# 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.

## 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):
| Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina$^{ID}$  Australia  Barbados  Belarus  Belize  Bolivia$^1$  Brazil$^{ID}$  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominica  Grenada  Hong Kong  Iceland | Indonesia  Iran  Jamaica  Japan  Liechtenstein  Malaysia  Maldives  Mexico  Monaco  Nicaragua  New Zealand  Norway  Palestine  Paraguay  Qatar | Russia$^{2B}$  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  Uruguay$^{ID}$ |
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Date of visa changes :

### 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 | Diplomatic, service | 28 September 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Diplomatic, service | 27 September 2024 |
| Oman | Diplomatic, special, service | 24 September 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | Diplomatic, service | June 2024 |
| Serbia | Ordinary | 22 October 2023 |
| Tajikistan | Diplomatic, service | September 2022 |