Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 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 — 180 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.
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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.
What the quarantine depends on:
These are the country's rules. Airlines refuse some breeds on their own — their limits are in the carrier table above.
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Tests apply to pet imports from the UK where there are DEFRA/APHA agreed certificates, officially appointed veterinarians (OVs), and accredited laboratories to do the work.
Any imports must undergo an array of tests as St Helena is relatively 'clean' and at just 47 square miles has a small and sensitive ecosystem.
Tests apply to pet imports from the UK where there are DEFRA/APHA agreed certificates, officially appointed veterinarians (OVs), and accredited laboratories to do the work.
Pets can come from anywhere in the world, but must first satisfy UK requirements and then satisfy St Helena's requirements, with pets diverted via the UK allowing St Helena to have tests performed in accredited laboratories and certificated
Tests apply to pet imports from the UK where there are DEFRA/APHA agreed certificates, officially appointed veterinarians (OVs), and accredited laboratories to do the work.
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.
Steps marked “depends on origin” are not needed by everyone — see the table above or check your own route.
Our route graph has no direct flights to this country, so we do not build a reference route. The requirements above are unaffected — they apply however the pet arrives.
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, import permit, veterinary health certificate.
Yes, from any departure country.
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.