Pet Travel | Animal Health Certificate

Hello. An AHC is valid for ten days from the day it is issued and is valid for four months. A new AHC is needed for each visit to the EU. Once you return to the UK with your pet the AHC becomes invalidated for any further travel purposes.

AHC’s are issued by the APHA (Animal Plant & Health Agency) which is part of DEFRA. All the GP vets at the London Vet Clinic are Official Veterinarians and can act on your behalf.

The information we need to complete an AHC is straight forward but collecting and collating it is time consuming. Please answer all the following questions. Complete one form for each dog or cat you are travelling with and send the forms to us.
When we receive your completed documents we will contact you to arrange for payment, which is £232 (Inc VAT). Once payment is made we will review the information, get back to you if we need more information, apply to the APHA on your behalf, then within 10 days of your pet’s travel, see you and your companion, check the microchip is working and health is good and give you the completed paperwork. The registered owner named in the certificate MUST be present on the day that your companion is seen at the clinic.

My pet is registered at the London Vet Clinic(Required)

Yes

If you are not registered we are happy to help you obtain the travel documents you need. Click here to register then return to this page

Are you, the owner, travelling with your pet?(Required)

Yes

Does your pet have a valid Pet Passport issued by an EU country, Switzerland or Norway? ‘Valid' means the rabies vaccination cover date has not expired before the date of your return to the UK.(Required)

Yes - You do not need an AHC.

No - Continue with the questionnaire

Destination Country(Required)

What is the first country outside the UK you enter en route to your destination country?(Required)

Date of Travel(Required)

(if you don’t have a fixed date, enter an approximate date. An AHC is valid for 10 days from the day it is issued.)

Your Details

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Current UK Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code

Mobile telephone number(Required)

Address you are staying at in the EU country you arrive in

Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

If you are travelling through the first EU country you arrive in, just give that country’s name. Your address in your destination country is not required.

Animal Details

Name(Required)

Familiar name rather than registration name

Species(Required)

Canine or Feline

Breed(Required)

Domestic cat’ for most cats. ‘Mixed breed’ for many dogs

Colour(s)(Required)

Sex(Required)

Male

Female

Neutered(Required)

Yes

Date of Birth(Required)

Give an approximate date if accurate date unknown.

Rabies vaccine and microchip details

Did we give your pet’s most recent rabies vaccination?(Required)

Yes

Yes - We will find this information for you

No - If you have an ‘official’ rabies inoculation document such as your pet’s entry papers into the UK, or details in an expired EU pet passport please take pictures of the relevant pages (your details, your pet’s details, date of microchip and all rabies vaccine details and email these pages back to us at travel@londonvetclinic.co.uk.

If you don’t have an authenticated rabies vaccination document, we need your vet to give us vaccine information such as the name of the vaccine manufacturer, the batch number and expiry date, the date of vaccination and the duration of immunity.

Click here for a blank copy of the information that is needed. Ask your vet to complete the form and email it back to us at travel@londonvetclinic.co.uk, including your name on the form. (The Data Protection Act prohibits us from asking your vet for information about your pet without your consent. If you want us to do so on your behalf we need your consent and your vet’s contact details. There is a minimum administration fee of £90.

Did we microchip your pet?(Required)

Yes - We will find your pet’s microchip number

No - An AHC can’t be completed without a microchip number

The microchip number is

Please visit us so that we can read the microchip number and ensure the microchip is working.

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Animal Health Certificate (AHC) to Visit the Eu Application

Your Details

Animal Details

Rabies vaccine and microchip details

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