Getting a European Passport for your Pet to travel to Europe? Not for everyone!

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3 years ago

Ozzy at home after a long trip from London to Morgex in the Italian Alps. Getting an European Passport for your Pet to travel to Europe? Not for everyone!

Getting a European Passport for your Pet to travel to Europe? Not for everyone!

Would you get a European Passport for your pet to travel to Europe? I would. I know this is not for everyone, but after forking out £180 per trip in my last trips to the Alps, I’ve heard that there was a third way. Being Argentine, I like third ways…. So listen on…

For all of you having a second home in the continent, or having family there, you can register your dog in that address in Europe with the police. Then, you can get a passport. I am not sure in each country, but in Poland, it can be done directly by a veterinary. The same case is in France. For us, in Italy, we had to make an appointment with the USL.

Ozzy posing for Gemma, of A Girl and her dog in Courmayeur blog! Getting an European Passport for your Pet to travel to Europe? Not for everyone!

Once there, it was simple as chips. With the paperwork done, and the rabies vaccine given in Europe you can get a European Passport. It costs EUR 20, and as far as I can see, there is no expiration date!

So, this is a no brainer! Brexit has made it much more difficult going into Europe with things we used to be accustomed to before. But I like always when there is a third way!

Renewing your pet passport. Getting a European Passport for your Pet to travel to Europe? Not for everyone!

Once you’ve travelled 7 times, you will need to renew your pet passport. This is because there are only seven slots for the dewormer proof for when you return to the UK. I’ve thought you could use any other page of the passport for stamping it and adding the details of the dewormer, but it is not the case. The lady at Eurotunnel pointed it out for me.

Walking the wine routes with the Grivola in the background. Soft pastels art by Martina Diez-Routh- now in my shop.

So, I’ve contacted the USL in Aosta again before I left last time, and we’ve met and got a new passport issued. It is the same as with the old passport. Then you need to get your vet to write back the information on the Rabies vaccine, in order to be valid to travel. Remember that in France, vets can issue passports, so you do not need to go through a central entity, as is the case of the USL in Aosta.

Ozzy getting his second passport. Getting a European Passport for your pet? Not for everyone!

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