Honduras
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 28 Sep 2026
Your rules for Honduras
You · American passport
90 days
Visa-free for short stays. Keep inside the limit and you don't need a visa.
inm.gob.hn · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
Up to 180 days per visit
It comes in on a temporary import with the Ingreso de vehículos para turismo de terceros países (Aduanas Honduras).
aduanas.gob.hn · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 7 days out
Honduras accepts 1-2 pets with an export vet certificate and current vaccines; Cuarentena inspects at the border for L525. See the steps
senasa.gob.hn · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
Watch Honduras.
We'll email you if Honduras's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Honduras.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Before you go
Rabies and core vaccines current
Vaccination card with current vaccines (rabies plus canine/feline core vaccines).
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- By the day you arrive
Export veterinary certificate from origin
Veterinary export certificate from the exporting country.
- By the day you arrive
Import permit (3 or more pets only)
Only needed for 3+ pets: apply online on the SENASA platform with a fiduciary home-quarantine letter from a Honduran vet, pay L750 plus two L10 stamps.
- At the border
Quarantine inspection at entry
Report to Cuarentena at the land, air or sea port; the pet is inspected and a L525 fee is charged (receipt issued).
senasa.gob.hn · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Honduras
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days, shared across the CA-4 | inm.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
Every registration in Honduras
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Temporary import | Up to 180 days per visit | aduanas.gob.hn · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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