Mandatory microchip, US rabies record and endorsed health certificate.
Pet identification
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The linked US certificate explicitly requires all dogs and cats to have an implanted microchip. The certifying veterinarian verifies every chip number entered.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
A USDA-accredited veterinarian issues the linked certificate after examination and APHIS endorses it. It is valid 30 days after issue. Carry the ink-signed, embossed endorsed original.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The certificate requires no infectious/contagious disease, no known rabies exposure, origin outside a rabies-quarantined area, and a US-approved inactivated rabies vaccine within the year before departure. Other vaccination/treatment/test tables are optional in this model; confirm any additional destination conditions separately.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
