🇬🇾Taking a dog or cat to Guyana: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: June 1, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Guyana sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs import permit, microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody titre test and veterinary health certificate. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
Quarantine on arrival is mandatory — 90 days; documents do not waive it. Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count. 2 carriers in our directory fly direct to Guyana, and their pet conditions differ.
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🐕 🐈 Same rules for dogs and cats
Airlines with direct flights
2 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Guyana. 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.
no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · no snub-nosed breeds in the cabin
✓ up to 9 kg
no pets
100 USD
per flight
from 3 cities in 3 countries
Showing the 2 carriers serving the most cities out of 2 with direct flights. Schedules: AeroDataBox, AirLabs, Travelpayouts; pet conditions come from our airline directory.
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.
QuarantineAlways: 90 days+
What the quarantine depends on:
arrival from an approved rabies-free/controlled country (Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Dominica, Ireland, Jamaica, Montserrat, New Zealand, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Lucia, United Kingdom)
Banned breedsNo bans+
These are the country's rules. Airlines refuse some breeds on their own — their limits are in the carrier table above.
Pets per personNot stated
Minimum ageno limit; vaccination from 12 weeks
Points of entryNot stated
What you need to enter Guyana
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Guyana. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Identification
Microchip+
it must be identified with a microchip ... the most accepted form being a 15-digit pet microchip that meets ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785.
«it must be identified with a microchip ... the most accepted form being a 15-digit pet microchip that meets ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785.»
A Health Certificate issued by competent Authorities in the country of origin must state that the animal was vaccinated against rabies less than one year but at least 30 days prior to arrival in Guyana.
«A Health Certificate issued by competent Authorities in the country of origin must state that the animal was vaccinated against rabies less than one year but at least 30 days prior to arrival in Guyana.»
Request for an import permit and completion of import permit application form by the importer. ... Preparation of permit and specifying conditions of import by the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (three (3) working days).
«Request for an import permit and completion of import permit application form by the importer. ... Preparation of permit and specifying conditions of import by the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (three (3) working days).»
A Health Certificate issued by competent Authorities in the country of origin ... Importers of dogs and cats are asked to submit health and vaccination records.
«A Health Certificate issued by competent Authorities in the country of origin ... Importers of dogs and cats are asked to submit health and vaccination records.»
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.
Microchip
before the rabies vaccination
Rabies vaccination
pet at least 12 weeks oldvalid after 21 days
Rabies antibody titre test
no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination
Import permit
Veterinary health certificate
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.
Not documented yet2
GEOGeorgetownOGLOgle
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Guyana?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, import permit, veterinary health certificate.
Is a rabies titre test required for Guyana?+
Yes, from any departure country.
Which breeds are banned from entry?+
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.
Which airlines take pets in the cabin?+
For example: SkyHigh Dominicana. The full list with conditions is in the table above.
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