FROM VATICAN TO UNION TERRITORY

Time required: It is advisable to start the process three months before traveling.

Consult an authorized veterinarian.

Step 1: MICROCHIP - performed by an authorized veterinarian
Identification of the animal by applying microchip must be placed before the rabies vaccine.
(or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011), of which the alpha-numeric code corresponds to the one documented in the Pet Passport.

Step 2: RABIES VACCINATION - performed by an authorized veterinarian
It is considered valid 21 days after primary vaccination, until usually 12 months.
The first vaccination may only be made after 3 months of age.

The rabies vaccination shall be certified by the administering veterinarian in the relevant section of the Pet Passport.

Step 3: TREATMENT (only obligatory for entry into Ireland or Finland or Malta or United Kingdom)
Dogs must be treated against the tapeworm Echinococcus in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 as follows:
The treatment shall be administered by a veterinarian within a period of not more than 120 hours and not less than 24 hours before the time of scheduled entry into Ireland or Finland or Malta or United Kingdom;
The treatment shall be certified by the administering veterinarian in the relevant section of the Pet Passport.

Step 4: DOCUMENT - The animal needs to be accompanied by a Pet Passport complying with the model in the Annex to Commission Decision 2003/803/EC