Pet passports

George1 · 21 April 2025 04:19

Brits seeking French pet passports: tightening of rules General Discussion

An undated announcement has been posted to the French Ministry of Agriculture I-CAD agency website (for registering dogs in France) that puts an end to the (anecdotally widespread) practice of Brits travelling on holiday to France with their pets, applying for French pet passports. The aim was to circumvent the high charges (roughly £150 per dog per visit ) sought by UK vets for completing an obligatory Animal Health Certificate in the UK, post Brexit. Some vets here in France have been happy to issue them to Brit tourists, (provided at least a French address is forthcoming), others have refused. The Ministry of Agriculture has now clarified that French pet passports should not be issued unless the pet is registered with I-CAD (ie the pet’s owner is actually resident in France). The rule change also covers cats and ferrets, but clearly dogs are the main pets affected…

You might want to look at this thread…