Preparing from scratch takes about 3 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Argentina sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs veterinary health certificate, rabies vaccination, parasite treatment and pet passport. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count. 14 carriers in our directory fly direct to Argentina, and their pet conditions differ.
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14 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Argentina. Their conditions differ — the cabin weight limit, whether they carry pets in the hold, the fee and breed restrictions — so it is worth choosing the carrier before buying the ticket.
| Airline | Cabin | Hold | Cabin fee | Direct flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerolineas Argentinas no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 9 kg | ✓ | 150 USD per flight |
from 17 cities in 12 countries |
| GOL Linhas Aéreas no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 12 kg | no pets | 45 USD per flight |
from 11 cities in 1 country |
| Emirates no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · no snub-nosed breeds in the cabin |
no pets | ✓ | — | from 6 cities in 5 countries |
| JetSMART | ✓ up to 10 kg | no pets | 41990 CLP per flight |
from 5 cities in 3 countries |
| LATAM Airlines no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ | ✓ up to 32 kg | — | from 5 cities in 3 countries |
| Avianca no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 10 kg | ✓ | — | from 3 cities in 2 countries |
| Ethiopian Airlines no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · no snub-nosed breeds in the cabin |
✓ up to 8 kg | ✓ up to 45 kg | — | from 3 cities in 3 countries |
| Sky Airline no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 10 kg | ✓ up to 45 kg | 49 USD per flight |
from 3 cities in 3 countries |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · banned breeds: 8 |
✓ | ✓ up to 45 kg | — | from 2 cities in 1 country |
| Arajet no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · no snub-nosed breeds in the cabin |
✓ up to 10 kg | no pets | — | from 2 cities in 1 country |
Showing the 10 carriers serving the most cities out of 14 with direct flights. Schedules: AeroDataBox, AirLabs, Travelpayouts; pet conditions come from our airline directory.
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.
These are the country's rules. Airlines refuse some breeds on their own — their limits are in the carrier table above.
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Argentina. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Cuando se trate de animales vacunados por primera vez, la vacuna debe haber sido aplicada al menos 21 (veintiún) días previos al ingreso a la República Argentina.
Tratamiento contra parásitos internos y externos dentro de los 15 (quince) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la autoridad veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia.
El CVI o el Pasaporte oficial legalizado son válidos por 60 (sesenta) días corridos desde su emisión o legalización para ingresar a la Argentina con su perro o gato, siempre que la vacuna antirrábica se encuentre vigente el día del ingreso.
A pet passport is accepted INSTEAD of the veterinary certificate. This cancels no procedure: the microchip, the rabies vaccination and — where required — the antibody titre remain mandatory. The passport merely attests that they were done, and takes the place of the document otherwise issued for the trip. That is exactly why it is more convenient: a certificate lasts days, a passport lasts years, and it shows the vaccination never lapsed.
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.
Steps marked “depends on origin” are not needed by everyone — see the table above or check your own route.
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.
| From | Rabies jab | Treatment | Health certificate | EU pet passport | Earliest departurepreparing from scratch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 16, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇫🇷 France | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 16, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 16, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 16, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇨🇳 China | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 16, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 16, 2026 | Plan → |
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.
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.
From any country: rabies vaccination, parasite treatment, veterinary health certificate, pet passport.
No, a titre test is not required for entry.
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.
For example: Aerolineas Argentinas, GOL Linhas Aéreas, JetSMART, LATAM Airlines, Avianca, Ethiopian Airlines. The full list with conditions is in the table above.