Rosales made his international debut for Venezuela on 28 March 2007, playing the entire second half of a 5–0 routing over New Zealand. Since making his international debut, Rosales was then called up by the national team for the Copa América after making a handful of appearances for the past four years and helped the side reached the semi-final, finishing fourth place in the tournament. His 50th appearance for the national team came on 6 March 2014, in a 2–1 loss against Honduras.