Curmudgeon Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 In planning a trip to the UK this spring, I checked out entry requirements relative to Covid vaccination. I'm fully vaccinated and have the Mexican government vaccination certificate. The UK Government website lists the countries from which vaccination certificates are accepted. Mexico is not on the list. More research uncovers the following from the British Embassy Facebook page: "British Embassy, Mexico City: The UK requirements for vaccination certificates are based on World Health Organization guidelines (https://www.who.int/.../WHO-2019-nCoV-Digital. ..). These requirements include a Date of birth that appears explicitly on the certificate, to allow information about the vaccination event to be linked to a specific person. More details can be found at gov.uk (https: //www.gov.uk /.../ countries-with-approved-covid-19 ...). Currently, Mexican vaccination certificates do not have this information, so they cannot be considered valid proof of vaccination. Faced with this situation, we are in talks with the Mexican authorities" Has anyone else tried to travel to the UK with a Mexican vaccination certificate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 We have a trip to the UK In May but we canceled it. Too hard to travel and fly now. To many unknowns and changes every day. Good luck with your trip. Hope your Mx certificate will be accepted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Curmudgeon, I just checked my original, handwritten vaccination receipts and both have my date of birth on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 12 Author Report Share Posted January 12 29 minutes ago, jrod said: Curmudgeon, I just checked my original, handwritten vaccination receipts and both have my date of birth on them. Unfortunately the official certificate with the QR code does not, except as embedded in the CURP, which apparently does not meet the WHO specs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Every official source I can find says the original documents are valid. That might work, no? (I've been waiting since July to get my federal certificates amended--both are incorrect; after 5 requests and checking today, still nada...) ¡Suerte! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 On 1/11/2022 at 5:08 PM, Curmudgeon said: In planning a trip to the UK this spring, I checked out entry requirements relative to Covid vaccination. I'm fully vaccinated and have the Mexican government vaccination certificate. The UK Government website lists the countries from which vaccination certificates are accepted. Mexico is not on the list. More research uncovers the following from the British Embassy Facebook page: "British Embassy, Mexico City: The UK requirements for vaccination certificates are based on World Health Organization guidelines (https://www.who.int/.../WHO-2019-nCoV-Digital. ..). These requirements include a Date of birth that appears explicitly on the certificate, to allow information about the vaccination event to be linked to a specific person. More details can be found at gov.uk (https: //www.gov.uk /.../ countries-with-approved-covid-19 ...). Currently, Mexican vaccination certificates do not have this information, so they cannot be considered valid proof of vaccination. Faced with this situation, we are in talks with the Mexican authorities" Has anyone else tried to travel to the UK with a Mexican vaccination certificate? Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrbower Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I'm betting that as the world creeps closer to requiring a vaccination "passport" that more and more European countries will require something that Mexico does not seem able to provide. It is now Jalisco policy that you have to show (supposedly) proof of vaccinations to get into place like sporting events, concerts, theaters, shopping malls, etc. Also it seems that the only docs approved are those from the government website which have the QR codes and not the ones filled out by the vaccine administrators. For many folks locally there has been a problem getting those official documents from the website. We got ours for the first two shots of Pfizer in Tlajomulco but nothing yet from the booster of Astra Zeneca in Jocotepec. We have plans to see Europe later this year but if we can't provide an officially approved document we might not be able to go. I know the reason for this latest government move is twofold. Everybody is trying to avoid the disaster of lockdowns and at the same time further encourage everybody to get vaccinated to slow the spread and mutation of Covid in the general population. I predicted a year ago that the unvaccinated portion of the population could prolong the pandemic and cause the eventual demand for vaccination passports. Hold on to your hats folks...it's going to get ugly. Alan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Well in France you now need proof of 3 vaccines and the ones that are approved to get anywhere including restaurats.. Otherwise a 45 euro test will do every time you want to go out and eat.. Europe is not for me this year. Covid is crazy there and the next variant is already there, it has the speed of micron and the nastyness of Delta.. nothanks.. WHo knows what they will require by the time this wave and the next are over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Unfortunately travel is so unpredictable Now. Think about canceling before you venture out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 19 hours ago, barrbower said: I'm betting that as the world creeps closer to requiring a vaccination "passport" that more and more European countries will require something that Mexico does not seem able to provide. It is now Jalisco policy that you have to show (supposedly) proof of vaccinations to get into place like sporting events, concerts, theaters, shopping malls, etc. Also it seems that the only docs approved are those from the government website which have the QR codes and not the ones filled out by the vaccine administrators. For many folks locally there has been a problem getting those official documents from the website. We got ours for the first two shots of Pfizer in Tlajomulco but nothing yet from the booster of Astra Zeneca in Jocotepec. We have plans to see Europe later this year but if we can't provide an officially approved document we might not be able to go. I know the reason for this latest government move is twofold. Everybody is trying to avoid the disaster of lockdowns and at the same time further encourage everybody to get vaccinated to slow the spread and mutation of Covid in the general population. I predicted a year ago that the unvaccinated portion of the population could prolong the pandemic and cause the eventual demand for vaccination passports. Hold on to your hats folks...it's going to get ugly. Alan Alan, according to Jalisco health, your speculation is incorrect: "Also it seems that the only docs approved are those from the government website which have the QR codes and not the ones filled out by the vaccine administrators." The original documents provided at the time of your injections are indeed valid proof. (See the middle image, below, from the state) plus the governor posted yesterday on his FB page that the paper copies are sufficient proof: Enrique Alfaro Ramírez Favorites · 15h · A partir de mañana, viernes 14 de enero, entran en vigor las nuevas medidas para cuidar tu vida y defender Jalisco de la alza de contagios por la variante del #COVID19, ómicron. No vamos a parar nuestra economía y esa es una gran noticia, pero no podemos bajar la guardia. De