Coronavirus: use of the COVID certificate

The certificate requirement was lifted on 17 February 2022. COVID certificates can still be used for travel abroad.

Where is the COVID certificate used?

Use within Switzerland

The certificate requirement was lifted in Switzerland on 17 February 2022. To find out what rules apply, please visit the Measures and Ordinances page.

With the return to a normal situation, the authority to order potential measures is once again held by the cantons.

Use for travel

For travel outside Switzerland, depending on the measures in place in the country in question, COVID certificates may still be required.  EU-compatible COVID certificates will therefore continue to be issued in Switzerland. You will find out how to obtain a COVID certificate on the Where and how to get a COVID certificate page.

What do I have to pay attention to if I need a COVID certificate for travel?

Entering other countries

You can find out where Switzerland’s EU-compatible COVID certificate is recognised and where it can be used as well as what you need to bear in mind when travelling abroad with a COVID certificate (e.g. in terms of rules on validity) on the Travel page.

Entering Switzerland

To find out what rules apply on entry to Switzerland, please visit the Travel page.

Further information

Vaccination

All about the COVID-19 vaccination.

Tests

Testing strategy, coverage of the costs of tests, overview of the different types of tests and where to get tested

Last modification 14.02.2023

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Contact

Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Infoline Coronavirus
Tel. +41 58 463 00 00

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