🇵🇹Country requirements

Portugal pet travel requirements

Portugal applies the EU framework to dogs, cats and ferrets. Arrivals from outside the EU procedure must notify the travellers’ entry point at least 48 hours before arrival. Rabbits from the EU/European territories using the EU procedure need permanent identification and an authorised-vet health certificate; other origins need advance DGAV authorisation, specific health documentation, notice and entry checks. The November 2026 leaflets explicitly group ferrets with dogs and cats.

Latest check recorded: Nov 12, 2026Source: European Commission (DG SANTE) By the CollarPass team
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This free guide includes the checked information and official links we have for this pet. Personal travel reports are available for dogs and cats only.

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Start with the destination's requirements for this pet. Documents and preparation vary by origin and other conditions; read the full guidance and any unverified details below.

Preparation lead times

  • DGAV other-animals guidance requires at least 48 hours before arrival
  • DGAV’s Portugal row specifies issue in the 5 days before departure
Full preparation requirements

Which pets can enter

  • Dog: Requirements listed below
  • Cat: Requirements listed below
  • Rabbit: Requirements listed below
  • Ferret: Requirements listed below
Read species and route restrictions

Entering Portugal

Reference requirements for this pet. Read each item's conditions: different origins, histories and entry options can require different steps. Each item links to its official source and check date.

Before you travel

1

DGAV permit for a rabbit (before anything else)

A rabbit (or any pet other than dogs, cats and birds) can't enter Portugal without a DGAV permit issued in advance. Contact secretariadoDIM@dgav.pt or +351 213 239 500. The permit states the health conditions the origin country's health certificate must meet. TAP carries rabbits only as cargo, booked at least 7 days in advance through a freight agent.

Rabbits · Except when all of these apply: (Departure countries/regions: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, AD, GI, GL, FO, IS, LI, MC, NO, SM, CH, VA)

What the permit requires and how long approval takes aren't published; until DGAV answers, we can only show this step, not a date plan.

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

2

Notify the Portuguese arrival point for the rabbit at least 48 hours ahead

For a rabbit arriving from outside the EU, the owner or authorised person must email DGAV’s other-animals arrival form and required health documents to the designated travellers’ entry point as early as possible, and at least 48 hours before arrival. Documents sent to another address may not be processed in time.

Rabbits · Except when all of these apply: (Departure countries/regions: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, AD, GI, GL, FO, IS, LI, MC, NO, SM, CH, VA)

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

3

Permanent identification suitable for the rabbit

For a non-commercial rabbit journey from another EU country or a European territory following the EU procedure, DGAV requires a non-removable identification method, such as a microchip or another method the attending veterinarian considers suitable for the species. Ask the vet to identify the rabbit and record that identification on its health documentation.

Rabbits · Departure countries/regions: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, AD, GI, GL, FO, IS, LI, MC, NO, SM, CH, VA

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

4

Veterinary health certificate for a rabbit entering Portugal from Europe

An authorised veterinarian in the origin country issues a health certificate stating that the rabbit is healthy, shows no signs of disease particular to its species and is fit for the journey. Carry it in Portuguese and English. DGAV’s Portugal row in the linked national-conditions table specifies issue in the 5 days before departure. The journey must be non-commercial; protected species may additionally need CITES documents.

Rabbits · Departure countries/regions: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, AD, GI, GL, FO, IS, LI, MC, NO, SM, CH, VA

The health certificate and identification rules are national Portuguese requirements for other companion animals; a dog/cat EU passport is not substituted for the rabbit document.

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

On arrival

1

Rabbit document and identity check at the Portuguese entry point

Present the rabbit, the advance DGAV authorisation and the specific health documentation at the designated travellers’ entry point. DGAV charges for the veterinary check; its page currently lists €43.17 for one animal or €86.34 for two or more, subject to updates.

Rabbits · Except when all of these apply: (Departure countries/regions: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, AD, GI, GL, FO, IS, LI, MC, NO, SM, CH, VA)

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

Source: Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), Portugal · Checked Nov 12, 2026

How many pets can you bring?

Caps recorded for Portugal can depend on the species, origin and entry conditions. Your airline can set a lower limit.

No pet cap recorded

We have not recorded a per-person or per-entry pet cap for Portugal. Check the official sources before booking.

Official forms and documents

Links go to the issuing authority. We do not sell, fill in or issue official documents.

No stand-alone form is recorded for this destination. The steps above name the documents to carry.

Open the official page to download or complete the form. Requirements can change; confirm with the authority before you travel.

Official sources

Every rule above is checked against these pages. Dates show our last check, not the page's own update.

Recent rule changes

Sourced entries that affect this country.

Second data batch: entry rules for Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and the six EU countries Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands (the EU six extend the shared EU base); US and China exit coverage for these routes; new airlines Condor, Aer Lingus, ITA Airways, Iberia, TAP, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand; and new/updated transit files for Munich, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Lisbon, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.

All rule updates

Checked Great Britain export guidance for seven EU destinations and the USA: added AHC issuance and declarations, state-specific US certificate checks, and explicit rabbit/ferret paperwork gaps.

All rule updates

Expanded destination-specific pet requirements, including origin-country branches, young-animal exemptions, official documents and entry options. Known unverified details remain clearly marked; free country summaries and personal trip reports use the same rules.

All rule updates