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[quote=”martiowen”]My husband and I are planning to move to Costa Rica in Dec. 2012. We plan to bring our 6 lb. cat. Can anyone provide a resource for what paperwork Costa Rica requires when bringing a pet into the country and any other helpful links for information.
We’re super excited and can’t wait for our adventure to begin. Thanks for any information that you have to help make this move as smooth as possible.
Marti[/quote]We brought an 8 lb. dog. She had to have more paperwork that we did it seemed. Costa Rican consolulate will tell you exactly what you need, and be careful, Costa Rica changes it’s mind every other day and the rules can change from week to week. Bottom line, a veterinarian international checkup, and the vet should know what you need. You will have to send the forms into the state for validation, and there will be a terribly short window of opportunity – like 10 days total before the animal flies in. With all paperwork, you bring the animal in and they look your paperwork over, and you’re in. In our case, after all the overnight Fed X, rushing around to the vet, and more – we walked into the country and no officers even looked at the dog or paperwork. Go figure. Get ready for the adventure of your lives in pura vida-ville.
