🇵🇼Taking a dog or cat to Palau: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: June 1, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Palau sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, additional vaccination, parasite treatment, veterinary health certificate and import permit. 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 Palau, and their pet conditions differ.
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Airlines with direct flights
1 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Palau. 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:
pets from non-rabies-free countries face 120-day quarantine; exception when Hawaii entry requirements are met
microchip unreadable on arrival = 120 days quarantine
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 Palau
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Palau. 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+
If your pet's microchip cannot be read when entering Palau, it will be subject to 120 days of quarantine.
«If your pet's microchip cannot be read when entering Palau, it will be subject to 120 days of quarantine.»
All cats and dogs must be vaccinated twice for rabies, with the second vaccination administered between 30 days and 12 months prior to entering Palau.
«All cats and dogs must be vaccinated twice for rabies, with the second vaccination administered between 30 days and 12 months prior to entering Palau.»
Dogs only. Dogs must be vaccinated against distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus at least one month and not more than three months before travel.
«Dogs must be vaccinated against distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus at least one month and not more than three months before travel. Cats must be vaccinated against Feline Panleukopenia ... and Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis/Calicivirus.»
a rabies titer test (FAVN) is required to import a pet dog or cat to Palau, with a 30-day waiting period after the approved laboratory receives the sample for the titer test imposed prior to departure. The test is valid for 36 months.
«a rabies titer test (FAVN) is required to import a pet dog or cat to Palau, with a 30-day waiting period after the approved laboratory receives the sample for the titer test imposed prior to departure. The test is valid for 36 months.»
Treatments for internal and external parasites should be administered prior to entering Palau, with special attention to Echinococcus multilocularis, as well as external parasites (fleas and ticks). Dogs must be effectively treated against
«Treatments for internal and external parasites should be administered prior to entering Palau, with special attention to Echinococcus multilocularis, as well as external parasites (fleas and ticks). Dogs must be effectively treated against internal and external parasites and were found to be free of external parasites three (3) days prior to shipment.»
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 30 days
Rabies antibody titre test
no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination
Parasite treatment
Additional vaccination
Import permit
Veterinary health certificate
no earlier than 10 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 yet1
RORBabelthuap Island
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Palau?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, parasite treatment, veterinary health certificate, import permit.
Is a rabies titre test required for Palau?+
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: United Airlines. The full list with conditions is in the table above.
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