Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Kuwait to Vietnam: official requirements
Possible. There is no official waiting period, but you still need: quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country.
Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 1 official page
In short
- No rabies blood test, import permit or quarantine on this route for a pet that meets the rules.
- Coming back to Kuwait? 3 steps have to happen before your pet leaves.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Vietnam publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Viet Nam's 2026 circular on animal quarantine sets out what happens at the border for a pet carried by a traveller, but it doesn't list what the exporting country's quarantine certificate must state (for example a rabies vaccination or its timing), and we found no official English page for pet owners. Ask the animal quarantine office at your arrival airport and your airline what the certificate must show before you travel.
At a glance
The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.
How early to start
No official wait
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
No official wait still means appointments: quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country. Book them early; lab and paperwork times are not counted.
On this route
- No rabies blood test
- No import permit
- No quarantine
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Kuwait (leaving) or Vietnam (entering) asks for it.
We haven’t verified the leaving side for Kuwait yet: its official veterinary authority usually has to issue or endorse the health certificate.
In the days before you travel
PaperworkEntering Vietnam
Quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country
Your pet travels with the quarantine certificate issued by the exporting country's authority. The border quarantine office in Viet Nam checks it. The circular doesn't say how recent it must be or what it must state: ask the quarantine office at your arrival airport.
Details and the official words
“Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu thực hiện: Kiểm tra Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch của nước xuất khẩu; kiểm tra lâm sàng động vật;”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Vietnam
Declare your pet at the border animal quarantine office
For up to 2 animals you bring as pets or on a trip (not on the banned list), declare them for import quarantine directly at the animal quarantine office at the border. It checks the certificate and examines your pet, and issues Viet Nam's import quarantine certificate within 1 working day if everything is in order.
Details and the official words
“Kiểm dịch đối với trường hợp mang theo người không quá 02 con động vật với mục đích để nuôi làm cảnh, sinh hoạt trong gia đình hoặc mang theo đi du lịch, công tác, quá cảnh và không thuộc Danh mục động vật cấm xuất khẩu, nhập khẩu theo quy định”
“Chủ hàng khai báo kiểm dịch nhập khẩu trực tiếp tại Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu;”
“Trong thời hạn 01 ngày làm việc kể từ ngày thực hiện kiểm dịch, Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu cấp Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch động vật nhập khẩu”
Good to know
- We have not verified the export process for KW yet. Your country's official veterinary authority usually has to issue or endorse the health certificate.
- The circular doesn't list the vaccinations a pet must have. At the border, the quarantine office vaccinates an animal that hasn't been vaccinated against dangerous infectious diseases, and takes samples from an animal suspected of an infectious disease (the certificate then comes within 1 working day of the test result).
- An animal with a dangerous infectious disease is destroyed near the border crossing, and an animal whose foreign quarantine certificate isn't valid is held.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Kuwait publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
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 Kuwait 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.
Round trip
Coming back to Kuwait
Do before your pet leaves Kuwait (dogs)
- Microchip number on the certificate
- Rabies vaccination
- Rabies blood test 3 to 12 months before arrival
Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.
The trip back asks for 8 steps: PAAF import permit (valid for one month), microchip number on the certificate, rabies vaccination and rabies blood test 3 to 12 months before arrival and more.
Do before your pet leaves Kuwait (cats)
- Microchip number on the certificate
- Rabies vaccination
- Rabies blood test 3 to 12 months before arrival
Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.
The trip back asks for 8 steps: PAAF import permit (valid for one month), microchip number on the certificate, rabies vaccination and rabies blood test 3 to 12 months before arrival and more.
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Where this comes from
Official sources
Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-12.
Questions owners ask
Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Kuwait to Vietnam?
No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for a rabies blood test.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Vietnam?
No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for an import permit.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Vietnam?
Not on the routes we have verified: the official rules list no quarantine for a pet that meets the requirements.
How early should I start preparing my pet for Kuwait to Vietnam?
There is no official waiting period, but you still need: quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country.
Every rule here is quoted from the official page and checked word for word; not legal advice. How we verify · Report a mistake
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