To travel from Saudi Arabia to the UK each pet must have:
· Microchip, implanted on or before date of validating vaccinations
· Valid core vaccinations
· Valid rabies vaccination
· Valid RNATT certificate dated at least 3 months before arrival
· Treatment for internal and external parasite within 30 days of travel (dogs only)
· Vet health certificate
· MEWA Export Health Certificate
· MEWA Export permit
The RNATT, also known as a Rabies Titre test is a simple blood test which measures the levels of rabies anti-bodies in a pet. In order to be valid for travel the certificate must be issued by a globally accredited laboratory, we normally use the APHA Laboratory in the UK.
We can arrange RNATT testing for your pet. If you are in Riyadh our service includes transport to/from the vet visit, if you are outside of Riyadh you would need to ask your local vet to take a blood sample and they will give you a small vial of clear serum to send to us, in which case our service includes the courier cost from any city in KSA to Riyadh
If your pet does not have an RNATT certificate, or is travelling before the end of the 3- month waiting period it can travel to the UK as manifest cargo and will go directly to a registered quarantine facility for up to 4 months.
Please note this must be booked in advance of travel as the clearance process, and costs are very different to standard pet cargo arrivals.
NO! The UK does not allow pets to arrive on scheduled flights as accompanied baggage, they must arrive as manifest cargo. The only other option is to travel to an EU country with your pet as baggage and then drive to the UK (they MUST meet the EU entry requirements). We can arrange the export documents for travel and a pet taxi to collect you and your pets from Amsterdam, Paris or Brussels Airports (prices on request)
Unfortunately most of the regions’ airlines have suspended pet cargo bookings but we hope to resume bookings in April. If you would like a quote please send your pet details to pettravel@expatlogistics.com