🇯🇪Taking a dog or cat to Jersey: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: September 15, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 months, wherever you fly from.
Jersey sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs microchip, rabies vaccination, veterinary health certificate, parasite treatment, rabies antibody titre test, import declaration and pet passport. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
The titre test sets the pace: blood is drawn no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination, and entry is allowed no earlier than 90 days after the draw. There is no quarantine if the rule's conditions are met — otherwise the pet is held. Pets may not enter through just any airport: there is only one designated point. Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count. 4 carriers in our directory fly direct to Jersey, and their pet conditions differ.
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🐕 🐈 Same rules for dogs and cats
Airlines with direct flights
4 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Jersey. 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.
Showing the 4 carriers serving the most cities out of 4 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.
QuarantineYes, if the conditions are not met+
What the quarantine depends on:
fails arrival checks
invalid or missing documentation
microchip unreadable
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 entry1 airports+
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Dogs on Jersey's dangerous list MAY be brought in, but only under an import licence: XL Bully, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Japanese Tosa, Pit Bull Terrier and dogs of those types. The licence is obtained in advance from the Government of Jersey; XL Bully dogs must also be registered and neutered.
What you need to enter Jersey
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Jersey. 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+
has a microchip (unless your pet has a tattooed identification)
«has a microchip (unless your pet has a tattooed identification)»
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.
«an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) issued in Great Britain, Channel Islands or Isle of Man in the last 4 months»
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 vaccinationentry 90 days after the blood draw
Parasite treatment
Veterinary health certificate
no earlier than 120 days before entry
Pet passport
Import declaration
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
Pets may not enter through just any airport. Below: where direct flights go and whether animals are accepted.
On the list of entry points1
JERSt. Peter
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Jersey?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, parasite treatment, rabies antibody titre test, veterinary health certificate, import declaration, pet passport.
Is a rabies titre test required for Jersey?+
Yes, from any departure country. Entry is allowed no earlier than 90 days after the blood draw.
Which breeds are banned from entry?+
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.
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