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Dog or cat from Panama to Morocco: official requirements

Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip or tattoo before the rabies vaccination, rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine) and rabies blood test, if your pet stays less than 12 months and 2 more.

Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 10 official pages

Make my dated plan Reverse: Morocco → Panama

In short

Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Panama publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. MIDA's pages describe only the basic steps for the export licence. They don't say how far ahead to apply, how long the licence is valid or whether any other office must sign. A 2026 Ministry of Health decree has a section on export certificates for dogs and cats, but the official gazette blocks automated readers and we couldn't check it there: ask MIDA (560-5890) and the Ministry of Health before you travel.

Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Morocco publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Morocco's food safety office (ONSSA) publishes no guide for pet owners, only the model health certificates your country's vet must sign, as scanned documents. They set no minimum age and no fee. Every model also has the vet certify that your pet has lived in a country or area free of rabies for the last 6 months (the US model says premises), which ONSSA doesn't explain, and the rabies blood test is only for pets staying less than 12 months. Ask ONSSA, or the official vet service in your country, before you travel.

At a glance

How early to start (dogs)

4 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Health certificate for Morocco, signed after a vet check within 24 hours of departure (the vet examines your pet within the 24 hours before loading and signs the certificate that day)

No official wait

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route (dogs)

  • Rabies blood test needed

Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.

How early to start (cats)

4 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Health certificate for Morocco, signed after a vet check within 24 hours of departure (the vet examines your pet within the 24 hours before loading and signs the certificate that day)

No official wait

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route (cats)

  • Rabies blood test needed

Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.

Which rules apply to you

Morocco puts Panama in the group “Any other country”. See every group

Official name: Every other country ("Autres"): model I.CT.CN.JUIL.2025

Prefer a feed reader? Panama rule changes · Morocco rule changes

Panama → Morocco

What your pet needs

In the order you do them. Each step says whether Panama (leaving) or Morocco (entering) asks for it.

Dogs

Bringing a dog or cat into Morocco: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.

Taking a dog or cat out of Panama (MIDA): we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.

  1. Get ready

    1. Residence ruleEntering Morocco

      6 months in a rabies-free country or area (ask ONSSA)

      The official vet certifies that your pet has lived in a country or area free of rabies since birth or for at least the 6 months before it leaves. ONSSA doesn't say how this applies to a pet from a country where rabies is present: ask your official vet service or ONSSA before you plan the trip.

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

      Details and the official words

      Every ONSSA model has this statement. The certificates don't define a rabies-free country or area, and ONSSA publishes no list.

      “Ont été entretenus dans un pays ou dans une zone indemne de rage depuis leur naissance ou depuis au moins les 6 mois ayant précédé leur chargement”

      “Ont été entretenus dans un pays ou dans une zone indemne de rage depuis leur naissance ou depuis au moins les 6 mois ayant précédé leur chargement.”

      “Ont été entretenus dans un lieu indemne de rage depuis leur naissance ou depuis au moins les 6 mois ayant précédé leur chargement.”

      “Have been maintained in a rabies free country or free zone since their birth or at least during the last six months prior to their loading”

    2. IdentificationEntering Morocco

      Microchip or tattoo before the rabies vaccination

      Your pet must carry a permanent identification (a microchip or a tattoo) put in before its rabies vaccination.

      Details and the official words

      “Marque d’identification (tatouage ou puce)”

      “Ont été identifiés à l’aide d’une marque permanente, préalablement à leur vaccination contre la rage”

      “Ont été identifiés à l’aide d’une marque permanente, préalablement à leur vaccination contre la rage.”

      “Ont été identifiés à l’aide d’une marque permanente, préalablement à leur vaccination contre la rage.”

      “Have been identified with permanent mark, prior to their vaccination against rabies”

    3. VaccinationEntering Morocco

      Rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine)

      Your pet must be correctly vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine, after the microchip. At least 21 days must have passed since the first (primary) vaccination when the certificate is signed. The certificate lists the vaccine, its maker, the batch and the dates of the first vaccination and the last booster.

      Details and the official words

      No minimum age for the vaccination is given.

