It is so great to be able to travel with our dogs. The process is quite simple and for us this means we can go on longer adventures since we are not missing our dogs.
Your welcome. Travelling through the borders with the pups was something that really stressed us out. We did a tone of research and after doing it wanted to share what we had learned...it is easy so long as you follow the time lines and your pets have all there proper vaccines. This video just puts everything all in one place. If you have any questions just let us know.
So so helpful, I am so happy I came across this video and your channel! I was wondering how you knew what the vaccine requirements where? I've been looking into the requirements for all the same borders + Costa Rica (as you obviously intend to do as well), and I saw the Rabies requirement and the parasitic treatment medication, but have not seen the other vaccine requirements anywhere else except this video. Can you please share what resources you used to help you better understand what the requirements are for the different border crossings? Thank you so much!
We did a tone of research through multiple websites, one we used the most was www.pettravel.com - we then cross referenced with various other travelers blog posts, Facebook travel groups (join the Pan-American travelers group) and watched numerous RUclips videos of people crossing borders with pets. We couldn't find one place that had everything all together...so we decided to make a video to hopefully help other travelers. We are currently leaving for Costa Rica in a week and are just finalizing the dog requirements. For Costa Rica the paperwork is a bit more involved and requires a bunch of stamps for both Costa Rica and to exit Nicaragua (no other border required you to "exit" your pets). The good news is that the veterinary offices in Nicaragua now the process and they take care of all the paperwork for and pay all the fees upfront (it takes a few days though). In terms of requires for Costa Rica the vaccinations and parasitic treatment are the same as the rest of the C4.
Thank you for posting! I am driving from US to Costa Rica with pets and have spent a month trying, mostly unsuccessfully, to find information. Your video is so helpful. I look forward to watching all of them. I do have one question that I’d like your opinion. The reason I’m driving is because I have a dog, and also pet rats. Weird, I know. The rats have their health certificates just like the dog, and Costa Rica, where we are moving, accepts the rats. I am concerned about the countries in between. Was a thorough inspection ever done of your car? I’m thinking it may be easier to just not mention them. What was your experience with vehicle searches?
If your pets rats have their vet records and Costa Rica is fine for them to enter we don't think you'll have any issue through the other countries. We have now gone south and back to Canada and found that some border crossings asked about the dogs/prompted us to go to the office and do their paperwork...other times they said nothing about the dogs, so we did nothing. We did always have our paperwork and vet check ready to go. For your rats wait for them to ask, this might be easiest. The only place our vehicle was searched was Nicaragua and it was also scanned, so if this happens to you, you would need to take them and everything out of the vehicle. Safe travels and keep us posted on your journey.
Yes, at all the borders we left the dogs in the car with the A/C running. After we got our personal entry/exit stamps Chris stayed in the car with the dogs and I would run around for the car and the dog paperwork. Nicaragua was only place the dogs needed to get out of the car.
It is so great to be able to travel with our dogs. The process is quite simple and for us this means we can go on longer adventures since we are not missing our dogs.
Thankyou for this video!
Your welcome. Travelling through the borders with the pups was something that really stressed us out. We did a tone of research and after doing it wanted to share what we had learned...it is easy so long as you follow the time lines and your pets have all there proper vaccines. This video just puts everything all in one place. If you have any questions just let us know.
So so helpful, I am so happy I came across this video and your channel! I was wondering how you knew what the vaccine requirements where? I've been looking into the requirements for all the same borders + Costa Rica (as you obviously intend to do as well), and I saw the Rabies requirement and the parasitic treatment medication, but have not seen the other vaccine requirements anywhere else except this video. Can you please share what resources you used to help you better understand what the requirements are for the different border crossings? Thank you so much!
We did a tone of research through multiple websites, one we used the most was www.pettravel.com - we then cross referenced with various other travelers blog posts, Facebook travel groups (join the Pan-American travelers group) and watched numerous RUclips videos of people crossing borders with pets. We couldn't find one place that had everything all together...so we decided to make a video to hopefully help other travelers. We are currently leaving for Costa Rica in a week and are just finalizing the dog requirements. For Costa Rica the paperwork is a bit more involved and requires a bunch of stamps for both Costa Rica and to exit Nicaragua (no other border required you to "exit" your pets). The good news is that the veterinary offices in Nicaragua now the process and they take care of all the paperwork for and pay all the fees upfront (it takes a few days though). In terms of requires for Costa Rica the vaccinations and parasitic treatment are the same as the rest of the C4.
Thank you for posting! I am driving from US to Costa Rica with pets and have spent a month trying, mostly unsuccessfully, to find information. Your video is so helpful. I look forward to watching all of them.
I do have one question that I’d like your opinion. The reason I’m driving is because I have a dog, and also pet rats. Weird, I know. The rats have their health certificates just like the dog, and Costa Rica, where we are moving, accepts the rats. I am concerned about the countries in between.
Was a thorough inspection ever done of your car? I’m thinking it may be easier to just not mention them. What was your experience with vehicle searches?
If your pets rats have their vet records and Costa Rica is fine for them to enter we don't think you'll have any issue through the other countries. We have now gone south and back to Canada and found that some border crossings asked about the dogs/prompted us to go to the office and do their paperwork...other times they said nothing about the dogs, so we did nothing. We did always have our paperwork and vet check ready to go. For your rats wait for them to ask, this might be easiest. The only place our vehicle was searched was Nicaragua and it was also scanned, so if this happens to you, you would need to take them and everything out of the vehicle. Safe travels and keep us posted on your journey.
Did you leave the dogs jn the car (with it running)
Sorry was impatient lol great vide. I am making the trip in a few weeks
Yes, at all the borders we left the dogs in the car with the A/C running. After we got our personal entry/exit stamps Chris stayed in the car with the dogs and I would run around for the car and the dog paperwork. Nicaragua was only place the dogs needed to get out of the car.
Safe travels. If you have any other questions we are happy to help.
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