Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Lithuania to Oman: official requirements
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least about 4 months ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and 3 more.
Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 3 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- On this route: rabies blood test needed and import permit needed.
- No quarantine on this route for a pet that meets the rules.
- Coming back to Lithuania? 2 steps have to happen before your pet leaves.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Lithuania publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. VMVT's page says only that the destination sets the rules, that an import permit and a veterinary certificate from an official vet may be needed, and that some procedures take months. It gives no deadline, fee or endorsement procedure for leaving Lithuania: ask VMVT (phone 1879, or +370 5 242 0108 from abroad).
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Oman publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Oman's official page for the import permit lists the conditions and documents, but it doesn't say how recent the health certificate must be, how long the permit is valid, what antibody level the blood test must reach or whether a pet can be quarantined. Ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department when you apply for the permit.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
about 4 months
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot (the result must be at least 3 months old at export; Oman counts from the date the lab issues the result, so we add 14 days for the lab to report (not an official figure))
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (dogs)
- Rabies blood test needed
- Import permit needed
- No quarantine
How early to start (cats)
about 4 months
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot (the result must be at least 3 months old at export; Oman counts from the date the lab issues the result, so we add 14 days for the lab to report (not an official figure))
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (cats)
- Rabies blood test needed
- Import permit needed
- No quarantine
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Lithuania → Oman
What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Lithuania (leaving) or Oman (entering) asks for it.
Dogs
Get ready
Age ruleEntering Oman
Older than four months
Your pet must be more than four months old when it is imported.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be more than four months old.”
IdentificationEntering Oman
Microchip, recorded on the vaccination record
Your pet needs an electronic microchip, and its number must be on the vaccination record you send with the permit application.
Details and the official words
“The electronic microchip identified for the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies after it is 12 weeks old. Its vaccination record must go back to its birth and carry its photo and microchip number.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
“A record of the pet's immunizations, from the date of its birth.”
“Photo of the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival
No more than 12 months may have passed since your pet's rabies vaccination when it is imported. If its last shot will be older than that on arrival day, give a booster, and then do the blood test again 21 to 30 days later (see below).
Details and the official words
Add the date of your pet's most recent rabies shot to check this. The page doesn't say whether a 3-year vaccine counts for longer: we apply the 12 months to the most recent shot.
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
Blood testEntering Oman
Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot
Have a blood sample taken 21 to 30 days after your pet's most recent rabies vaccination and tested (RNATT or FAVN) at an accredited laboratory. Oman counts from the date the result is issued: it must be at least 3 months and not more than 12 months old when your pet leaves. The page doesn't give the pass level; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, so confirm it with the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
Details and the official words
A new rabies booster means a new blood test 21 to 30 days later, and a new 3-month wait from its result.
“To draw a blood sample to calibrate the immune bodies 21-30 days after the last rabies immunization (RNATT or FAVN).”
“The period from the date of issuance of the results of the RNATT or FAVN should not be less than three months, and not more than 12 months when exporting the pet.”
“Blood test to calibrate rabies antibodies, from an accredited laboratory.”
PermitEntering Oman
Veterinary import permit through the Bayan customs system
Before your pet arrives, apply for the veterinary import permit through the customs Bayan system (OMR 20), attaching the vaccination record from birth with your pet's photo and microchip number, and the blood test result. Permits are approved within two hours, during working hours, seven days a week. The page doesn't say how long the permit is valid, so apply once the blood test result is ready and before you leave.
Details and the official words
“Obtaining a PRIOR veterinary permit (before the arrival of the pet) to import pets (dogs and cats)”
“through the Customs Bayan System, accompanied by the following documents”
“Approval of the permits shall be within two hours of the application, during the official working hours and for seven days a week (All days).”
“OMR 20”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkLithuania and Oman
Government veterinary health certificate from the exporting country
Your pet travels with a government veterinary health certificate from the country it is exported from. The page doesn't say how recent it must be: ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
Details and the official words
An official vet of the country the pet leaves from approves and issues the veterinary certificate: When the destination asks for a veterinary certificate, VMVT says it is approved and issued by an official vet in the country the animal leaves from. Its form and content, and any annexes, are set by the destination country: for some countries the certificates are already published (VMVT's page links them).
VMVT's page gives no deadline for how recent the certificate must be, no fee and no booking procedure: the destination's own requirements decide, and VMVT is the place to ask.
“A government veterinary health certificate from the country of export.”
“Sertifikatą patvirtina ir išduoda oficialus veterinarijos gydytojas toje šalyje, iš kurios gyvūnas išvyksta.”
“Keliaujant iš ES į trečiąsias šalis ar teritorijas, veterinarinio sertifikato forma ir turinys bei bet kokie priedai nustatomi trečiosios šalies.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Oman
Show the documents on arrival
At the port of arrival (land, sea, or air as cargo or with passengers), show the import permit, the health certificate, the passport or vaccination record and the laboratory's blood test certificate. Release works around the clock: your pet is released within two hours of being presented for inspection.
