Transient visa based on domestic employment for a qualifying principal.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 3Report facts: 5
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
South America · Immigration
Venezuela
Venezuela sits in South America. Its immigration system runs 13 distinct routes — led by work, investment and family, each set out in official law. 12 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 13across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 12 of 13cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work2 of the 13 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- South America
- Capital
- Caracas
- Population
- 28,516,896
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- VES
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 13 routes, grouped by purpose — 12 of 13 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
2 routes
Work visa authorised by the interior authority after conformity from Venezuela's labour ministry.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 3Report facts: 9
Source pending confirmation: madrid.consulado.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Investment
2 routes
Transient visa based on ownership or direction of a qualifying business or industrial activity.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 4Report facts: 4
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Transient visa based on a documented investment in Venezuela.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 4Report facts: 4
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Starting a business
1 route
Non-migrant multiple-entry visa for lawful commercial, mercantile or financial business activity.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 9
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Study
1 route
Transient visa based on admission to and study in a Venezuelan educational institution.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 4
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Family
2 routes
Transient visa based on a qualifying family relationship to a permanent migrant.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 3Report facts: 6
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Transient visa based on a qualifying family relationship to a Venezuelan citizen.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 3Report facts: 6
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Living from your own income
1 route
Non-migrant visa for a person supported by lawful foreign income or pension.
Income from USD 1,200/mo
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 6
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-08-03
Culture, faith and volunteering
1 route
Transient visa based on religious activity supported by a qualifying organisation.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 6
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Short stays and visits
1 route
Temporary tourist visa for a visa-required traveller visiting Venezuela.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 5
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Humanitarian protection
1 route
In-country protection procedure before Venezuela's National Refugee Commission under LORRAA.
Can bring: spouse, children, parents, partner
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 6
Source pending confirmation: help.unhcr.org · checked 2026-07-27
Transit
1 route
Visa for a visa-required traveller passing through Venezuela to another destination.
Documents: 1Report facts: 7
Official government source: mppre.gob.ve · checked 2026-07-27
Official sources
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