🇰🇳Taking a dog or cat to Saint Kitts and Nevis: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: September 15, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Saint Kitts and Nevis sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, veterinary health certificate and import permit. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
Quarantine on arrival is mandatory — 14 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. 2 carriers in our directory fly direct to Saint Kitts and Nevis, and their pet conditions differ.
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🐕 🐈 Same rules for dogs and cats
Airlines with direct flights
2 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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 2 carriers serving the most cities out of 2 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: 14 days
Banned breeds7 breeds+
Pit Bull Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Dogo Argentino
Presa Canario
Fila Brasileiro
Japanese Tosa
American Bulldog
The following breeds of dogs or dogs mixed with these breeds will not be permitted entry into the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis: i. Pit Bull Terrier/ Staffordshire Terrier ii. Dogo Argentino iii. Presa Canario iv. Fila Brasileiro v. Japanese Tosa vi. American Bull Dog
Pets per personNot stated
Minimum ageno limit; vaccination from 90 days
Points of entryNot stated
What you need to enter Saint Kitts and Nevis
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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+
All dogs and cats imported to Saint Kitts and Nevis must be identified with an ISO compatible electronic microchip implant, and the microchip number must be included on all relevant documents including written application form, health certi
«All dogs and cats imported to Saint Kitts and Nevis must be identified with an ISO compatible electronic microchip implant, and the microchip number must be included on all relevant documents including written application form, health certificates, blood samples submitted for rabies testing and on the result of the rabies titer.»
All cats and dogs must be vaccinated for rabies at least 30 days prior to entering Saint Kitts and Nevis and enter the country during the validity of the vaccine. ... Puppies and kittens should not be vaccinated for rabies prior to three mo
«Animals must be current on rabies vaccinations whether it is the annual or three (3) year vaccine. The vaccine given must be an approved monovalent killed rabies vaccine. Rabies vaccinations shall not be given to animals less than 3 months of age.»
Source ↗Rules checked: September 15, 2026government
Tests and treatments
Rabies antibody titre test+
One rabies titer with a result greater than or equal to 0.5 IU/mL from an OIE certified RABIES FAVN Laboratory is required. The rabies titer must be taken no less 30 days after the most recent rabies vaccination and no less than three (3) m
«One rabies titer with a result greater than or equal to 0.5 IU/mL from an OIE certified RABIES FAVN Laboratory is required. The rabies titer must be taken no less 30 days after the most recent rabies vaccination and no less than three (3) months before its expiration.»
Documentation needed includes proof of microchip, rabies vaccination and international export health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in the origination country.
«Dogs & Cats: A health certificate issued by the Veterinary Authority or Government Veterinarian of the exporting country within 30 days of the date of arrival (for example in the case of the U.S.A, this is the U.S.D.A. Export Health Certificate; for Canada the International Health Certificate for Dogs & Cats).»
Source ↗Rules checked: September 15, 2026government
Import permit+
Importers must file an Import Permit with the Chief Veterinary Officer in St. Kitts and Nevis after the rabies titer test.
«Importers must file an Import Permit with the Chief Veterinary Officer in St. Kitts and Nevis after the rabies titer test.»
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 old
Rabies antibody titre test
no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination
Import permit
Veterinary health certificate
no earlier than 30 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
SKBBasseterreNEVCharlestown
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Saint Kitts and Nevis?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, veterinary health certificate, import permit.
Is a rabies titre test required for Saint Kitts and Nevis?+
Yes, from any departure country.
Which breeds are banned from entry?+
Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Presa Canario, Fila Brasileiro, Japanese Tosa, American Bulldog.
Which airlines take pets in the cabin?+
For example: interCaribbean Airways Limited, FlexFlight ApS. The full list with conditions is in the table above.
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