Details and the official words
“Upon arrival at the port (land - sea - air cargo / passengers):”
“A certificate from an accredited laboratory for the calibration of rabies immunoglobulins.”
“the release of the shipment submitted shall be within two hours of submitting the goods for the inspection of the relevant authority.”
Good to know
- Banned in Oman (Resolution 222/2019): Pit Bull, Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, Mastiff, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, Japanese Tosa, Rottweiler, Doberman Pinscher, Presa Canario, Boxer, Boerboel, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Anatolian Karabash and Great Dane, and any mix of these breeds.
- The conditions for bringing a pet into a country outside the EU are set by that country's own national law. VMVT recommends finding out well before the trip what your pet must meet to enter that country, because some procedures can take several months.
- Check the destination's veterinary rules in advance. If the country requires it, you must get an import permit and a veterinary certificate.
- Not every country outside the EU accepts the EU pet passport. Some let dogs, cats and ferrets travel with it; others require a veterinary certificate issued by an official vet of the competent authority.
- Planning to bring your pet back to the EU? After a short stay in a non-EU country you can skip the 3-month wait after the rabies blood test, but only if, before you leave the EU, your pet was vaccinated against rabies, passed a successful titer test, and your vet recorded both in its EU pet passport. So do the blood test before you go.
Cats
Get ready
Age ruleEntering Oman
Older than four months
Your pet must be more than four months old when it is imported.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be more than four months old.”
IdentificationEntering Oman
Microchip, recorded on the vaccination record
Your pet needs an electronic microchip, and its number must be on the vaccination record you send with the permit application.
Details and the official words
“The electronic microchip identified for the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies after it is 12 weeks old. Its vaccination record must go back to its birth and carry its photo and microchip number.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
“A record of the pet's immunizations, from the date of its birth.”
“Photo of the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival
No more than 12 months may have passed since your pet's rabies vaccination when it is imported. If its last shot will be older than that on arrival day, give a booster, and then do the blood test again 21 to 30 days later (see below).
Details and the official words
Add the date of your pet's most recent rabies shot to check this. The page doesn't say whether a 3-year vaccine counts for longer: we apply the 12 months to the most recent shot.
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
Blood testEntering Oman
Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot
Have a blood sample taken 21 to 30 days after your pet's most recent rabies vaccination and tested (RNATT or FAVN) at an accredited laboratory. Oman counts from the date the result is issued: it must be at least 3 months and not more than 12 months old when your pet leaves. The page doesn't give the pass level; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, so confirm it with the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
Details and the official words
A new rabies booster means a new blood test 21 to 30 days later, and a new 3-month wait from its result.
“To draw a blood sample to calibrate the immune bodies 21-30 days after the last rabies immunization (RNATT or FAVN).”
“The period from the date of issuance of the results of the RNATT or FAVN should not be less than three months, and not more than 12 months when exporting the pet.”
“Blood test to calibrate rabies antibodies, from an accredited laboratory.”
PermitEntering Oman
Veterinary import permit through the Bayan customs system
Before your pet arrives, apply for the veterinary import permit through the customs Bayan system (OMR 20), attaching the vaccination record from birth with your pet's photo and microchip number, and the blood test result. Permits are approved within two hours, during working hours, seven days a week. The page doesn't say how long the permit is valid, so apply once the blood test result is ready and before you leave.
Details and the official words
“Obtaining a PRIOR veterinary permit (before the arrival of the pet) to import pets (dogs and cats)”
“through the Customs Bayan System, accompanied by the following documents”
“Approval of the permits shall be within two hours of the application, during the official working hours and for seven days a week (All days).”
“OMR 20”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkLithuania and Oman
Government veterinary health certificate from the exporting country
Your pet travels with a government veterinary health certificate from the country it is exported from. The page doesn't say how recent it must be: ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
Details and the official words
An official vet of the country the pet leaves from approves and issues the veterinary certificate: When the destination asks for a veterinary certificate, VMVT says it is approved and issued by an official vet in the country the animal leaves from. Its form and content, and any annexes, are set by the destination country: for some countries the certificates are already published (VMVT's page links them).
VMVT's page gives no deadline for how recent the certificate must be, no fee and no booking procedure: the destination's own requirements decide, and VMVT is the place to ask.
“A government veterinary health certificate from the country of export.”
“Sertifikatą patvirtina ir išduoda oficialus veterinarijos gydytojas toje šalyje, iš kurios gyvūnas išvyksta.”
“Keliaujant iš ES į trečiąsias šalis ar teritorijas, veterinarinio sertifikato forma ir turinys bei bet kokie priedai nustatomi trečiosios šalies.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Oman
Show the documents on arrival
At the port of arrival (land, sea, or air as cargo or with passengers), show the import permit, the health certificate, the passport or vaccination record and the laboratory's blood test certificate. Release works around the clock: your pet is released within two hours of being presented for inspection.
