Visa policy of Venezuela

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.

Entry and exit stamps.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Venezuela

  Venezuela

  Visa-free (may enter with passport or ID)

  Visa-free (may enter with passport)

  Visa required

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 citizens of Bolivia and Colombia):^[1][2][3]

All European Union member states[4]  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  ArgentinaID  Australia  Barbados  Belarus  Belize  Bolivia1  BrazilID  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominica  Grenada  Hong Kong  Iceland  Indonesia  Iran  Jamaica  Japan  Liechtenstein  Malaysia  Maldives  Mexico  Monaco  Nicaragua  New Zealand  Norway  Palestine  Paraguay  Qatar  Russia2 B  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino  South Africa  South Korea  Sri Lanka   Switzerland  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  United Kingdom  UruguayID

_{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}

Date of visa changes
19 June 2008: Belarus[5] 6 March 2009: Russia Cancelled: 27 March 2007: Taiwan[6] 3 March 2015: United States[7] 16 October 2017: Panama[8] 10 April 2018: Guatemala 15 June 2019: Peru[9] 11 July 2019: Canada[10] 29 August 2019: Chile and Ecuador[11]

Non-ordinary passports

• Holders of diplomatic, official and service passport holders of Algeria, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, 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 can enter Venezuela visa-free for up to 90 days.
• Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of Angola, China, Indonesia, Iran, Singapore, South Korea and Turkey can enter Venezuela visa-free for up to 30 days.
• Holders of an ordinary passport for public affairs issued by China can enter Venezuela visa-free for up to 30 days.
• Holders of diplomatic, official and service passport holders of Argentina require a visa as the visa-waiver agreement has been suspended until further notice.

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
Jordan[12]	Diplomatic, service	28 September 2024
Kyrgyzstan[13]	Diplomatic, service	27 September 2024
Oman[14]	Diplomatic, special, service	24 September 2024
Zimbabwe[15]	Diplomatic, service	June 2024
Serbia[16]	Ordinary	22 October 2023
Tajikistan[17]	Diplomatic, service	September 2022

See also

• Venezuela portal

• Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens
• List of diplomatic missions of Venezuela

References

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. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
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. Jordania y Venezuela firman acuerdo para el intercambio cultural
13. Venezuela y Kirguistán sellan en la ONU acuerdo de supresión de visas
14. Oman and Venezuela sign MoU, focus on cooperation and visa waivers
16. "Дачић и МИП Венецуеле Хил о унапређењу сарадње (Dacic and MFA of Venezuela Hill on the improvement of cooperation)". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
17. Tajikistan Signs Agreements with Venezuela, Serbia, and Morocco on Mutual Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports

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.