US Form 15, rabies, species-specific vaccinations and a quantity exemption requiring confirmation.
Arrival procedures
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
APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
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. APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
A USDA-accredited veterinarian may examine the pet up to 14 days before travel, but must issue Form 15 and obtain APHIS endorsement within five days before travel. Carry the ink-signed, embossed endorsed original. The January 2026 country page gives the examination interval separately from the older generic guidance.
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. APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Adult pets need rabies immunity under Form 15. A still-valid multi-year vaccine need not be repeated merely because one year has elapsed. The linked guidance says after expiry use a booster and wait 20 days, or a rabies titer at least 0.5 IU/ml within 12 months of travel; have the veterinarian choose and document the applicable branch.
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. APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Dogs need distemper, adenovirus type 1/hepatitis, parvovirus, the guidance’s adenovirus type 2/parainfluenza entry, and leptospirosis vaccination more than 20 days and less than 12 months before travel. Approved US combination products are accepted. A licensed preventive drug is a leptospirosis alternative only as determined by the accredited veterinarian.
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. APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Cats need a US-approved panleukopenia vaccine more than 20 days and less than 12 months before travel. Examine for ringworm; healthy cats do not automatically require a laboratory ringworm test. Lesions trigger laboratory testing, and animals showing clinical ringworm must not be exported.
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. APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
For dogs/cats, Form 15 requires the stated anthrax-free premises period of 20 days and rabies/tuberculosis-free state or premises period of six months, as applicable. The guidance leaves personal-pet identification section 2.4 blank and makes treatment section 2.3 optional; it does not establish compulsory microchip implantation. Use clean transport containers.
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. APHIS describes a US Form 15 route for up to five personal dogs/cats. The EAEU common passport exemption covers at most two. The relationship between these document routes is not established here; confirm permission/quarantine for the actual number with the destination authority before booking.