Details and the official words
“Upon arrival at the port (land - sea - air cargo / passengers):”
“A certificate from an accredited laboratory for the calibration of rabies immunoglobulins.”
“the release of the shipment submitted shall be within two hours of submitting the goods for the inspection of the relevant authority.”
Good to know
- The conditions for bringing a pet into a country outside the EU are set by that country's own national law. VMVT recommends finding out well before the trip what your pet must meet to enter that country, because some procedures can take several months.
- Check the destination's veterinary rules in advance. If the country requires it, you must get an import permit and a veterinary certificate.
- Not every country outside the EU accepts the EU pet passport. Some let dogs, cats and ferrets travel with it; others require a veterinary certificate issued by an official vet of the competent authority.
- Planning to bring your pet back to the EU? After a short stay in a non-EU country you can skip the 3-month wait after the rabies blood test, but only if, before you leave the EU, your pet was vaccinated against rabies, passed a successful titer test, and your vet recorded both in its EU pet passport. So do the blood test before you go.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Lithuania publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
Veterinary import permit for dogs and catsEntering Oman20 OMR
“Application fees OMR 20”
Veterinary Permit to Import Dogs and Cats (Directorate General of Customs, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources) · as of 2026-10-12
Government fees in total: 20 OMR (each currency separately)
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
Rabies blood test: the lab’s own pricean approved laboratory; your vet adds the blood draw and the courier · for: rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shotPrices from 8 countries
Austria: 1 published price
- AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Institute for Veterinary Investigations Mödling: Lab price for the rabies antibody titre test for pets (EU-recognised lab), samples sent from EU countries, 20% VAT included; transport to the lab paid by the sender97.26 EUR · per sample · read 2026-10-13
France: 2 published prices
- Laboratoire départemental de la Haute-Garonne (LD31 EVA): Lab price for the FAVN (WOAH/OMSA method) rabies antibody test, VAT included, price guaranteed until 31/12/2026 (from the lab's order form)99 EUR · per test · read 2026-10-13
- Inovalys (laboratory): Lab price only: rabies antibody titration (COFRAC accredited), ordered online by the owner; the page says the blood sample is taken by your vet and sending it to the lab is the owner's responsibility (no amounts given for those)99.18 EUR · per test · read 2026-10-13
the United Kingdom: 2 published prices
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test for dogs and cats for pet travel (test code TC0712), single sample, excluding VAT72.30 GBP · per test · read 2026-10-13
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test for dogs and cats, extended method (test code TC0570), single sample, excluding VAT106 GBP · per test · read 2026-10-13
Japan: 1 published price
- Research Institute for Animal Science in Biochemistry and Toxicology (RIAS, 一般財団法人生物科学安全研究所): Lab fee only: rabies antibody test at RIAS (a MAFF-designated lab), tax included, paid in advance by bank transfer; vet's blood draw and shipping not included15,000 JPY · per sample · read 2026-10-13
Poland: 1 published price
- National Veterinary Research Institute (PIWet-PIB), Puławy: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test, standard service (max 21 calendar days), electronic report only, gross (VAT included)280 PLN · per test · read 2026-10-13
Sweden: 1 published price
- Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA): Lab price for the FAVN rabies vaccination-check antibody test (article D142410), excluding VAT (exkl. moms)1,365 SEK · per test · read 2026-10-13
the United States: 1 published price
- University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test for pet travel/export (University of Missouri VMDL One Health-Rabies Laboratory); shipping not stated79 USD · per test · read 2026-10-13
South Africa: 1 published price
- Agricultural Research Council – Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR): Lab price for the rabies neutralization (antibody) test per clear serum sample, VAT included; the price list does not name FAVN or RFFIT (ARC-Onderstepoort diagnostic price list, PDF created May 2026)2,030 ZAR · per clear serum sample · read 2026-10-13
No published prices yet for Lithuania: microchip, rabies vaccination, health certificate (vet’s fee).
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 Lithuania
Do before your pet leaves Lithuania
- Microchip
- Rabies vaccination
Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.
The trip back asks for 6 steps: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody blood test (titer) and EU animal health certificate and more.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Veterinary Permit to Import Dogs and Cats (Directorate General of Customs, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources)
- Gyvūnų augintinių išvežimas į trečiąsias šalis (VMVT)
- EU rules on travelling with pets and other animals in the EU (Your Europe)
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 Lithuania to Oman?
Yes: Have a blood sample taken 21 to 30 days after your pet's most recent rabies vaccination and tested (RNATT or FAVN) at an accredited laboratory.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Oman?
Yes: Before your pet arrives, apply for the veterinary import permit through the customs Bayan system (OMR 20), attaching the vaccination record from birth with your pet's photo and microchip number, and the blood test result.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Oman?
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 Lithuania to Oman?
With nothing done yet, start at least about 4 months ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and 3 more.
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