Visa policy of Venezuela
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Visitors to Venezuela must obtain a visa from one of the Venezuelan diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
Visitors are required to have proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay and documents required for their next destination.
Visitors not holding return / onward tickets could be refused entry. Naturalized Venezuelan citizens, must hold in addition to their passport and National Identity Card (Cedula de Identidad), the original (or certified copy) of the official decree (Gaceta Oficial) of their naturalization issued by the Venezuelan government.
All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Holders of passports of the following countries may enter Venezuela without a visa for up to 90 days for tourist purposes (unless otherwise noted). Extension of stay is possible once for the same period (except for citizens of Bolivia and Colombia).[1][2][3]
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ID - May enter with an ID card only when travelling as tourists.
B - May enter without a visa for business purposes as well.
1 - Must have confirmation of hotel reservation or notarized invitation letter.
2 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
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Cancelled: |
Non-ordinary passports
- Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Algeria, Angola, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Israel, Jamaica, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam and holders of diplomatic passports of Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Qatar, Suriname may enter Venezuela without a visa for 90 days.
- Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Brazil may enter Venezuela without a visa for 60 days.
- Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of China, Indonesia, Iran, Singapore, South Korea & Turkey may enter Venezuela without a visa for 30 days.
- Holders of passports for public affairs issued by China may enter Venezuela without a visa for 30 days.
- Holders of diplomatic, official or service Passports of Argentina require a mandatory visa to enter Venezuela.
Future changes
Venezuela has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
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 Serbia[11]
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Ordinary | 22 October 2023 |
 Ghana[12]
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Diplomatic, official | 9 July 2018 |
 Benin
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— | April 2018 |
See also
References
- ^ Embajada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en la República Federal de Alemania Tarjeta de Turismo DEX-2 Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (en Español)
- ^ NO requieren Visa de Turista
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь".
- ^ El Universal Taiwan strives to keep mission in Venezuela Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (19 July 2007). Accessed 18 December 2007.
- ^ "Venezuela initiates visa requirement for U.S. Travellers". Reuters. 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Venezuela reciprocates with visa requirement for Panamanians".
- ^ "Peru Toughens Entry Rules as Venezuelan Migrants Pour in". Bloomberg.com. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Régimen de Maduro solicitará visa de turista a los canadienses". 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Venezuela comenzará a exigir visa de turista a ciudadanos chilenos y peruanos que visiten el país". 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Дачић и МИП Венецуеле Хил о унапређењу сарадње (Dacic and MFA of Venezuela Hill on the improvement of cooperation)". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Ghana, Venezuela Sign Travel Visa Exemption Agreement". 2018-07-09. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10.
External links
- Visa policy of Venezuela, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Archived 2015-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- The Embassy of Venezuela in the United States of America; also available in Spanish.