NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Pets

Cats, dogs (which must be older than 3 months), parrots and parakeets must be accompanied by a veterinarian good health certificate issued at point of origin, which should be issued a max. of 14 days prior to arrival.

Furthermore, cats and dogs are required to have an electronic identification chip (microchip) implanted and also be innoculated against rabies, with dogs also vaccinated against canine distemper. These vaccinations must be administered at least 30 days prior to arrival.

Prohibited (also in transit): dogs and cats from Central and South America, except from Suriname.

General Information

The Netherlands Antilles, previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism, international financial services, international commerce and shipping and petroleum.