Flying a dog out to Malta

cost - a few hundred pounds
can answer some

airline used - no choice, only Air Malta
airport flown from
stress on dog
quarantine times and place - quarantine doesn't exist any more for intra EU
cost of vet fees to check dog in Malta - somewhat cheaper than UK
and finally recommendations of a good veternary service in Malta - lots of good ones :-)

I'll PM you a link covering the following - note 16

1. An EU citizens legal rights - residency, working, students
2. what sort of residency is available ?
3. what do I need to apply for if I want to reside in Malta ?
4. do I need to apply for residency before coming to live in Malta ?
5. do I need an accountant to apply for residency ?
6. do I need health insurance ?
6.1 Do I qualify for public health cover, and if I do, what cover do I have ? Are prescriptions free ?
7. can I work in Malta ?
7.1 How much is income tax ?
7.2 How much are social security contributions ?
8. where do I apply for my residency certificate ?
9. where can I get the residency application forms ?
10. where do I apply for my ID card ? - EDIT no longer applicable as ID cards no longer issued to foreigners
11. what documents do I need to apply for residency ?
12. can I vote in Malta ?
13.1 buying a property FAQ
13.2 selling a property FAQ
14. renting a property FAQ
15. Importing a vehicle FAQ
16. What's the procedure for importing/exporting a pet ?
17. Can I use my driving licence in Malta ?
17.1 Applying for driving licence
18. Long term residency certificate
19. EHIC

"I would have liked to put her in the car and travel over with s but from what I read we cannot do this"

Not sure why you think this as lots of people drive to Malta with pets, we drove from France with our dog.
This link is the Malta gov. web site for pets and gives you al the information you need to bring your dog into Malta.
www.vafd.gov.mt/pet-travel-scheme

Terry

I flew my 2 dogs out last 2 weeks ago using jets 4 pets. It was quite expensive around 1100 pounds all in this includes the handling fee in malta of 70 euros. They will do everything for you from supplying the crates and the import documentation all you have to do is sort out the pet passport and get the required parasite treament between 48 and 120 hours prior to flying. They will also sort out for the vet to inspect the dog on arrival in malta. As for a vet in malta I was walking my dogs the other day and a woman sopped and told me about a charity called happy paws its 15 euros a month to cover your dog for vet fees and their vets are english. I also have a staffy you get some funny looks from some locals most believe she is a pitbull and a bit wary of her but shed sooner lick you to death than bite you. I hope you get everything sorted I told my wife I wasn't moving without my dogs. Good luck any questions jus pm me.

6327farag wrote:

I flew my 2 dogs out last 2 weeks ago using jets 4 pets. It was quite expensive around 1100 pounds all in this includes the handling fee in malta of 70 euros. They will do everything for you from supplying the crates and the import documentation all you have to do is sort out the pet passport and get the required parasite treament between 48 and 120 hours prior to flying. They will also sort out for the vet to inspect the dog on arrival in malta. As for a vet in malta I was walking my dogs the other day and a woman sopped and told me about a charity called happy paws its 15 euros a month to cover your dog for vet fees and their vets are english. I also have a staffy you get some funny looks from some locals most believe she is a pitbull and a bit wary of her but shed sooner lick you to death than bite you. I hope you get everything sorted I told my wife I wasn't moving without my dogs. Good luck any questions jus pm me.

Wow, that seems a lot just to fill in a couple of forms and phone up an airline!
Vet fees are very cheap in Malta and they as all speak English we have never had a problem.
The Maltese in general are very frightened of dogs mainly I think because the Maltese dogs are not socialised / trained and will go mad when they see another dog.
We love Staffies but finished up getting a rescue springer when our old ( French) dog died, she is a joy.

Terry

Thank you all so much for the advice.
6327farag where did you fly from in the UK?

My staffy also is a softy she would rather lie on her back and have a belly rub than be aggressive, she lives with a cat now and has always had other smaller animals around.
She is a "lounge lizard" happy when chilling out with a bonio or other doggy treat.

I flew from gatwick I believe the only airports tht you can fly pets to malta are gatwick and manchester I could be wrong though.

Have a look at this blog, explains a lot

Brining you pet to Malta

Vetplus is also very good...I can't complain about them as they treat my cats and dog and birds
Good luck