Dog or cat from Oman to Lithuania: official requirements

1. Get ready

   1. IdentificationEntering Lithuania

      Microchip

      Your pet must be identified with a microchip, implanted (or read) no later than the day of its rabies vaccination.

      Details and the official words

      Travelling between EU countries, a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011 is also accepted instead of a microchip.

      “must be identified by the implantation of a microchip”

      “The date of administration of the vaccine does not precede the date of identification or reading of the microchip.”

      “The pet animal (dog, cat or ferret) must be identified by the implantation of a microchip”

      “a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011.”

   2. VaccinationEntering Lithuania

      Rabies vaccination

      Your pet must be at least 12 weeks old when vaccinated. The vaccination becomes valid 21 days after the primary course is completed; boosters must be given before the previous vaccination expires.

      Details and the official words

      “The pet animal was at least 12 weeks old at the date the vaccine was administered.”

      “The period of validity of the vaccination starts not less than 21 days from the completion of the vaccination protocol for the primary vaccination”

      “The animal was at least 12 weeks old at the date the vaccine was administered.”

      “The period of validity of the vaccination starts not less than 21 days from the completion of the vaccination protocol for the primary vaccination, and any subsequent vaccination was carried out within the period of validity of the preceding vaccination.”

   3. Blood testEntering Lithuania

      Rabies antibody blood test (titer)

      A vet takes a blood sample at least 30 days after the primary vaccination; a designated lab must measure at least 0.5 IU/ml. The health certificate can only be issued 90 days or more after the sample date.

      Details and the official words

      No need to repeat the test if the pet is revaccinated within the validity of the previous vaccination.

      “at least 30 days after the date of the primary vaccination, or within a current valid vaccination series, and not less than 90 days before the date of issue of the animal health certificate”

      “equal to or greater than 0,5 IU/ml”

2. In the days before you travel

   1. PaperworkOman and Lithuania

      EU animal health certificate

      An official (or authorised) veterinarian completes the EU animal health certificate and the competent authority endorses it. It is valid for entry for 10 days from issue (longer by the length of a sea journey), then for onward EU travel for up to 6 months.

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      Ministry veterinary health certificate for export: Apply to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources for a veterinary health certificate to export your pet (the service is listed on Gov.om for personal accounts). Your pet must show no symptoms of epidemic, contagious or zoonotic animal diseases. The certificate costs 5 rials, and an inspection fee is paid at the port (from 100 baisa to 100 rials). Service time is given as one hour.

      The service is written for any animal shipment and lists documents that don't concern pets (fish quality, catch and CITES certificates). Ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department which documents it wants for a dog or cat.

      The customs portal also has a 'Medical Certificate to Export Animals and Wild Birds' service, but it asks for a company registration and an inspection request two days before the goods arrive at the port: it is written for businesses, so we don't apply it to pets.

      “valid for 10 days from the date of issue by the official veterinarian until the date of the documentary and identity checks at the travellers' points of entry”

      “In the case of a transport by sea, that period of 10 days is extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea.”

      “remain valid for bringing pet dogs, cats or ferrets into the EU if issued before 1 October 2026”

      “This service enables you to get a veterinary health certificate to export an animal shipment.”

      “Fees to be paid to receive the certificate”

      “Fees to be paid for inspection at the port (starting from 100 baisa to 100 riyals)”

      “The shipment must be free of any symptoms of epidemic, contagious or common animal diseases”

   2. PaperworkEntering Lithuania

      Non-commercial declaration

      You (or the person you authorise) sign a written declaration that the movement is not commercial. If someone else travels with the pet, you must travel within 5 days before or after it.

      Details and the official words

      “a written declaration completed by the owner or an authorised person”

3. Travel day and arrival

   1. RouteEntering Lithuania

      Enter through a travellers' point of entry

      Arrive through a travellers' point of entry designated by the EU country, and contact the authority there for the document and identity check.

      Details and the official words

      “must pass through a travellers' point of entry designated by each EU country”

The trip back asks for 8 steps: older than four months, microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and more.

The trip back asks for 8 steps: older than four months, microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and more.