New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents<\/p>\n
The changes apply to non-commercial movements of dogs, cats and ferrets<\/p>\n
From Today\u00a022 April\u00a0new EU rules\u00a0have\u00a0come into effect\u00a0covering\u00a0how GB residents can travel to the EU with their pets.\u00a0\u00a0People can still travel to the EU with their pets, but they are\u00a0strongly\u00a0encouraged to check the latest guidance.\u00a0
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The\u00a0changes, announced\u00a0by the EU,\u00a0apply to the\u00a0non-commercial\u00a0movement of\u00a0pet\u00a0dogs, cats and ferrets entering the EU from Great Britain.\u00a0\u00a0
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There are no major changes to pet travel requirements for re-entry into Great Britain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Key updates include:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tGB residents\u00a0should\u00a0no longer use EU pet passports\u00a0to travel into the EU.\u00a0EU pet passports may now only be issued to people whose main home is in the EU\u00a0and\u00a0should not\u00a0be used by\u00a0people who have holiday homes in the EU or visit seasonally.\u00a0EU\u00a0pet\u00a0passports\u00a0issued to\u00a0GB\u00a0residents\u00a0before\u00a022 April\u00a02026\u00a0may\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0be\u00a0valid documents\u00a0for entry to\u00a0the\u00a0EU.\u00a0This means GB residents \u2013 even if they already have an EU pet passport \u2013\u00a0may\u00a0need a different document to take their pet to the EU.\u00a0To guarantee smooth travel,\u00a0owners\u00a0resident in Great Britain should get an Animal Health Certificate for their dog, cat or ferret(s) if\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0travelling from Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) to an EU country.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Individual Member States may have specific pet travel requirements\u00a0and\u00a0pet owners should always check the specific entry requirements of the destination country before travel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GB residents\u00a0are still able to use\u00a0EU pet\u00a0passports\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0return\u00a0journey to\u00a0GB.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Animal\u00a0Health\u00a0Certificates\u00a0(AHCs)\u00a0now last longer once you arrive, but they are still\u00a0single\u2011use.\u00a0Although you still need a new AHC for each trip from GB to the EU, the certificate can now be used for up to six months for onward travel within the EU and for\u00a0re\u2011entering\u00a0Great Britain, as long as rabies vaccinations\u00a0remain\u00a0valid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If someone else travels with your pet, extra paperwork is needed.\u00a0If the owner is not travelling with the pet, the pet must travel within five days of the owner, and the person\u00a0accompanying\u00a0the animal must carry written permission from the owner. This permission must travel with the pet\u2019s\u00a0travel document.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is a new\u00a0five\u2011pet\u00a0limit per private vehicle.\u00a0Non\u2011commercial\u00a0travel into the EU is now limited to a maximum of five pets per private vehicle, rather than five per person. The existing limit of five pets for people travelling on foot stays the same. Exceptions apply for pets travelling to competitions,\u00a0events\u00a0or training, if specific conditions are met.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An APHA spokesperson said:<\/p>\n
From 22 April, new EU rules change how GB residents travel to the EU with their pets, but holidays with your pets are still possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyone planning to travel should check guidance on GOV.UK, and\u00a0the entry rules for their destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To avoid delays and ensure a smooth journey, pet owners residing in Great Britain should get an Animal Health Certificate if they\u2019re travelling from Great Britain to an EU country.<\/p>\n
The Government\u2019s guidance to\u00a0pet owners has been\u00a0updated\u00a0to reflect these changes.\u00a0For more\u00a0information,\u00a0visit:\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents The changes apply to non-commercial movements of dogs, cats…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1338,8962,8963,8959,8964,3974,8965,13,8961,8966,640,173,528,17,8967,1812,8957,8958,96,8960,5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-19406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-affairs","9":"tag-ahc","10":"tag-ahcs","11":"tag-animal","12":"tag-apha","13":"tag-april","14":"tag-bringing","15":"tag-britain","16":"tag-certificate","17":"tag-certificates","18":"tag-department","19":"tag-england","20":"tag-environment","21":"tag-eu","22":"tag-exceptions","23":"tag-food","24":"tag-gb","25":"tag-great","26":"tag-health","27":"tag-taking","28":"tag-uk","29":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116447918333261542","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}