Thanks so much for making this video! This was the most informative video I’ve seen on bringing your dogs to Thailand. I appreciate the detail and covering the cost and the experience at the airport after landing. I question is when they stopped you after leaving the import office did you have to run your bags through any more scanners? Do you think custom stopped you because they saw your animal crates?
Hi, just a couple of things-import permit is not needed beforehand, you can get that on arrival but it is good to have the form filled out and with you. There are a couple of airlines that don’t seem to know this new (August 2023) rule and some people have not been allowed to board (Qatar and Turkish Air). Also, it is probably good to mention that what you did was ‘excess baggage’ and not ‘cargo’ (Cargo is much more expensive and needs an agent).
My dog is 10 years old and has allergy , I am very scare to put him in a cargo hold . I am thinking to fly with KLM . During the transition from Amsterdam to Bangkok , it is a 5 hrs layover. The reservation agent said you can be with your dog and takes them for party or feed them . That is amazing.
This is very helpful, thank you for sharing this information. We’re planning to move back to Thailand from Florida. Have a wonderful day! I just hit the like and subscribed.
that sounds like a dream; I brought my cat from Australia and we are forced not only to fly our pets only through Qantas but also mandatory to engage a pet agent which takes care of all the paperwork on the export side. I lived in melbourne and the only flights to thailand authorised to carry live animals are from sydney - so while I could fly direct to Thailand with thai airways my cat had to fly connecting flight to sydney, stay at a cattery overnight to then fly next day Then on the Thai import side I was forced to engage a pet agent also because I did not arrive accompanied by my pet...all up damage was around 4000+ aud from Australia and about 500 aud for the Thai agent It was all totally worth it :)
I just bought a house in thailand, im from california, i have 2 cats, and the most confusing thing this whole process was the import permit. Its hard to navigate the livestock website. reading the comments ive came to a conclusion that it is unnecessary for the permit; and all that you need is the usda certifide health certificate??? But i still want to apply incase they do ask for it, this process has already been really long and tedious and i do not want to get denied at the airport lol! Do you have any reccs on how to apply for the import permit just incase? Also amazing video super informational!
We contacted: qsap_bkk_import@dld.go.th to to get permission several times, but never got a response. We were afraid we would not be allowed on the plane, but we brought the form and explained to the airline staff that we had not heard a response. They said that going to Thailand they would let us on, but if we were going to the Philippines, we'd never get the cats on the plane without paperwork.
I know on Korean Air, the pet could only travel in the cabin if it was small enough to fit under the seat. The carrier has to be big enough for the animal to move around. I understand service animals are allowed in the cabin when bigger, but I’m guessing they are strict about certifications.
Great video, I want to take my Shih Tzu to Bangkok from Arizona, we'll fly out of LA ... I know that Korean Air won't fly this breed, but my question is, do you need an 'Agent' in Thailand to fly your pet? Hiring a company to do this is almost $6000 and $900 of that is the agent fee
Hi 👋🏻 Im thinking of moving to Samui from the UK and bringing my cat. He’s an outdoor cat, so I was wondering if there are safe, quiet places on the island where he can roam free? Thanks
Sorry. I didn't see your note until just now. Our cats are indoor cats. There are plenty of friendly feral cats around, but I'm not sure they will be friendly to your cat. We do allow our cats outside on our terrace, but there is no way they can get down and now way another cat can get up. I think the short answer is cats roam free here and seem to be fine. However, there are feral cats and soi (street) dogs everywhere. Happy to answer anymore questions.
We did not get a permit from the Department of Livestock BEFORE we left. We did APPLY for it in advance and showed the application to the airline (the asked for it). They let us on the plane with the cats. We did have the USDA paperwork, which is much more robust (trip to vet, chip, vaccinations). We figured it was worth trying to get on the plane because the worst that would happen is they said we could not. We were told that if we were going to the Philippines, they would not let us on.
so since this comment, I did more research and ONLY pets in cargo REQUIRE import permit, otherwise all in cabin animals get it on arrival.... hope your airlinenew this. I may have misunderstood something, tho @@TheMeierTheMerrier
Thanks so much for making this video! This was the most informative video I’ve seen on bringing your dogs to Thailand. I appreciate the detail and covering the cost and the experience at the airport after landing.
I question is when they stopped you after leaving the import office did you have to run your bags through any more scanners? Do you think custom stopped you because they saw your animal crates?
Thank you so much! That is very encouraging.
They did not run our bags through the scanners. We just paid for the cats and went on our way.
