Pet entry requirements: Cat → Curaçao
These are the requirements for entering Curaçao with a cat, based on a departure from Germany/the EU. Requirements can change — always confirm with the relevant authority before you travel.
🔴 Required
Import permit Required
Pre-approval for entry: all documentation must be sent to UOVZ at least 3 days before departure (cat expressly covered).
Microchip Required
Electronic registration with an ISO microchip; number and implantation date on the certificate; implantation not later than the rabies vaccination.
Rabies vaccination Required
Vaccination or revaccination against rabies with an inactivated vaccine per manufacturer's recommendations; vaccination date may not precede the microchip date.
Parasite treatment Required
Animal must be free of ecto- and endoparasites: treatment with a registered agent within 14 days before departure (ectoparasitic agent with at least 28 days efficacy), then kept parasite-free.
Health certificate Required
From the EU: EU pet passport per Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, completed and signed by an official veterinarian of the country of dispatch, not more than 2 weeks before departure.
⚠️ Notes & grey zone
Grey zone
The source (dated 19 Sep 2023) names no titer, minimum age, quarantine duty, breed rule or muzzle for cats from the EU; silence is not 'not required'. The procedure page mentions 'mandatory quarantine' only for non-complying animals at customs clearance. Deadline numbers (14 days, 2 weeks, 3 days) come from one domain (uovz.cw) only and stay text.
Notes
Transport in a suitable kennel according to IATA regulations. Import of dogs and cats from South and Central America (excl. Suriname) is not permitted (irrelevant for origin DE). Source is a PDF dated 19 Sep 2023 (EU origin).
Related destinations in the Americas
Argentina · Aruba · Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba · Brazil · Canada
Authority: UOVZ Curaçao (Veterinaire Zaken, Dpt. of Veterinary Affairs, Gobiernu di Kòrsou)
Read at the responsible authority on 30/09/2026.
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