Malta holiday boost as country says they WILL accept NHS app as proof of vaccine

MALTA has said they WILL accept the NHS app as proof of both jabs, reversing their original decision.

The island, which was placed onto the green list this week, is only allowing Brits who are fully vaccinated to visit.

The Maltese government originally refused to accept proof of vaccination on the NHS app because it believed the QR code can be easily forged.

Brits would instead have to request a letter from the NHS because it holds a bar code that is harder to copy.

They have since gone back on this decision, with Malta Tourism explaining: "From July 1, the Malta Ministry for Health has announced that it will accept proof of full vaccination from travellers arriving from the UK in the form of digital COVID passes, this includes the NHS app or the vaccination certificate in digital or downloaded PDF form."

Families wanting to go on holiday with teenagers will still be unable to visit without quarantining, however.

Children aged 12 and over travelling to Malta must now be double vaccinated, despite under 18’s have not yet being vaccinated in the UK. 


Children aged 5-11 can travel if they accompany vaccinated parents, but must have a negative Covid test, while kids under five do not need a test.

It comes just days after Portugal also did a u-turn on their policy regarding kids travelling to the islands.

The country had said it wanted all arrivals from the UK to be fully vaccinated, which included kids over the age of 12.

Anyone who hadn't had both jabs, with the second at least a fortnight before travelling, would have had to quarantine for 14 days on arrival, with the new rules in place until at least July 11.

In a dramatic – and welcome – back flip, officials dropped the requirement for Brits aged under 18 to self-isolate for 14 days.

Spain is introducing new rules from tomorrow which requires Brits to have both jabs or a negative test to enter.

This means Brits heading to green list Balearics will need a Covid test to go on holiday to Ibiza, Majorca or Menorca.

However, Boris Johnson today declared that full vaccination will be a "liberator" for reopening international travel in a boost to foreign holiday hopes.

The PM said he'll set out "in the course of the next few days" how Brits who have been double jabbed will be able to jet off abroad again.

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