The COVID certificate is required by the authorities in Romania to be able to participate in certain activities carried out indoors or outdoors, and this is because the number of infections is continuously increasing and measures must be applied to control it.
The COVID certificate can be downloaded very quickly from a special website created by the Romanian authorities, and anyone who is vaccinated, tested, or cured of the Corona virus infection can obtain it, the tutorial below will help you do everything very quickly.
“Video tutorial: How do I download the COVID-19 certificate for EU travel?
COVID-19 certificates for EU travel can be downloaded from the online portal.
Important:
1. The certificate is free.
2. In the case of minors under the age of 14, parental consent is required.
3. The time to generate the certificate can be from a few seconds to an hour, depending on the number of requests.
4. When the certificate is generated, the person who requested it is notified by e-mail.
5. When entering the member states of the European Union, the verification of certificates is carried out by scanning the QR code.
The user can access and view it both from the list of certificates - by selecting the certificate, and by actually downloading, in *pdf format, the document, which can be printed.
For support in issuing certificates or obtaining other information regarding their use, a Call Center has been operationalized at the telephone number 021.414.44.25.
Also, the certificate can be obtained in written form through the town hall in which the person resides, the public health department or the community public service for records of persons.
Special thanks to colleagues from STS - Special Telecommunications Service, as well as to all those involved in the development and implementation of this portal.
The persons who can obtain the EU Digital Certificate are:
those who completed the complete vaccination scheme in Romania;
those who performed at least one dose in Romania from the complete scheme;
those who completed the full scheme in a third country (NON EU) and are Romanian citizens or their family members;
those who have gone through the disease (on the territory of Romania), if 180 days have not passed since obtaining the first positive test result;
those who obtained a negative PCR test result in the last 72 hours (on the territory of Romania);
those who obtained a negative result in the rapid antigen test in the last 24 hours (in Romania).
For vaccinated persons, the EU digital travel certificate is validated 10 days after the complete vaccination schedule.
If you find yourself in one of the above situations and are unable to generate your digital certificate, please provide the following documents, as appropriate, to the e-mail address certificat-covid@ms.ro:
Identity card/passport/residence permit;
Proof of vaccination or positive/negative test;
For minors under 14 years of age – Birth certificate or document certifying the quality of parental authority;
Marriage certificate – in case of name change between the date of vaccination/testing and the date of requesting the certificate.
For any questions, we recommend you write to the address: certificat-covid@ms.ro or call the Call Center - 021 414 44 25 and press key 2, for certificates."
