threeoh

I applied through the Swiss system ( https://www.covidcertificate-form.admin.ch/foreign ) with my white CDC card and got my QR code in about 2 hours.

I did download the "Covid Cert" app and generated a "transfer code" which I included in my application, so the app got the certificate automatically. They also emailed me a PDF.

Nayef

I got my booster shot last night and then did the Swiss-foreigner application. Uploaded my passport page and a Booking.com reservation with free cancelation. Took 12 hours for me to get the QR code on my app and that was probably because I applied in the PM MDT while the Swiss were (mostly) asleep. They emailed me a PDF, too.

Edited to add that I made the booking in Lucerne.

466SHH

What Canton did yours come from? I got a rejection from Vaud who said I needed a signature and a stamp. My card has neither, just the Clinic Site that administered it, in my case my local county health department. I am wondering if I might have better luck if I stay somewhere else. I am flying into Geneva.

Randomness

I also applied (as a foreigner without domicile) and received my certificate in under 48 hours. It may have taken as long as it did because I applied in the middle of the night, Swiss time.

The location I gave was in Canton Ticino. The certificate itself states that it was issued by the Bundesamt für Gesundheit, and does not mention the canton.

TheMadBrewer

Update on Berlin: Most places just glanced at the CovPass/Luca QR code or the CDC card, but a few places (I guess they were "2G") actually scanned the codes and asked for ID to compare. I asked what they would have done if I only had the CDC card. They said they would accept it if it was an original. I did see one place reject people with copies or cards that were laminated (I guess they couldn't tell if it was an original if laminated)

NeilQ

I followed exactly this processes for my wife and me today using our US CDC cards. We booked a flight and hotel into/in Zurich and submitted those documents. The applications were submitted around noon. We received our EU cert about two hours later both loaded into the app and an email with attached pdf.

I first tried the same process but using Geneva as my destination. The application seemed to be accepted and I received a web-site generated confirmation code immediately after submitting. They said a reply negative or positive would be received in 5 days. Six days passed without a response. Our flight is now in 7 days so I decided to try again but this time through Zurich. There were a couple of differences between the Geneva and Zurich experiences. First I had to (happily) pay 30e using Zurich as my destination. No payment was collected when I submitted using Geneva as my destination. Secondly, I had to check a box saying that I agreed that I would stay at least one night in Geneva when I submitted using Geneva for my destination. There was no such check box or mandatory agreement when I submitted using Zurich as my destination. Does anybody know if entry into Switzerland and where is monitored as it pertains to COVID vaccine certification? If I enter via Geneva instead of Zurich am I breaking the rules and in danger of loosing my certificate? What happens if I don't enter Switzerland at all? Our original reason for this trip was to visit friends in Annecy France. Flight pricing has changed to the point where cheaper travel means are now available without traveling through Switzerland. We have other up coming intra-EU travel and can easily include a trip to Zurich to stay there for a night or two. I am very grateful to Switzerland for providing our EU COVID certs. For context we are US citizens living in Portugal on a path to Portuguese residency but we are not yet to the point in the immigration process where Portugal will provide a EU COVID cert for us.

threeoh

This seems exceedingly unlikely. You could always use your CDC card for entry and digital cert at restaurants, etc.

I don't think there is a mechanism for revoking certificates. And a change of travel plans is not against the rules. And you could enter via Geneva planning to stay in Zurich.

I think you're overthinking this. I wouldn't lie on the application, but once you have a certificate I think you can relax.

LU

chongl

Just applied for myself and the wife. We just got our boosters so I wasn't sure what to put down for doses required vs received. I just did 2 and 2 even though the booster was our third shot.

Pardon my ignorance on this topic, but outside of using the pass for venues/restaurants/hotels, is this the same pass that can be used as proof for travel? I didn't see much mention of whether airlines like LH or LX will accept this at check-in (if the destination country indicates a vaccine passport or proof of vaccination is sufficient)? TIA!

WillTravel4Food

The airlines will accept the EU compliant certificates. The reason to eventually get the third dose added is due to their limitations on the vaccine. In some places the vaccine dose is accepted for only one year. So effectively, your ability to access some locations could be up to one year from the effective date of your third dose.

DrinkSlinger

I waited until I had my third dose before applying for the certificate. It now shows 363 days of validity after the third dose (not sure why it's 363 instead of 365).

18sas

Just adding to this with my experience in Germany:

The apotheke at the main train station in Hannover wouldn't verify or validate a vaccination outside of Germany. I found one nearby, but in an un-touristy area east of the station, who did though. They gave me two prinouts - one per shot - each containing its own QR code. I scanned those into the Swiss COVID Check app, got the green checkmark, and was able to use that for the rest of the trip.

This was about a month ago.

Xyzzy

I had a similar experience in Hamburg. The first apotheke I walked into took my CDC card and gave me tw printouts (one per shot). I could not find or install the German app on my US Android phone, but the Swiss app was easy to find and it worked fine.

jefftiger

When you scan the multiple QR codes into the Swiss (or other EU) app, do you end up with a single integrated certificate with one QR code accounting for all of the shots?

Xyzzy

Excellent question!

In the Swiss app have two QR codes, each with my name and birth date.

• ne says "EVIDENCE" above and "Does not meet the validity Criteria for Switzerland" below. The detail says "VACCINATION INCOMPLETE" and "1/2 Dose".
• The other says "COVID CERTIFICATE" and "Only valid in combination with an identity document" and on the detail page it says the validity date (expires 1yr from 2nd dose) as well as "VACCINATION" and "2/2 Dose".

Tiramisu

Is there an updated wiki for how to obtain the Swiss code, with links to the required apps/sites, i.e. the app for the transfer code etc?
I’m trying to enter info into their central system. They require an address and I’ve tried addresses for a few hotels but all the zip codes I’m entering are rejected as invalid, e.g. Zurich 8058 (airport), 8040… I’m not sure how to get around it.
Also, do you need to enter both both hotel and flight info or is there a way to avoid the hotel zip code altogether?