Nigeria’s yellow fever card is a certificate showing that a traveller has been vaccinated. It is an internationally recognised vaccination certificate. In some countries, a yellow fever card is a part of the requirements for entry, especially in some African countries. So travellers are to affix their yellow fever card to their Nigerian passport. Service is no longer available. It is noteworthy that the WHO has approved the yellow fever card.
It is advisable to get a yellow fever vaccination when travelling to a yellow fever risk area, even when it is not indicated. If you do not provide a yellow card when travelling to a country that indicates it as a travel requirement, there is a high likelihood that you will be denied entry or quarantined. So do the much-needed research before embarking on a journey.
Yellow fever card in Nigeria
In Nigeria, a yellow fever card is compulsory for all travellers entering the country. Every traveller will be expected to show a valid yellow fever card. After vaccination for yellow fever, a yellow fever card will be given. The federal government pronounced that the old yellow fever card would no longer be used from 1 July 2019. The Nigerian government has issued an E-yellow fever card in its place. The ministry of health is authorised to issue the Electronic yellow fever card or e-yellow fever card.
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Categories of People who need the yellow fever card in Nigeria
Travellers above nine months of age are expected to be vaccinated against yellow fever before entry into Nigeria. The yellow fever virus is endemic in Nigeria. So before entering the country, travellers are expected to show proof of yellow fever vaccination.
Why the new E-Yellow fever card?
The government of Nigeria launched the new yellow fever card to forestall the sale of fake yellow fever cards by touts and hoodlums. Many passengers and visitors to the country have fallen victim to counterfeit yellow fever card, which is being hawked at various international airports in the country.
Cost of a new yellow fever card in Nigeria
The new yellow fever card is sold at 2000 Naira, and you are expected to use your debit card to make the procurement online.
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How to get a new yellow fever card in Nigeria
To get a new yellow fever card, follow the following steps:
- Log on to http://www.yellowcardnigeria.com
- Ensure you click on the ‘register’ column.
- A form will pop out. Enter your details and click the ‘submit’ button when you are done.
- You will be directed to the payment section. Click on the ‘payment’ button, your Remita retrieval receipt code will pop up, and you can either pay online through the remita portal or bank deposit.
- Take along the yellow card payment receipt to any Port Health Services office. You will be vaccinated for yellow fever and be given the yellow fever card.
Total number of Countries That Require Proof Of Yellow Fever Vaccination from Nigerian travellers
The following countries are listed on the World Health Organization’s International Travel and Health website as countries that require yellow fever vaccination proof from every foreign traveller entering their country, including Nigerians.
The countries are:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Darussalam
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- The central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cote Ivoire
- Croatia Cuba
- Curacao
- Democratic people’s republic of Korea
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Pitcairn islands
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts & Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre & Miquelon
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tristan da Cunha
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Venezuela
- Wallis & Futuna
- Zambia
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Is it compulsory to get a Yellow Card before I Travel to Nigeria?
A yellow card or yellow fever certificate is compulsory if you intend to visit or travel to Nigeria. If you do not have it, you may be denied entry into the country or prevented from boarding your flight. Some countries today chose to compulsory vaccinate visitors before entry into the country, but this may not be the case with Nigeria.
Do I Need a Yellow Card to Travel to the USA? | Do I Need a Yellow Card to Travel to the UK?
No. You do not need a yellow card vaccine card to travel to either the United Kingdom or the United States of America. These countries do not risk the transmission of Yellow Fever disease.
I am Pregnant, Am I Exempted from Getting a Yellow Card? | Who is Exempted from Taking the Yellow Fever Vaccine?
According to the new rule, nursing mothers and pregnant women are not expected to take the vaccine. There is an exemption stamp that is attached to the card. This means pregnant women and nursing mothers, though exempted, will still have to get a yellow fever card. Other categories of people exempted are adults above 60 and kids below nine years.
I Just Got My Yellow Card. Can I Travel with it Immediately?
Please allow ten days to elapse from the day you get your vaccination card to your travel date. Most immigration officials always enforce this. Therefore, you must obtain your card no less than ten days before you make your trip.
My Old Card and Vaccination are Still Valid. Do I Need to Renew It?
Yes, but it doesn’t necessarily need to be vaccinated again. Just undergo the same registration process, pay the fees for the new card and head to the port health office with the expired card. You can obtain a new card without the process of vaccination.
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