Switzerland

6 May 2022

Date of search

6 May 2022

Certificate adoption

Switzerland has adopted the COVID certificate that verifies you have had a COVID-19 vaccination, have recovered from COVID-19, or have a negative test result.

Also, Swiss government has already connected this certificate with EU DCC system. So Swiss citizens can use the COVID certificate to enter EU, on the other hand, EU citizens can enter Switzerland with EU DCC.

Instrument type

Vaccination and immunity based

Certificate name

Swiss COVID Certificate

Timeline to launch

Already in use

Certificate details

COVID Certificate in Switzerland has 3 certificate types:
1. COVID-19 vaccination certificate. You can receive this certificate if you meet one of the following conditions:

Persons who are vaccinated in Switzerland (Certificate valid 365 days after receiving the last dose*)
Person who are vaccinated outside Switzerland, but these vaccines are authorised by EMA (Certificate valid 365 days after receiving the last dose*)
Persons who are vaccinated outside Switzerland, but these vaccines are authorised by WHO and not authorised by EMA or Swissmedic. However, you must be the Swiss citizens or hold the residence permit in Switzerland. (Certificate valid 365 days after receiving the last dose*)
Persons who are vaccinated outside Switzerland, but these vaccines are authorised by WHO and not authorised by EMA or Swissmedic. In addition, you are only tourist status to entry Switzerland. (Certificate valid 30 days after received)
*For Janssen vaccine, the certificate is validated after day-22 from the inoculation date.

2. Recovery certificate. You can request for this certificate if

you have the positive PCR test result in Switzerland or abroad. (Certificate valid 365 days after the confirmation date of positive result)
you have the positive antibody test result in Switzerland. (Certificate valid 90 days after the sample was taken)

3. Negative test result. You can request for this certificate if

You have the negative PCR test results in Switzerland no longer than 72 hours.
You have the negative antigen test results in Switzerland no longer than 24 hours.

Please access this link for more details about COVID certificate in Switzerland.

Certificate format

Both paper and electronic formats are available. You can offer either the paper document or the electronic COVID certificate in the app to demonstrate your COVID certificate.