WHO ICVP (Carte Jaune) QR Code

WHO International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis. You can scan and verify one, but you won't find it in our generator.

What is a WHO ICVP (Carte Jaune) QR code?

The International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, known as the Carte Jaune or Yellow Card, records vaccinations required for international travel, most commonly yellow fever. Some issuing countries now print or supplement it with a QR code.

Who issues it

Vaccination centers authorized by national health ministries issue the certificate, following World Health Organization guidance on what it must record.

The standard behind it

The paper Yellow Card has existed for decades under WHO's International Health Regulations. QR variants are newer and vary by issuing country, there's no single global digital format yet.

Why you can't generate this here

The code carries a cryptographic signature from its issuer. Anyone can verify it; nobody can forge a valid one without the issuer's private key.

You can still scan and verify one with our free QR checker.

Frequently asked

Can I make a WHO ICVP (Carte Jaune) QR code with a generator?
No. The certificate needs to correspond to an actual vaccination administered by an authorized provider and recorded against your identity.

Can I check whether one I received is genuine?
Verification depends on the issuing country's own system, there's no universal lookup. check.qr.abundera.ai will read out the raw code contents.

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Last updated: 2026-07-19.