What the Venezuela visa rules mean for United States travellers
United States passport holders need an eVisa to enter Venezuela. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Tourist visa (Visa de Turista) — Cancillería Digital portal. Venezuela also offers Tourist visa (Visa de Turista, T) — see the visa options above.
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. United States citizens are treated the same way as Canada. Overall the United States passport ranks #34 in the world with 116 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a United States passport you can also visit 29 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada and Chile.
In the other direction, Venezuela citizens need a visa to visit United States.