Your starting point
Plan the route, inventory and dependencies. Customs, animal-health rules and carrier conditions may all apply to the same move.
Pet travel rules depend on species, origin, route and whether the movement meets the relevant definition. Use the steps below to organise a decision, not to infer an official approval, a guaranteed price or a universal deadline.
Work through the decision
Describe the journey
Record species, ownership, travel dates, countries and the accompanying person.
Check official requirements
Use DGAV and the authorities of origin or transit, with your veterinarian's support.
Confirm the carrier
Check transport conditions separately; a carrier's acceptance does not replace official entry requirements.
Adapt this to your circumstances
Keep citizenship, current residence, household needs and the location of the home separate in your notes. Ask the responsible authority, institution or qualified professional to confirm any requirement that affects your situation. A checklist used by another household may not apply to yours.
Sources and checks
DGAV — travelling with animals — an official starting point for this topic. The relevant page, its scope and effective date must be checked before a consequential decision.
No market prices, eligibility thresholds or legal deadlines have been invented for this guide. Dates in personal planning tools are suggestions or values you supply.
Make it practical
Open the Document and Deadline Tracker to keep the information you collect with your own assumptions, notes and next actions.
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