Moving to India? No Objection Here!

Just heard from an IPATA member in India- India now requires that all live animals entering the country must have a No Objection Certificate issued before their departure from their originating location.

Dear Ipata Members,

Please note that as of 1.1.09:

All pets / animals / livestock travelling into India must have a No Objection Certificate before departure from home country.

The NOC is only valid for the dates specified for travel into India along with the corresponding flight number. Any change to flight/ route/ date will require a NEW NOC unless flight has been cancelled by the Airlines.

If you would like any more information on No Objection Certificates or help with an upcoming move to India, please do not hesitate to ask!

Comment by Lars Norberg on March 10, 2009 at 9:28am: What does the NC need to say? Is the NOC to be issued in India or from home country?

Comment by Rocco on March 10, 2009 at 9:39am: I believe the NOC can only be issued from India - you need to get it from them directly before you arrive.

Comment by Lars Norberg on March 10, 2009 at 10:04am: Ok - good! Make sense ... that is why they ased me to privide the Swedish papers to them prior to submitting Indian CITES import documents. Thnx!/Lars