Hi all, I’m moving to Oslo in March and I’m trying to work through the logistics at the moment. I have read through the government instructions and the helpful guide for moving to Norway, and I just wanted to check if anyone else has brought their pets from the UK to Norway on a flight, what was your experience.

I have spoken to both SAS and Norwegian and they told me they do not accept pets on direct flights, from UK to Norway or back. My plan is to fly with KLM from London to Amsterdam, and then from Amsterdam to Oslo.

Has anyone attempted to do the same? My pet is fully vaccinated (incl. rabies), microchipped and will have a health certificate issued 10 days before flying, but I can’t seem to find anyone able to confirm this all this is sufficient, and we are good to go – have asked 2 vets, the SAS, Norwegian and KLM helpline, a pet travel agency and I have read the UK government website indications.

I’m just panicking because I love my cat so much and I have read that incorrect paperwork while travelling can lead to having a pet euthanised. Thank you for your help 🙏🏻

[The cat in question:](https://imgur.com/a/ob6u0nb)

by ioana2919

10 comments

  1. Run this through google translate (Norwegian customs)

    https://www.toll.no/no/varer/dyr/reise/

    I ran through the checklist with UK and Netherlands as visited countries an got this result (google translate is you friend)

    https://www.mattilsynet.no/dyr/kjaeledyr/reise-med-kjaeledyr/veiviser-reise-med-kjaeledyr?cfabc9e9-b7de-47f5-83b4-e1bee14e1f08=JegReiserMedDyreneSelv&62a6961b-0178-4f22-aa83-57100673cc7f_katt=1&d80be11e-2b7a-4a82-b0d9-811013f45682=storbritannia%24regionlistefortetredjelandutenserologisktest%2Cnederland%24regioneoslandminusunntaksland&86af1f17-d2fd-43fd-982c-a54fcf0c02e4=true

  2. I’ve done just that!

    Needed the cat microchipped, vaccinated and those things documented in a pet passport.

    Because the UK has extra strict rules on pets, most airlines just decided not to bother, and refuse all pet travel to/from the UK. I had to fly Lufthansa via Frankfurt at extra expense.

    You might be allowed to have the cat (in the carrier) in the cabin, but it will probably have to go in the hull for a scarier ride.

    On the bright side, you’ll never have a friendlier travel experience, it seems everyone involved loves a traveller with a cat.

  3. You will also need treatment for ‘revens dvergbendelorm’, should be written about on mattilsynets web page 🙂

  5. first of all i would have never considered to fly with my pet, its absolute hell for animals. You are in Europe take the ferry and the train. Done and u help the environment. Otherwise there exists extra cargolines for animals, but its still a lot of stress.

  6. I flew with British Airways direct from Heathrow to Oslo. This was pre-Brexit, so it’s possible the rules have changed, but it’s worth looking into BA. I used a specialist agency and they handled all the paperwork, so it was pretty straightforward. Like you, I was extremely anxious, but the whole thing went surprisingly smoothly 🙂
    Let me know if you’d like more details.

  7. Hi there! I have flown with my cat from London to Oslo about 4/5 months ago.

    First thing, there are no direct flights as mentioned but I flew with KLM via Amsterdam as it was the shortest (I did have issues with a cancelled flight but that’s a different issue). KLM will let you fly with a cat in the cabin, you just need to get a specific soft cat case and it has to go under the seat in front of you. Make sure to add it to your booking.

    You need to get the new forms from your UK vet, pet passport isn’t a thing any more. There are strict timelines around the validity of these, but your vet will be best to advise on this process

    Check in at the desk and they will check your forms. Going through security in the UK, make the people aware and they will take you to a private room and you need to take the cat out so they can scan the bag.

    Once you fly to the Netherlands (or other EU country), find the customs desk. In Amsterdam it’s just after the passport control. It’s important to get your doc stamped here as it’s your entry point to the EU (not Norway). This is also important for the forms above.

    When I arrived at Oslo, I showed them the stamped forms and they just waived me through!

    Good luck!

  8. There’s a rule that you have to post a picture of the cat when posting questions like this.

  9. I brought my cats pre-Brexit, but they had pet passports.

    I’ve flown with cats in the past, and they found it *extremely* stressful, so when we moved here, we drove & stayed in pet-friendly hotels.

    It was still stressful, but I don’t think it was as hard on them as flying.

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