VENEZUELA

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PASSPORTS AND VISAS.

Passport Required? Visa Required? Return Ticket Required?
EU Yes No* Yes
British Yes No* Yes
Australian Yes No* Yes
Canadian Yes No* Yes
USA Yes No* Yes
Japanese Yes No* Yes

* Visa required if not entering the country by air.

Passports
A Passport valid for at least six months, if entering with a visa, or for the duration of stay, if entering with a Tourist Entry Card, is required by all.

Visas
Required by all except the following, who do, however, require a Tourist Entry Card (TEC) issued free of charge by an authorised air carrier on presentation of valid air tickets (including return or onward ticket) for stays of maximum 90 days:
(a) nationals of countries mentioned in the chart above;
(b) nationals of Andorra, Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominisque, Grenada, Hong Kong (SAR), Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, San Marino, San Christopher (St Kitts & Nevis), St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago and Uruguay.

Types of visa / cost
Tourist Entry Card: Free of charge (single-entry). Tourist: $30 (multiple-entry).
Business: $60 (multiple-entry). Transit: $30 (single-entry).

Validity
Tourist: 90 days. Business: 180 days. Transit: up to 72 hours.

Application to
Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see ‘Important Addresses’ section.
Tourist Entry Cards are available at the airport check-in desk prior to departure.

Application Requirements
Tourist visa: (a) Completed and signed application form. (b) Two recent passport-size photos. (c) Passport with at least 6 months validity at time of visa application. (d) Fee. (e) Airline ticket for return or onward journey. (f) Self-addressed, stamped envelope for postal applications. (g) Reference from employer with start date, salary and position held, and last bank statement or letter from your bank showing your bank balance. Business visa: (a)-(f) and, (g) Employer’s reference and letter confirming purpose of visit. (h) Reference from company to be contacted in Venezuela. Transit visa: (a) Ticket confirming you will be continuing to a third country. (b) Name of airline carrier. (c) Flight number. (d) Date you will be entering and departing Venezuela. (e) Name of entry and departing Venezuelan port or airport.

Time Required
3 working days.

Temporary residence
Special authorisation is required from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Caracas.