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé, et que 21 jours au moins se sont écoulés après la primovaccination antirabique”

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé”

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé”

      “Have been correctly vaccinated against rabies with inactivated vaccine, and at least 21 days have elapsed after the primary rabies vaccination”

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé, et que 21 jours au moins se sont écoulés après la vaccination antirabique”

    4. Blood testEntering Morocco

      Rabies blood test, if your pet stays less than 12 months

      For a stay of less than 12 months, a vet authorised by your country's authority takes a blood sample at least 30 days after the last rabies vaccination, and the result must be at least 0.5 IU/ml. The lab report, stamped by your country's veterinary authority, is attached to the certificate, and the vaccinations must then be kept up to date. A pet moving to Morocco for 12 months or more doesn't need it: its certificate says so instead.

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

      Details and the official words

      We can't tell from your trip how long your pet will stay, so the plan keeps the test. Skip it if your pet is moving to Morocco for 12 months or more.

      The US model has no blood test.

      “Seront exportés pour une période supérieure à 12 mois”

      “Seront exportés temporairement au Maroc pour une période inférieure à 12 mois, et ont été soumis à un prélèvement de sang, effectué par un vétérinaire habilité par l'autorité compétente, pour la recherche des anticorps sériques neutralisant le virus rabique, au moins 30 jours après la vaccination précédente contre la rage avec un titre supérieur ou égal à 0,5 UI/ml”

      “Les bulletins d'analyses de laboratoire du test ci-dessus mentionné, visés par l'autorité vétérinaire du pays d'origine sont joints au présent certificat sanitaire vétérinaire”

      “Seront exportés définitivement au Maroc”

      “Seront exportés temporairement au Maroc et ont été soumis à un prélèvement de sang, effectué par un vétérinaire habilité par l'autorité compétente, pour la recherche des anticorps sériques neutralisant le virus rabique, au moins 30 jours après la vaccination précédente contre la rage avec un titre supérieur ou égal à 0,5 UI/ml.”

      “Will be exported temporarily for a period less than 12 months, and have been submitted to a blood sample, taken by the competent authority, for an antibody titration test at least 30 days after the previous rabies vaccination, with a positive result, of at least 0.5 IU/ml”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. Vet examLeaving Panama

      Certificate of good health from a qualified vet (no more than 72 hours old) and an up-to-date vaccination card

      A qualified vet (médico veterinario idóneo) examines your pet and issues a certificate of good health, no more than 72 hours old when you collect MIDA's licence. Bring the up-to-date vaccination card (combined vaccine and rabies) and the record of parasite treatments, originals and one set of copies.

      Details and the official words

      “Es indispensable portar la Cartilla de Vacunación actualizada (múltiple y rabia), y un Certificado de Buena Salud emitido por un médico veterinario idóneo con una vigencia no mayor a 72 horas.”

      “Cartillas actualizadas de vacunas (múltiple y rabia) y desparasitaciones.”

    2. PaperworkPanama and Morocco

      Health certificate for Morocco, signed after a vet check within 24 hours of departure

      An official vet in your country examines your pet within the 24 hours before it leaves and signs ONSSA's model health certificate for your country: your pet is healthy, with no signs of contagious disease on the day it is loaded.

      Details and the official words

      MIDA export licence: request it on SITERPA, collect it in person: Request the export licence (Licencia Fitozoosanitaria de Exportación) online on MIDA's SITERPA portal with the red 'MASCOTAS' button, and note the request number. Then collect it in person at Plaza Edison (ground floor, single window) in Panama City or at MIDA's offices in Herrera or Chiriquí, with the vet's certificate and the vaccination card (originals and copies). One licence per species, 10 balboas each, paid by deposit at Banco Nacional (bring the slip).

      Executive Decree 8 of 26 February 2026 (Ministry of Health) has a section on export certificates for dogs, cats and ferrets. The official gazette blocks automated readers, so we couldn't check it there. A copy on the UN's legal database (not an official source) says the certificates must be presented to the ministry's National Directorate of Food Control and Veterinary Surveillance 5 working days before the trip for evaluation and signature. Ask MIDA and the Ministry of Health whether this applies before you book.

      “Je soussigné, vétérinaire officiel, certifie que les animaux désignés ci-dessus et examinés ce jour”

      “Ont été examinés au cours des 24 dernières heures, ont été trouvés en bon état de santé et n’ont présenté aucun signe clinique de maladies contagieuses propres à l’espèce, le jour de leur chargement”

      “Ont été examinés au cours des 24 dernières heures, ont été trouvés en bon état de santé et n’ont présenté aucun signe clinique de maladies contagieuses propres à l’espèce, le jour de leur chargement.”

