India’s Vaccine Certificates Now Recognised In These 96 Countries (Check Full List)

It has been a long and arduous journey for all of us since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March 2020. It forced all of us inside our homes. It even forced nations to close their borders. International travel came down to an all-time low. Now as vaccinations throughout the world are in full swing it has become a reason for increasing confidence among nations. The government of India has also been making efforts to make international travel an easy endeavor. The government has released a list of nations in which India’s vaccine certificates will be recognized.

96 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates

Recently, the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India released a press in which it has given the list of countries that have agreed for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates.

“The Union Government’s commitment to accelerate the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country has resulted in crossing the 100 Cr milestone in the administration of doses on 21^st October 2021. The Union Government continues to be in communication with the rest of the world so that beneficiaries of the world’s largest COVID vaccination program are accepted and recognized, thereby easing travel for education, business and tourism purposes,” the circular quoted Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.

Currently,  96 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates and also those who recognize Indian vaccination certificates of travelers fully vaccinated with COVISHIELD/WHO-approved/nationally approved vaccines.

Consecutively, persons traveling from these countries are provided certain relaxations as enunciated in Union Health Ministry’s Guidelines on International Arrivals. It should be noted that, for those who wish to travel abroad, the international travel vaccination certificate can also be downloaded from the CoWIN portal.

The list of countries who have agreed is as follows:

Canada, The United States of America, Bangladesh, Mali, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Angola, Nigeria, Benin, Chad, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, The S1ovak Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Finland, Estonia, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Iceland, Eswatini, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Kyrgyz Republic, Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Georgia, The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Andorra, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Maldives, Comoros, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Peru, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Brazil, Guyana, Antigua & Barbuda, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Columbia, Trinidad & Tobago, Commonwealth of Dominica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nepal, Iran, Lebanon, State of Palestine, Syria, South Sudan, Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt, Australia, Mongolia, Philippines.

The circular also said that the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare along with the Ministry of External Affairs is in continuous communication with all countries for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, and WHO and nationally approved vaccines to facilitate hassle-free international travel across countries.

So, with the efforts of our government, hopefully, soon all over the world Indian vaccinations will be recognized and our travel will become more hassle-free.