COVID-19 booster dose is must to get travel pass
Alhosn app, the official COVID-19 results app for the UAE, stated that the vaccinated citizens and residents of the UAE must take the COVID-19 booster dose after a full year (365 days) from the last dose taken in the country in order to obtain the international health passport (travel pass).
It called on everyone to take the booster dose in time-after more than 365 days from the last one in order to get the travel pass, which is an international health passport tailored to the citizens and residents. This passport is acceptable at the airports and customs of the countries, which require it upon arrival.
Alhosn app further explained that the travel pass QR code would expire for users who took their last COVID-19 vaccine in the UAE over 365 days ago, stressing the need to schedule booster shots to maintain the green pass status for international travel.
It also added the travel pass is an international travel certificate for COVID-19 vaccination and test results for the UAE citizens, residents and tourists. This certificate is compatible with both the EU's COVID-19 digital certificate system and the IATA’s digital travel authorisation system.
The application pointed out that there are three types of travel pass, namely Travel Pass-Vaccination, Travel Pass-Result, and Travel Pass-Recovery.
It also explained the steps to follow to obtain the travel pass. The first is to swipe the screen to the left, then choose Add Travel Pass, then choose the type (Vaccination-Result-Recovery), and then click add pass. After that click on the option fill out the disclaimer from that appears at the bottom of the screen (note this feature is only available to the UAE nationals)
The application also noted that the number of travel pass users of Alhosn app reached over 3.504 million during 2022, while the number of users, who requested vaccination certificate exceeded 3.26 million, and the total number of international vaccination certificates issued to tourists in the country reached 309,070 during the same period.
