Helping Animals Help People Since 1995
Become approved for an ESA or psychiatric service dog with a letter written by a therapist licensed in your state, after a brief mental-health evaluation. Receive a registration kit to help you identify and present your service dog, emotional support animal, or therapy animal in public. The nation’s oldest ESA and service-dog agency.
What people say
I was nervous about starting this process and what would be required. It was the easiest thing I’ve ever done and I got my certificate immediately and within several hours got my doctors notes for housing and airplanes. I highly recommend this company. It was hands down, STRESS FREE
I rarely take the time to write reviews, but the experience I had with Cody S. at NSAR (National Service Animal Registry) absolutely deserves recognition. From start to finish, Cody provided what I can only describe as exceptional service. In a world where truly good customer service is increasingly hard to find, Cody went far above and beyond in every aspect. He was patient, knowledgeable, and incredibly supportive throughout the entire process. He took the time to educate me, answer every question thoroughly, and ensure I fully understood each step without ever making me feel rushed. What stood out the most was his level of care and attention to detail. He was able to instantly personalize my pet's ID card and certification with the photo I sent to him and then sent everything over electronically right away, which was both impressive and incredibly helpful. On top of that, he extended a 15% courtesy discount, which was unexpected and greatly appreciated. I purchased the Deluxe Kit, and the overall experience has been outstanding. Cody truly made what could have been a complicated process feel seamless and stress-free. He genuinely “held my hand” through the entire experience, and that level of support does not go unnoticed. Cody, thank you again for your professionalism, patience, and commitment to delivering such a high level of service. I sincerely hope your leadership team recognizes the value you bring, because it is rare. If you are considering doing business with NSAR, I highly recommend it, and if you have the opportunity to work with Cody, you are in excellent hands. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I have one service dog with y’all already, and this is gonna be my second
Not sure where to start?
Three pages, three short reads. Pick the one that fits your situation and we’ll walk you through the rights, the process, and what to do next.
Emotional Support
Emotional Support Animal (ESA)
A companion animal for someone with a qualifying mental- health condition. Housing protection now depends on your state after HUD’s 2026 enforcement change. Limited travel. No public-access rights.
Read about ESAs →Task-Trained Partner
Service Dog (including Psychiatric)
A dog trained to perform tasks tied to a disability. ADA public-access rights. Self-training is legal. Includes psychiatric service dogs (PSDs).
Read about service dogs →Visit Comfort
Therapy Animal
Visits hospitals, schools, courts to comfort many people. Different from an ESA. No individual handler-rights — but we’ll explain the difference and where they fit.
Read about therapy animals →Why handlers trust us
NSAR has been a service-animal registry since 1995 — long before the “online ESA letter” industry existed. Every letter we issue is signed by a state-licensed therapist after a thorough clinical review of your intake. You can verify their state license number on your state’s public license registry before you pay.
LCSW, LPC, LMFT, licensed psychologist — all in your state, all license-verifiable. Names + credentials published before you pay.
Meet the therapists →
Your intake is encrypted at rest, every PHI access is audit-logged, and our letter discloses that you qualify — not your diagnosis. Built for compliance, not just appearance.
Every review is tied to a verified paid order. We don't write our own reviews — and we don't hide the bad ones.
Read reviews →
Emotional Support Animals
An ESA is a companion animal that a licensed clinician determines provides therapeutic benefit for a qualifying mental-health condition. ESA housing protection changed in 2026 — HUD now enforces the Fair Housing Act only for trained service animals, so whether an untrained ESA is protected depends largely on your state’s law.
Common questions
Service Dogs
A service dog is a dog individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate a specific disability — physical or psychiatric. The ADA protects them in restaurants, stores, hotels, planes, and your apartment. The ADA also lets you train the dog yourself.
Want to self-train?
The ADA explicitly permits it. We’ve assembled the foundation curriculum, the public-access self-test, and six task-category playbooks (psychiatric · mobility · guide · seizure alert · hearing alert · medical assist) so you can do it right.
Open the training hub →Rights & Laws
We translate the regulations into plain English so you can actually use them. Each topic links into a deep-dive with citations, the “in plain English” version, and scripts for the disputes that come up.
Housing
Fair Housing Act
What the FHA covers, how HUD's 2026 enforcement change affects untrained ESAs, your state's protections, and the reasonable-accommodation request walkthrough.
Read the deep-dive →
Public access
Americans with Disabilities Act
The two-question rule for service dogs in restaurants, stores, taxis, and hotels. ESAs are not covered — that's the line.
Read the deep-dive →
Travel
Air Carrier Access Act
Service dogs fly free in the cabin. ESAs are pets on most U.S. airlines after the 2021 DOT rule. The DOT form walkthrough + airline notes.
Read the deep-dive →
Training
The ADA does not require professional training — you can train the dog yourself, and many handlers do. We’ll show you the order of operations: foundation manners first, public-access proofing second, task work last. Or if self-training isn’t the right fit, we’ll point you to vetted trainers in your state.
Verify a letter or registration
Look up the registration number on any NSAR-issued letter or ID and we’ll confirm whether it’s authentic and currently active. Free. No login. No data shared back to the customer.
Pick your letter
ESA and psychiatric service dog letters, signed by a mental health professional licensed where you live.
Registration Kits
Physical ID kits & certificates organized by animal role. Jump straight to the type that fits — or scroll for the full lineup.
ESA Registration
Emotional support animal kits — pairs with your ESA letter for cleaner conversations with housing providers and college residences.
Service Dog Registration
For task-trained service dogs. Adds visible identification and a registry record so public-access interactions move faster.
Therapy Animal Registration
For animals visiting hospitals, schools, libraries, and assisted-living facilities as a team with their handler.
Accessories
Quality identification items — pick by service type, or jump to the universal & specialty rail at the bottom.
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