The Department of Health has issued new advice for travellers going to France or Italy following technical issues.
The Department has advised people going to the countries using a recovery certificate to validate their Covid status by downloading or printing the latest PDF version.
This is due to technical issues where verification apps used to scan QR codes were not recognising them.
The Department has said that a resolution has been shared with the EU which will be activated on Friday, February 11.
A DoH spokesperson said: "Travellers to France or Italy who are using a recovery certificate to validate COVID status for travel are advised to download or print the latest PDF version of their certificate.
"The Department of Health has been advised of technical issues whereby the verification apps used to scan QR codes in France and Italy were not recognising the codes for recovery certificates.
"A resolution has been promptly shared with the EU which will be activated tomorrow the 11 February 2022.
"All travellers that have been issued with recovery certificates will be emailed tomorrow afternoon with advice on updating certificates to versions with the new codes (check spam folders).
"In the meantime, people are advised to download or print the latest PDF version of their certificates before travelling as QR codes may be updated.
"Recovery certificates for international travel are available 10 days after a positive test. Anyone eligible can apply for a COVID recovery certificate, in the form of a QR code, through the COVIDCert NI app.
"Parents and guardians can apply through their NI Direct account, for recovery certificates for young people up to the age of 17.
"The certificate is valid for up to 180 days from the date of the PCR test."
