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):

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

 * 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, 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: