Official SENASA dog/cat entry conditions added, with accompanied baggage and separate cargo distinguished.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Obtain an International Veterinary Certificate (CVI) issued, signed and stamped by the official veterinary authority of the origin/provenance country. Include a Spanish version; the foreign-language original alone is insufficient.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Alternatively use a valid official pet passport containing required rabies, parasite and health-examination records, endorsed/validated with the origin authority’s signature and stamp before embarkation. Spanish or English is accepted for this passport. An ordinary vaccination booklet or unvalidated EU passport is insufficient.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
An authorized veterinarian in the origin country must issue the health certification within ten days before CVI issuance, confirming clinical health, no evidence of parasites and fitness for transport. Count backward from CVI issuance, not arrival.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
For this vaccinated branch, use an origin-authority-approved rabies vaccine with immunity valid under the manufacturer’s duration. A first vaccination must precede entry by at least 21 days. Keep the original rabies record with the owner/responsible person; this is not a universal annual-vaccine limit.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Treat against both internal and external parasites with origin-authority-approved veterinary products within 15 days before CVI issuance or official passport validation. The period is tied to the document operation, not directly to arrival.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The CVI or legalized official passport permits entry for 60 consecutive calendar days from issuance or validation respectively, provided rabies vaccination remains valid on entry. This Argentina-entry period is different from ten-day certification periods used for some foreign destinations.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage
When the pet and its responsible person travel in the same transport, including aircraft cabin or baggage hold, SENASA conducts document, physical and identity checks at the border. No advance SENASA import/entry application, advance border notice or SENASA internment/disembarkation permit is required from the owner. The accompanied inspection is free; this does not waive health documents or airline rules.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
For a private pet dispatched without its responsible person in the same transport, the transport agent/cargo responsible person must give the entry border post advance notice or request intervention at least 24 working hours beforehand. This is a separate cargo step, not a requirement for accompanied baggage.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
At cargo entry SENASA checks health certification, transport documents such as the air waybill, the animal and its identity. A prior SENASA import/entry application is not required, but the internment-permit inspection fee must be paid. Do not transfer accompanied baggage’s free inspection or disembarkation-permit exemption to cargo.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Non-compliance may lead to protective sanitary measures determined by SENASA; resulting costs and losses fall on the owner/responsible person. The current page does not specify a universal fixed quarantine period.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
Under-three-month animals and officially certified rabies-free origin exceptions require their own conditions and are outside this adult vaccinated selection. International transit must be covered by origin certification and any destination additions. Confirm the actual exception/transit route and certificate; absence of a listed requirement is not an exemption.
Selected healthy adult private dogs/cats with valid rabies vaccination from abroad, for non-commercial entry. Core health/document conditions use SENASA’s destination rules across origins, while cabin/checked requires the responsible person in the same transport and cargo means unaccompanied pets. Young-animal and rabies-free exceptions need separate confirmation. Legalized official passports are an alternative only when properly validated and carrying every required health record. These conditions do not grant airline, route or transit permission; obtain the exporting authority’s actual certification. Service animals, commercial trade and other species are outside this selected scope.
