US certificate, FAVN wait, timed treatment and advance import permit.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Obtain the import permit before travel after submitting proof that the pet meets its conditions. Notify Veterinary and Livestock Services of port, date, time and flight at least three days before arrival. The government’s two-business-day processing estimate is not the traveller’s application deadline.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages 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
Use an ISO 11784/11785-compatible chip, or carry your own reader for a nonstandard chip. The US certificate requires rabies vaccination after implantation, from age 12 weeks, using approved inactivated adjuvanted vaccine, at least 30 days before export.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages 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 US certificate requires approved-laboratory FAVN ≥0.5 IU/ml with sampling at least 30 days after rabies vaccination. Entry is only after three months from the successful blood draw; carry the original laboratory result with the certificate. Confirm any residence-based exemption separately.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages 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 US model records examination within 14 days before export showing good health and no external parasites, with accredited and USDA veterinarian signatures. Transport directly to Saint Lucia, avoiding contact with animals except those holding similar permits. Confirm the flight itinerary with Veterinary Services.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages 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
Treat internal parasites including tapeworm with approved broad-spectrum anthelmintics, and external parasites including ticks, at least 14 days before export. Both national conditions and the US certificate say “not less than 14 days”; do not reverse this into a last-14-days interval.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Dogs: distemper, leptospirosis, hepatitis/adenovirus, parainfluenza and parvovirus vaccination at least 14 days before export; negative heartworm and Lyme tests sampled within 14 days. The US certificate explicitly explains why Leishmania, Nipah/Hendra tests were not performed in the US pathway; do not add those as unconditional US tests.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Cats require feline leukaemia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia and pneumonitis vaccination at least two weeks before export, as listed in the certificate. Confirm appropriate products with the veterinarian.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The government’s breed notice prohibits Pit Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier/British Staffordshire, Japanese Tosa Inu, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro and crosses. Confirm the dog’s identity before applying.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Other origins, commercial movements, transit, unusual ages and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
