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UK updates approved vaccines list based on WHO listing

The United Kingdom just made traveling more accessible to travelers, including an extended list of approved vaccines.

To qualify under the fully vaccinated rules for travel to England, you must have proof of full vaccination with a full course of an approved vaccine. The proof must have been issued by either:

  • The UK or UK overseas vaccination programme
  • The United Nations vaccine programme for staff and volunteers
  • One of the countries or territories listed below
Country or territoryExamples of proof of vaccination status and whether you can verify this on the UK passenger locator form
Akrotiri and DhekeliaVaccine certificate.
AlbaniaVaccine certificate.
AndorraEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
AngolaVaccine certificate.
AnguillaVaccine certificate.
Antarctica/British Antarctic TerritoryVaccine certificate.
Antigua and BarbudaVaccine certificate.
ArgentinaVaccine certificate.
ArmeniaVaccine certificate.
AustraliaVaccine certificate.
AustriaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
AzerbaijanVaccine certificate.
The BahamasVaccine certificate.
BahrainVaccine certificate.
BangladeshVaccine certificate.
BarbadosVaccine certificate.
BelgiumEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
BelizeVaccine certificate.
BermudaVaccine certificate.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVaccine certificate.
BotswanaVaccine certificate.
BrazilVaccine certificate.
British Indian Ocean TerritoryVaccine certificate.
British Virgin IslandsVaccine certificate.
BruneiVaccine certificate.
BulgariaEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form..
CambodiaVaccine certificate.
CanadaVaccine certificate.
Cayman IslandsVaccine certificate.
ChileVaccine certificate.
ColombiaVaccine certificate.
Costa RicaVaccine certificate.
CroatiaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
CyprusEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
Czech Republic (Czechia)EU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
DenmarkEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
DjiboutiVaccine certificate.
DominicaVaccine certificate.
EgyptVaccine certificate.
EstoniaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
EswatiniVaccine certificate.
Falkland IslandsVaccine certificate.
FinlandEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
FranceEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
GeorgiaVaccine certificate.
GermanyEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
GhanaVaccine certificate.
GibraltarVaccine certificate.
GreeceEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
GrenadaVaccine certificate.
GuernseyVaccine certificate.
GuyanaVaccine certificate.
HondurasVaccine certificate.
Hong KongVaccine certificate.
HungaryEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
IcelandEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
IndiaVaccine certificate.
IndonesiaVaccine certificate.
IrelandEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
Isle of ManVaccine certificate.
IsraelVaccine certificate.
ItalyEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
JamaicaVaccine certificate.
JapanVaccine certificate.
JerseyVaccine certificate (Covid status certificate).
JordanVaccine certificate.
KenyaVaccine certificate.
KosovoVaccine certificate.
KuwaitVaccine certificate.
LatviaEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
LebanonVaccine certificate.
LesothoVaccine certificate.
LiechtensteinEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
LithuaniaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
LuxembourgEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
MadagascarVaccine certificate.
MalaysiaVaccine certificate.
MaldivesVaccine certificate.
MaltaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
MauritiusVaccine certificate.
MoldovaVaccine certificate.
MonacoEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
MongoliaVaccine certificate.
MontenegroVaccine certificate.
MontserratVaccine certificate.
MoroccoEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
NamibiaVaccine certificate.
NepalVaccine certificate.
NetherlandsEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
New ZealandVaccine certificate.
NigeriaVaccine certificate.
North MacedoniaVaccine certificate.
NorwayEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
The Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesVaccine certificate.
OmanVaccine certificate.
PakistanVaccine certificate.
PanamaVaccine certificate.
PeruVaccine certificate.
PhilippinesVaccine certificate.
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno IslandsVaccine certificate.
PolandEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
PortugalEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
QatarVaccine certificate.
RomaniaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
RwandaVaccine certificate.
San MarinoEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
Saudi ArabiaVaccine certificate.
SerbiaVaccine certificate.
SeychellesVaccine certificate.
Sierra LeoneVaccine certificate.
SingaporeVaccine certificate.
SlovakiaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
SloveniaEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
South AfricaVaccine certificate.
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsVaccine certificate.
South KoreaVaccine certificate.
SpainEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
Sri LankaVaccine certificate.
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaVaccine certificate.
St Kitts and NevisVaccine certificate.
St LuciaVaccine certificate.
St Vincent and the GrenadinesVaccine certificate.
SurinameVaccine certificate.
SwedenEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
SwitzerlandEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
TaiwanVaccine certificate.
TanzaniaVaccine certificate.
ThailandVaccine certificate.
Trinidad and TobagoVaccine certificate.
TunisiaVaccine certificate.
TurkeyVaccine certificate.
Turks and Caicos IslandsVaccine certificate.
UgandaVaccine certificate.
UkraineEU DCC – you cannot use the EU DCC to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)Vaccine certificate.
UruguayVaccine certificate.
USACDC card showing you’ve had a full course of an FDA-approved vaccine in the USA plus proof that you are a resident of the USA.
Vatican CityEU DCC – you can use this to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form – you must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.
VietnamVaccine certificate.

You must have had a complete course of one of the following vaccines at least 14 days before you arrive in England:

  • Oxford/AstraZeneca
  • Pfizer BioNTech
  • Moderna
  • Janssen

From 4am 22 November, World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) vaccines:

  • Sinovac
  • Sinopharm Beijing
  • Covaxin

Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.

You must have had a complete course of one of the following vaccines at least 14 days before arrival in England. For GCC countries, a vaccination certificate is the only sufficient document needed for proof of vaccination.

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