Can I obtain a pass sanitaire with a photo of my original US vaccination card? And, if not...

Do you have your excelsior pass plus ? If not you can get it online , only takes a minute . I'm not sure it would suffice , but it"s certainly worth a try .

Thanks for the quick reply! I do - and will show that - but have been told that they're not recognizing it.

Does your state have a record of your vaccinations? In my state, I can log into the State Health Department where there are printable attestations of my vaccinations. You might check for that.

As for the antigen test, it will be valid for 24 hours, so take it in France. If you stay longer, you'll need another test, and again 24 hours after that.

Hopefully, a pharmacy will not issue a vaccination QR code from a copy of one's CDC documentation. There is already too much fraud involved with the original documents (not implying that yours are), and photo copies of originals only increase the likelihood of someone's presenting fake documents.

https://www.sante.fr/how-to-obtain-a-french-health-pass

The French government has sent a number of signals that the pass sanitaire will be withdrawn at the beginning of the year. We expect an announcement on Monday, possibly addressing the issue. In its place will be a pass vaccination, a pass without the possibility of using Antigen tests for temporary validity giving access to cafés, restaurants, museums, and concert venues.

A solution would be to have someone express mail your CDC cards to you in the Netherlands.

Thank you Bets - great suggestion!

"excelsior pass plus"

1st time I have seen this term..... what is it?

Joe , The excelsior pass ( and pass plus ) is the NY State dept. of health document confirming vaccination status. My three shots are all listed on my pass (accessible from my phone and / or print copy ) https://epass.ny.gov/home

OK, I now have my Excelsior Pass Plus, as well as my NYS vaccination records and a photo of my original vaccination card.

I will report back after 8 January (when I arrive from Amsterdam for a weekend visit).

Thanks to everyone for the info.

Looks like any changes - as announced today - won't take effect until after our travel dates, so I think we're good to go one way or another. I will bring a copy of my New York State vaccination records, the Excelsior Plus app, and photos of my vaccine card. If they opt not accept all of those, I'll take an antigen test that will cover both performances I'm scheduled to see (and get me into restaurants as well).

For the person who suggested I have my cards mailed to the Netherlands, I'm sad to say that the Dutch postal service is notorious for losing things, so I'm not going to go that way.

Thanks again.

I'm curious , what is the programming for the concert you will attend ?

Going to see Barbara Hannigan at the Maison de la Radio. Very excited!

Sounds wonderful , Enjoy !

Maison de la Radio! Those are always very difficult tickets to get. Congratulations.

I believe the recommendation was for FedEx or DHL, not regular mail.

phred - the suggestion was for "express mail." Which can mean any number of things. And I'm grateful for that suggestion.

Why you're chiming in I'm less sure about, but I'll assume you're a generally helpful person and were just trying to help me get things figured out. So thanks for that.

But, as long as you're mentioning them, I will say that I've had uniformly bad experience with both FedEx and DHL when sending things internationally. So I'd caution against anyone using either carrier for anything - like an original vaccination card - that would be difficult to replace.

An original vaccination card is hard to replace? Really? I just went back up to the pharmacy where I got mine and they gave a duplicate to me.

In most states your primary care physician could actually just look on the state vaccination registry and see what you’ve gotten and do one for you. I also do have a copy of my state vaccination registry for future use

The pass sanitare becomes obsolete on 15 January. At that time, everyone should be fully vaccinated, to include the booster, to obtain the new pass vaccinal, required for access to cafés, restaurants, museums, concerts.

A French pharmacist may, for a fee of 36€, issue you a QR code representing vaccination status, based upon an original CDC card. None of these other forms, issued by a state government or health organization, while completely valid in the US, none is a CDC card. Is it reasonable to assume that a French pharmacist knows what an excelsior pass is and can accurately determine its validity, or any other of the state issued formats? A pharmacist is looking for an original CDC card, with the booster clearly indicated. At this point, pharmacists know what these are and if you present one, you will have a QR code giving you a valid pass vaccinal.

Vaccination fraud is a hot topic in France right now, and fines for misrepresenting oneself or using a forged vaccination document have risen from 135€ to 1000€. An honest pharmacist will want reasonable assurance that what you present is a valid representation of your vaccination status.

However, if the OP has a valid EU vaccination pass issued in Amsterdam, it should allow him the same access in France as the pass vaccinal.