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Policies and rules for shipping pets vary at each installation. It’s important to understand the regulations, prohibitions and laws at your new installation before moving with a pet. Below, you’ll find installation-specific details for registering, boarding and transporting your pet.
For the most current information on PCSing with pets, please see information from the following services:
This is intended to serve as a guide. The pet owner is responsible for ensuring their pet meets all importation and shipping requirements as put forth by the USDA, QIA, and airline.
General Information:
Check with your local housing point of contact for policies and guidelines on pets.
When assigned housing in pet restricted areas, service members that have brought pets might be required to make arrangements (to include shipping them back to the states).
We strongly recommend completing all these requirements prior to travel to avoid costly fees and quarantine of the pet at your expense. Contact the quarantine facility in advance to ensure there is space at the Osan Veterinary Treatment Facility (VTF).
RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AT THE DISCRETION OF QIA.
Common issues seen with pet importation:
NOTE: If your pet is granted quarantine, it will be at your expense. Your pet cannot leave the quarantine facility during this period (i.e. they CANNOT quarantine with you). Quarantine costs an average of $20-50 per day. Additional FAVN testing will cost a minimum of $250 and results can take up to one to three weeks to receive. Health certificate reissues and/or endorsement cost $52 minimum. Pets must be up to date on vaccines (rabies, DAPV (dogs), bordetella (dogs), FVRCP (cats)).
Pet Travel Requirements from USA/CONUS to Republic of Korea:
All health certificates must include original signatures (in blue ink), no copies will be accepted.
ISO Complaint Microchip (ISO 11784 or 11785) - Required for all dog and cats regardless of age. Ensure the microchip number(s) in your pet match that on the health certificate, rabies certificate, and rabies antibody test.
Rabies Vaccination
Rabies certificates must have original signatures (in blue ink).
Rabies Antibody Test (FAVN or RFFIT)
Pet Travel Requirements from outside of US/CONUS area:
Pet Shuttle Service:
Their health certificate must contain the following statement from the veterinarian:
“I certify that this (these) animal(s) were kept for more than six months prior to shipment in rabies free countries/regions (provide the name of the country/region) designated in the ROK quarantine regulations."
Check the QIA website for list of countries. This list is subject to change based on current outbreak statuses of individual countries.
The 129TH Medical Detachment Veterinary Medicine along with elements of the 106TH Medical Detachment Veterinary Service provide comprehensive animal care to all Status of Forces Agreement status personnel in the Republic of Korea. There are four animal hospitals where veterinarians are permanently stationed in a fixed veterinary facility. These are located in Busan, Osan, Daegu, and Yongsan. The numerous other bases are managed on an attending or referral basis.
The capabilities of the facilities in Korea vary in scope of care that they can provide due to instrumentation and staffing. Complicated cases or cases involving other than routine surgery may be referred to a veterinary facility off the installation.
Pet Shuttle Service: Pet Transportation Guidance - Effective Jan 1, 2024, military members can claim pet transportation expenses for reimbursement. (NTE $2000 per PCS, for one pet) If you have any question about this new travel entitlement, please contact the Osan Finance during customer service hours, M-F 0900 - 1400 or creat a CSP inquiry: https://csp.cce.af.mil/#/