Ticket to safe travel overseas

  • Joint media release
  • Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women
  • The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care
  • The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
  • The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Home Affairs
  • The Hon Stuart Robert MP, Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business
  • Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

 

Australians are another step closer to safe overseas travel with the introduction of the Australian Government’s International COVID-19 proof of vaccination.

From tomorrow, 19 October 2021, Australians and Australian visa holders who have a valid passport and their COVID-19 vaccination recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) can obtain an International COVID-19 proof of vaccination.

The international proof of vaccine will enable fully vaccinated Australians to depart Australia and to travel internationally consistent with the National Plan to transition Australia’s COVID-19 Response.

It can be downloaded digitally or printed and is compatible with COVID-19 travel apps such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass.

The international proof of vaccination features a secure QR code to prove COVID-19 vaccination status to border authorities around the world and increases a person’s ability to travel safely and with confidence.

The Visible Digital Seal technology within the international proof of vaccination is world-leading, it is as secure as an Australian passport, and authenticated in the same way.

The international certificate meets the new global standard specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization and conforms with World Health Organization guidance.

Australia will share the Visible Digital Seal technology, building a curated library of technical documents to assist interested countries develop their own vaccination certificates.

The launch of the international proof of vaccination is a key step towards safely reopening international borders and supporting Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery.

Requesting an international certificate is free and easy. The easiest way to get your free international certificate is by using your Medicare account through myGov, or the Medicare Express app.

For more information visit Services Australia - How to get proof.

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