[NAGDU] Urgent question, traveling abroad with guide dog

[Tom Babinszki]

Thank you all for your responses, on the list and private ones.
I called Guiding Eyes, and Baldwin has a chip which is accepted both in the US and in the European Union.
I think I have about figured out what needs to be done, just hope I'm correct. It is definitely a difficult and not too well documented process. When I need a passport, I can go online and get step by step directions, but this doesn't seem to be the case with a guide dog. What makes it scary though is that I can't get the forms filled out more than ten days before the trip, so I can only hope that I do it right for the first time.
Tom


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> On May 1, 2016, at 10:12 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Does your dog have the kind of chip required for travel to Europe, the Home
> Again chip?  It may have other names.  
> I've been told that a dog needs a chip, and a rabies vaccine after being
> chipped.
> It's my understanding that the dog has to be seen by a USDA qualified vet to
> fill out the paperwork.  I googled "USDA qualified vet" and found a few in
> my area, but your area may be different.
> For travel to Ireland, the dog is also required to be treated for tapeworm
> within roughly a week before travelling.  Don't know if it's the same for
> Hungary, though.
> Good luck.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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> Subject: [NAGDU] Urgent question, traveling abroad with guide dog
> 
> Hi,
> Sorry for the cross post, just would like to make sure I get answers due to
> the short time I'm working with.
> The situation is that I'm scheduled to travel to Hungary on May 10 with my
> guide dog.
> I received some information on what paperwork I need to have filled out, but
> it is pretty confusing.
> I have an appointment with my vet on Monday morning to fill out the forms.
> I would like to make sure I have everything covered and I don't need to part
> with my dog along the way.
> I called each airline I'm traveling with, and had them add a note that I'll
> be traveling with my dog. As I understand, it is not necessary, but I heard
> too many horror stories recently.
> I called the USDA, and I was advised that since they don't have a desk at
> the Cleveland airport, I need to send them the forms to be certified.
> I need to give these forms to a certified vet, within ten days of my arrival
> to Hungary.
> One form is an English-Hungarian bilingual form about non-commercial animal
> movement:
> https://www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/vs/iregs/animals/downloads/hu_pet_non
> _comm_fil_hc_ab.pdf
> The other is the dog's health certificate.
> Is this the APHIS7001 form? Is this different from the English-Hungarian
> form?
> Is there any other forms I will need?
> I also read that I will have to enclose a check, but when I called the USDA
> they never told me about this, I only found this info online today.
> Is this correct? Who do I make this check to?
> Is this the correct address I need to send the forms to?
> 12927 Stonecreek Drive
> Pickerington, OH
> The forms and instructions do not contain an address.
> Thank you for all your help!
> Tom
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