01 · Decision
Eligibility first
Use the official U.S. and Thai guidance to confirm the route, species, age, and port-specific questions that apply before booking the pet’s travel.
Free pet relocation decision tool
A calmer plan for every animal in the move.
Use verified sources for entry questions. Use this tool to organize the household decisions those sources cannot make for you.
United States → Thailand
Plan the pet move before the travel week gets crowded.
Start with the animal, the intended port, and the people sharing the move. Thailand-entry preparation has its own official permit and documentation path; airline rules remain separate.
How many pets are moving?
Keep one complete file and one travel-day plan for this animal.
02 · Decision
Build one file per animal
Match the microchip and vaccine records, health paperwork, ownership details, and travel documents to the same animal. Do not assume one pet’s documents cover another.
03 · Decision
Protect the timing window
Work backward from your intended arrival and keep the official permit, veterinarian, endorsement, and carrier timelines in one calendar. Confirm exact windows from live authorities rather than this tool.
04 · Decision
Plan the arrival handoff
Decide who handles the animal, baggage, children, and temporary housing at arrival. Confirm the entry-port process directly with the relevant authority.
Family move check
Protect the pet plan from household conflicts.
These are planning prompts, not animal-entry requirements. They matter most when children, temporary housing, or multiple caregivers are part of the move.
Housing
Ask temporary and longer-term housing in writing about species, size, number of animals, deposits, shared-space rules, and the date the pet may occupy the home.
Children and school
Avoid making the pet’s travel day compete with a school start, childcare handoff, or a child who needs one adult’s attention during an airport delay.
Caregiving
Name a temporary caregiver and a local emergency contact who can access food, records, carrier instructions, and your accommodation details if the household is delayed or split.
Travel-day roles
Give one adult a defined animal role and another adult a defined child, documents, or transport role. Rehearse the handoff without assuming every member of the party can be in the same place.
Sources for this direction
Use the live authority for the actual requirement.
Each card is a deep link to a reviewed primary source with a freshness label. Requirements can change. Confirm your exact animal, route, airline, port, and timing with the relevant authority and your veterinarian.
Housing support is optional—and never animal-entry advice.
For Thailand housing context, BAANLYY can be a local property pathway. For Las Vegas / Southern Nevada housing context, Scofield Group can be a local real-estate pathway. Confirm every pet policy directly with the property and keep import questions with the relevant authority.