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Old Aug 14, 2022, 10:57 am
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tinkicker
 
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Originally Posted by Smiley90
Ah, I missed that part. Was worried this was still an ongoing issue. We're entering SA in a month and our plan is to
a) have a QR code with our vaccine passport, and if that's not recognized (Smart Health),

b) we both got COVID two weeks ago (after dodging it for 2 years...), So I'll have recovery certificates as a backup (since that is within the 10-90 days pre-arrival as per your link)

​​​​​Either one of these should be enough to avoid any serious complications - sounds like a good plan?
I was there a few (three ish) weeks ago and other than the mass temperature scan port health weren't doing anything. No queues or no paperwork wanted and the passport person gave the quickest of glances at my proffered iPhone vaccine certificate.
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