      “Je soussigné, vétérinaire agréé par l’USDA certifie que les animaux désignés ci-dessus et examinés ce jour”

      “ce certificat a une durée de validité de 3 jours avant le départ des animaux vers le Maroc”

      “Were examined in the last 24 hours and found to be in good health and show no clinical signs of contagious diseases specific to the species, the day of their loading”

      “This certificate is valid for 7 days”

      “El Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario (MIDA) a través de la Dirección Ejecutiva de Cuarentena Agropecuaria (DECA) emite las Licencias Fitozoosanitarias de Exportación de mascotas (caninos y felinos).”

      “Para lo cual los usuarios deben Ingresar a SITERPA , dando click al botón ROJO llamado «MASCOTAS» para registrar los datos requeridos y enviar la solicitud del documento vía web.”

      “Para finalizar el proceso de exportación y retirar la Licencia (que tiene un costo de B/. 10.00), el solicitante debe presentarse personalmente en las oficinas designadas (Plaza Edison en Panamá o en las provincias de Herrera y Chiriquí) con la documentación original y copias.”

      “Se emite una Licencia por Especie y cada Licencia tiene un costo de 10.00 balboas (debe entregar el slip del depósito realizado al Banco Nacional”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. On arrivalEntering Morocco

      ONSSA check at the border inspection post

      On arrival, ONSSA's vets at the border inspection post (Morocco has 16) check the certificate, your pet's identity and its health. Only pets that meet the requirements are let in.

      Details and the official words

      “Au Maroc 16 PIF sont ouverts par voie réglementaire à l’import/export des animaux et le contrôle sanitaire est effectué par des vétérinaires de l’Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA).”

      “Après un contrôle documentaire, d’identité et physique, seuls les animaux qui sont conformes sur le plan sanitaire sont autorisés à être admis sur le territoire national.”

Good to know

  • Morocco bans importing dogs classed as dangerous: pit bull types (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Bull Terrier), boerboel types (Mastiff) and Tosa.
  • At the border inspection post, ONSSA's vets check the documents, your pet's identity and its health. A pet that doesn't meet the requirements is sent back or destroyed.
  • These are only the basic steps for leaving Panama. You are responsible for checking and meeting every requirement of the destination, which may include extra paperwork for your pet.
  • If your dog will come back to Panama, tell MIDA when you apply: it gives more information for that case.

Cats

Bringing a dog or cat into Morocco: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.

Taking a dog or cat out of Panama (MIDA): we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.

  1. Get ready

    1. Residence ruleEntering Morocco

      6 months in a rabies-free country or area (ask ONSSA)

      The official vet certifies that your pet has lived in a country or area free of rabies since birth or for at least the 6 months before it leaves. ONSSA doesn't say how this applies to a pet from a country where rabies is present: ask your official vet service or ONSSA before you plan the trip.

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

      Details and the official words

      Every ONSSA model has this statement. The certificates don't define a rabies-free country or area, and ONSSA publishes no list.

      “Ont été entretenus dans un pays ou dans une zone indemne de rage depuis leur naissance ou depuis au moins les 6 mois ayant précédé leur chargement”

      “Ont été entretenus dans un pays ou dans une zone indemne de rage depuis leur naissance ou depuis au moins les 6 mois ayant précédé leur chargement.”

      “Ont été entretenus dans un lieu indemne de rage depuis leur naissance ou depuis au moins les 6 mois ayant précédé leur chargement.”

      “Have been maintained in a rabies free country or free zone since their birth or at least during the last six months prior to their loading”

    2. IdentificationEntering Morocco

      Microchip or tattoo before the rabies vaccination

      Your pet must carry a permanent identification (a microchip or a tattoo) put in before its rabies vaccination.

      Details and the official words

      “Marque d’identification (tatouage ou puce)”

      “Ont été identifiés à l’aide d’une marque permanente, préalablement à leur vaccination contre la rage”

      “Ont été identifiés à l’aide d’une marque permanente, préalablement à leur vaccination contre la rage.”

      “Ont été identifiés à l’aide d’une marque permanente, préalablement à leur vaccination contre la rage.”

