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Bringing your pet to Singapore
ISO microchip, rabies vaccine and a rabies blood test taken 90 days to 12 months before export, a pet licence and import licence, an inspection booking and a health certificate endorsed 2–7 days before export.
Time you needAt least 120 days if you start from scratch
Easy to get wrong on this route
- Taking the rabies blood test too late — it must be at least 90 days before export.
- Arriving more than 5 days after you, or after less than 6 months living together — that means at least 10 days of home quarantine.
- Booking the arrival inspection less than 5 days ahead.
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QuarantineNone if your pet lived with you 6+ months and arrives within 5 days of you; otherwise at least 10 days at home
Rabies blood testRequired: ≥ 0.5 IU/ml, 90 days to 12 months before export
PermitAVS import licence (valid 90 days)
Rules checked Oct 28, 2026 against official sources · Dogs & cats · Free route check for your date →
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Step by step
- At least 118 days (~4 months) beforeISO microchip + rabies vaccine
Inactivated or recombinant rabies vaccine accepted by AVS, plus core vaccines (dogs: distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus; cats: calicivirus, herpesvirus, panleukopenia). - At least 90 days (~3 months) beforeRabies blood test (≥ 0.5 IU/ml)
Blood drawn at least 28 days after a valid rabies vaccine and between 12 months and 90 days before export, tested at an approved lab. - Before arrivalPet licence, then import licence
Get the dog or cat licence first (PALS), then the AVS import licence — usually issued within 2 working days and valid for 90 days. - At least 5 days beforeBook the arrival inspection
At least 5 days before arrival, through the AVS e-services portal. - 2–7 days before arrivalParasite treatments + health certificate
2–7 days before export: parasite treatments by your vet, who fills in the Singapore health certificate; it must be endorsed by your country’s official veterinary authority.
Watch out
- No quarantine only if your pet has lived with you at the same address for more than 6 months and arrives less than 5 days after you. Otherwise: at least 10 days of home quarantine.
- A captain’s declaration, signed by the airline, travels with the pet.
- Pets must be at least 12 weeks old at export. Some dog breeds can’t be imported — check AVS’s list first.
- From Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and Romania (not on AVS’s lower-risk lists) every dog and cat does 30 days of quarantine — check AVS for your country.
Official sources: avs.nparks.gov.sg. Not legal or veterinary advice — confirm with your vet, your airline and the destination's authority.
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