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Looking at the Tourist Visa requirements for Ghana (for a UK Citizen) it states that the Yellow Fever vaccination must be within the last 10 years. My Yellow Fever vaccination was in 2012 and my certificate gives an expiry date of 2022. I know that Yellow Fever vaccinations now last for the life of the patient. Will I have issues if I use my "expired" certificate when I apply for the visa? I have tried to email the Ghana High Commission, but have had no reply.

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    Where do you see this requirement?
    – phoog
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 21:49
  • Is it simpler and cheaper to do a new vaccination? Now vaccinations may last for life, but are you sure it was so in the past? (IIRC there were more freedom on when to do the second vaccination, which may shorten the effect. Also doses may have changed). And the effectiveness doesn't matter (but for you): you should follow the rules.
    – Giacomo Catenazzi
    Commented Sep 12, 2023 at 7:11
  • I finally got through to the Ghana High Commission and was told that the Yellow Fever Certificate with an expiry date needed to be replaced with one that said "valid for life". As the place where I had my original jab has now closed, and everywhere else says they will only replace a certificate if they did the original jab, I have decided that it is easier to get another vaccination, as Giacomo Catenazzi suggested.
    – kate
    Commented Sep 14, 2023 at 11:19
  • @kate, can you please post that comment as an answer?
    – Willeke ♦
    Commented Apr 21 at 17:43

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The website of the Ghana High Commission (GHC) has a "chat" facility. They answered my questions quickly (in November 2023).

My wife and I have Yellow Fever certificates for vaccinations given over 10 years ago. We just sent them, with our passports and all the other paperwork. Our visas were issued without GHC asking for any extra information. Perhaps the GHC understand the new validity of UK given vaccinations but have not updated their website.

Our applications were posted on 2 November 2023 and we received them back on 23 November 2023; that is 21 days.

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