Oct 12, 2021, 10:18 am
Last edit by: snic
NOTE: The French government website for applying for a Pass Sanitaire is no longer functional. The information in the Wiki therefore no longer applies. Current advice is to go to a French pharmacy to get your CDC vaccination card converted to a Pass Sanitaire, and in the process be relieved of 36 Euros you didn't really need anyway.
What is a Pass Sanitaire and why would I want one?
The Pass Sanitaire is France's version of the EU Digital Covid Certificate. The Certificate is an electronic pass that shows either that the bearer has been vaccinated against Covid-19 or that the bearer has recently tested negative for Covid-19. It can be used to enter restaurants, lodgings, entertainment venues, museums, public transit, etc. Because it uses the EU standard, holders of the Pass Sanitaire can use it for these purposes all over Europe and in some non-EU countries (see the link above for details).
I'm vaccinated but not a French citizen or a citizen of a country that issues EU Digital Covid Certificates. Can I get a Pass Sanitaire showing I've been vaccinated?
Yes, if you have a travel ticket to France. See details below.
Do I really need a Pass Sanitaire? Can't I just show my American CDC vaccination record or my country's equivalent?
There are many reports of people being able to use their CDC record to enter restaurants, museums etc in France and other parts of Europe, especially in heavily touristed areas. However, there are a few reports of the CDC card being refused. As of this writing, some EU countries have requirements that those who have not been vaccinated must get tested for Covid-19 and show evidence of a recent test in order to enter restaurants etc. If a venue refuses to recognize your foreign certificate, in order to enter you would have to get a Covid test which would be valid for 2 to 3 days.
How do I get a Pass Sanitaire?
1. Go to this website and set up an account.
2. Answer the questions regarding your name, "foreign" address (that is, foreign to France - in other words, your home address outside of France), birth date, travel dates to France, and vaccination details. Upload the required documents, making sure the files are not too big (keep them under a few hundred kb). PDF files work fine. You will need images of:
-your passport
-your travel ticket showing dates of entry and exit from France
-your vaccination record
3. For the very last field ("fait a" - completed at), enter the date, time, and your location
4. Do NOT submit the application yet! See the next section, "When should I submit my application?"
When should I submit my application?
If you submit your application outside of the hours of 6 am to about noon Paris time, most likely your application will sit for weeks before it is reviewed. However, many people have had their applications approved almost instantaneously by submitting between 6 am and noon (12 am to 6 am Eastern time). If your application does not move to review within about 5 minutes after you submit it, simply start a new application and submit that one.
How do I start a new application? Do I need to use a new email address? And how do I submit an additional application for someone else, like a family member?
After you submit your application, click on "Dossiers" on the top of the page. Next to each application you've submitted, there is a link labelled "Actions". Click that and select the option to add a new application. The system will ask you to verify that you really want to do that rather than go to the existing application. Fill out the additional application as described above and submit it. You can use this process to either re-submit an existing application or submit an application for someone else, without having to set up a new account.
How do I know my application was approved?
You will receive an email. Also, in the "Dossiers" list, the status will say "Approved"
My application was approved on the second try. What do I do with the previous application that is still waiting for approval?
Just go to Dossiers, click the Action link, and choose delete (the trash can icon).
My application was approved. Now what do I do?
Your email will contain a link to a PDF file (also available for download from the "Dossiers" page). The file contains a QR code and your vaccination details. This is your Pass Sanitaire. You could just print this out and show it on demand, and/or you can make a digital version that is stored on your phone (see below). It's probably a good idea to print out a copy to take with you even if you make a digital version, in case your phone gets lost, stolen or damaged.
How do I upload the Pass Sanitaire to my phone?
To make a digital version, you have several options. Each country in Europe has its own app that allows its citizens to store a digital version of their EU Digital Covid Certificate. Some of these are only available to the country's citizens because you have to enter your medical ID number in order to add the Certificate. However, a few countries have apps that anyone can use. France's "TousAntiCovid" app is one of them - you can download it from the Apple or Google app store even in the US. It will allow you to scan the QR code on the Pass Sanitaire you downloaded, and then it will store the code and info for you to display when needed.
