Requirements

Every pet travel requirement, explained

Microchips, vaccinations, blood tests, certificates, permits: what each requirement is, why authorities ask for it, and which countries use it, with their official wording.

Microchip
The ID every other record is tied to.
Used in 19 rule sets
Rabies vaccination
Valid, in-date, and given in the right order.
Used in 27 rule sets
Rabies blood test (titer)
Proof the vaccine worked, and the waiting period that follows.
Used in 15 rule sets
Health certificate
The document your pet carries, signed by a vet.
Used in 31 rule sets
Government endorsement
A government vet’s stamp on your vet’s certificate.
Used in 35 rule sets
Import permit
Permission to enter, issued before you travel.
Used in 17 rule sets
Quarantine
When your pet is kept after arrival, and how to avoid it.
Used in 7 rule sets
Tapeworm treatment
A timed treatment for dogs going to a few countries.
Used in 3 rule sets
Parasite treatment
A recorded flea, tick and worm treatment.
Used in 12 rule sets
Other vaccinations
Core vaccines some countries add to rabies.
Used in 11 rule sets
Minimum age
Pets must be old enough to travel.
Used in 8 rule sets
Advance notice
Telling the authority before you arrive or leave.
Used in 9 rule sets
Where your pet may enter
Designated airports, ports and routes.
Used in 8 rule sets
Checks on arrival
What happens at the border.
Used in 17 rule sets
Vet examination
A clinical check before travel.
Used in 19 rule sets
Extra disease tests
Hendra, Nipah, leptospirosis and others.
Used in 5 rule sets