What the Venezuela visa rules mean for Australia travellers
Australia citizens can enter Venezuela without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Australia passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Venezuela applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you plan to leave Venezuela. Venezuela's Foreign Ministry lists a passport with at least six months' validity as mandatory f…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list gives Venezuela's requirement as proof of yellow fever vaccination for travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from Brazil, and for travellers who transited more than 12 hours through an airport in Br…
- Vaccinations: Malaria prophylaxis: WHO's country list says malaria risk is high throughout the year in some areas of Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro and Sucre states, moderate in Zulia State and low in Anzoátegui and Monagas states, and recommends preve…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Venezuela. The US State Department highly recommends buying travel insurance and says to make sure it includes medical evacuation coverage; it s…
Venezuela entry rules compared
Venezuela lets 74 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 2 and requires an embassy visa from 122. Australia citizens are treated the same way as New Zealand. Overall the Australia passport ranks #42 in the world with 112 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Australia passport you can also visit 27 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Chile and Colombia.
In the other direction, Venezuela citizens need evisa to visit Australia.