Alternatively, you can store your Pass Sanitaire in your Apple Wallet or a third-party wallet app. An easy way to do this is to go to https://www.getcovidpass.eu/ on your phone's web browser and follow the instructions to scan your Certificate. It will then store the pass in your Apple Wallet or, if you use Android, prompt you to download the "YourPass" app that provides the same functionality.
Using either the TousAntiCovid or wallet apps, or the paper certificate, you should be able to use your Pass Sanitaire throughout Europe, not just in France.
Does the Pass expire? Can I use it for multiple trips?
The website of the French consulate in Washington states that the pass for visitors does not expire. You should be able to use it for multiple trips. However, keep in mind that the authorities may change the vaccination requirements in the future (e.g., requiring a third vaccine injection). Your Pass will show only the vaccines you've received prior to submitting your application, so it would be rejected if your vaccines no longer meet the requirements.
I'm not visiting France. Are there other ways for non-Europeans to get a EU Digital Covid Certificate?
Yes. Some ways that have been reported to work:
1. Ask a pharmacist in Germany to convert your CDC card to a EU QR code. There are mixed reports of success with this; see the Germany forum and the top of this thread.
2. Upload your CDC card to the health department of a Swiss canton. There are reports of people getting a QR code without even even sending proof of a stay in Switzerland. See the same thread linked to just above, posts starting around October 16, 2021.
What is a Pass Sanitaire and why would I want one?
The Pass Sanitaire is France's version of the EU Digital Covid Certificate. The Certificate is an electronic pass that shows either that the bearer has been vaccinated against Covid-19 or that the bearer has recently tested negative for Covid-19. It can be used to enter restaurants, lodgings, entertainment venues, museums, public transit, etc. Because it uses the EU standard, holders of the Pass Sanitaire can use it for these purposes all over Europe and in some non-EU countries (see the link above for details).
I'm vaccinated but not a French citizen or a citizen of a country that issues EU Digital Covid Certificates. Can I get a Pass Sanitaire showing I've been vaccinated?
Yes, if you have a travel ticket to France. See details below.
Do I really need a Pass Sanitaire? Can't I just show my American CDC vaccination record or my country's equivalent?
There are many reports of people being able to use their CDC record to enter restaurants, museums etc in France and other parts of Europe, especially in heavily touristed areas. However, there are a few reports of the CDC card being refused. As of this writing, some EU countries have requirements that those who have not been vaccinated must get tested for Covid-19 and show evidence of a recent test in order to enter restaurants etc. If a venue refuses to recognize your foreign certificate, in order to enter you would have to get a Covid test which would be valid for 2 to 3 days.
How do I get a Pass Sanitaire?
1. Go to this website and set up an account.
2. Answer the questions regarding your name, "foreign" address (that is, foreign to France - in other words, your home address outside of France), birth date, travel dates to France, and vaccination details. Upload the required documents, making sure the files are not too big (keep them under a few hundred kb). PDF files work fine. You will need images of:
-your passport
-your travel ticket showing dates of entry and exit from France
-your vaccination record
3. For the very last field ("fait a" - completed at), enter the date, time, and your location
4. Do NOT submit the application yet! See the next section, "When should I submit my application?"
When should I submit my application?
If you submit your application outside of the hours of 6 am to about noon Paris time, most likely your application will sit for weeks before it is reviewed. However, many people have had their applications approved almost instantaneously by submitting between 6 am and noon (12 am to 6 am Eastern time). If your application does not move to review within about 5 minutes after you submit it, simply start a new application and submit that one.
How do I start a new application? Do I need to use a new email address? And how do I submit an additional application for someone else, like a family member?
After you submit your application, click on "Dossiers" on the top of the page. Next to each application you've submitted, there is a link labelled "Actions". Click that and select the option to add a new application. The system will ask you to verify that you really want to do that rather than go to the existing application. Fill out the additional application as described above and submit it. You can use this process to either re-submit an existing application or submit an application for someone else, without having to set up a new account.
How do I know my application was approved?
You will receive an email. Also, in the "Dossiers" list, the status will say "Approved"
My application was approved on the second try. What do I do with the previous application that is still waiting for approval?
Just go to Dossiers, click the Action link, and choose delete (the trash can icon).
My application was approved. Now what do I do?
