Cyprus

Pet Entry Requirements for Cyprus

Is Quarantine Required for Pets in Cyprus?

What Additional Information Do I Need for Cyprus?

• Layovers:

  Flights to Cyprus should be direct or transit through a listed third country (see step 1) or another EU Member State if possible*. If your pet transits through an unlisted country, then a Transit Declaration will be required. The declaration must state that your pet has had no contact with rabies-carrying animals and remained secured within the airplane or airport. *Note: If your pet has a layover in an EU Member State in its itinerary, then additional requirements will apply.

• Other Information:

  Not specified

• Breeds Banned by Cyprus:

  Cyprus does not publish a list of banned breeds. Pet owners are responsible for their pet’s behavior.

• What is a Pet Passport?:

  We refer to a pet passport as a collection of documents that conform to Cyprus pet import requirements for dogs, cats, and ferrets entering this country from non-EU countries.This term is not to be confused with an official EU Pet Passport issued in the European Union for EU-resident pets. Your pet’s passport to enter Cyprus will include proof of microchip, current rabies vaccination, rabies titer test (some countries), and one of the following: An official EU or NI Pet Passport (resident EU or Northern Ireland pets)An EU Health Certificate (non-EU-resident pets)A government-issued Pet Passport from a part 1 listed third country (see EU COUNTRY CLASSIFICATIONS)An Animal Health Certificate when entering Cyprus from Great Britain (England, Scotland or Wales). UK Pet Passports are no longer accepted as a substitute for an Animal Health Certificate.

• Entering Cyprus with a Pet:

  Pets entering Cyprus by air from non-EU countries must do so at Border Inspection Posts at the International Airport at Linz or Vienna. Pets can arrive in the cabin, as checked baggage or as air cargo. In all cases, pets must travel in a crate or carrier in accordance with the International Air Transport Association. All live animals should enter Cyprus directly or transit through an EU Member State, or part 1 or 2 listed third country if possible*. If your pet transits through an unlisted country, then a Transit Declaration will be required. This statement must attest that your pet has had no contact with rabies-carrying animals and remained secured within the airplane or airport. *Note: If your pet has a layover in an EU Member State in its itinerary, then additional requirements will apply. All commercial transports, whether by air or land, must be preregistered in the TRACES database, and the responsible transporter must be registered. All domestic dogs and cats must be free of evidence of disease communicable to humans when examined at the port of entry to Cyprus. If your dog or cat is not in apparent good health, further examination by a licensed veterinarian may be required at importer expense.

• Find a Licensed Veterinarian:

  Before beginning any pet export procedure, make sure your veterinarian is approved by the governing veterinarian authority in your pet’s country of origin. Your veterinarian should work for or is licensed by the agency of the government that is responsible for the movement of live animals.

• Cyprus Pet Import Requirements:

  All steps required to conform to regulations to import a dog, cat or ferret to Cyprus must be completed in the origination country. Steps 1-8 should be followed in the order given.

• Exporting Resident Pets from Cyprus:

  All dogs, cats and ferrets leaving Cyprus for another EU Member State or Part 1 or 2 listed third country must be microchipped, vaccinated for rabies (in that order) and wait for 21 days before leaving Cyprus after primary vaccination. If your pet will visit or enter an unlisted country, a veterinarian in Cyprus should administer a rabies titer test before leaving Cyprus if your pet will be returning. Even if your pet is not entering an unlisted country, traveling internationally with the results of this test will ensure a smoother customs clearance in your destination country. Non-accompanied transports may require export permits. All animals leaving Cyprus for non-EU countries that do not have specific health certificates must obtain a health certificate in accordance to their destination country requirements prior to the issuance of an export permit. The origin province responsible for the issuance of export permits will issue the necessary documentation.

• Quarantine for Pets Entering Cyprus:

  There will be no quarantine imposed on your pet when entering Cyprus if pet import regulations detailed here are met. If your pet does not conform to the regulations as stated below, it will be subject to quarantine if facilities are available, returned to the origination country, or euthanized. The importer will be responsible all costs involved.

• Importing Other Pet Animals to Cyprus:

  Rodents, rabbits, reptiles entering Cyprus from an EU Member State or part 1 or 2 listed third country must be examined by a licensed veterinarian within five days of transport and show no signs of disease or external parasites. They must be accompanied by their owner and less than five in number. Birds, invertebrates, tropical fish, reptiles, amphibia, mammals such as rodents and rabbits are not subject to requirements of rabies vaccination but may have to meet other requirements and should have a health certificate to enter Cyprus from other EU Member States. Pet owners are strongly advised to seek further information from the relevant authority of their country and/or that of the country of destination. Pet owners are strongly advised to seek further information from the relevant authority of their country and/or that of the country of destination.

• Importing Puppies and Kittens to Cyprus:

  Although your puppy or kitten can be microchipped at eight weeks of age, rabies vaccinations must not be administered prior to 12 weeks of age. There is a 21-day wait for puppies and kittens over 12 weeks of age arriving from EU Member States or part 1 or 2 listed third countries. The minimum age for entering Cyprus from an unlisted country is seven months of age. More information ontransporting a puppy

• Animals Eligible for These Pet Import Requirements:

  These rules apply to the transport of domestic dogs, cats and ferrets including assistance and service animals. Unless 5th generation removed from the pedigree, wolf hybrids, Savannah and Bengal cats cannot be imported under these regulations. Owners of other types of pets (amphibia, reptiles, birds, rabbits, rodents) covered by these regulations should refer to IMPORTING OTHER PET ANIMALS TO Cyprus below. These regulations do not apply to Northern Cyprus.Pet import regulations for Northern Cyprus are found here. Pets are not permitted to cross the Green Zone between Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.

• Importing Dogs and Cats to Cyprus from Malaysia and Australia:

  If your pet is entering Cyprus from Peninsular Malaysia, the following additional conditions must be met: Your pet has had no contact with pigs during at least the past 60 days prior to export.Your pet has not lived in a place where cases of Nipah disease have been confirmed during the past 60 days.Your pet has been tested with a negative result from an IgG capture ELISA test carried out in a laboratory approved for testing for Nipah disease viruses within ten days of export. Cats may only enter Cyprus from Australia under the condition that they have not lived in areas where cases of Hendra disease have been confirmed during the past 60 days.

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES):

  Importers should verify that their pet is not protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This is important if your pet is not a dog or cat and very important if it is a turtle or parrot. You will need to apply for additional permits if this is the case. Over 180 countries participate and enforce CITES regulations. Related:Search the CITES databaseorSearch the Species+ database Related:Learn more about CITES

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