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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
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Visa exemption
[edit]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]
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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
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Non-ordinary passports
[edit]- 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
[edit]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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 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
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ First reciprocity report, January 2006
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jordania y Venezuela firman acuerdo para el intercambio cultural
- ^ Venezuela y Kirguistán sellan en la ONU acuerdo de supresión de visas
- ^ Oman and Venezuela sign MoU, focus on cooperation and visa waivers
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- ^ "Дачић и МИП Венецуеле Хил о унапређењу сарадње (Dacic and MFA of Venezuela Hill on the improvement of cooperation)". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Tajikistan Signs Agreements with Venezuela, Serbia, and Morocco on Mutual Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports
External links
[edit]- 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.