How to book your Animal Health Certificate in London.
A one-minute walkthrough of the whole process — register, add your pet, upload the rabies vaccination certificate and choose a 10-minute appointment slot at our Holborn clinic, two minutes from Holborn tube station.
Video transcript: booking an Animal Health Certificate in Central London
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- Welcome to AHC Express London, part of Home Vets London Ltd. This is how you get an Animal Health Certificate for your pet at our Holborn clinic in Central London, from your first click to your appointment.
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- Step 1 — Create your account. Go to ahcexpresslondon.co.uk and sign up with your email, your name and your UK address. It takes less than a minute and keeps every pet travel document in one place.
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- Step 2 — Add your pet. Enter the name, species, breed, colour, microchip number, date of birth, sex and neutered status. Every field is required except distinguishing features, and you review a summary before saving.
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- Step 3 — Upload the rabies vaccination certificate. Only the rabies certificate is mandatory; the microchip certificate is optional and never blocks your booking. Scan or photograph the document flat, in good light, so the microchip number, vaccine batch and dates are fully readable.
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- Step 4 — Book your appointment. Pick a date on the calendar, choose a free 10-minute slot and add your travel details: destination country, first EU country of entry and how you are travelling.
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- Confirm with the refundable £45 deposit. It protects your slot against last-minute cancellations and covers the hour of preparation we do before you arrive, and it is deducted from the total price on the day.
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- Then just come to 7–8 Little Turnstile, Holborn, London WC1V 7DX — two minutes from Holborn tube station. Our Official Veterinarian checks your documents, signs and prints the certificate, and you leave ready to travel.
The four steps
Everything before the appointment happens online, so your visit to Central London only takes 10 minutes.
1. Create your account
Sign up with your email and UK address. It takes less than a minute and keeps all your pet travel documents in one place.
2. Add your pet
Enter name, species, breed, colour, microchip number, date of birth, sex and neutered status. You review a summary before saving.
3. Upload the rabies certificate
The rabies vaccination certificate is required; the microchip certificate is optional and never blocks your booking. Scan it flat, in good light.
4. Book your appointment
Pick a date, choose a free 10-minute slot in Holborn, add your travel details and secure the visit with the £45 refundable deposit.
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