How do you bring a pet to Curaçao in 2026?

Official guidance requires an ISO microchip recorded on the health certificate, rabies vaccination with an inactivated vaccine given at least 21 days before departure (and within the manufacturer’s validity window), and animals at least 15 weeks old. Within 14 days before departure, a veterinarian must treat and record ectoparasite and endoparasite products on the certificate. The animal then needs an official international veterinary certificate in the WOAH-style model, signed and endorsed by your country’s veterinary authority, valid no more than two weeks at arrival.

Send the complete file to the Department of Veterinary Affairs (UOVZ) email listed on the current import requirements sheet at least three days before departure for pre-approval. Keep digital and paper copies for airline check-in and arrival inspection. US-origin pets typically use USDA-endorsed certificates through APHIS channels.

Pit bull–type dogs are not permitted. Dogs and cats from South and Central America (excluding Suriname) are also blocked under the published rules. Transport must follow IATA kennel standards. When paperwork is complete, quarantine is not the default outcome; incomplete files can mean quarantine at your cost, return, or worse outcomes described by veterinary authorities.

Confirm the flat allows pets before you ship a container of furniture in the same week: Import household goods and Where to live. Sequence pet week inside Paperwork after moving so the certificate timing window does not expire while you hunt a lease.