According some websites one of the required documents is a record of vaccinations. Has any one experience with this, I don't have those records anymore although I was vaccinated during my childhood years?
Thanks,
Pieter
-@pieterHe
Hi Pieter,
It's completely false! You do not need a complete vaccination record to come to Cape Verde! In fact you do not need anything if you come to Cape Verde directly from Europe or America for a tourism holiday.
However, if you travel to an African country from Cape Verde if you travel to CV from an African country, you will be required to show that you've had a yellow fever shot before you can enter another African country. But in many cases, the international yellow fever card is waived if you've only spent a brief holiday in the African country you are coming from.
Also, if you apply for a permanent residency visa in Cape Verde, you will need to show that you've had a yellow fever shot.
If you haven't ever had a yellow fever shot, or if you've lost your yellow fever card, you can easy have the shot administered at any of the health centers in the country.
Just an FYI, yellow fever is prevalent in Africa (and certain other tropical regions). It kills tens of thousands of people each year in Africa. It's a very preventable mosquito-borne illness.
Hope this helps,
Angelo
