이윤지 Lee Yoon Ji and her cute dog all dressed up and ready to fly! Make your own cute outfit for your pet as taught by this Korean girl.
It is easy to bring a pet to Korea. I know many who have brought their cat or even 2 cats or a dog to Korea and didn’t have to go through quarantine at Incheon airport either. You can bring up to 4 pets, but yikes with prices for apartments in Korea I hope you are rolling in it or you might end up rolling in something else in your studio apartment.
This can happen to your pet in Korea. Cute beyond all manner of cute! Watch out this doesn’t happen to you or your dog!
The National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service (NVRQS) requires a quarantine certificate or rabies vaccination certificate issued by a Veterinarian. If your dog or cat is younger than 90 days, a health certificate issued by a Vet is required. If your pet (cat or dog) is older than 90 days, the rabies vaccination date should be clearly specified on the health certificate issued by the Quarantine Authority or Veterinarian, and the date of entry to South Korea should be at least 30 days from date of the rabies vaccination. Some people put off getting their pets vaccinated and then rush to get it done before they leave. Watch out as any pet vaccinated within 30 days of arrival in Korea will be quarantined for 30 days. If you don’t have proof of vaccination then your poor pet will also have to go through 30 days of quarantine.
What is confusing sometimes is how long a rabies vaccination is good for. For example in New York state a rabies shot is good for 3 years, but some people believe that Korean customs and the quarantine service only allows them within 1 year. Luckily the people at NVRQS Korea say that as long as you have documentation stating that the rabies shots given 2 years ago are effective for 3 years then you will have no problem coming into the country and you won’t have to go through the quarantine stage. Be sure to get a document from your veterinarian or an addendum to the health certificate that states that the shots given are still effective and will be for at least another year.
Might make his hind legs look fat.
When your cat or dog is younger than 90 days old, the health certificate issued by the quarantine authority or veterinarian should state that the pet is healthy and no symptom of animal infectious disease has been found. As long as you have proof of that you’ll be able to come right in and your pet too with no problems.
For you lucky pets and folks who coming from rabies-free zones (i.e. Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Cyprus, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore, Portugal, Iceland, Jamaica, Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, United Kingdom), there will be no requirement for quarantine confinement, regardless of the age of the cat or dog.
Cats from Australia, and cats & dogs from Malaysia need to have a valid health certificate which testifies that the stated animal has been kept in a Hendra and Nipah virus-free region, or a valid health certificate which documents that the stated animal has been kept in a Hendra and Nipah virus-free area for 60 days before export and confirms a negative Hendra and Nipah virus test result (blood test should have been conducted within 14 days prior to importation).
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