I wish to transport to the commonwealth of ireland as well as perfectly take my dog with me though do i need the pass for:
a) travelling by plane
b) travelling by ferry
thanks
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You aren’t required to have one, no. The best thing to do though is to call the agency/mean by which you’re traveling to find out all the legal information from people who do this every day.
Micki is actually right to tell you if you’re considering getting one and if you travel frequently, it’s the best thing to do to avoid any problems. We’ve traveled extensively through the Caribbean and in several locations a passport is required to avoid quarantines, which who would put their pets through that if it was possible to avoid?
@ Dakota: who said they were considered luggage? What are you reading into? If you’re going to make fun of people, at least be right!
If you want to avoid any potential problems or imposed quarantines, the absolute best thing to do in Europe is to have a passport…it’s easy to get and lets you take them almost everywhere with you like children…it’s well worth it. (It also permits free travel through much of the Caribbean.)
LOL at previous answer.
No, you can travel with your dog without one between England & the Irish Republic.
ETA: OK, Why the 13 TD’s – very odd. – Maybe I used bad grammar in my answer in my haste, but as others have said, I meant to indicate that you do NOT require a passport for your intended journey. There is no point in acquiring a pet passport unless you intend to travel outside of the UK with your dog. If you did, you would have to renew certain requirements regularly in any case.
I don’t believe you even mentioned the Carribean – sheesh!
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Wow, the first answer is totally wrong. Kind of funny too.
NO. They consider dogs as "luggage" NOT TRUE they are NOT luggage!
You do NOT need a passport for your dog.
You only need a passport because there is no rabbies in the UK and Ireland, so dogs from the continent need to have one. And he will have to have one when he goes to the continent. You need to prepare for that 6 months before you go. But to go to Ireland, you don’t need one. If in doubt ask your vet. But my vet said there was no need.
For the purposes of the Pet Passport, the Republic is treated as if it were part of the UK – as are the Channel Isles & the Isle of Man
"Pets normally resident in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland can enter the UK under PETS from any qualifying country if they meet the rules. Pets that have first entered the British Isles under the Scheme can then travel between the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland without the need for extra documentation. "
You can check it out here:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/index.htm
no. Only for you on both modes of travel to ROI & no quarantine either.
No we share a common border so the movement of animals is no problem. I would personally advise the ferry crossing Holly-head – Dublin it is only 1.5 hours I think, less time to be separated though they do have kennels that you can visit I would prefer to let them stay in the car,it is familiar to them, air travel seems more hassle for the time saved. All that is required here in Ireland is a dog licence and a collar disc, though micro-chipping is good also.
ETA Pet passports require a rabies jab and test and the test must be carried out 6 months BEFORE returning to UK, booster every 3 years. All anual jabs must be up to date and recorded on passport.
Some of the kennels on cross channel ferries are cramped to say the least.