Your email will contain a link to a PDF file (also available for download from the "Dossiers" page). The file contains a QR code and your vaccination details. This is your Pass Sanitaire. You could just print this out and show it on demand, and/or you can make a digital version that is stored on your phone (see below). It's probably a good idea to print out a copy to take with you even if you make a digital version, in case your phone gets lost, stolen or damaged.
How do I upload the Pass Sanitaire to my phone?
To make a digital version, you have several options. Each country in Europe has its own app that allows its citizens to store a digital version of their EU Digital Covid Certificate. Some of these are only available to the country's citizens because you have to enter your medical ID number in order to add the Certificate. However, a few countries have apps that anyone can use. France's "TousAntiCovid" app is one of them - you can download it from the Apple or Google app store even in the US. It will allow you to scan the QR code on the Pass Sanitaire you downloaded, and then it will store the code and info for you to display when needed.
Alternatively, you can store your Pass Sanitaire in your Apple Wallet or a third-party wallet app. An easy way to do this is to go to https://www.getcovidpass.eu/ on your phone's web browser and follow the instructions to scan your Certificate. It will then store the pass in your Apple Wallet or, if you use Android, prompt you to download the "YourPass" app that provides the same functionality.
Using either the TousAntiCovid or wallet apps, or the paper certificate, you should be able to use your Pass Sanitaire throughout Europe, not just in France.
Does the Pass expire? Can I use it for multiple trips?
The website of the French consulate in Washington states that the pass for visitors does not expire. You should be able to use it for multiple trips. However, keep in mind that the authorities may change the vaccination requirements in the future (e.g., requiring a third vaccine injection). Your Pass will show only the vaccines you've received prior to submitting your application, so it would be rejected if your vaccines no longer meet the requirements.
I'm not visiting France. Are there other ways for non-Europeans to get a EU Digital Covid Certificate?
Yes. Some ways that have been reported to work:
1. Ask a pharmacist in Germany to convert your CDC card to a EU QR code. There are mixed reports of success with this; see the Germany forum and the top of this thread.
2. Upload your CDC card to the health department of a Swiss canton. There are reports of people getting a QR code without even even sending proof of a stay in Switzerland. See the same thread linked to just above, posts starting around October 16, 2021.
Expansion of the pass sanitaire
Sep 20, 2021, 7:21 am
#781
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: STL
Programs: DL DM; HH gold
Posts: 554
I might try that if I do not get a reply to the note I just sent. My application is now outside the typical processing window (pending 18 days vs 16 days typical).
Sep 20, 2021, 9:43 am
#782
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 68
Sep 20, 2021, 10:06 am
#783
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: North Sentinel Island
Programs: UA Gold, BONVOY TIT
Posts: 777
Been waiting since 9/6.
When I go to look at my files, I see my original submission, #5559XXX shows a status of "disorganized". Anyone know what this means?
I then sent a message on 9/14 to try and speed the process, that shows a # 5558XXX, in construction.
I may try the trick of submitting first thing in the morning (so after midnight CDT).
To submit a new file, what do I do? I see I can click on "files", then under actions, I see an option to "start another folder". Is this how I do it?
Or should I should start over from another email account?
When I go to look at my files, I see my original submission, #5559XXX shows a status of "disorganized". Anyone know what this means?
I then sent a message on 9/14 to try and speed the process, that shows a # 5558XXX, in construction.
I may try the trick of submitting first thing in the morning (so after midnight CDT).
To submit a new file, what do I do? I see I can click on "files", then under actions, I see an option to "start another folder". Is this how I do it?
Or should I should start over from another email account?
Sep 20, 2021, 10:21 am
#784
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: North Sentinel Island
Programs: UA Gold, BONVOY TIT
Posts: 777
I just checked some dates for next week. Over 600 Euros roundtrip and 7-8 hours each way unless you choose to depart very early or very late.
Can't imagine too many people would opt for it, there must be a lot of direct flights between Milan and Paris for less than half the price.
Can't imagine too many people would opt for it, there must be a lot of direct flights between Milan and Paris for less than half the price.
