Fly me to the Moon - your 3rd travel Megathread - read OP

If Italy decides not to recognise the NHS app/cert as equivalent to the EU Covid cert, then pushes ahead with its plans to require proof of full vaccination (ie EU cert only) for services like transport & indoor dining, and as a result I’m not able to access those services once I’m there, would that not be a case of treating people differently depending on where they were vaccinated?

I don’t think that is what will necessarily happen in practice once Italy announces its policy, but it’s possible based on the country-by-country approach to recognising vaccinations from outside & not being able to use those to access an EU cert.

(sorry I forgot to quote you initially!)

Yes. I also think it will be resolved. But there’s a possibility it won’t, either through a deliberate decision or simple oversight, which is what’s concerning. Access to EU cert as an EU citizen is therefore important.

Yes, I'm the poster who contacted the embassy and I'm still nervous about travelling with just the card as it seems so easily forgeable and unofficial. I actually contacted them with pictures of my HSE card, and asked if it met their requirements re country and authority that issued it. Here is the response from the Spanish Health authority:

"Kindly note that your certificate will be accepted. Also, please remember to fill out the vaccination certificate under "other certificate" at step 4 of the form (health questionaire)."

I'm going to print out the emails just in case anyone questions it.

You can email them yourself at spth@sanidad.gob.es if it would make you feel better. They got back to me within two days. (The embassy got back to me within hours).

Currently in Spain due back on Tuesday. No DCC was planning on just using my vaccine card. Just received an email from Ryanair saying all passengers require a PCR. Logged on to citizens information and that says if you don’t have the DCC you need a PCR test.

surely this can’t be correct? I’m vaccinated either way why does it matter if I have the DCC.

So it looks to me like the HSE vaccine card is being accepted by some countries for entry (i.e Spain). But we can’t use it for returning to Ireland. It’s beyond ridiculous.

This is what citizens information says. That if you don’t have the digital covid cert you will need a PCR test. I’d love if the vaccine card was accepted believe me! We are in Spain at the moment and want to get home without having to do another covid test. We are both fully vaccinated and have our HSE cards with us but no sign of our covid certs emailed or posted to us yet

Yes it sure is very messy at the moment.

As Mel123 said in a post earlier, Ryanair sending emails saying a PCR is required if no DCC. Sounds like they are confused too. I’d hate to get to the gate and have a Ryanair staff member turn me around because they have a different understanding of the rules.

A quick statement from the government could clear this up very quickly.

No PCR tests on return for vaccinated people post 19/07. The details are all online. Of course they accept a hse issued proof of vaccine in Ireland- that's part of the transition arrangement - but if I were you id ring the helpline Monday and try to get a DCC emailed to be sure.

This is my understanding as a random stranger on an Internet site. I can't "guarantee" you anything. Maybe ring Dublin airport or your airline if you need a guarantee.

Saw the rocdoc staff in the airport taking awful abuse from customers, they're swamped.

Make sure you give extra time, my antigen test was an hour late, and results an hour and a half after that as a heads-up for everyone traveling using their services

mis read your OP ignore

Many have the Covid Cert and it says fully vaccinated on the Covid app although i understand a PCR is still needed into Ireland up to 14 days after vaccination. Will be interesting to hear people’s experiences into Dublin airport.

So after tomorrow fully vaxxed UK people can arrive into Ireland, no pcr test, no quarantine, that correct?

Passenger locator form required?

Is that not a little pointless? Yer free to roam but tell us where yer staying.