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Pet Travel to United Kingdom: The Complete Checklist

A week-by-week plan, from six weeks out to the day you cross.

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Your plan, step by step

4 steps · updated October 2026

  • Step 1 · 6 weeks before Poodle beside a calendar with a circled vet appointment

    6 Weeks Before

    Start the paperwork clock now — the microchip-then-rabies sequence, and the 21-day wait behind it, need real time to land correctly.

  • Step 2 · 3 weeks before White dog sitting in an open red suitcase next to a passport and sunglasses

    3 Weeks Before

    The rabies wait should be clearing by now. This is also the point to lock in transport and accommodation before good options fill up.

  • Step 3 · 1 week before Chihuahua resting on an open suitcase next to two passports

    1 Week Before

    This is the week the two tightest-timed appointments both happen — the Animal Health Certificate, and the tapeworm treatment for dogs.

  • Step 4 · Day of travel Pug sitting on a packed car boot with suitcases and bags

    Day of Travel

    The paperwork should be done. Today is about keeping it within reach, and getting the practical carry-on items right.