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Taking a dog or cat out of Israel: official requirements

What Israel asks before a dog or cat leaves: the steps and their timing, every destination with how long it takes, and coming back.

Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 3 official pages

Exit rules: short summary, under reviewAuthority: Veterinary Services and Animal Health
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In short

Limited official guidance. Veterinary Services and Animal Health publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Israel's Veterinary Services explain the export procedure on a gov.il service page whose details (by destination: the US; Canada, the EU and some other countries; all other countries) only load in a browser, and gov.il blocks automated readers, so we could read only its outline from a stored copy (June 2025). We know that the international health certificate must be signed by the Veterinary Services before your pet leaves, and that your private vet applies online through the 'Ye'ela' system. We don't know how long before departure to apply, where to collect the signature, or the fee. Ask your vet or the Veterinary Services' import-export unit (03-9688986) before you plan the dates.

Under review. Part of this process is not yet confirmed. Ask the official authority how it works for your route.

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Leaving Israel

The steps

What the authorities in Israel ask before your pet leaves, mostly the health certificate and who has to sign or endorse it.

  1. Official stamp

    Health certificate signed by Israel's Veterinary Services

    Before your pet leaves Israel, its international health certificate must be signed by Israel's Veterinary Services. Your private vet fills in and signs the certificate your destination asks for and submits it online in the Veterinary Services' 'Ye'ela' system; a government veterinarian then signs it. Its dates follow the destination's rules for the certificate.

    The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

    Details and the official words

    The service page's details by destination and the list of offices that sign pet export certificates didn't load from the stored copy. Ask your vet how far ahead to submit the request and where the certificate is signed.

    “שירות זה מספק מידע לאזרחים ולווטרינרים על הנפקת תעודות בריאות בינלאומיות שיש להחתים לפני שמוציאים חיות מחמד לחו"ל.”

    “הגשת בקשה מקוונת לווטרינרים במערכת "יעלה" - יצוא חיות מחמד”

    “יום החתימה הקובע הוא יום החתימה על ידי הרופא הווטרינר הפרטי”

Worked out from the rules

Where you can go from Israel, and how long it takes

How each destination we cover treats pets from Israel, as its authority names the group, and the least time its official waits allow. Tap a destination for the full route.

47 destinations

Destination (dogs)Your pet’s group there · entry feesAlready vaccinatedNothing done yet
No official wait · 9Bahrain, Canada, China, Costa Rica…BahrainEntry fees: 5 BHDAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitCanadaCountry not on Canada’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitChinaNon-designated country or regionAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitCosta RicaAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitIndonesiaEntry fees: 25,000 IDRAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitMexicoAny other countryAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitPeruEntry fees: 98.60 PENAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitSouth KoreaCountry not on South Korea’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitVietnamAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official wait
Up to a month · 18Ecuador, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Argentina…EcuadorAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 2 weeksMalaysiaNon-scheduled countryEntry fees: 40 MYRAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 2 weeksSaudi ArabiaAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 2 weeksArgentinaAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksBrazilAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksColombiaEntry fees: 78,200 COPAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksEgyptAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksUruguayAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksUnited Arab EmiratesCountry not on the UAE’s low-risk listEntry fees: 700 AEDAlready vaccinated: 1 dayNothing done yet: 3 weeksChileAlready vaccinated: 5 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksThailandEntry fees: 500 THBAlready vaccinated: 3 weeksNothing done yet: 3 weeksPhilippinesAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 4 weeksDominican RepublicAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 4 weeksMoroccoAny other countryEntry fees: 300 MADAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 4 weeksSouth AfricaCountry whose dogs skip quarantineEntry fees: 250 ZARAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 4 weeksQatarAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksPanamaEntry fees: 65 USDAlready vaccinated: 5 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksIndiaEntry fees: 1,000 INRAlready vaccinated: 9 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeks
1 to 3 months · 4United States, Hawaii (US), Hong Kong SAR China, TaiwanUnited StatesCountry at high risk for dog rabiesAlready vaccinated: 4 weeksNothing done yet: 8 weeksHawaii (US)Already vaccinated: 4 weeksNothing done yet: 9 weeksHong Kong SAR ChinaGroup IIIB placeEntry fees: 432 HKDAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 3 monthsTaiwanCountry not on Taiwan’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 3 months
3 to 6 months · 11Kuwait, Singapore, European Union, Iceland…Kuwaitunder reviewAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 3 monthsSingaporeSchedule III countryEntry fees: 50 SGDAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsEuropean UnionUnlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsIcelandCountry Iceland has not approvedEntry fees: 39,633 ISKAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsNorthern Ireland (UK)Unlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsNorwayUnlisted third countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsSerbiaUnlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsSwitzerlandGroup 3 (rabies risk) countryEntry fees: 60 CHFAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsTürkiyeAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsUnited KingdomUnlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsOmanEntry fees: 20 OMRAlready vaccinated: about 4 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 months
More than 6 months · 4Kenya, New Zealand, Australia, JapanKenyaunder reviewAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 6 monthsNew ZealandCategory 3 countryAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 6 monthsAustraliaGroup 3 countryAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 7 monthsJapanNon-designated regionAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 7 months
Not possible, or not covered yet · 1Bali (Indonesia)Bali (Indonesia)Already vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not possible

For a dog; choose Cat above for cats. Grouped by the time for a pet with nothing done yet. “Already vaccinated”: microchipped, with a rabies vaccination still valid. Only the official waiting periods are counted: “No official wait” still means vet visits and paperwork, and appointment times come on top. Hover over a time to see the rule that sets it.

Money

What it costs to leave Israel

Israel’s government fees for a pet leaving, exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Israel publish. The destination’s own fees come on top: they are in the table above and on each route.

Government fees when leaving Israel

No government fee is published on the official pages we use for this trip. That doesn’t always mean it’s free: ask the authority.

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

We have no published vet or lab prices for Israel yet.

Prices that businesses publish on their own pages, quoted as we read them; yours can differ. Ranges are the lowest to highest of these examples, never our estimate. How we collect prices

Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.

Before you go

Coming back to Israel

What Veterinary Services and Animal Health says about bringing your pet back. Some of it only works if done before your pet leaves.

Entry rules for Israel · Everything about coming home

Notes

Good to know

  • Until further notice, the Veterinary Services offer no pet-export service at Ashdod port: signed health certificates can't be sent to or collected at Ashdod through the Ye'ela system, and certificates aren't signed by hand there.
  • If your destination needs a rabies blood test, an Israeli vet takes the sample, fills in the Veterinary Institute's online form (with the exact sampling date and the microchip number), pays in the ministry's online shop and delivers the printed form and the sample to the Veterinary Institute's reception. The result is emailed to the vet and to you; the cost depends on the number of tests.

Where this comes from

Official sources

Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Israel)

Last checked 2026-10-13. Next re-check due by 2026-11-12.

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Questions owners ask

What do I need to take my dog or cat out of Israel?

On the Israel side: health certificate signed by Israel's Veterinary Services. The destination’s own requirements come on top; the route pages combine both.

Who signs the export paperwork in Israel?

Before your pet leaves Israel, its international health certificate must be signed by Israel's Veterinary Services. Your private vet fills in and…

How early should I start when leaving Israel?

It depends on where you go. For a dog with nothing done yet, the official waiting periods allow Bahrain, Canada and China in no official wait, and Japan in about 7 months. Vet and appointment times come on top.

Can my pet come back to Israel afterwards?

Planning to come back to Israel soon? If no more than 30 days have passed since your private vet signed the export health certificate, Israel…

How this page is made

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