BES health and rabies documents, source restrictions and selected Netherlands departure preparation.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Article 2 of the BES decree prohibits import of the listed small animals, including dogs and cats, without a valid health declaration. Use the document accepted by the veterinary authority of the actual island; the law alone does not give one universal issue-to-arrival validity period.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Article 2 additionally requires dogs and cats to have valid rabies vaccination proof for import or transit. It does not specify a titer requirement or blanket exemption; the return-to-Netherlands blood-test statement is not a BES arrival exemption.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Article 7 prohibits dog/cat import and transit from mainland South and Central American countries, except Suriname. It contains an exception for someone moving residence to BES with their pets owned for at least four months. Confirm actual origin, ownership and relocation; Suriname is excluded from this particular ban, not automatically admitted, and ordinary tourism is not the relocation exception.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Article 3 provides immediate quarantine and carrier return/onward transport at the next opportunity for failure to meet Article 2 conditions. Authority discretion to vaccinate under Article 6 is not a normal entry workaround; the six-week transit clause is not routine import quarantine.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
For the selected Netherlands-to-BES preparation, Saba’s government page requires a microchip before rabies vaccination. Bonaire also specifies a functioning chip for Netherlands departure. Confirm the identification record with the veterinarian; these pages do not supply an ISO-number specification.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Carry the EU pet passport for the selected Netherlands departure. Saba’s page labels it mandatory for BES, and Bonaire’s Netherlands-to-Bonaire section agrees. This is document preparation, not treatment of BES as an EU entry destination.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Saba’s BES preparation requires a health certificate and clinical examination recorded in the EU passport no more than ten days before departure. Bonaire separately says its Netherlands-origin certificate is veterinarian-signed and issued no more than ten days prior; confirm the island’s exact certificate timing.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Saba’s BES preparation says first rabies vaccination at least one month before departure, with boosters within the vaccine schedule. It says vaccination can start at 12 weeks; it does not establish entry at 12 weeks or a young-pet exception.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Saba’s BES preparation also labels distemper vaccination mandatory for dogs. The published timing phrase needs clarification and is recorded separately. Parvovirus/hepatitis vaccination and heartworm prevention are recommendations, not additional compulsory checklist steps.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
The dog distemper timing is phrased as within 30 days and one year before the trip. The accepted lower/upper interval was not clarified by an additional primary instruction. Have the actual island veterinarian confirm it; do not silently convert this into vaccination within the last 30 days.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Saba’s selected Netherlands departure preparation says NVWA legalization of travel documents is not necessary. Keep the passport, certificate and vaccinations; this specific statement is not a universal exemption from foreign official endorsement or island permission.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
Confirm the actual island, origin history, accepted certificate and any permit before travel. Bonaire says requirements vary by species and origin. The obtained documents do not establish unrestricted admission, a general permit exemption, or identical certificate issue dates for all three islands and all departure countries.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. BES means Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Common statutory conditions do not establish all-origin eligibility. The passport, chip and examination preparation below selects Netherlands departure; island-specific formats, permits and actual origin history remain to confirm. Bonaire-only and Saba-airport instructions are not silently applied to all islands.
