A monkey, eh? Hmm. That’s a tough one. I know birds are a one-way deal — you can bring ‘em in, but they stay. Period. I wouldn’t be surprised if the monkey requires a mess of paperwork to validate that it’s fully inoculated against pretty much everything, that it’s not a Costa Rican animal, has registration, and I wouldn’t be the LEAST bit surprised to find out that you need to clear it through embassies, first, for legal purposes. In fact, I’d suggest you contact the Costa Rican embassy and find out. It’s the best way to be sure.

You do NOT have to quarantine your cat if it’s carry-on, and you have supporting health documentation. Basically, if you follow the same specifications as bringing your cat into the US, you should be okay. So far, everyone I know has had no trouble.

I’ve heard a rumour that the rules changed recently (especially if you’re going through the States), so you might have to send to the consulate/embassy.

Ask them to see if there’s a way to expedite the validation (there’s usually a way) and make sure items are sent via Purolator or Fedex. It costs more, but you won’t be at the mercy of Canada Post to get your documentation on time.

Can you clarify something for me please ?
The CR consulate in Ottawa are telling me that I have to send the International Health Certs to them to be authenticated (with fees of course) and then they will send them back to me. Iam worried about not getting the certs back in time.
Doesn’t the cert only last for 10 days?

Thanks

And yes, you’ll need papers for every border you cross. I imagine you won’t have an easy time of it, either.

just how difficult is it going to be driving from ny

to costa rica w/12 cats??????

i would never consider putting them in the cargo hold of a plane and besides i think it would bankrupt me!

do u need different documents to cross different countries borders?