Visa policy of Venezuela

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Visitors to Venezuela must obtain a visa from one of the Venezuelan diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visitors are required to hold 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 hold a passport valid for 6 months.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries can visit Venezuela without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism purposes unless otherwise stated (extendable once for the same period except the citizens of Bolivia and Colombia):^[1][2][3]

_{ID - citizens of these countries may cross the border with an ID card only when travelling as tourists.
1 - must hold confirmation of hotel reservation or notarized invitation letter.
2 - for maximum stay of 90 days in 180 days.
B - may also visit without a visa for business purposes}

Non-ordinary passports

Visa exemption for 90 days also applies to holders of both diplomatic or service category passports of Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, 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 for holders of diplomatic passports only of Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Qatar and Suriname.
Visa exemption for 30 days applies to holders of diplomatic or service passports of China, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea and Turkey, as well as passports for public affairs issued by China.

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
Serbia[12]	Ordinary	22 October 2023
Ghana[13]	Diplomatic, official	9 July 2018
Benin	─	April 2018

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Venezuela.

1. ^ 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 )
2. ^ NO requieren Visa de Turista
3. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
4. ^ First reciprocity report, January 2006
5. ^ "Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь".
6. ^ El Universal Taiwan strives to keep mission in Venezuela Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (19 July 2007). Accessed 18 December 2007.
7. ^ "Venezuela initiates visa requirement for U.S. Travellers". Reuters. 3 March 2015.
8. ^ "Venezuela reciprocates with visa requirement for Panamanians".
9. ^ "Peru Toughens Entry Rules as Venezuelan Migrants Pour in". Bloomberg.com. 6 June 2019.
10. ^ "Régimen de Maduro solicitará visa de turista a los canadienses". 2 July 2019.
11. ^ "Venezuela comenzará a exigir visa de turista a ciudadanos chilenos y peruanos que visiten el país". 19 August 2019.
12. ^ "Дачић и МИП Венецуеле Хил о унапређењу сарадње (Dacic and MFA of Venezuela Hill on the improvement of cooperation)". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
13. ^ "Ghana, Venezuela Sign Travel Visa Exemption Agreement". 2018-07-09. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10.