When taking a trip to an EU nation or Northern Ireland, your family pet requires:
These requirements likewise use to help dogs.
Examine the guidelines of the nation you’re taking a trip to for any extra limitations or requirements prior to you take a trip.
If you have a family pet passport
You cannot utilize a family pet passport provided in Fantastic Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
You can just utilize a family pet passport if the nation you’re taking a trip to accepts passports for family pets originating from Great Britain. The passport should have been provided in among the following locations:
- an EU nation
- Andorra
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- San Marino
- Switzerland
- Vatican City State
You ought to examine if it’s accepted prior to you take a trip and find out if you need any other supporting documents.
If it is declined, you’ll require an animal health certificate rather.
Taking A Trip from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
If you have a family pet passport provided in Northern Ireland, call your veterinarian for suggestions prior to taking a trip.
Check out the guidelines about taking family pets to Northern Ireland on the NIDirect website prior to you take a trip.
Showing Up in an EU nation or Northern Ireland
You’ll require to go through a travellers’ point of entry when you get here in an EU nation or Northern Ireland.
You might require to reveal your family pet’s animal health certificate or a legitimate family pet passport, consisting of evidence of their:
- microchip
- rabies vaccination
- tapeworm treatment (if needed)
Repeat journeys to an EU nation or Northern Ireland
Your family pet will require a brand-new animal health certificate for each journey to an EU nation or Northern Ireland.
Your family pet will not require a repeat rabies vaccination so long as its rabies vaccinations depend on date.
Your dog will require tapeworm treatment for each journey if you’re taking a trip straight to Finland, Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland or Norway.
Taking A Trip with more than 5 family pets
You cannot take more than 5 family pets to an EU nation or Northern Ireland unless you’re participating in or training for a:
- competitors
- program
- sporting occasion
You’ll require written proof of registration for the occasion when you take a trip.
All your family pets need to:
- be participating in the occasion or training
- be over 6 months old
- fulfill all the other requirements for family pet travel to that nation
Exporting family pets for business functions
Check Out the Border Operating Design if you wish to export family pets to an EU nation or Northern Ireland for business factors such as modification of ownership.
