Yellow Fever vaccination

Most get the visa at the airport. I don't think you'll have a problem. I was never checked the last time I flew in with Avianca in January 2013.

However, this is always a question that is best suited to be asked directly for Avianca, since we can only really speculate.

Nice to see Avianca's brand new web site is up and running. I emailed them.

I know on my LAN flight there were 2 US citizens who got directed to the special US visa desk while all the rest of us got directed into the non locals line.
So yes its possible to get the visa. Whether Avianca knows this or allows Americans to board is difficult to know.

I did get an email back from Avianca.

"Let us inform you that you must consult the respective departments of Immigration about the entry and exit requirements of the origin and destination countries, because as airlines we do not have the updated information of every goverment."

Which doesn't tell me anything....

Guess I must call the Bolivian Embassy in DC and send all my paperwork to them.

I honestly wouldn't bother then.

If you can get to the airport, they'll let you into Bolivia. Have $135 in new bills and your documents and you'll be fine. No chance they'll turn you away.

The consulate has a reputation for asking for additional requirements and/or taking it's sweet time processing your visa.

Just wanted to recap on that vaccination. I got really sick three days later. it is almost three weeks later and I am now on my second round of antibiotics. Also now have a swollen lymph node in the armpit of the arm I had the vaccination. That scared me, being I am a three-time survivor of Non-Hodgkin's. Doctor says it is all related to that injection.

My doctor told me today "That is a nasty shot."

I am so glad I didn't get anything else when I was at the travel clinic. She was really pushing me for more vaccinations, such as Hep A, Hep B and Malaria. Glad I refused.

Never again.

I got my yellow fever shot and sent my passport, yellow fever certificate and all the other required documents to the Bolivian embassy in Washington, DC to apply for my visa. Today, I got my passport with the visa, but they kept my yellow fever vaccination certificate.

Any advice? Anybody ever have this happen to them? I will NOT get another shot, and I saw you can't get another card without the shot?

Help, please!

Again, talk first with Avianca. Maybe a receipt from the shot or a doctor's note will suffice.

No chance immigration officials in La Paz deny you. If they ask about it, tell them you're staying above 8,000 feet during your time. No yellow fever up that high.

Also, now that you have an entry visa, they shouldn't ask you for everything again.

Still, this is important. It's not uncommon to have more problems with this on your way back, or if you travel elsewhere. Australians, for instance, are always asked to show their yellow fever certificate on the way back to prevent introduction of the disease into Australia.