🇫🇲Taking a dog or cat to Micronesia: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: June 1, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Micronesia sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, parasite treatment and veterinary health certificate. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
Quarantine on arrival is mandatory — 120 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. 1 carriers in our directory fly direct to Micronesia, and their pet conditions differ.
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Airlines with direct flights
1 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Micronesia. 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 1 carriers serving the most cities out of 1 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: 120 days+
What the quarantine depends on:
import from rabies-endemic area requires 120-day quarantine in a rabies-free area before entry, OR compliance with Hawaii/Guam entry requirements
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 Micronesia
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Micronesia. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Vaccination
Rabies vaccination+
vaccinated with an inactivated rabies virus more than thirty days prior to entry into the FSM (QA 3(a)(vi)).
«vaccinated with an inactivated rabies virus more than thirty days prior to entry into the FSM (QA 3(a)(vi)).»
Dogs only. effectively vaccinated against distemper, hepatitis and canine parvivirus at least one month and not more than three months before shipment (QA 3(a)(ii)).
«effectively vaccinated against distemper, hepatitis and canine parvivirus at least one month and not more than three months before shipment (QA 3(a)(ii)). Cats: Feline Panleucopaenia at least one month and not more than twelve months before shipment, and Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis/Calici virus at least one month and not more than three months (QA 5(a)(ii)).»
effective treatment against echinococcosis-hydatidosis, round, hook and whip worms within three days of shipment and must be visibly free of all ectoparasites within three days of shipment (QA 3(a)(iii)-(iv)).
«effective treatment against echinococcosis-hydatidosis, round, hook and whip worms within three days of shipment and must be visibly free of all ectoparasites within three days of shipment (QA 3(a)(iii)-(iv)).»
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.
Rabies vaccination
pet at least 12 weeks oldvalid after 30 days
Parasite treatment
Additional vaccination
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 yet3
PNIPohnpei IslandYAPYap IslandTKKWeno Island
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Micronesia?+
From any country: rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, parasite treatment, veterinary health certificate.
Is a rabies titre test required for Micronesia?+
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: United Airlines. The full list with conditions is in the table above.
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