TURKS and CAICOS

Pets

Pets - There are some restrictions on bringing domestic pets into the Turks and Caicos Islands. All pets should be up-to-date with vaccinations and pet guardians should ensure that they have completed the standard documents required for their pet's international travel.

You also need to obtain an import permit for your pet along with documentation, health certification, and rabies and vaccine information.

You must certify that the area of origin is not currently under Rabies quarantine.

General Information

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of sub-tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial center.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are situated about 600 miles (970 km) southeast of Miami in the United States, and 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Mayaguana in the Bahamas, and have a total land area of 166 square miles (430 km2). The islands are geographically contiguous to the Bahamas, but are politically a separate entity.

The islands have a total population of about 30,000, of whom approximately 22,500 live on Providenciales in the Caicos Islands. Cockburn Town, is the capital, situated on Grand Turk Island.