Dr Marc Simons, Brussels, Belgium

Recommended by pet owners using the Pet Travel Scheme

Source: www.gov.uk

The information below outlines what preparations your pet will need to enter the UK depending on what country you are travelling from.

If you are entering the UK from the EU or a listed non-EU country your pet must:

•    be identified with a microchip

•    have received a rabies vaccination followed by a 21 day wait

•    be accompanied by the relevant documentation

•    be treated against tapeworm (dogs only)

•    enter with an approved transport company on an authorised route

If you are entering the UK from an unlisted non-EU country your pet must:

•    be identified with a microchip

•    have received a rabies vaccination

•    complete a blood test followed by a three month wait

•    be accompanied by the relevant documentation

•    be treated against tapeworm (dogs only)

•    enter with an approved transport company on an authorised route

If you are re-entering the UK from an unlisted country with an EU pet passport:

Pets travelling to an unlisted non-EU country that have been identified, microchipped and blood sampled 30 days after vaccination demonstrating a positive titration result before leaving the UK (or another EU country) may re-enter the UK without having to meet the three month waiting period. The vaccination, blood sample and positive titration result must be recorded on the pet passport.

For more information go to Pet Travel Information for Pet owners

European Union (EU) countries and territories

Austria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Ceuta, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Martinique, Mayotte, Melilla, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden