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Attention:  This information is to be used as general guidelines and may not be updated to meet the current requirements.  Before you travel, be sure to contact the appropriate authorities for your destination country.

EGYPT IMPORT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS Before beginning the import procedures, make sure that your vet is approved by the Government Veterinarian Authority in the country of origin.   For example, if an animal is departing the United States, the vet will need to be USDA Accredited.  Requirements in Summary

1.  All animals need to be implanted with a microchip:  Compatible with international standards    

                                                                                              (ISO 11784/11785).

2.  All animals need to have Full Vaccinations:

     Dogs:  Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvo, Leptospirosis, (DHLPP) and Rabies within the      last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks before arrival.Cats:  Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia (FVRCP), and Rabies within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks before arrival.  The original vaccine certificate needs travel with the pets.  The certificate should state:-Name of Pet-Name of Owner-Breed  -Sex-Birth Date / Age-Vaccine info (manufacturer, validity dates, batch numbers, etc…)

3.  APHIS form 7001 issued within 10 days of departure:  Your vet should have these in stock.  It’s a good idea to call ahead and ask.  This is an international health certificate that needs to be completed by your vet and sent to the USDA for the correct endorsement.  Speak to your PetRelocation.com specialist regarding the USDA portion of this process as certain packages have this included.  This certificate does not exempt the pets from examination by an Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture Veterinarian upon arrival.  If disease is suspected, quarantine will last no longer than 15 days.

Veterinarians

1.  Sara Vet Ahmed Hamdy Street 10 - Miamy Alexandria, Egypt

Tel: 0020 355 04748

2.  Pet Care Clinic

5/1 Small Lasilki st. New-Maadi First FloorTel: 002/ 010 345 8080 002-02- 520 32 67

Pet Supplies / Services Pet supply stores can be hard to come by in Egypt.  Feel free to contact either of the vets above for the necessary supplies or services.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFO

Egypt is a country in North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. Covering an area of about 1,001,450 square kilometers, Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. The northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coast borders the Red Sea.Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa.

Capital: Cairo

Languages: Arabic

Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Geography

At 386,636 mi², Egypt is the world's thirtieth-largest country (after Mauritania). It is comparable in size to Tanzania, twice the size of France, four times the size of the UK, and is more than half the size of the US state of Alaska. Due to the aridity of Egypt's climate, population centers are concentrated along the narrow Nile Valley and Delta, meaning that approximately 99% of the population uses only about 5.5% of the total land area. Egypt is bordered by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. Egypt's important role in geopolitics stems from its strategic position: a transcontinental nation, it possesses a land bridge (the Isthmus of Suez) between Africa and Asia, which in turn is traversed by a navigable waterway (the Suez Canal) that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea.

Climate

Egypt receives the least rainfall in the world. South of Cairo, rainfall averages only around 2 to 5 mm (0.1 to 0.2 in) per year and at intervals of many years. On a very thin strip of the northern coast the rainfall can be as high as 170 mm (7 in), all between November and March. Snow falls on Sinai's mountains and some of its middle and coastal cities.

PET TRAVEL - EGYPT IMPORT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS (pdf)

Living in Egypt, miloflamingo.blogspot.com, is an interesting weblog by a Canadian expat living in Egypt.

Living in Egypt: Community Services Association (CSA), www.livinginegypt.org, offers programs, activities and services in support of the international expatriate community working and living in Egypt.

Young Americans for Egypt,groups.yahoo.com/group/youngamericansforegypt/, sponsored by Hands Along the Nile Development Services, Inc., www.handsalongthenile.org, promotes cultural understanding of Egypt among young Americans.