Travellers who are not fully vaccinated are banned from entry into France except for 'essential' reasons A SECOND pensioner vaccinated against Covid through his GP surgery says he has been unable to obtain a status certificate. The 83-year-old from Strathbungo in Glasgow, who asked only to be identified as Chris, had hoped to visit his home in the south of France in August but was baffled to discover there is no record of him on the NHS database. The UK is on France’s amber list, meaning that travellers who are not fully vaccinated are banned from entry except for “essential” reasons and must self-isolate for seven days on arrival.