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Moving Abroad with Your Dog

Plan a permanent move abroad with your dog, from checking entry rules to building a settled life in your new home.

Your dog relocation planner

A visit or a new home?

Temporary travel focuses on the journey and return. Permanent relocation also means housing, resident registration, ongoing veterinary care and local responsibilities. Your own companion dog does not become a commercial shipment simply because you move permanently.

Choose the help you need

Getting started and movement rules

Choose your destination

Certificate dates and the 2026 EU changes,Dates des certificats et changements UE de 2026,Fechas de certificados y cambios UE de 2026,For current EU entry certification, use the 2026/705 model. The old-model transition covered certificates issued before 1 October 2026, not new certificates issued now. A GB-issued AHC has a ten-day entry window with issue day counted as day one. After entry checks, onward EU validity is up to six months or rabies expiry, whichever comes first. Confirm any sea-journey extension with the certifying vet. Returning to GB has separate document conditions.,Pour une certification actuelle d’entrée UE, utilisez le modèle 2026/705. La transition de l’ancien modèle concernait les certificats délivrés avant le 1er octobre 2026, pas ceux émis aujourd’hui. Un AHC britannique a dix jours pour l’entrée, délivrance comprise comme jour un. Après contrôle, validité ultérieure UE : six mois maximum ou expiration antirabique si antérieure. Faites confirmer toute prolongation maritime par le certificateur. Le retour GB a ses conditions propres.,Para certificados actuales de entrada UE usa modelo 2026/705. La transición del modelo anterior cubría documentos emitidos antes del 1 de octubre de 2026, no los expedidos ahora. AHC británico: diez días para entrar, contando emisión como día uno. Tras controles, validez posterior UE hasta seis meses o caducidad antirrábica si anterior. Confirma cualquier prórroga marítima con el certificador. Regresar a GB tiene condiciones propias.

Safe international transport

Costs and moving with multiple dogs

Settling into your new country

Returning home or moving again

Before you commit

First confirm the dog’s entry pathway, welfare and housing. Human immigration permission does not authorise animal import. Do not commit to non-refundable travel until essential requirements are established.

Official sources and verification

Substantive source check: 22 October 2026. These are dated references, not live monitoring. Recheck before booking and again before departure. Local rules and transport availability require separate confirmation.