      “Have been identified with permanent mark, prior to their vaccination against rabies”

    3. VaccinationEntering Morocco

      Rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine)

      Your pet must be correctly vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine, after the microchip. At least 21 days must have passed since the first (primary) vaccination when the certificate is signed. The certificate lists the vaccine, its maker, the batch and the dates of the first vaccination and the last booster.

      Details and the official words

      No minimum age for the vaccination is given.

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé, et que 21 jours au moins se sont écoulés après la primovaccination antirabique”

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé”

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé”

      “Have been correctly vaccinated against rabies with inactivated vaccine, and at least 21 days have elapsed after the primary rabies vaccination”

      “Ont été correctement vaccinés contre la rage par un vaccin inactivé, et que 21 jours au moins se sont écoulés après la vaccination antirabique”

    4. Blood testEntering Morocco

      Rabies blood test, if your pet stays less than 12 months

      For a stay of less than 12 months, a vet authorised by your country's authority takes a blood sample at least 30 days after the last rabies vaccination, and the result must be at least 0.5 IU/ml. The lab report, stamped by your country's veterinary authority, is attached to the certificate, and the vaccinations must then be kept up to date. A pet moving to Morocco for 12 months or more doesn't need it: its certificate says so instead.

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

      Details and the official words

      We can't tell from your trip how long your pet will stay, so the plan keeps the test. Skip it if your pet is moving to Morocco for 12 months or more.

      The US model has no blood test.

      “Seront exportés pour une période supérieure à 12 mois”

      “Seront exportés temporairement au Maroc pour une période inférieure à 12 mois, et ont été soumis à un prélèvement de sang, effectué par un vétérinaire habilité par l'autorité compétente, pour la recherche des anticorps sériques neutralisant le virus rabique, au moins 30 jours après la vaccination précédente contre la rage avec un titre supérieur ou égal à 0,5 UI/ml”

      “Les bulletins d'analyses de laboratoire du test ci-dessus mentionné, visés par l'autorité vétérinaire du pays d'origine sont joints au présent certificat sanitaire vétérinaire”

      “Seront exportés définitivement au Maroc”

      “Seront exportés temporairement au Maroc et ont été soumis à un prélèvement de sang, effectué par un vétérinaire habilité par l'autorité compétente, pour la recherche des anticorps sériques neutralisant le virus rabique, au moins 30 jours après la vaccination précédente contre la rage avec un titre supérieur ou égal à 0,5 UI/ml.”

      “Will be exported temporarily for a period less than 12 months, and have been submitted to a blood sample, taken by the competent authority, for an antibody titration test at least 30 days after the previous rabies vaccination, with a positive result, of at least 0.5 IU/ml”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. Vet examLeaving Panama

      Certificate of good health from a qualified vet (no more than 72 hours old) and an up-to-date vaccination card

      A qualified vet (médico veterinario idóneo) examines your pet and issues a certificate of good health, no more than 72 hours old when you collect MIDA's licence. Bring the up-to-date vaccination card (combined vaccine and rabies) and the record of parasite treatments, originals and one set of copies.

      Details and the official words

      “Es indispensable portar la Cartilla de Vacunación actualizada (múltiple y rabia), y un Certificado de Buena Salud emitido por un médico veterinario idóneo con una vigencia no mayor a 72 horas.”

      “Cartillas actualizadas de vacunas (múltiple y rabia) y desparasitaciones.”

    2. PaperworkPanama and Morocco

      Health certificate for Morocco, signed after a vet check within 24 hours of departure

      An official vet in your country examines your pet within the 24 hours before it leaves and signs ONSSA's model health certificate for your country: your pet is healthy, with no signs of contagious disease on the day it is loaded.

      Details and the official words

      MIDA export licence: request it on SITERPA, collect it in person: Request the export licence (Licencia Fitozoosanitaria de Exportación) online on MIDA's SITERPA portal with the red 'MASCOTAS' button, and note the request number. Then collect it in person at Plaza Edison (ground floor, single window) in Panama City or at MIDA's offices in Herrera or Chiriquí, with the vet's certificate and the vaccination card (originals and copies). One licence per species, 10 balboas each, paid by deposit at Banco Nacional (bring the slip).

