Reviewed by Vet Travel Docs on 17 September 2026. Official requirements can change; the linked government sources remain authoritative.
A dog, cat or ferret travelling non-commercially from an EU Member State to mainland Norway can normally use a qualifying EU pet passport. Vet Travel Docs offers a €12 check for one pet on a direct journey from any of the 27 EU Member States.
What the check covers
- the EU passport issuer and recorded pet and microchip identity;
- rabies-vaccination chronology, waiting period and validity;
- owner or authorised-person movement timing;
- the ordinary dog Echinococcus treatment rule and its destination-entry timing; and
- customer-entered veterinary details in a confirm-or-edit report matrix.
Dog tapeworm treatment
A dog normally needs veterinarian-administered treatment against Echinococcus 24 to 120 hours before entry into Norway, recorded in the passport. Direct journeys from Finland, Ireland or Malta use Norway’s published exemption from this treatment requirement. Norway also publishes an alternative continuing 28-day treatment regime, but Vet Travel Docs does not automatically approve that pathway; it requires separate review.
Customs, breeds and Svalbard
Contact Norwegian Customs at the border on arrival and present the pet and original passport. Norway prohibits six named dog breeds, their crossbreeds and wolf-dog hybrids; owners should carry breed evidence if the dog’s type could be questioned. This route covers mainland Norway only. Svalbard has separate rules and is not included.
Carrier acceptance, commercial movement, multiple pets, physical passport authenticity, border admission and return travel remain outside the check.