Travel from the European Union *

* Including the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, Australia, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican

What animals are allowed?

It is possible to travel to Spain with a dog. In fact, dogs are authorized as part of a non-commercial trip in a maximum of 5 animals per trip (except if the purpose of the trip is to attend a competition, a show, a sporting event or a training in relationship with this type of event **) under certain conditions that we will explore. The minimum age is 3 months.

** Attention: Exceptions exist, please contact the authorities, animals must be more than six months old.

What are the entry requirements?

Traveling to Spain with a dog requires fulfilling a few conditions:

• The animal must be moved because the owner has to go to Spain.
• The displacement must take place maximum five days before or after the arrival of the owner.
• Transportation must be with the owner, or with another person with the owner’s written permission to travel with animals on behalf of the owner.
• The animal is identified via a clearly legible chip or tattoo
  • Chip: Complies with ISO 11784 standards, using HDX or FDX-B technology, which can be read with a chip reader conforming to 11785 standards. If this is not possible, the owner must provide a chip reader capable of reading the chip.
  • Tattoo: Accepted if done before July 3, 2011
  • Identification: Performed before rabies vaccines
• The animal has a rabies vaccine.
  • The vaccine is carried out by an authorized veterinarian.
  • The vaccine is given when the animal is at least 12 weeks old. It is carried in the passport, just like the period of validity (a section is reserved there).
  • The vaccine is produced after identification.
  • Validity: The vaccine is valid 21 days after the end of the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturer for a primary vaccination. During a revaccination, there is no waiting period if it is carried out during the validity period of the previous one. If the revaccination is not carried out during the period of validity of the previous one, it is considered as primary vaccination.
  • The vaccine must be either an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (recommendation of the World Health Organization), or a recombinant vaccine expressing the immunizing rabies virus glycoprotein in a living viral vector. If administered in an EU country, the vaccine must have received marketing authorization.
• The animal (including the puppy) has an anti-echinococcus treatment.
  • The treatment is administered by a veterinarian.
  • Administration: Between 24 to 120 hours before entering Spain.
  • Processing is reported in the passport.
  • The treatment should be a drug containing praziquantel or pharmacologically active substances, which, alone or in combination, has been shown to reduce the burden of mature and immature intestinal forms of the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite in the host species concerned.
  • The treatment does not kill the eggs, which is why excrement can be contagious for up to 24 hours after it. You must therefore collect the animal’s excrement the day after treatment and throw it in the trash.

What documents are required?

Here are the documents necessary to travel to Spain with your dog:

• A declaration from the owner or an authorized person, attesting that the transport is not for commercial purposes.
• If the pet is not traveling with the owner, the person traveling with the pet must have written permission to travel with the pet.
• The veterinary certificate must be at least in Spanish.
• Animal passport issued by an authorized veterinarian.
  • It gives details about: identification, description of the animal, ownership, details of the veterinarian who issued it, information on rabies vaccine, and echinococcal treatment
  • It is in line with the model: Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013

Travel from a third country or another territory

What animals are allowed?

It is possible to travel to Spain with a dog. Indeed, dogs are authorized within the framework of a non-commercial trip in a maximum of 5 animals per trip (except if the purpose of the trip is to attend a competition, a show, a sporting event or a training in relationship with this type of event *) under certain conditions that we will explore. The minimum age is 3 months.

* Attention: Exceptions exist, please contact the authorities, animals must be over six months old.

For full conditions depending on the country of arrival please see this page.

What are the entry requirements?

Traveling to Spain with a dog requires fulfilling a few conditions:

• The animal must be moved because the owner has to go to Spain.
• The displacement must take place maximum five days before or after the arrival of the owner.
• Transportation must be with the owner, or with another person with the owner’s written permission to travel with animals on behalf of the owner.
• The animal is identified via a clearly legible chip or tattoo
  • Chip: Complies with ISO 11784 standards, using HDX or FDX-B technology, which can be read with a chip reader conforming to 11785 standards. If this is not possible, the owner must provide a chip reader capable of reading the chip.
  • Tattoo: Accepted if done before July 3, 2011
  • Identification: Performed before rabies vaccines
• The animal has a rabies vaccine.
  • The vaccine is carried out by an authorized veterinarian.
  • The vaccine is given when the animal is at least 12 weeks old. It is carried in the passport or the vertical of health, just like the period of validity (a section is reserved there).
  • The vaccine is produced after identification.
  • Validity: The vaccine is valid 21 days after the end of the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturer for a primary vaccination. During a revaccination, there is no waiting period if it is carried out during the validity period of the previous one. If the revaccination is not carried out during the period of validity of the previous one, it is considered as primary vaccination.
  • The vaccine must be either an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (recommendation of the World Health Organization), or a recombinant vaccine expressing the immunizing rabies virus glycoprotein in a living viral vector.
• The animal (including the puppy) has an anti-echinococcus treatment.
  • The treatment is administered by a veterinarian.
  • Administration: Between 24 to 120 hours before entering Spain.
  • Treatment is reported in the passport or in the health certificate.
  • The treatment should be a drug containing praziquantel or pharmacologically active substances, which, alone or in combination, has been shown to reduce the burden of mature and immature intestinal forms of the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite in the host species concerned.
  • The treatment does not kill the eggs, which is why excrement can be contagious for up to 24 hours after it. You must therefore collect the animal’s excrement the day after treatment and throw it in the trash.
• Entry is permitted via one of the authorized stations.
• Rabies antibody test performed **
  • The test is carried out on a blood sample taken at least 30 days after the date of vaccination and at least three months before entering Spain.
  • This is done by an authorized veterinarian.
  • Collection is reported in the veterinary certificate or passport (appropriate section)
  • Performed in an approved laboratory
  • The test must measure a level of neutralizing antibodies against the rabies virus in the serum equal to or higher than 0.5 IU / ml and using a method prescribed in the relevant part of the chapter on rabies in the Manual of tests for World Organization for Animal Health terrestrial animal diagnostics and vaccines.
  • The dog must be accompanied by an original report or a certified copy of the report from the approved laboratory on the results of the anti-rabies antibody test.
  • It is not necessary to repeat the test after a satisfactory result provided that the pet is revaccinated during the period of validity of the previous vaccination.

** Except for animals coming from third countries or territories listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 for which the test is not required. Except for animals coming from EEA countries or third countries or territories listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 which transit through unlisted third countries or territories (the owner or authorized person must provide information signed saying that, during this transit, the domestic animal the animals had no contact with animals susceptible to rabies and remain safe in a means of transport or in the perimeter of an international airport, model available on site) for whom testing is not required.

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What documents are required?

Here are the documents necessary to travel to Spain with your dog:

• A declaration from the owner or an authorized person, attesting that the transport is not for commercial purposes.
• If the pet is not traveling with the owner, the person traveling with the pet must have written permission to travel with the pet.
• The veterinary certificate must be at least in Spanish.
• Identification document issued by an authorized veterinarian.
  • It gives details about: identification, description of the animal, ownership, details of the veterinarian who issued it, information on rabies vaccine, and echinococcal treatment
  • It is in accordance with the model: Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013
  • Passport: Complies with Annex III, Part 1, of Regulation (EU) No 577/2013
  • Passport to a country of the European Union before December 29, 2014: Complies with the decision model 2003/803 / EC.