Guidance

What your NHS COVID Pass letter tells you (easy read)

Easy-read version of the non-personal information in your NHS COVID Pass letter about your COVID-19 status.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 21 May 2021
• Last updated: 23 August 2022 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 27 March 2024

This guidance was withdrawn on 8 December 2023 

The NHS COVID Pass service has now closed. There are no longer any domestic requirements to demonstrate your vaccination status in England. 

The NHS COVID Pass is no longer required to travel abroad to any countries. 

If you are travelling abroad, you should review travel entry requirements for the countries you will visit or travel through. 

The NHS COVID Pass was developed at the height of the pandemic to let you share your COVID-19 vaccination status in a secure way. It was mainly used for international travel, as well as for some domestic purposes, such as entry to venues or events. 

See information about COVID certificates in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

Applies to England

Documents

What your NHS COVID Pass letter for travel tells you (easy read)

PDF, 2.36 MB, 6 pages

Details

Your NHS COVID Pass letter is used for travel abroad and to show others that you have had a full course of the COVID-19 vaccine (including a booster vaccination if you have received one).

You should get the letter within 7 working days of requesting one.

If you do not have access to a smartphone, computer or tablet, you can request a letter by calling 119 from within the UK. Select the ‘NHS COVID Pass service’ and ask for an NHS COVID Pass letter to be posted to you.

Find out more about using your NHS COVID Pass for travel abroad.

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 23 August 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 August 2022

   Updated information about the NHS COVID Pass letter.

2. 7 January 2022

   Added easy-read version of 'What your NHS COVID Pass letter for domestic use tells you'.

3. 29 July 2021

   Updated to include information about single dose and 2-dose letters.

4. 21 June 2021

   Changing title of guidance to reflect that from 21 June 2021, the NHS service to demonstrate your COVID-19 vaccination status is now called the NHS COVID Pass.

5. 21 May 2021

   First published.