Q&A: HELP PLEASE!!! INFO NEEDED!!! Trying to take a dog from China to the USA?
Question by omithechickengoddess: HELP PLEASE!!! INFO NEEDED!!! Trying to take a dog from China to the USA?
I am a US citizen and I have been living in China for about 5 months. At the end of next month I will go home. I have adopted a little dog that I found stray, hungry, and cold…She’s an absolute sweetheart and I cannot bear having to give her away, or worse, let her go again. I am in a small town in Shaanxi province. I have read on the internet about how to get the papers from a licensed vet in a big city…Okay, doesn’t seem like a big deal, but the problem is everywhere I look it says I have to have the dog licensed first in order to take it to a vet and get the papers done. I’m more than willing to get it licensed, but everywhere I look it says I have to have a Z visa and show a copy of a lease for an apartment in the city I am in for proof of residency. I have neither. I have an F visa and the place I am staying now I am staying for free, and will not be living here as of next week- I will be traveling to Beijing and staying in a hotel while I get all of this sorted out. But before I can do that, I have to find out two things: Do I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE that pet license for china in order to get the international paperwork, and if so, do I HAVE to have the residency permit to get it? ANY help on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
Ok, SERIOUS answers only please! I guess you didn’t read- I’m already IN CHINA and I’ve been here for 5 months! Geez…
I’ve seen that sight already and it does not answer my questions. Thanks for trying though. I need someone to please answer the questions I asked. I already know the procedure and I know I need the papers no matter what.
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Answer by Edwina G
just get a plane to china have a holiday then get it and go bac, im a pure genious i know
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Apr 14th, 2011 at 3:09 am
heres a link that might answer your questions
http://www.scaashanghai.org/china_pet_export_relocation.shtml
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you might want to call customs and see if you can find someone that specializes in pet exporting.
I don’t know if this will help at all
http://www.santaferelo.com/ecs/data/sfguide/CAN/Pet.htm
http://www.diplomatie.be/shanghai/default.asp?id=27&mnu=27&ACT=5&content=20
here is some info about changing F visa to Z visa but I think you are out of luck. From what I have read and understand you must enter China with a Z visa and only a few exceptions are made to change it.
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84245.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/animal/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/animal/dogs.htm
I’m trying!!!