What the Venezuela visa rules mean for Zimbabwe travellers
Zimbabwe citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Venezuela. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist visa (Visa de Turista, T).
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. Zimbabwe citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Zimbabwe passport ranks #129 in the world with 37 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Zimbabwe passport you can also visit 8 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In the other direction, Venezuela citizens need visa on arrival to visit Zimbabwe.