Moving Pets To New Zealand From South Africa

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Moving pets to new zealand from south africa. Unless your pet is a cat or a dog it will need an import permit to enter new zealand. The release inspections will not take place on weekends or on public holidays and it may not occur on a daily basis at each quarantine facility. Don t forget transport costs. Visas to invest in new zealand.

Microchip and vaccination 6 months before departure to nz. Apart from pets arriving from australia all pets have to be placed in quarantine. Moving with your pet from south africa to new zealand is an exciting adventure but requires a lot of upfront work. Check whether your cat or dog is eligible to come to new zealand.

As with all animal immigration you need to have all the regulatory microchipping and vaccines done by a registered vet. Remember cats and dogs must be cleared for entry into new zealand australian cats or dogs only or transferred to a quarantine facility all other countries from either auckland or christchurch airports. You ll have to pay for permits inspections and other costs as needed for example quarantine fees. Visas to work in new zealand.

Taking pets to new zealand is not necessarily cheap. Apart from finding work and getting a visa your top priorities will be deciding. Pets from all other approved countries have to stay in quarantine for a minimum of 10 days. Once you ve made the decision to come to new zealand you ll have lots to organise.

Every new animal that arrives in new zealand is inspected in order to determine whether it needs to be placed in quarantine. All dogs and cats arriving into new zealand from south africa must go into quarantine for at least 10 days or longer. Bringing pets into new zealand you can bring your cat or dog here but they must meet specific health standards. South africans are the fifth most common overseas born new zealand residents 54 000 live here.

From the moment we asked for information right through to quoting and then the final processing and transporting our three dogs to the other side of the world to bring them to our new home. The guidance document lists the approved countries which are categorised 1 to 3 according to their rabies status. You ll need to place you pet in quarantine for at least 10 days in new zealand. These change depending on the country your pet is coming from.

The permit costs 220 74 nzd irrespective of which country your pet is from. After the minimum 10 day quarantine a release inspection is performed. What an amazing experience we had with petport south africa and the staff involved like beverley. Cats and dogs can be imported only from approved countries.

Check the nz customs service website for updates during covid 19. Beverley made sure we knew what was happening at all times reassured us on that our babies will be looked. This will cost you approximately between nz 1 400 and nz 2 000 per animal including transportation from the airport and government maf inspection fees. The mpi lists some fees and charges you can expect to pay here.

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