      Executive Decree 8 of 26 February 2026 (Ministry of Health) has a section on export certificates for dogs, cats and ferrets. The official gazette blocks automated readers, so we couldn't check it there. A copy on the UN's legal database (not an official source) says the certificates must be presented to the ministry's National Directorate of Food Control and Veterinary Surveillance 5 working days before the trip for evaluation and signature. Ask MIDA and the Ministry of Health whether this applies before you book.

      “Je soussigné, vétérinaire officiel, certifie que les animaux désignés ci-dessus et examinés ce jour”

      “Ont été examinés au cours des 24 dernières heures, ont été trouvés en bon état de santé et n’ont présenté aucun signe clinique de maladies contagieuses propres à l’espèce, le jour de leur chargement”

      “Ont été examinés au cours des 24 dernières heures, ont été trouvés en bon état de santé et n’ont présenté aucun signe clinique de maladies contagieuses propres à l’espèce, le jour de leur chargement.”

      “Je soussigné, vétérinaire agréé par l’USDA certifie que les animaux désignés ci-dessus et examinés ce jour”

      “ce certificat a une durée de validité de 3 jours avant le départ des animaux vers le Maroc”

      “Were examined in the last 24 hours and found to be in good health and show no clinical signs of contagious diseases specific to the species, the day of their loading”

      “This certificate is valid for 7 days”

      “El Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario (MIDA) a través de la Dirección Ejecutiva de Cuarentena Agropecuaria (DECA) emite las Licencias Fitozoosanitarias de Exportación de mascotas (caninos y felinos).”

      “Para lo cual los usuarios deben Ingresar a SITERPA , dando click al botón ROJO llamado «MASCOTAS» para registrar los datos requeridos y enviar la solicitud del documento vía web.”

      “Para finalizar el proceso de exportación y retirar la Licencia (que tiene un costo de B/. 10.00), el solicitante debe presentarse personalmente en las oficinas designadas (Plaza Edison en Panamá o en las provincias de Herrera y Chiriquí) con la documentación original y copias.”

      “Se emite una Licencia por Especie y cada Licencia tiene un costo de 10.00 balboas (debe entregar el slip del depósito realizado al Banco Nacional”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. On arrivalEntering Morocco

      ONSSA check at the border inspection post

      On arrival, ONSSA's vets at the border inspection post (Morocco has 16) check the certificate, your pet's identity and its health. Only pets that meet the requirements are let in.

      Details and the official words

      “Au Maroc 16 PIF sont ouverts par voie réglementaire à l’import/export des animaux et le contrôle sanitaire est effectué par des vétérinaires de l’Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA).”

      “Après un contrôle documentaire, d’identité et physique, seuls les animaux qui sont conformes sur le plan sanitaire sont autorisés à être admis sur le territoire national.”

Good to know

  • At the border inspection post, ONSSA's vets check the documents, your pet's identity and its health. A pet that doesn't meet the requirements is sent back or destroyed.
  • These are only the basic steps for leaving Panama. You are responsible for checking and meeting every requirement of the destination, which may include extra paperwork for your pet.

Money

What it costs

Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Panama publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.

Government fees on this route

Government fees in total: 10 USD (each currency separately)

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

No published prices yet for Panama: microchip, rabies vaccination, health certificate (vet’s fee), vet examination.

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 Panama

Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Panama (dogs).

The trip back asks for 6 steps: Tell MINSA 3 to 5 business days before your pet arrives, official export health certificate, apostilled, at most 30 days old, rabies vaccination from 3 months old, at least 30 days before the trip and dogs: distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis and parvovirus vaccinations and more.

Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Panama (cats).

The trip back asks for 6 steps: Tell MINSA 3 to 5 business days before your pet arrives, official export health certificate, apostilled, at most 30 days old, rabies vaccination from 3 months old, at least 30 days before the trip and cats: rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia vaccinations and more.

Every step from Morocco to Panama

Where this comes from

Official sources

Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-13.

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Questions owners ask

Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Panama to Morocco?

Yes: For a stay of less than 12 months, a vet authorised by your country's authority takes a blood sample at least 30 days after the last rabies vaccination, and the result must be at least 0.5 IU/ml.

Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Morocco?

We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.

Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Morocco?

We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.

How early should I start preparing my pet for Panama to Morocco?

With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip or tattoo before the rabies vaccination, rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine) and rabies blood test, if your pet stays less than 12 months and 2 more.

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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