What the Venezuela visa rules mean for Sri Lanka travellers
Sri Lanka citizens can enter Venezuela without a visa. You only need a valid Sri Lanka passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
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. Sri Lanka citizens are treated the same way as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan and Kuwait. Overall the Sri Lanka passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Sri Lanka passport you can also visit 6 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In the other direction, Venezuela citizens need eta to visit Sri Lanka.