TRAVEL/VISA/QUARANTINE

Conditions:

1. For the import of horses, the application form must be received, along with the attachments below, at least three days before the date of shipping.

• Passport copy of each horse with the up-to-date vaccination record
• Copy of the owner’s ID card
• Blood test including swab test
• Airway bill (AWB)

2. For the purposes of exporting, the application form must be received, along with the attachments below, at least 20 days before the date of shipping.

• Passport copy/copies with vaccine(s) (valid for 14-60 days)
• Copy of the owner’s ID card

3. The committee is responsible for the submission of the application to the Department of Animal Resources of the Ministry of Municipality & Environment, and the permission to import the fodder.

4. The committee is not responsible or liable for any delays caused due to incomplete or incorrect documents attached to this form.

Regulations for the temporary import of horses to the State of Qatar 

Countries from which horses can be brought in:

• The Middle East & North Africa
• Countries included in the European Union
• United States of America

Lab tests:

• The Middle East & North Africa

1. EIA
2. Glanders
3. Blood validity is 90 days from the date of collecting the sample

• European Union Countries

1. EIA
2. Glanders
3. Dourine
4. AHS – blood validity is 90 days from the date of sampling
5. EI by PCR Swab test – Swab validity is 96 hours

• United States of America

1. EIA
2. Vesicular Stomatitis
3. The shelf life of blood is 90 days

• The horse must have been resident in a holding that is under veterinary supervision for 30 days prior to the export.
• Immediately prior to the export (within 60 days, but not less than 14 days), the horse must have received either a primary course of vaccination against Equine influenza or a booster dose to a previous certified course of primary vaccination, as per the manufacturers’ recommendations.