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	SOUTH AFRICA	ZAF	6 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	NEW ZEALAND	NZL	10 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 this month to land in April 2027.

That's exactly our advised lead time for South Africa, 6 months or more, so there's no slack. South Africa needs a veterinary import permit and says its health rules change often. The live permit sets the tests and whether any quarantine or further control applies.

The thing that moves the date Reusing an old checklist. The permit, the tests and any quarantine condition all have to be current for your pet.

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