Countries that Require Microchips for Pet Travel
Although not all countries require your pet be microchipped, every traveling pet owner should seriously consider getting their pet chipped. The rationale behind this is that if your pet becomes separated from you, whether it's at home or in a foreign country, the likelihood of being reunited with them is greatly reduced without proper microchip identification.
All European Union (EU) Member Countries and many other countries of the world require that a pet microchip must first be implanted in your pet to identify it. The ISO (International Standards Organization) requires that the microchip meet specifications 11784/11785. This is a 15 digit non-encrypted microchip operating at 134.2 kHz. This is the microchip that veterinarians and animal shelters are most likely able to scan. If the microchip does not conform to ISO Standards, a standard microchip scanner may not be able to read it when the animal is checked at the time of travel. It further means that if your pet is lost while in another country, the animal shelter or veterinarian who finds the pet may not be able to access the database and arrange for the pets return to its owner. If your pet has a different microchip, we recommend you carry your own pet microchip scanner.
Countries that Require Microchips
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Aruba
- Antigua Barbuda
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canary Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Channel Islands
- China
- Croatia
- Curacao
- Cyprus (Southern)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England
- Estonia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Polynesia (Tahiti)
- Georgia, Republic of
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Hawaii
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey Channel Islands
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (South)
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Macedonia
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritus
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Cyprus
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Seychilles
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (St Martin)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Martin
- St. Pierre & Miquelon
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tahiti
- Taiwan
- Tenerife
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkey
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man)
- Wales
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To the best of our ability, we ensure that recommendations given on PetTravel.com reflect the current regulations. We cannot predict how a given country may enforce these regulations. Noncompliance may result in the need to make arrangements to put the pet into quarantine upon arrival in a country, or return the pet to the country of origin. We suggest that you minimize the disruptions that may occur by following the rules of the country you are visiting.