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Taking a dog or cat out of Hungary

Exit rules verifiedLimited official guidanceChecked 2026-10-10Authority: National Food Chain Safety Office

The steps the authorities in Hungary 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.

Limited official guidance. National Food Chain Safety Office publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Nébih's pet page says only that the destination's authority gives the veterinary conditions and that you should contact it. It does not say who issues or endorses a pet's certificate in Hungary, or any deadline or fee: ask your county or district government office (kormányhivatal) and the destination.

The steps

    Good to know

    • For taking a pet to a country outside the EU, the veterinary conditions are set by that country, and its competent veterinary authority is the one that can tell you what they are. Nébih asks you to contact the destination country's central veterinary authority.When: You do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
    • If you take a pet to a country that is not on the EU's list, for example on holiday, you do not have to wait the 3 months after the rabies blood test when you come back, provided the favourable test result was obtained before the pet left the EU.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 Hungary where we cover both sides.