EU pet passports no longer valid for GB residents
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Hadn’t heard anything about this until I visited the vet yesterday to be told that residents of GB are no longer going to be able to use EU issued pet passports for travel from GB to EU.
Apparently the new rule comes in on April 22nd. I can see this coming as a surprise to EU pet passports holders and causing problems at ports.
Apparently the new rule comes in on April 22nd. I can see this coming as a surprise to EU pet passports holders and causing problems at ports.
HocusPocus said:
How can border staff possibly check where an owner's main residence is?
Another f
king stupid Brexit bonus!
With ease. If you’re claiming that you’re an EU resident then you’ll have the biometric residency card to prove it. No EU resident would travel without that, as it makes life at EU border controls very simple. Google ‘EU Residency Card” and there are hundreds of examples of them. They are a standard format across all EU countries, albeit with the language of the resident country on there. Another f
king stupid Brexit bonus!Edited by Opapayer on Saturday 18th April 16:27
Seems an infringement of the rights of those animals lucky enough to have an EU passport.
Is there anything in the system to link animals with their humans?
Might be a business opportunity for an EU passport holder to accompany people's animals across the border and hand them back in Calais.
Is there anything in the system to link animals with their humans?
Might be a business opportunity for an EU passport holder to accompany people's animals across the border and hand them back in Calais.
DeuceDeuce said:
Hadn t heard anything about this until I visited the vet yesterday to be told that residents of GB are no longer going to be able to use EU issued pet passports for travel from GB to EU.
Apparently the new rule comes in on April 22nd. I can see this coming as a surprise to EU pet passports holders and causing problems at ports.
I thing you are mistaken. GB residents have not been able to use EU pet passports since brexit. You now use Animal Health Certificates.Apparently the new rule comes in on April 22nd. I can see this coming as a surprise to EU pet passports holders and causing problems at ports.
HocusPocus said:
Mrr T said:
I thing you are mistaken. GB residents have not been able to use EU pet passports since brexit. You now use Animal Health Certificates.
You could if you have a second home in the EU. My hound is a French national and registered with a vet in France. 
king PITA. AHCs are a ballache, and expensive.Chip, chip chip.
Just going to sell the f
kig house, I reckon.HocusPocus said:
You could if you have a second home in the EU. My hound is a French national and registered with a vet in France.
Or get a Spanish vet in an area popular with Brits to issue a Spanish pet passport without a local address, or as one of my neighbours did, specifically buy a dog in Ireland so it came with EU paperwork.Boxster5 said:
We rescued a dog from Southern Ireland around 7 years ago and he came with an EU passport.
Does that mean he s OK if we ever fancied taking him to France or has that now gone following Brexit?
If he is resident in the UK, our outside the EU, the EU passport can no longer be used to get into the EU. It seems it's still OK to come back though. Does that mean he s OK if we ever fancied taking him to France or has that now gone following Brexit?
We travel tomorrow and found out about this yesterday. They categorically cannot travel on an EU issued pet passport from tomorrow (22nd April).
Fortunately our vet can fit us in. PITA. Just waiting for confirmation that his rabies jab in Spain that expires whilst we are away (by design as he used to have to have it there to keep his passport valid) can be boosted today without any bullst...
Not been massively publicised, but then I guess it's a relatively niche problem.
Per .gov.uk
With this and the silly fingerprint thing, Folkestone is going to be a nightmare tomorrow...
Fortunately our vet can fit us in. PITA. Just waiting for confirmation that his rabies jab in Spain that expires whilst we are away (by design as he used to have to have it there to keep his passport valid) can be boosted today without any bulls
t... Not been massively publicised, but then I guess it's a relatively niche problem.
Per .gov.uk
With this and the silly fingerprint thing, Folkestone is going to be a nightmare tomorrow...
Nicetobenice said:
Is that saying that the certificate has to be issued a maximum of 10 days before you plan to travel or am I reading it wrong?
Correct.If you get one today and travel in 11 days time, you will need a new one. They then cover travel up to four months in duration, but if you return to the UK at all in that four months they are then used up and a new one will be required to leave the UK, even within that four months.
Baldchap said:
Correct.
If you get one today and travel in 11 days time, you will need a new one. They then cover travel up to four months in duration, but if you return to the UK at all in that four months they are then used up and a new one will be required to leave the UK, even within that four months.
Can imagine that's going to catch alot of people out!If you get one today and travel in 11 days time, you will need a new one. They then cover travel up to four months in duration, but if you return to the UK at all in that four months they are then used up and a new one will be required to leave the UK, even within that four months.
Nicetobenice said:
Can imagine that's going to catch alot of people out!
That's been the case for a while. It's the fact anyone with a property (or a friendly vet) overseas will have an EU Pet Passport that they have used for years that all of a sudden is not allowed as of tomorrow. Our vet did us a solid and we are good to go, but decided to stay down there and get across very early to avoid the chaos that will presumably ensue as the day goes on!
Baldchap said:
Nicetobenice said:
Can imagine that's going to catch alot of people out!
That's been the case for a while. It's the fact anyone with a property (or a friendly vet) overseas will have an EU Pet Passport that they have used for years that all of a sudden is not allowed as of tomorrow. Our vet did us a solid and we are good to go, but decided to stay down there and get across very early to avoid the chaos that will presumably ensue as the day goes on!
Slightly conflicting reports from French news site. Suggests if the animal is registered with French registration system, the still OK. Hmmm, maybe will try taking hound's French ID card to test.
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-rules-for...
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-rules-for...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-eu-rules-fo...
Released yesterday the day before this comes into force. Well done uk gov
Huge thanks to the OP! We’d have just rocked up at a ferry port as normal
Released yesterday the day before this comes into force. Well done uk gov
Huge thanks to the OP! We’d have just rocked up at a ferry port as normal
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