Polio Vaccination Certificate Application – How to Get Your Official WHO-Approved Polio Certificate in Pakistan

This page provides official guidance on how to obtain a polio vaccination certificate in Pakistan — an internationally recognized document required by many countries for travelers departing from Pakistan. As one of the few remaining countries where wild poliovirus circulates, Pakistani residents and long-term visitors must carry proof of recent polio vaccination when traveling to certain international destinations.

The World Health Organization's International Health Regulations require Pakistan to ensure that all residents and long-term visitors departing the country have received a dose of oral polio vaccine (OPV) or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within four weeks to twelve months before departure. The official vaccination certificate, known as the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP), serves as this proof.

The page details the step-by-step process: identifying a government-designated vaccination center, receiving the appropriate vaccine dose, having the certificate stamped and signed by an authorized health officer, and ensuring the document is completed correctly to meet international standards.

Information is also provided on which countries currently require the certificate, validity periods, and what to do if a certificate has expired. Practical advice for frequent travelers, business professionals, pilgrims performing Hajj or Umrah, and families traveling abroad is included.

The certificate requirement exists not just to protect travelers but to protect the international community by preventing vaccinated travelers from unknowingly carrying and spreading poliovirus to countries that have already eliminated the disease.