Quick facts on how to get a yellow card
- The Yellow card is a document to authenticate that you have received a yellow fever vaccine.
- All international travelers must be vaccinated against yellow fever at least ten days before the expected date of travel.
- The new E-card can be verified anywhere in the world by scanning the bar code.
- An individual can check the authenticity of the yellow card issued on the Nigeria Yellow Card Portal.
- To confirm the validity of the card, there is a six-digit number that can be used on the Yellow card website
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. It is prevalent in tropical countries in Africa and South America and has no drugs for treatment or cure. Prevention is by vaccination. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends vaccination against yellow fever for all international travellers, nine months of age and older before they come to Nigeria due to the persistent or periodic yellow fever virus transmission there.
Symptoms of Yellow Fever
Symptoms of yellow fever include fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.
How to Diagnose Yellow Fever
Yellow fever infection is diagnosed based on laboratory testing, a person’s symptoms, and travel history. There is no medicine to treat or cure infection.
How to Prevent Yellow Fever
To prevent getting sick from yellow fever, use insect repellent, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and get vaccinated.
What is a Yellow Card?
Yellow fever card is a yellow-coloured card issued to those that have been vaccinated against yellow fever. It is one of the important documents required by many nations for travellers to curb the potential spread of yellow fever and other related health issues. The vaccine is taken to protect travellers from contacting (and) or spreading yellow fever in their destination country.
Countries with High Risk of Yellow Fever Transmission
Africa
Angola, Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, etc.
South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, etc.
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Countries that Require Proof of Yellow Fever Vaccination and Cards
All countries that have high rick of Yellow Fever transmission require proof of vaccination, most of which are African and South American countries.
HOW TO OBTAIN A YELLOW CARD IN NIGERIA Online (2024)
Visit this Website and take these steps to get a new yellow fever card
- Click Sign Up or fill a yellow card application
- Fill out the online application form on the Yellow Card portal
- Fill in your personal information correctly as requested
- You’ll be asked to pay payments of N2000. Generate your Remitta Retrieval Receipts (RRR) by going to the bank or click pay now to make your payment. You can choose to pay later and print out the confirmation to be taken to the centre for further processing.
- Depending on the payment method you used, print your payment confirmation or retain the bank receipt.
- Visit any Port Health Services office close to you or any federal secretariat where you can get both your Yellow Card certificate and vaccination at once. Go along with a scanned copy of your international passport data page. Ensure to get there as early as possible as there might be queue there.
- You must bring your passport biodata page and printed payment confirmation
- You will be given a yellow card after being vaccinated.
Where to Get Yellow Card in Nigeria
You can get a Yellow Card at any of the following places: port health office, airport, borders or the ministry.
International Airports:
- Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
- Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt
- Margarete Ekpo International Airport, Calabar
Borders
- Seme
- Mubi
- Chikada
- Shaki
- Babana
- Idiroko
Others
All Federal Secretariats
Cost of Getting a Yellow Card in Nigeria
The actual cost of getting a Yellow Card in Nigeria is N2000. However, extra charges of up to N700 may be added. It must be paid on the website or at any bank.
Do I Need a Yellow Card to Travel to the USA or UK?
At the time of writing, you don’t need a yellow card to travel to the US or UK because there is a very low risk of yellow fever transmission in those countries
Validity Of Certificate
The yellow fever card is valid 10 days after vaccination and is valid for life except there’s a need for re-vaccination.
How Long Does it Take to Obtain a New Card?
The duration it will take for you to get your card after vaccination depends on the number of people on the queue before you. If you are lucky to get to the office on a day with a few people, you may get your yellow card same day you got vaccinated. On the other hand, you may be asked to come for your card next day in events where there are much people.
Port Health Services in Lagos
The Port Health office in Lagos is located at Airport Road, Mafoluku Oshodi, Lagos. It is a yellow-coloured building located right by the Toll Gate on your way to the international airport.
HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE YELLOW Cards
Here is how you can check the authenticity of your card Online:
- Visit https://yellowcardnigeria.com/
- Enter your Yellow Card Number found at the bottom of your card (usually starts with an alphabet)
- Enter your International passport number
- Click on the search button.
Once you click on the search button, it takes you to your dashboard where you see your details. Right on the dashboard, you can see your surname, other names and other details like phone number, email address, date of birth etc.
So, be careful when making that deal. Ensure you have a valid yellow fever card to avoid delay or repatriation at the airport.
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CONCLUSION
- The Yellow card is a document to authenticate that you have received a yellow fever vaccine.
- All international travelers must be vaccinated against yellow fever at least ten days before the expected date of travel.
- The new E-card can be verified anywhere in the world by scanning the bar code.
- An individual can check the authenticity of the yellow card issued on the Nigeria Yellow Card Portal.
- To confirm the validity of the card, there is a six-digit number that can be used on the Yellow card website.
