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shreds2much
  10/21/2016 19:50 EST

I'm looking to visit some family back in the USA for an extended time, so I am looking to bring my dog. Has anyone had experience with this recently? The process seems very different from when I came from the US with the dog in February 2016.

Dog is adult, large (about 65#).

yoyobean
  11/24/2016 08:45 EST

I have finished my journey throughout beautiful Nicaragua, flying back to the US through Miami. My hearing service dog always travels at my feet, so I do not know about canines that travel in cargo.
The requirements were straightforward. I visited a vet who is very familiar with the process...World Vets in Granada). The paperwork is called Permiso y Certificado de Exportation de Salud Animal Para Animales, and the branch that provides this is IPSA. The Dr. asked to see my dog's immunization record and the USDA APHIS 7001 form. (I do not think you would require this unless you were merely visiting, rather than having lived in Nica for a period of time). I then paid an exam fee. I was told I would have to have an official government stamp endorsing the certificate. I am sure you could do this on your own, but the closest IPSA office was going to mean a trip to Managua...Ugh...so I opted to use a service that was provided thru the vet for an additional fee,
whereby a driver would go to Managua, get the stamp, and return paperwork to the vet. I do not know if ALL vets are certified for completing the paperwork, so you would have to explore this for yourself. Make sure you make copies of the original. And do not wait until the last minute or it may be much more costly, The certificate is good for 10 days. When I got to the airline desk, they asked for the documentation IMMEDIATELY, (so please do not think you might not be asked for it....I know people that try to squeeze by, and are lucky, but I NEVER assume that I would be one of those people).
Good luck!

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