it came within a couple of days so will have this as well as the nhs app for back up

Yep I did this but did it online ,and if I can, anyone can

 

[SOS]

I have just downloaded the French app and am having trouble actually getting my NHS certificate scanned to the app and it repeatedly says 'wrong format'.

I am scanning from my laptop screen and focusing on the QR code. Does it need to be the full page scanned or just the code? Neither seem to be working for me ATM

I did it from my laptop screen and i scanned both codes not the full page. Are you in the wallet part of the French app?

 

[DangerMousy]

What I did......

In the NHS app:
- I chose the "Travel" version of the NHS Covid Pass
- Down at the bottom there's a link "Receive an offline copy by email"

Checked my mail on my laptop - followed the link to the Covid pass and loaded it up on the screen (there should be 2 QR codes...one for each jab).

In the French Covid app:
- Navigate to the "Health Pass" section, and "Open my wallet"
- Click the button "Add a certificate" and scan the one of the NHS QR codes
- Repeat the "Add a certificate" and scan the other NHS QR code

 

[DangerMousy]

I have just downloaded the French app and am having trouble actually getting my NHS certificate scanned to the app and it repeatedly says 'wrong format'.

I am scanning from my laptop screen and focusing on the QR code. Does it need to be the full page scanned or just the code? Neither seem to be working for me ATM

Are you using the domestic or travel version of the QR code in the NHS app? I used the travel version and it worked fine.

 

[On the road again]

What I did......

In the NHS app:
- I chose the "Travel" version of the NHS Covid Pass
- Down at the bottom there's a link "Receive an offline copy by email"

Checked my mail on my laptop - followed the link to the Covid pass and loaded it up on the screen (there should be 2 QR codes...one for each jab).

In the French Covid app:
- Navigate to the "Health Pass" section, and "Open my wallet"
- Click the button "Add a certificate" and scan the one of the NHS QR codes
- Repeat the "Add a certificate" and scan the other NHS QR code

Did exactly that before, using the Travel version, as before,and just done it again and it worked 1st time.
Thanks for your help

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[royw]

\we are in France I wonder if the NHS will allow reciprocal We are vaccinated in France with certificate in France be nice for that to go in UK app
When we got our second jab we got qr code and that went into the app then later a emailed certificate my diaughter (16) had her second jab wednesday and whe was given an additional hard copy certificate there and then

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Its all bullshit. Changed France to Spain last week. Now its changing again we could still have traveled to France and not changed the booking.

 

[Lynne Roy]

Is France changing from amber plus please, I am waiting to book a ferry x

 

[DangerMousy]

Is France changing from amber plus please, I am waiting to book a ferry x

No idea
We're going anyway....will just pay the costs of testing and quarantine when we get back if its still necessary by then.
The only thing that will stop us going is if France goes red.

 

[glenn2926]

Is France changing from amber plus please, I am waiting to book a ferry x

What’s this amber plus? Is it another made up by the press level as I’ve looked and cannot find anything on any official site re the plus bit?

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