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Moving a pet from United Kingdom to Australia

Here is the whole journey for your dog or cat, from the United Kingdom to Australia: every document, in the order to tackle it, with how early to begin. Plan to start around 6 months before travel.

Britain to Australia. An approved-country route: still a titer, shorter overall.

This route counts as rabies-free, which is the gentlest path: no blood titer, so the timeline is shorter.

The documents, step by step

1. 1

   Microchip

   RequiredStart about 6 months before travel

   Even from rabies-free Britain, Australia starts with the microchip. It is the anchor for everything that follows.

   ISO microchip anchors the whole Australian process.

2. 2

   Rabies vaccination

   RequiredStart about 5 months before travel

   A current rabies shot after the microchip leads into the required titer test.

3. 3

   Rabies blood titer

   RequiredStart about 5 months before travel

   The RNATT titer begins a 180-day countdown to arrival. We keep the days honest so travel lands exactly right.

   RNATT with a 180-day waiting period before entry.

   A 180-day waiting period follows this step before travel is allowed. We count every day for you.

4. 4

   Import permit

   RequiredStart about a month before travel

   The import permit reserves your quarantine place in Australia. We will flag the right week to apply.

   Department of Agriculture import permit.

5. 5

   Health certificate

   RequiredStart a few days before travel

   The final vet certificate closes out a carefully planned journey from Britain.