The transit visa policy is identical to the rules of entry into the country. If you have any specific questions about transit requirements or visa requirements, please contact the nearest embassy in Madagascar.

The first step is to microchip your pet with a 15-digit microchip that suits to ISO standards.

Although a rabies test is optional, it is important that your pet is vaccinated against rabies between 30 days and 12 months before entering the country.

A licensed veterinarian must complete your pet's health certificate within 5 days of the trip.

Pets can enter Madagascar via Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo. They can arrive in the cabin as checked baggage or air cargo.

All pets must be free of signs of human-transmitted diseases when examined at the airport of entry.

Madagascar doesn’t publish a list of banned breeds.

The number of the Emergency Service (police, ambulance and Fire Service) in Madagascar is 117.

Free import

• 500 cigarettes or

• 25 cigars or

• 500 grammes of tobacco

• 1 bottle of alcoholic beverages

• Visitors and residents can import up to MGA 400,000 and an unlimited amount of foreign currency. Sums of money greater than EUR 7.500 will need to be declared at the customs department.

• Visitors and residents can also export up to MGA 400,000 in local currency and an unlimited amount of foreign cash providing a written declaration is made at the customs department.

Prohibited

• Illegal drugs

• Weapons, explosives and ammunition

• Knives and deadly weapons

• Plant and plant products – unless permission has been obtained

• Meat and meat products

• Pets and animal products – unless permission has been obtained

• Electronic equipment

• Counterfeit money and goods

• Pornographic materials

Driving requires an international driver's license (IDP), which you can obtain in your country of residence.

For a list of Madagascar's diplomatic and consular missions, click here.