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sg_popup id="993" event="inherit"][/sg_popup]The yellow card for travel is the second most important item in the pre-departure check-list right after the passport. This further begs the question  'How many countries do I need a yellow card to visit? and 'To whom is a yellow fever card issued?'

Our thread today answers these questions and also list countries that require a yellow card from citizen or traveler from countries with cases of yellow fever.

The yellow card is endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is then issued and stamped by various country's health authorities.

Did you know the Yellow fever vaccination is carried out for two different purposes?

To prevent the international spread of the disease by protecting countries from the risk of importing or spreading the yellow fever virus
To protect individual travelers who may be exposed to yellow fever infection.

Are there penalties for not having a yellow card or having an expired yellow card?
The penalty varies for different countries, in mild cases, travelers are quarantined for a period of time and in extreme cases, travelers may face deportation.

In India, anyone (except infants up to the age of 6 months) arriving by air or sea without a yellow fever vaccination certificate is detained in isolation for up to six days if that person

(i) Arrives from an area with risk of yellow fever transmission

(ii) Has been in such an area in transit  or

(iii) Arrives on a ship that started from or touched at any port area with risk of yellow fever transmission up to 30 days before its arrival in India.



The List below shows the list of 100 plus Countries that require Yellow card for international travel

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brunei and Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Congo
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao people’s democratic republic
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Martinique (France)
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte (France)
Mexico
Montserrat
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St Ecstasies, St Martin)
New Caledonia and dependencies
Niger
Nigeria
Nue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Reunion (France)
Rwanda
Saint Barthelme
Saint Helena
Saint Kits and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Triniland and Tobago
Tunisia
Uganda
Tanzania
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe


Wondering 'What is a yellow card? How to get a Yellow card as a Nigerian traveler or a visitor to Nigeria? Read our previous post here on the new E yellow card obtainable for just N2000 only. For more information and details regarding countries that require yellow fever cards or proof of vaccination, find more details here according to WHO
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