Slovakia

Pet Entry Requirements for Slovakia

Is Quarantine Required for Pets in Slovakia?

What Additional Information Do I Need for Slovakia?

• More Information:

  Not specified

• What is a Pet Passport?:

  We refer to a pet passport as a collection of documents that conform to Slovakia 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 Slovakia 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 Slovakia from Great Britain (England, Scotland or Wales). UK Pet Passports are no longer accepted as a substitute for an Animal Health Certificate.

• Entering Slovakia with a Pet:

  All pets entering Slovakia by air from non-EU Member States must do so at an approved Border Inspection Post (BIP) at an international airport in Bratislava, Kosice, Piestany, Poprad, Sliac or Zilina.Bratislava, Kosice, Piestany, Poprad, Sliac or Zilina. Notice must be given 24 hours prior to arrival. Dogs, cats and ferrets can fly to Slovakia in the cabin, as checked baggage or air cargo according toairline pet policies. In all cases, pets must travel in a crate or carrier in accordance with the International Air Transport Association. Related:Is your pet’s crate IATA-compliant? If traveling under non-commercial regulations, your pet’s passport including all required documents will be checked and entered into TRACES at customs clearance. All commercial transports, whether by air or land, must be preregistered in TRACES, and the responsible transporter must be registered. Flights to Slovakia should be direct or transit through an EU Member State, part 1 or 2 listed third country 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. All domestic dogs and cats must be free of evidence of disease communicable to humans when examined at the port of entry to Slovakia. 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.

• Slovakia Pet Import Requirements:

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

• Breeds Banned for Import to Slovakia:

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

• Exporting Resident Pets from Slovakia:

  All dogs, cats and ferrets leaving Slovakia for another EU Member State or part 1 or 2 listed third country should: Be microchippedBe vaccinated for rabies (in that order) not sooner than 12 weeks of age andWait for at least 21 days after primary vaccination before leaving Slovakia.Have a licensed veterinarian issue an EU Pet Passport (EU destinations) or Export Health Certificate in accordance with destination country requirements.Provide other required documentation (depending on destination country requirements). Exception: Exports to EU Member States that permit the entry of unvaccinated puppies and kittens. Note that many part 1 listed third countries will have additional requirements in addition to a resident EU Pet Passport when returning to the country. Pet owners should consider having serology levels confirmed prior to leaving Slovakia. 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. All animals leaving Slovakia 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. This permit will be issued by agencies in the origin country responsible for the issuance of export permits.

• Quarantine for Pets Entering Slovakia:

  There will be no quarantine imposed on your pet when entering Slovakia 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 Slovakia:

  Not specified

• Importing Puppies and Kittens to Slovakia:

  Puppies and kittens who are either under 12 weeks of age and not vaccinated for rabies orover 12 weeks of age, vaccinated for rabies, but cannot meet the 21 day wait requirement are permitted to enter Slovakia only from another EU Member State. Your puppy, kitten or ferret must be accompanied by an EU Pet Passport and microchipped. It must also be accompanied with/by: a declaration of the owner attached to its passport stating that, from birth until the time of import, your pet has not left its place of birth and your pet has had no contact with wild animals that could carry rabiesortheir mother whose passport indicates that she was currently vaccinated for rabies at the time she gave birth. Pet owners should travel with proof of their puppy or kitten’s age. Related: 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 SLOVAKIA below.

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

  If your dog, cat or ferret is entering Slovakia 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 negative a result to an IgG capture ELISA test carried out in a laboratory approved for testing for Nipah disease viruses within 10 days of export. Cats may only enter Slovakia 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. Contact the Environmental Protection Agency of the Republic of Slovakia if you suspect that your pet is covered by CITES regulations. 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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