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Bringing your pet to the United Arab Emirates
Microchip, rabies shot 21+ days before travel, a rabies titer test, extra vaccines, parasite treatments within 14 days and an import permit. Max 2 pets a year, as manifested cargo.
Time you needDepends on permit processing — start as early as you can
Easy to get wrong on this route
- Bringing a third pet in a year — only 2 cats, 2 dogs, or 1 of each are allowed annually.
- Booking your pet in the cabin — it must travel as manifested cargo.
- Parasite treatment more than 14 days before shipment.
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QuarantineNot listed by USDA
Rabies blood testRequired: ≥ 0.5, blood drawn ≤ 12 months before travel
PermitUAE import permit (MOCCAE: valid 90 days)
Rules checked Oct 28, 2026 against official sources · Dogs & cats · Free route check for your date →
Step by step
- At least 21 days beforeMicrochip + rabies vaccine
Pet at least 12 weeks old at vaccination and 15 weeks at import; at least 21 days between vaccination and travel. Core vaccines too (dogs: distemper, parvo, hepatitis, leptospirosis — or a lepto lab test; cats: panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus). - ≤ 12 months before travelRabies titer blood test
Result ≥ 0.5 IU/ml. Can be drawn the same day as a valid booster; after a first or lapsed vaccine, wait at least 21 days. - Before travelUAE import permit
From the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE). MOCCAE says it’s valid for 90 days (USDA’s page says 30) — check the date on your permit; an expired one isn’t accepted. - Within 14 days before arrivalInternal + external parasite treatment
Within 14 days before shipment (a UAE rule). USDA lists recommended products.
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Watch out
- Only 2 cats, 2 dogs, or 1 of each per year.
- Pets must travel as manifested cargo.
- Banned: pit bull types (incl. Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire, American Bully), mastiff types (incl. Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, Bullmastiff, Boerboel, Tibetan and Neapolitan Mastiff, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino), Tosa, Presa Canario and any mixes.
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Official sources: www.aphis.usda.gov · www.moccae.gov.ae. Not legal or veterinary advice — confirm with your vet, your airline and the destination's authority.
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