🇦🇬Taking a dog or cat to Antigua and Barbuda: entry rules and flights

Restrictions

The limits people find out about last: how many animals one person may bring, the minimum age and which breeds are turned away at the border.

What you need to enter Antigua and Barbuda

The full list of documents and procedures for entering Antigua and Barbuda. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.

The order of preparation

The order matters more than the list: a step done too early has to be repeated. The intervals come from the same rule fields the engine uses for the earliest departure date.

1. Microchip
   before the rabies vaccination
2. Rabies vaccination
   pet at least 12 weeks oldvalid after 30 days
3. Rabies antibody titre test
   no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination
4. Parasite treatment
5. Import permit
6. Veterinary health certificate
   no earlier than 7 days before entry

Steps marked “depends on origin” are not needed by everyone — see the table above or check your own route.

Compared by departure country

The requirements are the same whichever country you fly from — this country draws no distinction between departure countries. Below is the same engine answer on six examples, counted from zero: no microchip and no vaccination yet, preparation starting today.

If the microchip and vaccination are already done, the wait is shorter: the clock runs from the vaccination date, not from today. Breed, weight and connections change the answer too — check your own route with the form above.

Arrival airports

The country's rules place no restriction on the arrival airport. Below are airports with direct flights; marked where we have documented the arrival procedure.