Full procedure Bring a pet dog or cat from abroad

Have the rabies antibody titre tested in Talas

Serum sample sent from abroad to the Talas Veterinary Research Center through the postal counter of the Customs Clearance Terminal.

Have the rabies antibody titre tested. Other option: Have a foreign titre report recognised.

1. 1. Obtain the Center's letter of acceptance
   Where: Talas Veterinary Research Center
   The letter names the animal, its microchip number and the veterinarian abroad who will take the blood. It is sent to the veterinarian, who encloses it with the sample.
   Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Microchip certificate (ISO 11784/11785), showing the date of implanting, Rabies vaccination certificate from abroad, with the microchip number
   You receive: Letter of acceptance of the Research Center for a serum sample from abroad
   Cost: each animal, IS 60 per animal
   Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 3–5 days until the next step
2. 2. Have the sample released at window 14
   Where: Customs Service: postal counter of the Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
   A serum sample is a postal item of biological origin. It is released only to the Research Center's courier, who comes to window 14 on Mondays, and only with the letter of acceptance in the parcel. The blood is taken at least 30 days after the vaccination.
   Bring: Letter of acceptance of the Research Center for a serum sample from abroad, Arrival notice for an item from abroad (Form 22-P)
   Cost: handling of the item, each animal, IS 40 per animal
   Time: 20–90 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 1–7 days until the next step
3. 3. Collect the titre report
   Where: Talas Veterinary Research Center
   The test is run when ten samples have been received, or on the last Wednesday of the month, whichever is earlier. The report is valid for the life of the animal as long as the vaccinations that follow are made before the previous one expires.
   You receive: Report on the rabies antibody titre (at least 0.5 IU/ml)
   Cost: titre test, each animal, IS 1,100 per animal
   Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 14–35 days until the next step

Obtain the veterinary permit for the animal

Permit of the State Veterinary Inspectorate of the Talas Basin Agricultural Directorate, one per animal.

4. 4. Submit the application with the photographs of the animal
   Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
   One person may bring in no more than two animals a year as companion animals; a third animal is goods of animal origin. The photographs show the whole animal from the left side, standing, against a light background; the owner is not in the photograph.
   Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Microchip certificate (ISO 11784/11785), showing the date of implanting, Rabies vaccination certificate from abroad, with the microchip number, Report on the rabies antibody titre (at least 0.5 IU/ml), Two photographs of the animal, 9 × 12 cm, from the side, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
   Time: 60–240 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step
5. 5. Pay the permit fee in cash
   Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
   Cost: each animal, IS 120 per animal (cash som only)
   Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
6. 6. Receive the permit by registered post
   Where: Irad Pochtasy (registered mail)
   The permit is valid for 60 days and names the crossing at which the animal will enter. An animal that arrives at another crossing is turned back to the named one.
   You receive: Veterinary permit to bring in a companion animal (one per animal)
   Cost: IS 6
   Time: 10–40 min in the queue, 3–5 min at the counter, 14–21 days until the next step

Bring the animal through the crossing

Veterinary checkpoint of the Inspectorate and the customs post at Chu Gate or Dostuk.

7. 7. Have the veterinary certificate translated into Iradi and notarised ★ optional
   Where: State Notary Office No. 1
   Only for a certificate in a language other than Iradi, Russian or English. Since the certificate is issued no more than five days before travel, the translation is ordered in advance from a copy and notarised against the original on arrival, at window 1.
   Bring: Veterinary certificate of the country of departure, issued within 5 days of travel
   You receive: Notarised Iradi translation of the veterinary certificate
   Cost: IS 120
   Cost: IS 45
   Time: 40–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
8. 8. Present the animal, the permit and the certificate at the veterinary checkpoint
   Where: Veterinary checkpoints of the Inspectorate at the frontier (x 2)
   The microchip is read with the checkpoint's own reader, which reads chips of the ISO standard only. A chip the reader cannot read is treated as absent, and the animal is either turned back or placed in quarantine for 30 days, at the owner's choice. A reader brought by the owner is not used.
   Bring: Veterinary permit to bring in a companion animal (one per animal), Veterinary certificate of the country of departure, issued within 5 days of travel, Microchip certificate (ISO 11784/11785), showing the date of implanting, Rabies vaccination certificate from abroad, with the microchip number, Report on the rabies antibody titre (at least 0.5 IU/ml)
   You receive: Stamp of the frontier veterinary checkpoint on the permit
   Cost: inspection, each animal, IS 90 per animal
   Time: 30–240 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step
9. 9. Declare the animal at the customs post
   Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
   A companion animal is entered on the passenger declaration as accompanied goods of no commercial value, with its value given as zero. Its food is declared separately if it weighs more than 5 kg.
   Bring: Stamp of the frontier veterinary checkpoint on the permit, ID card or passport of the applicant
   Time: 10–90 min in the queue, 5–15 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Keep the animal in home quarantine

Quarantine at the owner's address under the supervision of the State Veterinary Inspectorate.

Keep the animal in quarantine. Other option: Place the animal in the quarantine kennels.

10. 10. Sign the undertaking on home quarantine
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Home quarantine is allowed in a house with a fenced yard or in a flat with a door that locks. During quarantine the animal does not leave the address; a dog is walked in the yard, and a dog living in a flat is not walked.
    Bring: Stamp of the frontier veterinary checkpoint on the permit, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Undertaking on home quarantine, signed by the owner
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
11. 11. Pay for the inspector's visits in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    Cost: visit, on days 1, 7 and 14, IS 80 × 3 (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
12. 12. Receive the inspector's visits at home
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate (At the owner's address)
    The visits are on the 1st, 7th and 14th days and are not rearranged. If the owner is not at home at a visit, the quarantine begins again from that day.
    Bring: Undertaking on home quarantine, signed by the owner
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 14 days until the next step
13. 13. Collect the certificate of release from quarantine
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    You receive: Veterinary certificate of release from quarantine
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Have the animal vaccinated against rabies in the ISEZ

Rabies vaccination at a point of the State Veterinary Inspectorate, for the current year.

14. 14. Have the vaccination made and recorded
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    A vaccination made abroad, though valid, is not accepted for registration with Tazalık, which accepts only the Inspectorate's certificate for the current year. The vaccination is free during the October campaign; outside October it is paid.
    Bring: Veterinary certificate of release from quarantine, Microchip certificate (ISO 11784/11785), showing the date of implanting
    You receive: Rabies vaccination certificate of the State Veterinary Inspectorate for the current year
    Cost: vaccination outside the October campaign, each animal, IS 60 per animal
    Time: 20–90 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Register the dog with Tazalık

Dog registration card (Form TZ-61) and tag of the city sanitation enterprise; dogs only.

15. 15. Submit Form TZ-61 and receive the tag
    Where: City sanitation enterprise (Tazalık)
    Dogs only: cats are not registered. The tag is issued on the spot and renewed each year. A dog without a tag found in a public place is collected by Tazalık and kept for five days; the owner collects it on payment of 15 som a day for its keep.
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Rabies vaccination certificate of the State Veterinary Inspectorate for the current year, Veterinary certificate of release from quarantine
    You receive: Dog registration card (Form TZ-61) and the tag
    Cost: annual registration fee, each dog, IS 25 per animal
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step