Formalities to bring your pet in Greece

53155POSTS

14 years ago

Hi all,

What are the formalities and paperwork required to bring your pet in Greece?

How long do formalities & paperwork usually take in Greece?

What are the relevant authorities to contact?

Which vaccines are compulsory? Do your pets have to go in quarantine at their arrival in Greece?

Which advice would you give to the ones who would like to move with a dog, a cat or any other pet?

Thanks in advance for participating

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Symi Dream Member

10POSTS

14 years ago

I don聮t know much about his except that some friends here on Symi wanted to take their dogs back to the UK when they left after 10 years on the island. The dogs had to have pet passports which involved: a check-up by a vet (over on Rhodes), inoculations of some sort, a six month wait to see if those jabs had taken, then a repeat treatment if they hadn聮t, then another check-up and 聭all clear聮 within 24 hours of actually travelling, then special cages on the plane and very expensive tickets.
Point being: if you聮re bringing animals in and out of the UK it聮s very expensive. Within Europe though, I think it聮s just a case of having a pet passport isn聮t it? Maybe you don聮t even need that.

James

Harmonie ViP

19273POSTS

14 years ago

Thanks for this sharing James!

Harmonie.

Andrew23 New member

8POSTS

14 years ago

I brought 2 dogs here it was pretty easy tbh but pricey. Its all worth it though would never leave them behind!

mariannek New member

5POSTS

14 years ago

Hi Julien
This all depends on the coutry you are comming from.
I have 3 dogs that Im bringing in from South Africa.
It is expensive! I am using a pet travel company
and am flying them in with KLM as you can travel on the same flight as your pets.
Had to leave them behind (missing them a lot!!) and fetching them in April.(Cant wait!)聽聽Rabies vaccination is a 4 months plus process in originating country before they can travel. RSA regarded as "high incidence of rabies" country. Maybe your current location is not.
You need to check it out on the internet as to what applies from the country you are in now.
It is costing me Euro 1 000plus per dog approx.聽 I have three so am now broke!