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Travelling with pets

You can bring up to five pets for non-commercial travel. A dog, cat or ferret needs a pet passport and a veterinary certificate.

On this page
  1. Which animals
  2. How many animals
  3. Dogs and cats: identification and vaccination
  4. Rabies antibody test (titre test)
  5. Passport and certificate
  6. Border veterinary posts
  7. Leaving Montenegro with a pet
  8. Other animals and rabies in Montenegro

Which animals

The Montenegrin rulebook on non-commercial movement of pets covers these groups:

  • dogs and cats
  • ferrets and other mustelids
  • rodents and rabbits
  • birds (not poultry)
  • reptiles and amphibians
  • ornamental tropical fish
  • invertebrates (not bees and crustaceans)

Detailed entry conditions exist only for dogs and cats. The official certificate also covers ferrets. For other animals, see the last section.

How many animals

Non-commercial movement means you move pets that are not for sale. The owner or an authorised person goes with them.

Allowed

  • Up to 5 pets with the owner or an authorised person
  • Dogs, cats and ferrets with a pet passport and a veterinary certificate

Not allowed

  • More than 5 pets, except for competitions, exhibitions, sport events or training
  • Pets without a passport and a certificate

For more than five pets, bring written proof that you registered for the event. The animals must be older than six months.

Dogs and cats: identification and vaccination

A dog or cat must meet these conditions:

  • It is identified in the prescribed way. The certificate lists a transponder (microchip) or a tattoo, the date of application or reading, the identification number and the date of birth.
  • It has a pet passport.
  • It has a rabies vaccination. The animal is older than 12 weeks on the vaccination day.
  • At least 21 days have passed since the first rabies vaccination.
  • It has had a treatment against Echinococcus multilocularis in the prescribed way, on entry to or exit from Montenegro.

Rabies antibody test (titre test)

The official certificate asks for a titre of 0.5 IU/ml or higher only for animals from, or in transit through, a country that is not in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 577/2013. For animals from listed countries, the certificate has a separate option with vaccination details only. The certificate does not name the listed countries.

Passport and certificate

Entry is allowed when the pet has a passport and a veterinary certificate for non-commercial movement. The official veterinarian of the country of export issues the certificate.

ItemRule
AnimalsDogs, cats and ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)
BasisRegulation (EU) 576/2013
Validity10 days from the issue date to the document and identity check at the entry point
Sea transportThe 10 days are extended by the length of the sea voyage

The certificate has these options for the vaccination:

  • Proof of a rabies vaccination at least 21 days old, given at 12 weeks or older.
  • For a younger animal: a declaration of no contact with wild animals that are susceptible to rabies.
  • For a younger animal: proof that it is still dependent on its mother and that the mother had a valid rabies vaccination before the birth.

Border veterinary posts

Montenegro has these official veterinary border inspection posts. Tivat airport is not in the list.

PostType, borderHours
BožajRoad, AlbaniaMon–Fri 07:00–15:00, on call
PodgoricaRailway, Albania–
PodgoricaAirport–
BarSea portMon–Fri 07:00–15:00, on call
DobrakovoRoad and railway, SerbiaRoad: Mon–Fri 07:30–15:00, Sat 08:00–12:00
Debeli BrijegRoad, CroatiaMon–Fri 07:30–15:00
DračenovacRoad, SerbiaThu and Fri, on call
KulaRoad, KosovoMon and Fri, on call
Ilino BrdoRoad, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMon and Fri, on call

The list is from 1 September 2022. Confirm the hours with the Uprava before you travel. Phone +382 20 201 945, e-mail upravazabezbjednosthrane@ubh.gov.me.

Leaving Montenegro with a pet

When a pet leaves Montenegro, for example to the EU, the Uprava issues a certificate on request. Send these documents to the Uprava 3 working days before departure:

  1. A copy of the pet passport. Show the original for inspection.
  2. Proof that you paid the fee of EUR 10.
  3. The titre test, where the destination country requires it.
  4. Proof of the Echinococcus treatment.
  5. A veterinary report that is not older than 3 days.
ItemValue
FeeEUR 10
Account of the Uprava832-3161433-73
AddressSerdara Jola Piletića 26, 81000 Podgorica
Phone+382 20 201 945
E-mailupravazabezbjednosthrane@ubh.gov.me

Other animals and rabies in Montenegro

The rulebook gives entry conditions only for dogs and cats.

The Uprava confirmed H5N1 bird flu in backyard poultry and wild birds in 2026. If you bring a pet bird, ask the Uprava about the current rules first.

Montenegro has been free of rabies under WOAH criteria since 2023. The last case was in 2012. Every owner in Montenegro must vaccinate dogs and cats older than three months against rabies. For other health rules, see health.

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