Selected Guam/Japan entry pathway and differences between the 2025 and 2026 forms.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Submit an entry-permit application and complete itinerary including foreign layovers well in advance; the page gives a sixty-day permit validity. Send the health certificate separately when available rather than delaying the initial application.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Even the rabies-free-area branch requires two rabies vaccinations with official veterinary certificates. Dogs also need current DHPP, leptospirosis and Bordetella; cats need current FVRCP.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
A veterinarian must certify at least six months’ residence in the recognized rabies-free area. With that branch accepted, FAVN is not required; the guide’s suggestion to test for a future return is advice, not an extra import requirement.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Provide written evidence of internal and external parasite treatment within fourteen days of arrival. Include date, products and administration method in the health certificate with veterinary attestation.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Obtain the health certificate within ten days of travel; include chip number/implantation date and rabies vaccine name, lot/serial, expiry and vaccination date, plus applicable parasite details. Japanese-origin documents must be official veterinary documents in English.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Japanese-origin dogs must be at least six months old, have an ISO-compatible microchip and an online CDC Dog Import Form. Confirm the full federal history-dependent route independently.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
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
The linked 2025 application lists $50 sterilized/$500 unsterilized, while the linked 2026 guide lists $25. Confirm the applicable fee with DLNR before paying; no single current amount is asserted.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
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
For US sources outside the separately proven Hawaii exemption, the website requires FAVN. The 2026 guide’s first page assigns the 120-day wait to non-US non-rabies-free sources, while its next page says all non-rabies-free sources. Obtain written US-pathway timing; the selector cannot establish Hawaii residence.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Only healthy adult dogs/cats directly from Guam or Japan with the required six-month rabies-free-area residence evidence. Hawaii is not inferred from the US selector. Other origins, high-risk histories and US FAVN/quarantine timing require separate confirmation.