Sep 20, 2021, 10:22 am
#785
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: KOA/PHKO
Programs: Starbucks Gold :-)
Posts: 831
Got my QR code. But, out of curiosity, has anyone had issues with the DOB display? It seems my DOB must be listed as 12:01am CET on X date. When I load the QR code into other apps like the Irish one, and use a pass generator, it shows as the previous day.
That said, the Austrian GreenPass app is very, very good to store it, and has an "Add to Wallet" feature, which puts it in Apple Wallet.. with the right DOB
Also, FYI, I resubmitted a new dossier around 8:30 CET/France time, and it moved from "en construction" to "en instruction" within minutes. I even got a message from them that I needed to correct a date - which I didn't. Whole process took less than 5 minutes. Once the new one was sorted, I deleted the old dossier.
That said, the Austrian GreenPass app is very, very good to store it, and has an "Add to Wallet" feature, which puts it in Apple Wallet.. with the right DOB
Also, FYI, I resubmitted a new dossier around 8:30 CET/France time, and it moved from "en construction" to "en instruction" within minutes. I even got a message from them that I needed to correct a date - which I didn't. Whole process took less than 5 minutes. Once the new one was sorted, I deleted the old dossier.
Sep 20, 2021, 11:33 am
#786
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 68
Got my QR code. But, out of curiosity, has anyone had issues with the DOB display? It seems my DOB must be listed as 12:01am CET on X date. When I load the QR code into other apps like the Irish one, and use a pass generator, it shows as the previous day.
That said, the Austrian GreenPass app is very, very good to store it, and has an "Add to Wallet" feature, which puts it in Apple Wallet.. with the right DOB
Also, FYI, I resubmitted a new dossier around 8:30 CET/France time, and it moved from "en construction" to "en instruction" within minutes. I even got a message from them that I needed to correct a date - which I didn't. Whole process took less than 5 minutes. Once the new one was sorted, I deleted the old dossier.
That said, the Austrian GreenPass app is very, very good to store it, and has an "Add to Wallet" feature, which puts it in Apple Wallet.. with the right DOB
Also, FYI, I resubmitted a new dossier around 8:30 CET/France time, and it moved from "en construction" to "en instruction" within minutes. I even got a message from them that I needed to correct a date - which I didn't. Whole process took less than 5 minutes. Once the new one was sorted, I deleted the old dossier.
Sep 20, 2021, 12:01 pm
#787
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: San Francisco
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 154
Sorry if this is duplicative -- anyone know if the QR code I received in August will also work when I return in November? (Assuming the code is still required.) To be clear, my QR code was converted in Paris from my CDC card (it's not a short-term negative antigen test).
Sep 20, 2021, 2:26 pm
#788
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
If this helps, once I received my French code, I added it to my Spain app and then into my AppleWallet. I used that both in Spain and France, since there's interoperability throughout the EU. The French app doesn't let you add it to AppleWallet, so this was more convenient.
Sep 20, 2021, 6:43 pm
#789
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: KOA/PHKO
Programs: Starbucks Gold :-)
Posts: 831
If this helps, once I received my French code, I added it to my Spain app and then into my AppleWallet. I used that both in Spain and France, since there's interoperability throughout the EU. The French app doesn't let you add it to AppleWallet, so this was more convenient.
Sep 21, 2021, 3:35 am
#790
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 36
Sep 21, 2021, 5:14 am
#791
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: san jose,calif
Programs: AA explat,Adm Club,Priority Club, and all nonsense in my comic book mind.
Posts: 746
Sep 21, 2021, 5:20 am
#792
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: san jose,calif
Programs: AA explat,Adm Club,Priority Club, and all nonsense in my comic book mind.
Posts: 746
Frustrating
I never received Pass Sanitaire and will be in France for 3 weeks.. limping along with just my old iPhone.. I know there have been some listings of pharmacies that can transcribe from CDC card- be nice to have a list of them in one place to make it easier to find the info— one hotel suggested I just get an antigen test every 3 days.would some mind posting their ‘find’ on my post? I have Someone trying to call some pharmacies to check but it’s slow going. I don’t speak French
Sep 21, 2021, 7:56 am
#795
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
It's the Spain Travel Health app - just search for that in the app store or "SpTH" - it's where you fill out your info to receive a QR code for admission to Spain. However, the app also lets you scan and import a QR code for the EU vaccine certification.