An EU Pet Passport is a standardized document issued by an EU vet containing microchip number, rabies records, and titer test results. An EU Pet Passport is a standardized document issued by an EU-authorized veterinarian. It contains: owner details, pet description (species/breed/microchip number), rabies vaccination records, and rabies antibody titer test results (if applicable). For travel between EU countries, the passport replaces the Animal Health Certificate. Non-EU residents must get an EU Animal Health Certificate instead.
All pets entering the EU need a rabies vaccine given at least 21 days before entry, AFTER ISO microchip implantation тАФ or it's invalid. All pets traveling to the EU must have a valid rabies vaccination. Key rules: (1) The pet must be microchipped BEFORE vaccination тАФ vaccinations given before microchipping are invalid; (2) Vaccination must be at least 21 days old at the time of entry; (3) Booster vaccinations must be given before the previous one expires тАФ if a booster lapses, the 21-day waiting period resets.
EU requires ISO 11784/11785 15-digit microchips. U.S. AVID/HomeAgain chips may be unreadable тАФ bring a scanner or implant a second ISO chip. The EU requires ISO 11784/11785 compliant 15-digit microchips. US-standard AVID or HomeAgain chips may not be readable by EU scanners. If your pet has a non-ISO chip, you must carry your own scanner OR have a second ISO chip implanted. The microchip must be implanted BEFORE the rabies vaccination тАФ this is strictly enforced at EU border checkpoints.
UK, Ireland, Finland, Malta, Norway require tapeworm treatment (praziquantel) by a vet 1-5 days before entry тАФ non-compliance = denied entry. UK: Tapeworm treatment (praziquantel) by a vet 1-5 days before entry, administered and recorded in the pet passport. Ireland, Finland, Malta, Norway: Same tapeworm requirement as UK. These countries form the "tapeworm-free zone" тАФ Echinococcus multilocularis is absent, and they strictly guard this status. Non-compliance means your pet is denied entry.
Our checker is built directly on EU Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 and subsequent amendments, plus country-specific rules from USDA APHIS and UK DEFRA. Requirements are parsed as a rules engine: each requirement has applicability conditions (origin country, destination country, species), and the checker evaluates whether each rule applies to your specific route. The timeline logic accounts for mandatory waiting periods: 21 days post-rabies vaccination, 30 days post-vaccination before titer blood draw, and 3 months post-blood draw before entry (for non-listed countries). All data is verified by quarterly manual review of EUR-Lex legislative updates.