Visas & Entry
Microchip, rabies vaccination and a waiting period, a health certificate or pet passport, tapeworm treatment and even quarantine — a plain-English…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 26, 2026
You have booked the flights, and then the thought lands: what about the dog? Taking a pet abroad in 2026 is doable, but it is the one part of a trip you cannot arrange the week before you leave. The rules run on a rabies timeline measured in weeks, not days…
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Wherever you are going, the foundation is almost always the same sequence, and the order matters. First, a microchip that meets the international ISO standard, so your pet can be scanned and matched to its paperwork. Second, a rabies vaccination — and the…
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Once the vaccinations are done, your pet needs a travel document, and this is where routes diverge. Travelling from Great Britain into the EU, for example, you need an animal health certificate issued by an official vet, and gov.uk notes it is valid for just…
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Beyond the core three, destinations layer on their own conditions. Several countries require dogs to have a tapeworm treatment from a vet within a strict window before arrival — for entry into Great Britain, gov.uk specifies it must be given no less than 24…
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Even with every government box ticked, the airline sets its own terms, and they vary widely. The first question is cabin versus cargo : small pets under a weight limit may fly in an approved carrier under the seat, while larger animals travel as checked or…
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The most common trap is treating the return as an afterthought. Your home country has its own import rules, and bringing a pet home can be stricter than taking it out — the same microchip, an in-date rabies record, sometimes a fresh tapeworm treatment, and…
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