Vaccine Validity for Schengen Countries

All Schengen Countries have imposed a different validity period for two-dose vaccinations for COVID-19. This post enclosed details of countrywise accepted vaccines along with validity time.

General Facts

What are Vaccine Certificates?

The Covid-19 Vaccine Certificates provides admission to the right to travel freely & carefully within European Union in spite of the ongoing Pandemic.

What is EU Recommended vaccination Period?

As per the European Commission, they have recommended that all European Counters shall agree on a uniform acceptance period of vaccination certificates for a period of 270 days validity.

European countries decision of recommendations?

Following the EU recommended 270 days vaccine validity, some countries decided to follow the same in Europe but others have imposed a different validity period which may vary.

What Vaccine Validity should one follow?

Although the EU commission has recommended 270 days validity period, but its always advisable to follow individual countries validity period & guidelines before traveling.

Vaccine Validity & accepted Vaccines for entry in EU

Country	Validity of Vaccine Certificates	Accepted Vaccines for Entry
Austria	270 days	BioNTech/Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Covaxin, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Sinovac, and Sinopharm
Belgium	150 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Oxford, Janssen, Covishield and R-Covi
Bulgaria	365 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Sputnik V
Croatia	270 days	Pfizer, Moderna, AstaZeneca, Gamaleya, Sinopharm, Novavax, Covishield, Covaxin, and Sinovac
Cyprus	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Covishield, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin, Novavax
Czech Republic	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Covishield, Novavax
Denmark	150 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Novavax, Covishield, Covaxin, Sinovac, Sinopharm
Estonia	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Sinovac
Finland	365 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Sinopharm, Covishield, Coronavac, Covaxin, Novavax
France	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Covishield
Germany	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Novavax
Greece	210 days	Pfizer/BioNtech, Moderna, Astra Zeneca, Novavax, Janssen, Sinovac, Sputnik V, CanSinoBio, Sinopharm, Covaxin, Covishield
Hungary	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Novavax, CanSinoBio, Sputnik V, Covishield, Sinopharm
Iceland	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin, Novavax, Covovax
Italy	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, AstraZeneca (including Covishield, R-CoVI/R-Pharm, Fiocruz
Ireland	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin, Novavax
Latvia	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Novavax
Lithuania	210 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen
Luxembourg	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, AstraZeneca (including Covishield, R-CoVI/R-Pharm, Fiocruz)
Malta	90 days (only for its citizens)	BioNTech/Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen
Netherlands	270 days	AstraZeneca (all types), Covaxin, Covovax, Novavax, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sinovac
Norway	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Sinovac, Covishield, Novavax
Poland	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Novavax
Portugal	180 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Novavax
Romania	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna
Slovakia	270 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Covaxin, Sinopharm, Sinovac
Slovenia	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sputnik V, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Covishield, Covaxin
Spain	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Moderna, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin, Novavax
Sweden	180 days	AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Covishield, Sinovac, Covaxin, Covovax, Novavax
Switzerland	270 days	Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Novavax, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin

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