Exiting Thailand with Pet - Documents question

[loofa]

We are going to be moving back to the states in a handful of months, and wish to take our adopted cat with us. I've researched all the airline and country policies, and came across this on the Korean Air website "customs documents are given at the departure city with vaccination certification. Bring the customs documents to the check in counter and fill in declaration form"

Has anyone done this? I've never encountered a customs area upon exiting the country, and certainly nothing like that prior to check in. I'll be leaving from Chiang Mai.

Thanks so much for input.

[craigt3365]

I think you'll do better with this over in the pets forum. So let's move this topic over there.

Also, you might search this forum. Could be some threads discussing this there already????

Topic Moved.

[loofa]

Okay, I have found the answer to my question - not here though, so I'll share in case anyone else goes looking for this. From Chiang Mai, there is an animal quarantine station near the zoo. You have to go there within 10 days of leaving the country, but don't cut it too close as I have read that they sometimes take your info. and then tell you to return in a few days for the certificate that you have to get from them in order to export and animal from the country. Bring all the paper work your country will need, vaccination records, vet health certificate, your travel itinerary, and your passport. It is unclear if you have to bring the animal or not - one person's account said they were told to bring their pet, but when they did the folks just looked at them funny. Oh, and bring extra copies of everything as they may keep some, and you'll need all those records when you arrive in your destnation country.