The vaccine passport, or covid certificate, is a free document that shows that you have received a vaccine against covid-19, tested negative or recovered from covid-19.

The idea with the proof is that it should be easier to travel in Europe.  

- When you are traveling and crossing national borders even for work, you will be able to prove that you do not carry the disease.

Within the EU, it has been agreed that through the covid certificate, you can prove this, but also that at the border you have the opportunity to prove that it is genuine, says Annemieke Ålenius. 

To retrieve a covid certificate, those who have a Swedish social security number and e-identification can log in to the website www.covidbevis.se and then download it to their mobile or computer to be able to print or save it.

The proof is also sent automatically to your digital mailbox.  

No guarantee of entry

If you do not have an e-identification, there is a form on the E-health authority's website that you can fill in and send to the E-health authority.

The certificate is then sent to your population registration address.   

In the first instance, those who have received the vaccine, after seven days, will be able to pick up a vaccine passport consisting of a QR code, which is designed in the same way in the EU, can be read and verified.

The proof of vaccine is valid for 90 days and can be picked up several times, in case you lose it or if it expires.

But vaccine passes are no guarantee of entry into other EU countries.

All countries still decide for themselves what requirements they set for entry.

As a traveler, you must find out for yourself what applies in the country you are going to and the countries you are going to pass.

Equipped for high pressure

Around 4.5 million people in Sweden have been vaccinated with the first dose of covid vaccine.

The e-health authority has prepared for a possible high pressure both by having people on standby and by putting in a barrier when you notice that there are too many in the hope of being able to let it roll as intended.

- We hope that the people who do not need it on July 1 can wait a bit, so that there will not be so much waiting time.

But we are dimensioned for a high volume, says Annemieke Ålenius.

During the first six weeks, until August 12, you can still use the document you use when traveling today, ie a negative PCR test.