What can someone vaccinated in the EU use when asked for a "vaccine passport" in US restaurants/venues?
From November 8th, EU citizens can enter the US again and since the airlines will check COVID-19 PCR test and vaccination prior to boarding, I assume that they will just accept the digital EU vaccination certificate (QR code). At least on departure from an EU airport they should even be able to actually scan the QR code and verify that the certificate is genuine. But what kind of proof do I need in stores, restaurants etc. in the US? They might not be familiar with the digital EU certificate, so I can imagine that the smartphone app that I use at home will not be accepted. Will the airline provide some kind of document that I can use during my stay?
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But what kind of proof do I need in stores, restaurants etc. in the US?
A friend of mine was in this situation when visiting Washington state and simply showing a picture/screenshot of the certificate on his phone worked all the time for restaurants/bars/clubs. The restaurants/bars/clubs were checking his name on the vaccine certificate as well as the vaccination, and sometimes looked at whether his name was matching the ID. Nobody checked if the certificate was genuine and the paper version was never asked. He went to ~20 restaurants/bars/clubs. Some don't require vaccination proof.
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I am in the USA right now and encounter this issue. For my work, only an official paper document worked. Those should have been given to you when you were vaccinated.
I am from France, there we got an app that display a qr code and your vaccination status. This worked nicely for bar and restaurant. Until now, all of them accepted my electronic proof.
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