Exit guide
Taking a dog or cat out of Czechia
The steps the authorities in Czechia require before your pet leaves, mostly the health certificate and who has to sign or endorse it. The destination adds its own requirements on top: pick it below, or make a dated plan.
The steps
Official stamp
Official vet of your regional veterinary administration (KVS) confirms or issues the certificate
Applies when: you do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
If the destination requires an official confirmation or a veterinary certificate, the official vet of your regional veterinary administration (KVS) confirms the documents you bring, by arrangement and if the conditions in the document are met. Go during office hours or after agreeing a time, with the documents showing that the conditions in the destination's certificate are met.
Details and the official words
The KVS vet may ask for a certified Czech translation of the veterinary certificate.
The page gives no deadline for how recent the certificate must be: the destination's own rule decides.
“chovatelem předložené dokumenty po domluvě a za předpokladu splnění podmínek v dokumentu stanovených potvrdí úřední veterinární lékař místně příslušné Krajské veterinární správy SVS”
“Je v kompetenci úředního veterinárního lékaře příslušné KVS požadovat ověřený překlad veterinárního osvědčení do českého jazyka.”
Only if the destination asks for it
Official stamp · only if the destination asks
Verification by the Central Veterinary Administration (superlegalisation), if the destination asks
Applies when: you do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
A few countries (SVS names Brazil and Panama) ask the central competent authority to verify the issued certificate, passport or other identification document. The Central Veterinary Administration does this: contact its external relations and import-export control department.
Details and the official words
“provede jej Ústřední veterinární správa.”
Good to know
- To travel outside the EU, the import conditions set by the destination country's veterinary authority must be met. The person travelling with the animal should find the current conditions from that authority or from the country's embassy.When: You do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
- SVS charges an administrative fee under the Czech fees act: 200 CZK for an export veterinary certificate for one animal, 500 CZK for more than one animal, and 100 CZK for the official verification of a passport or other identification document of the animal.When: You do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
- If the destination requires a veterinary certificate but has no import conditions of its own, SVS offers a general veterinary certificate for dogs and cats. You can use it only if the destination's veterinary authority agrees.When: You do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
- Planning to bring your pet back to the EU? After a short stay in a non-EU country you can skip the 3-month wait after the rabies blood test, but only if, before you leave the EU, your pet was vaccinated against rabies, passed a successful titer test, and your vet recorded both in its EU pet passport. So do the blood test before you go.When: You do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
Where are you taking your pet?
Routes from Czechia where we cover both sides.