Pet owners in Marden, Tonbridge and Maidstone can arrange an Animal Health Certificate with Alessa Iveson through VetHomeCerts. Alessa offers collection appointments in Marden and home visits in the surrounding area, including Tonbridge and Maidstone. Your paperwork is prepared in advance so the final checks, signing and issue can take place at your agreed AHC appointment before you travel.

Meet Alessa Iveson, our Marden AHC vet

Alessa is a veterinary surgeon who qualified at the University of Surrey and has a love of travelling. She enjoys the detail and organisation involved in preparing Animal Health Certificates and aims to make the process smooth and stress-free for owners and their pets.

Based in Marden, Alessa provides local collection appointments and home visits around Tonbridge and Maidstone. Away from work, she enjoys walks with her German Shepherd, Alfie, time with her cats, Cardamom and Huraira, and cooking for family and friends.

AHC home visits and collection appointments in Marden, Tonbridge and Maidstone

At your AHC appointment, Alessa checks the pets named on the certificate, verifies their microchips and completes the final checks and signing required to issue the AHC. Every pet included on the certificate must attend. Alessa can also guide you through the document and answer last-minute questions about the certificate.

Our administrative team helps with questions while your paperwork is being prepared. This is an appointment to complete your Animal Health Certificate for travel, so make sure your travel plans and pet details are submitted in advance.

Home visits around Tonbridge and Maidstone

Alessa offers home visits in the surrounding area, including Tonbridge and Maidstone. A home appointment can be a convenient option when travelling with several pets or when meeting at home suits your pet better. Check Alessa’s area on our coverage page and confirm availability and the total price for your address when requesting an appointment.

AHC collection in Marden

Alessa also offers AHC collection appointments in Marden. The collection option includes a £7 discount from the standard AHC price. Your pets attend the agreed meeting so Alessa can complete their checks and issue the certificate.

Transport links from Marden, Tonbridge and Maidstone

If your journey takes you through Kent, plan your AHC appointment around your departure from Dover or the Folkestone LeShuttle terminal. Your collection appointment or home visit is arranged separately from your transport booking.

Check your chosen ferry or LeShuttle operator’s pet-booking rules and check-in instructions before setting off. If you are flying, confirm that your airline accepts your pet on the particular route and flight you intend to use. Allow time for the AHC appointment, your onward journey and any destination-specific travel preparations.

Animal Health Certificate prices in Marden, Tonbridge and Maidstone

Standard AHC: £99. Alessa’s £7 standard collection discount brings this to £92 for a standard AHC collection appointment in Marden, before additional pets or other applicable charges. All required information and payment must be received more than seven days before the appointment. Additional pets cost £30 each, with up to five pets on one AHC.

Urgent AHC: £199. This applies when the required information and payment are received within seven days of the appointment. Additional pets cost £30 each, with up to five pets on one certificate. Availability must be confirmed.

Repeat AHC: £89. This option is for returning clients using the same VetHomeCerts vet, with the same still-valid rabies vaccination and unchanged AHC language, owner and pet details. Arrange it more than ten days before the appointment. Additional pets cost £25 each.

The £7 collection discount described above applies to standard pricing. View our prices and full conditions, and confirm the total for your chosen appointment before booking.

How to get an AHC appointment in Marden, Tonbridge or Maidstone

1. Choose your local appointment option. Check Alessa’s coverage and request either collection in Marden or a home visit around Tonbridge, Maidstone or the surrounding area.
2. Complete Stage 1. Request an AHC appointment using the initial form. Submitting a request does not automatically confirm a booking.
3. Complete Stage 2 and arrange your pet’s records. Complete the second form emailed after Stage 1 and ask your usual veterinary practice to send the required clinical and rabies-vaccination records directly to VetHomeCerts.
4. Wait for your appointment confirmation. Alessa reviews your request and availability. Your appointment is confirmed after the necessary information has been checked and payment received.
5. Attend with every pet on the certificate. Bring all pets named on the AHC to the agreed Marden collection appointment or have them present for your home visit.

Book your Animal Health Certificate in Marden, Tonbridge and Maidstone

Arrange your pet’s travel paperwork with Alessa before your journey. Whether you prefer a Marden collection appointment or a home visit around Tonbridge and Maidstone, request your AHC appointment with VetHomeCerts and complete both forms so Alessa can review your plans.