🇸🇨Taking a dog or cat to Seychelles: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: June 1, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Seychelles 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, additional vaccination, parasite treatment and veterinary health certificate. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
There is no quarantine if the rule's conditions are met — otherwise the pet is held. Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count.
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🐕 🐈 Same rules for dogs and cats
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.
QuarantineYes, if the conditions are not met+
What the quarantine depends on:
entering from a high-rabies country
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 Seychelles
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Seychelles. 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 microchip number must be present on all documentation required to enter the Seychelles.
«Your pet's microchip number must be present on all documentation required to enter the Seychelles.»
All cats and dogs must be vaccinated for rabies between 30 days and 12 months prior to entering the Seychelles. All vaccinations must be done not less than two (2) weeks prior to the date of departure.
«All cats and dogs must be vaccinated for rabies between 30 days and 12 months prior to entering the Seychelles. All vaccinations must be done not less than two (2) weeks prior to the date of departure.»
A rabies titer test is required for cats and dogs entering the Seychelles from any country. The test must be administered more than 30 days after rabies vaccination and within 6 months of travel.
«A rabies titer test is required for cats and dogs entering the Seychelles from any country. The test must be administered more than 30 days after rabies vaccination and within 6 months of travel.»
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 14 days
Rabies antibody titre test
no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination
Parasite treatment
Additional vaccination
Import permit
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 yet1
SEZVictoria
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Seychelles?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, rabies antibody titre test, parasite treatment, import permit, veterinary health certificate.
Is a rabies titre test required for Seychelles?+
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.
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