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.

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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:

CountryPassportsAgreement signed on
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [12] Ordinary22 October 2023
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana [13] Diplomatic, official9 July 2018
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin April 2018

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