Pet Travel From the United States to United Arab Emirates

• Before traveling with your pet, you must obtain an import permit from the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.
  • This import permit is valid for 30 days. Your pet will not be allowed to enter the UAE with an expired import permit.
• Only 2 cats, or 2 dogs, or 1 cat and 1 dog are allowed annually.
• Your pet must travel to the UAE as manifested cargo.
• Cats and dogs must be identified with a microchip.
• The pet must be at least 15 weeks old at the time of import.
• Upon arrival into the UAE, you need to provide the following documents to Port Officials:
  • Valid health certificate issued by your USDA accredited veterinarian and endorsed by USDA. The health certificate is valid for 10 days after issuance.
  • Vaccination certificate for all of the vaccines your pet has received. The vaccine name, manufacturer, batch number, vaccination date, vaccine labels, and any treatments given to the animal should be included on the vaccination certificate.
    • Dogs:
      • Rabies vaccine (at least 21 days must elapse from vaccination before travel; the dog must be at least 12 weeks old at the time of vaccination)
      • Canine distemper virus
      • Canine parvovirus
      • Infectious canine hepatitis
      • Leptospirosis (icterohaemorrhagiae and canicola)
    • Cats:
      • Rabies vaccine (at least 21 days must elapse from vaccination before travel; the cat must be at least 12 weeks old at the time of vaccination)
      • Feline panleukopenia
      • Feline rhinotracheitis
      • Feline calicivirus
  • Documentation (on health certificate) of parasite treatments during the 14 days prior to travel.
    • External parasite treatment (recommend Fipronil or Permethrin)
    • Internal parasite treatment (recommend Praziquantel)
  • Documentation (on health certificate) of your pet’s rabies titer test results which must be ≥ 0.5 I. 
    • The blood sample for rabies titer test must be collected not more than 12 months prior to travel. 
    • In the case of an animal vaccinated for the first time, or if the period of validity since last vaccinated has lapsed, the blood sample should not be collected until at least 21 days after vaccination. 
    • In the case of an animal with a valid rabies booster, the blood sample can be collected on the same day as, or any day after, the most recent rabies vaccination.
    • Copy of the UAE import permit.
    • If your pet is transiting through other countries before arrival in UAE, you (or the carrier representative or holder of the animal) must sign an attestation (13.28 KB) that the animal(s) did not have contact with any other animals while in transit.
• For pets residing in the UAE that are returning to the UAE, they must comply with the above requirements except rabies titer testing if they were vaccinated against rabies prior to exiting the UAE and the vaccination is still valid upon return to the UAE. If their rabies vaccination is no longer valid, they will need to be re-vaccinated and undergo rabies titer testing as described above. Pets returning to the UAE must be accompanied with a copy of the veterinary health certificate issued by the MOCCAE while exiting.

For pets transiting the UAE, you must obtain a transit permit from the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Dog breeds not allowed entry into the UAE:

• Pit Bulls (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully)
• Mastiff Dogs (Brazilian Mastiff (Fila Brasiliero), Argentinian Mastiff (Dogo Argentino), Tibetan Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, French Mastiff (Dogue de Bordeaux), Boerboel, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff), Bully Kutta (Alangu Mastiff, Indian Mastiff), Perro De Presa Canario (Canary Mastiff)) 
• Tosa (Japanese Tosa)
• Presa Canario
• Any mixed breed of above breeds or their hybrid

Dogs:

International Health Certificate  (356.46 KB)

Cats:

International Health Certificate (262.51 KB)

The requirements for traveling with your pet are described in the health certificate.

Veterinary Health Certificate for Birds (289.04 KB)