Taking your Pet our of Thailand

[TotallyOz]

In order to take any dog out of the Kingdom, you must have an Export License. It is easy to get as long as you follow all the guidelines below. An Export License is required even if your dog or cat has been into and out of the country many times. I take my dogs with me when I travel and I must get this every time I leave LOS.

 

1. You must take the animal to the Animal Control Center at the New Airport. It is located in the Free Zone. If you are entering the airport it will be a group of buildings on your right and most of them say customs or Duty Free. If you are leaving the airport, it will be on your left. It is called the Free Zone.

 

2. Once you enter the Free Zone, you do not take the left into the parking lot. Keep going straight until your car passes the beginning of the first building. At the front of this building, you will see steps that go up to the Animal Control Center. There is no large sign on that is visible but it is there if you get out and look for a small 8x11 piece of paper with the name.

 

3. Once inside, you will need to bring your animal, a copy of your passport and a copy of all relevant shots and etc. You must take these copies as they will not make them for you. Once inside, you need to present all that to the lady at the desk. You will also need to know your flight number and day of departure. Once she has taken a look at all your info to see it is in order, she will help you fill out an application and enter it into the computer and then hand off to someone else to check.

 

4. You will then see a Veterinarian. The Vet will check the temp of the animal and check its health. He will ask the age, sex, etc. He writes down all this info on papers and then you must sign off on it. He will also take a photo of you with the animal,

 

5. All of the paperwork from the vet is then given to the Checker. He checks all the shots, papers, etc and goes over them in GREAT detail to make sure all is right. I went the first time and the name of the breed was misspelled and we had to get a fax from our Vet. EVERYTHING must be perfect and in order.

 

6. This is then presented to the Stamper who puts seals on it all and sings off on it.

 

7. You are then given an Export License and asked to pay 50 baht per animal to the cashier.

 

I cannot stress enough the importance of having ALL the paperwork in order and filled out perfectly. If any of the 6 people who check the paperwork has any questions, your entire day will be filled up with other work.

 

The new facility is much nicer than the older one. It looks to be all computerized and networked. It was a vast improvement over the last one.

 

On NWA, your pets can travel with you in the cabin. If you have only one, it is easily done. If you have more, you have to buy a second seat. Each airline has different rules. If I travel with 3 dogs, I can take one as my guest, purchase a ticket for the second dog and then the third dog goes as a guest of the second dog. Or, you can place them in the baggage area which is safe as well.

 

The best site to look at for this is: http://www.pettravel.com/

 

If you are going to the states, it is easy to get the dog in as long as they have the recent shots. Unless going to Hawaii which I am told has a quarantine for all animals for 6 weeks.

 

If you are going anywhere in the EU you must have a microchip as well as all the paperwork translated into each language of each country you stop. All of this is a pain but the chips are making things so much easier for animal travel.

 

I hope this helps.

[Guest TruthTeller]

Let me guess? You purchased a ticket for your dog? What is it about a fool and his money? haha

[khaolakguy]

 

 

On NWA, your pets can travel with you in the cabin. If you have only one, it is easily done. If you have more, you have to buy a second seat. Each airline has different rules. If I travel with 3 dogs, I can take one as my guest, purchase a ticket for the second dog and then the third dog goes as a guest of the second dog. Or, you can place them in the baggage area which is safe as well.

 

I hope this helps.

 

It certainly helps me not to travel on NWA!

 

 

 

[Guest stef]

It certainly helps me not to travel on NWA!

 

It just helps me not to travel with dogs period