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Bringing your pet to Thailand
Pet at least 4 months old, rabies and core vaccines at least 21 days before departure, a Thai import permit (valid 60 days) and a USDA-endorsed health certificate from a vet inspection within 10 days of departure.
- Bringing a pet under 4 months — it can’t enter Thailand.
- Vaccines less than 21 days before departure.
- The vet inspection more than 10 days before departure.
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- At least 21 days beforeRabies and core vaccines
At least 21 days before departure and still valid on the day (dogs: also distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus). Pet at least 4 months old. - Before travelThai import permit
Email the documents to the animal quarantine station where you’ll land. The permit usually comes back within 7 working days and is valid for 60 days. - Within 30 days before arrivaldogs onlyLeptospirosis vaccine or test (dogs)
Vaccinated at least 21 days before departure — or a negative test within 30 days before departure.
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- Minimum age 4 months.
- On arrival bring a copy of your passport, the original vaccination record, the original health certificate and a printed import permit.
- Pet flying alone: also a Thai address, the flight itinerary and passport copies of the shipper and the person collecting it.
Official sources: www.aphis.usda.gov · washingtondc.thaiembassy.org · en.dld.go.th. Not legal or veterinary advice — confirm with your vet, your airline and the destination's authority.
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