Its a possibility that I may be thinking of relocating to Goa, India for a few years from the UK. However, i wuold only do this if it were possible to bring my animals with me without going through lengthy quarentine processes. I own cats, a dog and Sugar Gliders (a possum). Thanks, Roxy
For the past two years, I primarily handled relocations to and from the Asia-Pacific, including moving pets to India. Because many companies are now expanding in places like Pune, Bangalore and Mumbai, a lot of pet owners find themselves having to tackle the prospect of taking a job in a country that is the most populous democracy in the world.
This doesn't make traveling into India with pets any easier, however. Over the last year, in its attempt to cut down on animal diseases traveling in and out of the country, India has significantly limited the ability for expat's & Indian nationals alike to bring pets into the country.
To answer Roxy's question, I can say with certainty that if she were to fulfill all of the necessary import requirements for both her cats and dog, she should not have any problem importing them. Those requirements can be found on our India Pet Import Requirements page.
As for the sugar gliders, India currently only allows people to move personal pets that are dogs and cats into the country. All other animals are treated as commercial importantions, meaning that while it may not be possible, you will have to fulfill quite a few import requirements, tests, obtain permits, etc. in order to enter the country.
Good luck with your decision and we are always happy to help you with your pet move!
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Roxy,
Were you able to move your dog to India without that NOC stuff ??
Please let me know where you stand, as my friend is stuck with a dog in Muscat and we are confused whether NOC is required or not to India.
Hi Anon.,
The NOC is most definitely required to enter India. If it is not obtained, your friend's dog will likely be sent back to the country of origin at the pet owner's expense, at the discretion of the government. The Indian government also reserves the right to quarantine or destroy the pet, unfortunately.
If your friend has friends/family/colleagues in India, she can obtain the NOC through them by having them go to a customs agent.
Or, have her contact us and we can help her with her dog's move!
This is 100% Fraud all relocation agents are cooking stories to hire them on relocation for unreasonable cost. There is no such NOC required to obtain from India before entry. NOC will be given by Indian authorities after examining the pet physically along with Health Certificate.
http://www.jetairways.com/EN/IN/ProductAndServices/TravellingWithAnimals.aspx
Clearance Procedure at Destination for international flights:
Hyderabad Now has an Animal Quarantine office opened too and can receive pets directly from any nations in the world.
http://www.hyderabad.aero/media_information_press_releases_may06_2009.html
All these pet relocation agents deny that Hyderabad can receive pets. This prooves that they are liars.
Anon.:
If this is fraud, we would like to hear it straight from the source.
Here is a link to the official government document issued by India that states they require, as of September 15, 2008, an "Advance NOC" prior to the pets arrival. You will see that they used to issue a NOC after arrival (like you are stating, and like JetAirways states on their website) however due to having to send pets back to their place of origin because the paperwork wasn't in order, they now require a NOC to be issued in advance. As you will see on the document (emphasis theirs):
As a company there is no fiscal or moral benefit for us to make up documents or requirements for another country. It only makes our job harder to obtain these documents, and assist people as best we can (often times for free, like we did here) who are unable to obtain them on their own. I even suggested to the second commenter that she try to get a friend or family member to help her with the NOC so she doesn't have to go through us or pay a customs agent. I see no benefit to pet relocation companies in that.
Regarding Hyderabad and your link saying they allow pets to enter, it merely states that pets can enter as "excess luggage" now. They still cannot -- to our knowledge -- arrive as manifest cargo or unaccompanied luggage. This means that they must arrive with their owners, or not at all. We send pets into Hyderabad and have moved them out as well, however we always have to have an agent accompany them. In the case of the pet owner who would like to move their pet as cargo, they are not able to move them into the country. Your link says so clearly:
Also, I would like you to pay attention to the fact that we were 100% truthful in this scenario, as the pet owner was moving to Goa (so the issue of Hyderabad didn't even come up) with a sugar glider, which is neither a pet dog nor a pet cat, nor a "laboratory animal."
You should consider getting your facts straight before you begin accusing someone who is merely helping others a fraud.
Hello all, I just spoke with Hyderabad airport authorities and it is NO PROBLEM at all if you take your dog along with you as accompanied baggage. I will be doing the same for my adorable Golden retiriever this September . so all that you have to do is: Get a local vets certificate which declares that the dog is healthy. Get vaccination reports. Scan these and send to e mail address: aqcs_hyd@yahoo.in 7 days before travelling. The doctor will issue the NOC certificate in the mean time, so that when you land you don't have to wait for anything. If you guys have doubts CALL the airport directly. Extremely cordial and good service at Hyderabad airport I should say!! Phew what a relief for my poor doggy!!
Hi there,
Thanks for your response. As we mentioned below in our comments, it is possible to take pets as accompanied baggage/excess luggage into Hyderabad (this is the same thing). What is not allowed is sending in pets as manifest (unaccompanied) cargo.
We sent an email to the address you listed and here is what they replied back:
You have sent mail to Animal Quarantine & Certification Services, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad.
For any queries regarding export or import of pet dog or pet cat and livestock products through Rajiv Gandhi International Airport please cotact us for further details.
Thanks, Dr.K.Krishna Kumar
Quarantine officer AQCS, Hyderabad
At this time we cannot verify that this is actually an email address for Hyderabad AQS but we will look into it and try to confirm it. If so, it would be quite helpful for pet owners!
Were you able to move your dog to India without that NOC stuff ??
Please let me know where you stand, as my friend is stuck with a dog in Muscat and we are confused whether NOC is required or not to India.
Hi,
Did anyone ever contact Jet Airways to tell them they're information was out of date and wrong.... I'd hate to think of anmials being destroyed on arrival because they've read bad information on Jet's website.
They're generally a good airline so perhaps if petrelocation sent them an email they might change the info.
Cheers
Thanks Chris! We did send them feedback using their online feedback form to let them know their information was out of date.