COVID-19 certificate

1. Overview

With a COVID certificate (in paper or digital format), a person can demonstrate that he/she is not infectious with SARS-COV-2 - either because he/she is immune (i.e. cured or fully vaccinated) or because he/she was recently tested negative.

Three types of certificates are issued in Switzerland:

Certificate of vaccination COVID-19 valid for 12 months (9 months as of 31^st January 2022) :
- Valid 270 days (9 months) as from 31^st January 2022 to align with the European Union.
- Valid after the last dose of a full 2-dose mRNA vaccination scheme or 1 recovery + 1 dose or from the 22^nd day after the Janssen® vaccine dose.
- Valid after the booster dose.
Certificate of recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection :
- Valid for 6 months, following a positive PCR test and from the 11^th day after the positive result (certificate recognised by the EU and EFTA states and by Turkey).
- Valid for 12 months, following a positive PCR test and from the 11^th day after the positive result (certificate recognised only in Switzerland). As of 25 January 2022, valid 9 months (270 days).
- Valid for 9 months (270 days) following a rapid antigen test done by a professional with a nasopharyngeal swab. Certificate recognised only in Switzerland and as from 25 January 2022.
- Valid for 90 dates, after a positive serology (done in Switzerland after 15 November), from the date of sampling (certificate recognised only in Switzerland).
COVID-19 test certificate following a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2:
- Valid 24 hours after sampling for a rapid antigen test, and only following a nasopharyngeal swab.
- Valid for 72 hours for a PCR test.

In this leaflet, you will find all the information concerning the issuing of the COVID certificate in the canton of Geneva.

COVID-19 certificate

1. Overview

Three types of certificates are issued in Switzerland:

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