🇱🇦Taking a dog or cat to Laos: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: September 15, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 3 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Laos sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs microchip, import permit, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination and veterinary health certificate. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
Quarantine on arrival is mandatory — 21 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. 3 carriers in our directory fly direct to Laos, and their pet conditions differ.
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Airlines with direct flights
3 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Laos. 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 · banned breeds: 9
no pets
✓ up to 32 kg
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from 2 cities in 1 country
Showing the 3 carriers serving the most cities out of 3 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: 21 days
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 90 days
Points of entryNot stated
What you need to enter Laos
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Laos. 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+
Your pet's passport to enter Laos will include an import permit, proof of microchip, current rabies vaccination, and an export health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in the origination country.
«Your pet's passport to enter Laos will include an import permit, proof of microchip, current rabies vaccination, and an export health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in the origination country.»
An export health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in the origination country is required.
«Within 7 days of export I have examined the dog/cat and found it to be healthy, free from any clinical sign of infectious or contagious disease and fit for travel at the time of export.»
Source ↗Rules checked: September 15, 2026government
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.
Microchip
before the rabies vaccination
Rabies vaccination
pet at least 90 days oldvalid after 21 days
Additional vaccination
Import permit
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.
Not documented yet2
VTEVientianeLPQLuang Phabang
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Laos?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, import permit, veterinary health certificate.
Is a rabies titre test required for Laos?+
No, a titre test is not required for entry.
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: Lao Airlines, Vietnam Airlines. The full list with conditions is in the table above.
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