EU pet passports now invalid for non-EU residents
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Just thought it should be publicised as widely as possible as it may well have caught us out without he above thread - mods feel free to delete if thread duplication is not allowed.
We travelled this morning with both and got there early. No chaos and the fingerprint system isn't on yet.
Even the woman in pet reception didn't seem to know which to use between the AHC and EU Pet Passport and was very vague on what the process is.
So it's as clear as mud right now. Apparently it has been reported on breakfast TV, so feels like travelling without an AHC would be a risk but we certainly spoke to people in Folkestone yesterday who were taking that risk. No idea of outcome.
Even the woman in pet reception didn't seem to know which to use between the AHC and EU Pet Passport and was very vague on what the process is.
So it's as clear as mud right now. Apparently it has been reported on breakfast TV, so feels like travelling without an AHC would be a risk but we certainly spoke to people in Folkestone yesterday who were taking that risk. No idea of outcome.
goldieandblackie said:
A scam via the EU, legal scam.
Could you explain further? As far as I can see, the only people to benefit from this change are vets in the UK, who charge for providing AHCs. While I'm as pissed off as anyone else, given that my dog has had an EU passport since 2023 that now isn't worth the paper it's written on, I'm struggling to follow your reasoning.
You seem angry, but misguided.
s2sol said:
goldieandblackie said:
A scam via the EU, legal scam.
Could you explain further? As far as I can see, the only people to benefit from this change are vets in the UK, who charge for providing AHCs. While I'm as pissed off as anyone else, given that my dog has had an EU passport since 2023 that now isn't worth the paper it's written on, I'm struggling to follow your reasoning.
You seem angry, but misguided.
towser44 said:
If anyone needs a AHC, there are a few online companies who do them for around £99. We need one for our dog in August now seeing as her EU Passport isn't valid. We paid over £250 the last time we got one at the actual vet.
That's all very well, but the AHC offers none of the flexibility that an EU passport does. An AHC is valid for one trip into the EU, whether that trip is a day or three months. So it's a minimum of £100 per trip. An EU pet passport lasted the life of the pet, or until there was no room for any more stamps in the passport. Mine cost 45 in Belgium in summer 2023. An EU passport also allows travel to other third countries. Last winter I travelled from the UK to the EU for two months, on to Morocco for two months, back to the EU for a few weeks, then home.
As far as I can see, that's no longer possible.
Edited by s2sol on Thursday 28th May 15:04
s2sol said:
That's all very well, but the AHC offers none of the flexibility that an EU passport does. An AHC is valid for one trip into the EU, whether that trip is a day or three months. So it's a minimum of £100 per trip. An EU pet passport lasted the life of the pet, or until there was no room for any more stamps in the passport. Mine cost 45 in Belgium in summer 2003.
An EU passport also allows travel to other third countries. Last winter I travelled from the UK to the EU for two months, on to Morocco for two months, back to the EU for a few weeks, then home.
As far as I can see, that's no longer possible.
Then eitherAn EU passport also allows travel to other third countries. Last winter I travelled from the UK to the EU for two months, on to Morocco for two months, back to the EU for a few weeks, then home.
As far as I can see, that's no longer possible.
a. Don't have an animal that you want to take abroad,
or,
b. Don't vote to leave the EU.
Terminator X said:
I've never travelled with a pet so is it a "win" for me?
TX.
If I'm honest, I can't understand what goldieandblackie or you are trying to say. He seems to have gone quiet with the conspiracy theory. It looks as though you're trying to be edgy, or something. TX.
Is what a "win" for you?
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