Singaporeans in US continue to face issues getting VTL pass due to range of Covid-19 jab cert formats


Most of the countries on the VTL scheme have a unified national system for issuing vaccination certificates.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): After hearing about the launch of a Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme between Singapore and the US, Andrea Ko arranged to fly back to the Republic in December.

But the Singaporean, who is living in Texas, was dismayed to find out that she still has to serve a stay-home notice (SHN) upon returning as her US vaccination records would not be recognised as official proof by the Singapore authorities.

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