inicio, para entrar a espacios de recreación hay que presentar tu certificado o papeleta de vacunación, de aquí o de otro país. Si no te quieres vacunar, tienes la libertad, pero no el derecho sobre los demás, hay que tener tu PCR negativa con 48 horas de vigencia. Ya sabemos que sin salud no hay nada, sigamos haciéndolo bien. Lo más importante para enfrentar la pandemia es la conciencia. Te dejo toda la información en este enlace, entra, infórmate y pasa la voz: gobjal.mx/PlanCOVID2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrbower Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 That's great! Thanks. Many here locally never got the official doc so this will make things easier for many. I hope that the WHO and all countries soon realize that a single standard for documentation of vaccination is going to be impossible to provide and enforce. We have some friends here who never got any paperwork from at least one of the vaccine applications and are still trying to get that cleared up. Multiply that by the thousands and the same kinds of problems exist throughout the world. Everybody is trying their best and some flexibility and common sense will be needed. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 sm1mx, I cancelled too although I was going for my mother 100.. I just helped a friend to travel through 3 countries and no thanks, it is not for me. As you say the requirements change without warning, and it is a nightmare.. Also covid there is really bad right now. 6 people in my close family have it and I have a nephew with an 8 months old baby in th ehospital on oxigen. All my family is vaccinated, some have had covid twice and so on.. Who needs this on a trip..that is no fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARIBOY Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Is there a official Goverment certificate for the Booster shot ? the official Mexico certificate with the QR code includes the first and second shot, but now that Mexico offers the option of a booster, is there an official certificate for that ? As several countries now require proof of the booster, how is Mexico handling it - any one knows for sure ? If so how where to get it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I have had a booster, I do not have the certificate yet but i am sure they will have something with a code eventually. THe certificate I woud think will be available on the internet same place as where the other certificates came from. Call the number they give , they will tell you how to get it if you are in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 QR code from Mexico may not do you any good. The QR code from the Euro countries uses a scanner that will not open the USA QR code and I doubt if it will open the one from Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Here in Seattle, when one gets his booster shot, one is given a thick paper card. On the card the person giving the shot writes the type and date of the injection. There is no mention of a QR code. The same procedure was followed for the first two shots. Again, no QR code. Only a thick piece of paper with the data written down. This paper is like an oversized card slightly smaller than the size of your passport, making it easy to carry inside your passport when travelling. Again, no mention of a QR code anywhere on the document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARIBOY Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Just to clarify, regardless of the QR code. My question is: Is there any 'official" Mexican government document you get that confirms to most authorities that you have received the Booster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Yes there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 27 minutes ago, johanson said: This paper is like an oversized card slightly smaller than the size of your passport, making it easy to carry inside your passport when travelling. Again, no mention of a QR code anywhere on the document. Pete, I got something similar when I got vaxed in Canada this summer. QR codes are not on the card you get- you have to go online to generate a vax QR code. Not sure if there is a website for that in Washington State, but there might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARIBOY Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 To BMH, you mentioned there is an official document you got for the booster in Mexico. Could you (or anyone) advise how you got it ? and how others can get it ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 You have to go to the government site mivacuna.salud.gob.mx , register and give your curp and they e mail the certificate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I did not get the certificate on the booster , it is not in there yet, only tbe 2 vacvined, this is why I said to call them if you need one quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrbower Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 There doesn't seem to be any of the recent booster information on the website yet. So nothing with the QR code is available. I'm not sure that calling a phone number is going to get it done any faster. Part of the problem with the vaccination proof provided by Mexico is that the scan code only takes you to the website (as most QR codes do) where you would enter your CURP and get the email later to see your vaccine history which has the QR code. Try to imagine a customs official anywhere in the world trying to scan that and then make a timely determination as to one's eligibility for entry. The fact that the sheets don't have a birth date on them seems silly when the code itself tells them nothing. Additionally some countries will accept only some types of vaccines. It's going to get uglier before something is done that makes sense for everybody around the world. And for the non-vaxed...forget it. Plan on just staying home for the near future. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexijims1 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 IT is unfortunate that Mexico never seems to be able to comply with worldwide standards! That said, it appears that using a QR code only serves you if you are in Mexico. That would be equivalent to giving someone in another country your Social Security number, which is the closest thing that your CURP appears to be in Mexico. So, how would you expect another country to accept the equivalent of your Social Security number, when they could not obtain any information associated with your Social Security number ( or CURP #, same difference) ?? That is my takeaway from the information surrounding a CURP, which drives your QR code. It yields information ONLY for the government entities in Mexico that have access to your QR Code or CURP. If this interpretation is correct, then we are all in deep trouble in having wonderful travels to Europe. They might require you to get a Covid test each time you want to enter a restaurant -- at least as currently is the standard in France. What a nightmare !! Secondly, and separate from my comments above. I don't see a foreign government accepting an invoice of your vaccinations. I think the vaccine certificates issued by the Government of Mexico will be the driving document. IF the information on that document does not suffice the foreign government's requirement for a date of birth, then buena suerte !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 I checked thepaper i received after the refuerzo..it has a QE code and is valid acvording to the papers showm ln tbe government site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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