Exit guide
Taking a dog or cat out of Slovakia
The steps the authorities in Slovakia 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. State Veterinary and Food Administration publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. ŠVPS gives no fixed deadline or fee for the certificate: the destination's own requirements decide, and the official vet at your regional veterinary and food administration confirms the document.
The steps
Official stamp
Official vet at your regional veterinary and food administration confirms the destination's document
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 its veterinary document to be confirmed by an official vet of the country of origin, contact the regional veterinary and food administration (RVPS) responsible for where the animal is kept. Once the document's conditions are met, bring it correctly filled in to the official vet, with the veterinary records that support it (most often the EU pet passport with the owner, identification, vaccination and other treatments, clinical examination and laboratory results). If the destination wants confirmation by the chief veterinarian, contact the central authority of the State Veterinary and Food Administration.
Details and the official words
The official vet may ask for an official Slovak translation of any related document in a foreign language.
ŠVPS's page gives no deadline for how recent the certificate must be: the destination's own requirements decide.
“V prípade, že tretia krajina vyžaduje potvrdenie stanoveného veterinárneho dokumentu úradným veterinárnym lekárom krajiny pôvodu, je potrebné komunikovať požiadavku s miestne príslušnou Regionálnou veterinárnou a potravinovou správou v mieste chovu zvieraťa.”
“V prípade, že tretia krajina vyžaduje potvrdenie stanoveného veterinárneho dokumentu hlavným veterinárnym lekárom krajiny pôvodu, je potrebné komunikovať požiadavku s centrálnou autoritou Štátnej veterinárnej a potravinovej správy Slovenskej republiky.”
“po splnení jeho podmienok potrebné úradnému veterinárnemu lekárovi predložiť správne vyplnený stanovený dokument spolu s veterinárnymi záznamami potvrdzujúcimi údaje uvedené v dokumente”
“Ak sú akékoľvek súvisiace dokumenty v cudzom jazyku, úradný veterinárny lekár je oprávnený požadovať doloženie úradného prekladu do slovenského jazyka.”
Good to know
- Get the destination's entry conditions only from trustworthy sources: its competent authority (by e-mail, phone or official website) or its embassy in the EU. If you pass through several non-EU countries, check each one's conditions, because they can differ.When: You do not travel to any EU country, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City
- If you plan to come back, learn the conditions for bringing your pet back into the EU from non-EU countries before you leave.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
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