Hi, just a couple of things-import permit is not needed beforehand, you can get that on arrival but it is good to have the form filled out and with you. There are a couple of airlines that don’t seem to know this new (August 2023) rule and some people have not been allowed to board (Qatar and Turkish Air). Also, it is probably good to mention that what you did was ‘excess baggage’ and not ‘cargo’ (Cargo is much more expensive and needs an agent).
Thanks for the help on this.
Thanks for the help on this.
My dog is 10 years old and has allergy , I am very scare to put him in a cargo hold . I am thinking to fly with KLM . During the transition from Amsterdam to Bangkok , it is a 5 hrs layover. The reservation agent said you can be with your dog and takes them for party or feed them . That is amazing.
That is amazing! I’m glad you had a great reservation agent who was able to get that information for you.
Thank you for making this video, it’s been so helpful 🙂
You're so welcome!
This is very helpful, thank you for sharing this information. We’re planning to move back to Thailand from Florida. Have a wonderful day! I just hit the like and subscribed.
Thanks so much!
that sounds like a dream; I brought my cat from Australia and we are forced not only to fly our pets only through Qantas but also mandatory to engage a pet agent which takes care of all the paperwork on the export side. I lived in melbourne and the only flights to thailand authorised to carry live animals are from sydney - so while I could fly direct to Thailand with thai airways my cat had to fly connecting flight to sydney, stay at a cattery overnight to then fly next day
Then on the Thai import side I was forced to engage a pet agent also because I did not arrive accompanied by my pet...all up damage was around 4000+ aud from Australia and about 500 aud for the Thai agent
It was all totally worth it :)
Yikes! I’ve heard The rules for Australia are quite different. But I love your positive attitude about the outcome!
Thanks for vdo.
You are welcome. We really hope it helps
I just bought a house in thailand, im from california, i have 2 cats, and the most confusing thing this whole process was the import permit. Its hard to navigate the livestock website. reading the comments ive came to a conclusion that it is unnecessary for the permit; and all that you need is the usda certifide health certificate??? But i still want to apply incase they do ask for it, this process has already been really long and tedious and i do not want to get denied at the airport lol! Do you have any reccs on how to apply for the import permit just incase? Also amazing video super informational!
We contacted: qsap_bkk_import@dld.go.th to to get permission several times, but never got a response. We were afraid we would not be allowed on the plane, but we brought the form and explained to the airline staff that we had not heard a response. They said that going to Thailand they would let us on, but if we were going to the Philippines, we'd never get the cats on the plane without paperwork.
is there any airline that allow dog in the cabin. Scared to leave my puppy in the cargo
I know on Korean Air, the pet could only travel in the cabin if it was small enough to fit under the seat. The carrier has to be big enough for the animal to move around.
I understand service animals are allowed in the cabin when bigger, but I’m guessing they are strict about certifications.
Great video, I want to take my Shih Tzu to Bangkok from Arizona, we'll fly out of LA ... I know that Korean Air won't fly this breed, but my question is, do you need an 'Agent' in Thailand to
fly your pet? Hiring a company to do this is almost $6000 and $900 of that is the agent fee
We did not have any agent in Thailand at all. Ours was definitely do it yourself.
Sorry to hijack this but Korean will take ‘snub-nosed’ pets as carry-on. Shih Tzus do not have a lot of options for travel 😞
did you manage to fly with ShihTzu to Bangkok. How little one managed the flight?
Is it true that I’ll need to get the Health Certificate within 10 days of my cat’s flight?
Yes!
Hi 👋🏻 Im thinking of moving to Samui from the UK and bringing my cat. He’s an outdoor cat, so I was wondering if there are safe, quiet places on the island where he can roam free? Thanks
Sorry. I didn't see your note until just now. Our cats are indoor cats. There are plenty of friendly feral cats around, but I'm not sure they will be friendly to your cat. We do allow our cats outside on our terrace, but there is no way they can get down and now way another cat can get up.
I think the short answer is cats roam free here and seem to be fine. However, there are feral cats and soi (street) dogs everywhere.
Happy to answer anymore questions.
so you didn't get your pet import and they let you in?
We did not get a permit from the Department of Livestock BEFORE we left. We did APPLY for it in advance and showed the application to the airline (the asked for it). They let us on the plane with the cats. We did have the USDA paperwork, which is much more robust (trip to vet, chip, vaccinations). We figured it was worth trying to get on the plane because the worst that would happen is they said we could not. We were told that if we were going to the Philippines, they would not let us on.
so since this comment, I did more research and ONLY pets in cargo REQUIRE import permit, otherwise all in cabin animals get it on arrival.... hope your airlinenew this. I may have misunderstood something, tho
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