Between rules valid in France, those in Europe and international rules, you can get lost in no time. With modifications of the health pass into a vaccine pass, passes with no boosters being disactivated, or needed validity of the vaccine certification changing over the next months, here is more on what you need to know before traveling.
Traveling to France
Since January 15, over 500,000 people who have not been boosted have had their health passes disactivated. They can no longer travel like before, unless they test negative, whilst the vaccine pass is being implemented. As a matter of fact, elected representatives expect to vote one last reading of the bill transforming the health pass into a vaccine pass. From this moment forth, it will be impossible to travel long hauls without being vaccinated, whether one takes the train or plane.
Furthermore, from February 15, the time period to get boosted will be lowered to four months instead of seven. It will make traveling within France a lot harder for many French as less than 40% of them have been given their third dose.
Traveling to Europe
In addition to rules changing on a domestic level, new rules are added in Europe. In the European Union, the validity of the vaccine certificate will be limited to 270 days, namely 9 months, without booster, from February 1st. Depending on countries, this validity can get shorter, like in France from mid-February. Therefore, some people who do not have had their third dose yet could be traveling in Europe but not in France.
Traveling abroad
Outside the European Union, each country chooses what they want to instate, depending on their vaccination process. In Israel, a special case, since a third dose made in the past than six months is required to enter the country.
