Step · Pets
Bring your dog, cat or ferret to Spain and get an EU pet passport
Dogs, cats and ferrets can travel with their owner within the EU on a pet passport. From outside the EU the rules depend on the country you come from. After arrival, a Spanish vet can issue an EU pet passport.
- Why it matters
- Mistakes in the order of microchip, rabies vaccine and paperwork can mean refused entry, so the order matters.
- When
- You plan to move to Spain with a dog, cat or ferret.
- Official page
- Viajar con perros, gatos y hurones (desplazamiento de animales de compañía)
- Last checked
- 21 Oct 2026
In the guide: the 7 steps, the office with addresses and hours, and tips and what to watch for, with every official source.
Do these first
- Bring a dog or cat from the US to Spain
- Dog microchip and RAIA registry in Andalucía
- Dog microchip and regional registry in Aragón
- Register your dog in Asturias
- Register your dog: microchip and the Cantabria RACI registry
- Dog microchip and regional animal registry
- Microchip and register your dog
- Dog microchip and animal registry in Canarias
- Dog microchip and animal census (Barcelona rules)
- Dog microchip and RIACE registry
- Dog microchip and Galician registry (Regiac)
- Dog microchip and the RIACIB registry
- Dog microchip and regional animal registry
- Microchip your dog and register it in Madrid (RIAC)
- Microchip your dog and register it in Navarra
- Dog microchip and REGIA registry
- Dog microchip and regional pet registry in La Rioja
- Dog microchip and RIVIA registry