How far ahead should I plan my pet's move from India?

IKAN Lola advises 4 to 8 weeks within India, 2 months or more for most other countries, 4 months or more for the UK, USA and Europe, 6 months or more for Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Africa, 10 months or more for New Zealand and about 12 months for Australia. These are planning floors, not promises.

Departures

When should I start?

Pick where he's going and the month you'd like him to land. The board prints the month to start, counted back from the lead times we publish.

Start months for every destination, to land in the month you chose
Start by	Destination	Code	Lead	Status
OCT 2026	NEW ZEALAND	NZL	10 MO+	START NOW
DEC 2026	UNITED KINGDOM	GBR	4 MO+	ON TIME
DEC 2026	UNITED STATES	USA	4 MO+	ON TIME
DEC 2026	EUROPE	EU	4 MO+	ON TIME
OCT 2026	SINGAPORE	SGP	6 MO+	START NOW
OCT 2026	MALAYSIA	MYS	6 MO+	START NOW
OCT 2026	HONG KONG	HKG	6 MO+	START NOW
OCT 2026	SOUTH AFRICA	ZAF	6 MO+	START NOW
OCT 2026	AUSTRALIA	AUS	12 MO	START NOW
FEB 2027	CANADA	CAN	2 MO+	ON TIME
FEB 2027	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	ARE	2 MO+	ON TIME
FEB 2027	SOMEWHERE ELSE	INT	2 MO+	ON TIME
ASK US	INTO INDIA	IND	ASK	ASK US
ASK US	FROM THE USA	IND	ASK	ASK US
ASK US	FROM THE UK	IND	ASK	ASK US
ASK US	FROM THE UAE	IND	ASK	ASK US
ASK US	FROM SINGAPORE	IND	ASK	ASK US
FEB 2027	WITHIN INDIA	IND	8 WKS	ON TIME

Start now

Start now. April 2027 is 4 months shorter than we'd like.

Our advised lead time for New Zealand is 10 months or more. We'd rather tell you now than three weeks in. Write to us anyway: the useful answer might be a different month, a different route or a different way to fly. India isn't on New Zealand's approved list, so your pet is prepared in a Category 1, 2 or 3 country first. From 1 April 2027 every arrival also needs an identity check at least six months before export.

The thing that moves the date This is the longest band except Australia. If the family and the pet can't travel together, a later pet move is something we design on purpose, not something we patch after the flights are booked.

Send this to Priya and Nikhil The whole timeline

This is planning guidance from our published lead times, not a promise, a legal minimum or a booking. The live rules for your pet, your route and the airline set the real dates, and we check them before anything is booked. Today is October 2026 in India.

The published lead times

Where each number comes from.

Every band is ours, from our own guidance, and every one is a floor. The rules at the other end set the real clock: blood tests with waits after them, permits, quarantine places that have to be booked, and airlines that have to say yes.

Every destination, stop by stop

IKAN Lola advised lead times
Where	Start at least
Within India	4 to 8 weeks
Other countries	2 months or more
United Kingdom, USA, Europe	4 months or more
Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Africa	6 months or more
New Zealand, through an approved country	10 months or more
Australia, through an approved country	About 12 months
Into India	Depends on your legal route