Pet passport 2

General Discussion
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Hi @Corona , just in case you are still not square on requirements for taking your cat to France, this website gives all the details very clearly

Step 1 in UK - Visit the vet.

You will need to visit the vet to obtain an animal health certificate. Your pet will also need a microchip and rabies vaccination.

Before booking an appointment, make sure that your chosen vet is an ‘official veterinarian’ (OV). Not all of them are. Only OV’s will be able to issue an animal health certificate for your pet.

At your appointment, your vet will administer your dog, cat or ferret with a microchip and rabies vaccination, if your pet hasn’t already had them. They will also perform a basic health examination to ensure your pet is healthy enough to travel. Once the veterinarian is satisfied that your pet is ready for travel, they will review all the paperwork and complete your pet’s animal health certificate.

NB
Plan early!
The animal health certificate will confirm a still valid rabies vaccination given earlier. If the animal has had no previous rabies vaccination the vet will administer a primary one. **You then wait 21 days for the vet to do the antibody test before issuing the certificate. Occasionally, the rabies vaccine must be redone because the first one failed to produce antibodies. So, another 21 day wait is needed.

Step 2 in France Visit the vet

Once in your destination EU country, your pet can visit the vet there to obtain their EU Pet Passport. These can no longer be issued in the UK due to Brexit.

Since you are planning to voyage your kitty back and forth to France (or Europe) with you, it is best to get an EU passport while you are in France. Apart from making entry/exit smoother it is handy for keeping vaccine records and microchip details.

NB. France rabies vaccine is annual. For the vaccine to be valid in an EU pet passport it must be given and signed by the vet in France. A UK vet cannot enter into an EU passport.

This is unfortunate because the UK vaccine covers 2 years but that’s not a great compensation for having to pay the UK vet for an animal health certificate each and every trip to France if your pet doesn’t have an EU pet passport.

The UK recognises a valid EU pet passport with microchip and current rabies vaccination (done in France) upon re-entry.

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Interestingly an EU FAQ (that no longer seems to be accessible) issued at the time of Brexit made clear that the reason for the UK’s Part 2 listed status was due to the UK Government deciding not to align going forward with the EU’s Sanitary and PhytoSanitary (S&PS) rules.

The implication was fairly clear that had the UK government wished to align with S&PS, the UK could have had Part 1 country status, ie back to the pre Brexit status quo ante regarding pet travel etc…

It was strongly suspected at the time that the reason for the UK’s decision was in anticipation of negotiations with the US concerning a future post Brexit trade deal, that would have required overriding the S&PS rules for agricultural imports etc (including the infamous ‘chlorinated chicken’ issue etc.)

Hopefully a future UK government might seek to align with the S&PS rules…

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Monday is going to be a busy day for UK - EU talks. Possibly using E gates for UK travellers and re introduction of pet passports.

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Supposedly a lot of the negotiating has already been done, and the summit, as is the nature of such things, is all about the “big reveal”.

Or as most likely in this case, a number of fairly tiny but moves-in-the-right-direction reveals. :slight_smile:

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I would be very grateful if they would introduce the pet passport scheme before June 8th :joy:

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Perhaps not by June 8th but it now seems to be a done deal.
Perhaps less Starmer bashing now?
Oh, and the E gate passport control to be eased for Brits too.

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Yes I just read the news also :+1: good for Starmer. He hadnt showed his hand much so understandable why people were doubting him. Oh well pressure off for chasing the pet passport this trip I hope.

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I think (and hope) that there is a lot of pedalling below the waterline going on. In some ways I wish Labour would blow their own trumpet a bit but probably it’s safer to keep quiet until progress has actually been made.

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Same here but I guess they are damned if they do, damned if they dont.

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What is the cost of the pet passport in France, also how long is it valid for?

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Our vet charged 18 euros a couple of weeks ago.
Unlike humans pet passports are valid for life.

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Thanks JohnBoy, the reason for asking was a UK news piece this morning where this chap said his UK vet charged him £280 ish for an AHC so whilst travelling back he got the dogs worming treatment and also a pet passport for €80 valid for a year! Obviously I thought time for a fact check!
Thanks for coming back so quickly as we are over in a weeks time it is certainly somthing we will ask about of find a new vet :wink: