Windward Islands
Saint Lucia
Import permit neededRabies vaccine neededRabies titer test neededVet certificate needed
Before you sail
- Import permitImport permitRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Rabies vaccine at least 30 days before arrival; at least 12 weeks old when vaccinatedRabies vaccineRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Rabies — min. before travel30 days (Vaccinated no less than one month prior to export. Inactivated, adjuvanted vaccine.)confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Rabies — min. age at vaccination84 days (Category 2 origins: vaccinated at or over 12 weeks old, and the vaccination must be given AFTER the microchip is implanted.)confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Rabies titer test — blood drawn at least 30 days after vaccination; then wait 3 months before arrivalRabies titer testRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Titer — sample after vaccination30 days (The blood sample is drawn 30 days after the rabies vaccination. This runs BEFORE the three-month wait below rather than instead of it, so the two together put the earliest possible arrival about four months after the vaccination.)confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Titer — wait after the draw90 days (The blood sample is drawn 30 days after the rabies vaccination, and the animal may not enter until three months have passed from the date of that successful sample. The original laboratory result must accompany the health certificate. Required for Category 2 origins, which includes any animal arriving by yacht that has not been resident in a Category 1 country for three months.)confidence: AI-vetted. An AI read the cited document and quoted the text it found; where the wording differed from ours, an AI judged the two equivalent. Not yet checked by a human — read the quote.[1]
Evidence for Titer — wait after the draw
7. Your pet will not be allowed entrance until 3 months have passed from the date that your vet took the blood sample which led to the successful results.
- Veterinary health certificateVeterinary health certificateRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Parasite treatment — internal and externalParasites — internalTreated for endoparasites including tapeworm with an approved broad-spectrum anthelmintic, not less than 14 days prior to export.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Parasites — externalTreated for ectoparasites including ticks, not less than 14 days prior to export.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Microchip, implanted before the rabies vaccineMicrochipRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Microchip — standardMicrochip to ISO 11784, reader to ISO 11785. If the chip does not conform, the owner must provide a reader that can read it.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Microchip — before rabies vaccineRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Dogs vaccinated against: Canine Distemper, Leptospirosis, Hepatitis / Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, ParvovirusDogs — vaccinesCanine Distemper, Leptospirosis, Hepatitis / Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, Parvovirusconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Cats vaccinated against: Feline Leukaemia, Feline Rhinotracheitis, Feline Calicivirus, Feline Panleukopenia, Feline PneumonitisCats — vaccinesFeline Leukaemia, Feline Rhinotracheitis, Feline Calicivirus, Feline Panleukopenia, Feline Pneumonitisconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
Not documented Quarantine
Timeline
- 4 months before arrivalRabies vaccine — before the titer blood drawRabies vaccineRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Rabies — min. before travel30 days (Vaccinated no less than one month prior to export. Inactivated, adjuvanted vaccine.)confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Titer — sample after vaccination30 days (The blood sample is drawn 30 days after the rabies vaccination. This runs BEFORE the three-month wait below rather than instead of it, so the two together put the earliest possible arrival about four months after the vaccination.)confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Titer — wait after the draw90 days (The blood sample is drawn 30 days after the rabies vaccination, and the animal may not enter until three months have passed from the date of that successful sample. The original laboratory result must accompany the health certificate. Required for Category 2 origins, which includes any animal arriving by yacht that has not been resident in a Category 1 country for three months.)confidence: AI-vetted. An AI read the cited document and quoted the text it found; where the wording differed from ours, an AI judged the two equivalent. Not yet checked by a human — read the quote.[1]
Evidence for Titer — wait after the draw
7. Your pet will not be allowed entrance until 3 months have passed from the date that your vet took the blood sample which led to the successful results.
- 3 months before arrivalRabies titer blood draw, at the latestRabies titer testRequiredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]Titer — wait after the draw90 days (The blood sample is drawn 30 days after the rabies vaccination, and the animal may not enter until three months have passed from the date of that successful sample. The original laboratory result must accompany the health certificate. Required for Category 2 origins, which includes any animal arriving by yacht that has not been resident in a Category 1 country for three months.)confidence: AI-vetted. An AI read the cited document and quoted the text it found; where the wording differed from ours, an AI judged the two equivalent. Not yet checked by a human — read the quote.[1]
Evidence for Titer — wait after the draw
7. Your pet will not be allowed entrance until 3 months have passed from the date that your vet took the blood sample which led to the successful results.
- ArrivalPresent the permit and certificate; clear the animal before going ashore.
On arrival & aboard
- At the dock
- The requirements are written for air arrivals — they ask for a flight number. How a yacht satisfies the notification is not addressed.
Open questions
High priority
- HIGH PRIORITY — arriving by sea is written into the stricter category. Category 2 expressly includes pets resident in a Category 1 country for less than three months and travelling by yacht, cruise ship or cargo vessel. A boat that day-hopped down from Antigua or Dominica, both Category 1, is still Category 2 because the animal was sailing rather than resident. That means a titer and a three-month wait from the blood sample. Confirm how the Division applies this to a cruising boat, since almost every yacht is in exactly this position.
Also open
- Saint Lucia's Category 1 list is its own and does not match the EU's. Turks & Caicos and Dominica are Category 1 here but are not EU-listed. Do not carry one list to the other jurisdiction.
- The breed prohibition list is graded secondary — it comes from a commercial site, not from the Ministry document, which does not mention breeds at all. Confirm it with the Division before assuming a dog is or is not admissible, in either direction.
- The document is dated 2018. Confirm it is current, particularly the Category 1 list.
- Notification asks for a flight number and the only port of entry named by secondary sources is Hewanorra International Airport. Nothing describes how a yacht arriving at Rodney Bay or Marigot clears an animal in.
- No permit fee or processing time appears in the Ministry document. Secondary sources report EC$45 and two business days; neither is officially sourced and neither is recorded here.
- Nothing addresses an animal that stays aboard and never lands, so no transit section is authored here.
Page status
Windward Islands · Independent Commonwealth realmDataset status Inferredconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.Last checked 2026-08-12 Recently checkedfreshness: Recently checked. Sources were last re-read 61 days ago, well inside the 180-day window. Recent is not reviewed — this page is still an unreviewed draft.
Evidence
Import permit
Rabies
The vaccine must be inactivated and adjuvanted, and approved by the veterinary authority of the exporting country.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
Rabies titer test
A blood test that measures rabies antibodies, to show the vaccination actually took. The sample has to be drawn a set time after the jab, and some places then make you wait months more before the animal may land — so this is the requirement most worth checking before you plan a route, not after.
Evidence for Wait after test
7. Your pet will not be allowed entrance until 3 months have passed from the date that your vet took the blood sample which led to the successful results.
Evidence for Required level
In order to qualify for entry, blood test must show a rabies antibody titre equal to or greater than 0.5 IU/ml.
Veterinary health certificate
A valid Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Veterinary Authority of the exporting country, stating that the animal is in good health, free from symptoms of any prescribed or other infectious or contagious disease, and free from external parasites.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
Parasite treatment
Treated for endoparasites including tapeworm with an approved broad-spectrum anthelmintic, not less than 14 days prior to export.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
Treated for ectoparasites including ticks, not less than 14 days prior to export.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
Not less than 14 days prior to export.confidence: Conflicting. Sources disagree — verify before you rely on it.[12]
THE TWO SOURCES POINT THE CLOCK IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND THE VALUE ABOVE IS THE OFFICIAL ONE. The Veterinary and Livestock Services Division's own conditions say the treatment must be given "not less than 14 days prior to export" — a MINIMUM interval, the same construction the document uses for the vaccinations in the clauses either side of it. A commercial site says the animal "must be treated no more than 14 days before entry", a MAXIMUM, and adds that these treatments "are recommended, but not required", which the Division's document flatly contradicts. The only date that satisfies both readings is fourteen days before departure exactly. Treat on that day and carry the Division's wording with you.[12]
Separately from the treatment, clause 4(a) of the conditions requires the health certificate to state that the animal "is free from external parasites" — a condition observed at examination, which a treatment given a fortnight earlier does not by itself guarantee.[1]
Identification
The chip-before-vaccine ordering is stated only in the Division's ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY 2 COUNTRIES, which say the rabies vaccination "must be done after the microchip has been implanted". The requirements that apply to all countries call for the chip and for the vaccination but set no order between them, so the flag above is the Category 2 rule — the category a cruising boat almost always falls into.[1]
Animals & vaccinations
Dogs
Vaccinesconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Canine Distemper
- Leptospirosis
- Hepatitis / Adenovirus
- Parainfluenza
- Parvovirus
Breed restrictionsconfidence: Secondary. From a non-government source; treat as a lead, not gospel.[2]
- Pit Bull Terrier and mixes (prohibited)
- Bull Terrier and mixes (prohibited)
- American Staffordshire Terrier and mixes (prohibited)
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier and mixes (prohibited)
- British Staffordshire Terrier and mixes (prohibited)
- Japanese Tosa Inu and mixes (prohibited)
- Dogo Argentino and mixes (prohibited)
- Fila Brasileiro and mixes (prohibited)
Cats
Vaccinesconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Feline Leukaemia
- Feline Rhinotracheitis
- Feline Calicivirus
- Feline Panleukopenia
- Feline Pneumonitis
Other health requirements
- Dogs
- Tested negative for Heartworm, Lyme disease, Leishmaniasis, Nipah virus and/or Hendra virus where applicable — countries endemic for these diseases. Tests must be done no more than 14 days prior to export.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Inoculated for common disease conditions not less than 14 days prior to export — canine distemper, leptospirosis, hepatitis/adenovirus, parainfluenza and parvovirus.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
- Cats
- Inoculated not less than two weeks prior to export for feline leukaemia, feline rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus, feline panleukopenia and feline pneumonitis.confidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer.[1]
Sources
- 1
Requirements for the Importation of Dogs and Cats into Saint Lucia — Saint Lucia Ministry of Agriculture — Veterinary and Livestock Services Division
- 2
Saint Lucia Pet Import Requirements — PetTravel.com
Last checked August 2026 · 1 high-priority open question · Sources & questions
What the dots mean
confidence: AI-vetted. An AI read the cited document and quoted the text it found; where the wording differed from ours, an AI judged the two equivalent. Not yet checked by a human — read the quote. AI read the source and judged the match, awaiting human reviewconfidence: Inferred. Backed by an official source but not yet certified by a human reviewer. official-backed, awaiting human reviewconfidence: Conflicting. Sources disagree — verify before you rely on it. sources disagreeconfidence: Secondary. From a non-government source; treat as a lead, not gospel. non-government source· How we grade