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Rentista Transient Visa (TR-RE)

VenezuelaLiving from your own income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

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. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

The route is for non-migrant persons who live from lawful rents or a pension, with the income generated outside Venezuela.

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  • MPPRE page 20, captured official text
    Se otorgará a personas no migrantes, que vivan de sus rentas lícitas o pensión, con ingreso mensual equivalente a mil doscientos dólares (USD$ 1.200,00) , generados en el exterior.

Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of income or assets are accepted.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

A pension (shown by an original Social Security certificate stating the amount) or other periodic income equal to or greater than the equivalent of 1200 US dollars per month. When accompanied by family members, the MPPRE page requires additional fixed monthly income of USD 500 for each accompanying person, while the Barcelona consulate page states 50% for each accompanying person.

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Limits of the record
  • The two official sources conflict on the extra income per accompanying family member: USD 500 (MPPRE) versus 50% (Barcelona consulate).
  • Recorded source · consuladobarcelona.gob.ve
    Constancia original de la Seguridad Social en la cual indique que la persona está jubilada y el monto que percibe, el cual debe ser igual o mayor al equivalente de 1200 dólares estadounidenses mensuales, o documento que acredite que se perciben otras rentas periódicas por el mismo monto.
  • Recorded source · consuladobarcelona.gob.ve
    Cuando viaje acompañado por miembros de su familia, deberá comprobar además poseer ingresos mensuales fijos de 50% por cada acompañante.
  • Recorded source · mppre.gob.ve
    Cuando viaje acompañado por miembros de su familia deberá comprobar además, poseer ingresos mensuales fijos de quinientos dólares (USD$ 500,00) por cada acompañante.

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

When the holder travels accompanied by family members, documents proving the family links are required. The official source does not state whether the holder may work locally, run a business or carry out other economic activity, or the residence or work rights of accompanying family members.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not state whether the holder may work locally, run a business or carry out other economic activity.
  • The residence or work rights of accompanying family members are not stated on the route page.

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

Granted for one (1) year, multiple entries, with a period of stay of the same length. On expiry it may be extended for equal terms by the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, after justification that the foreign income sources continue. The official source does not state physical-presence obligations or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • Physical-presence obligations are not stated.
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated.
  • Recorded source · mppre.gob.ve
    El visado de transeúnte rentista se otorgará con una vigencia de un (1) año, múltiples entradas, con igual término de permanencia.
  • Recorded source · mppre.gob.ve
    Vencido el plazo podrá ser prorrogado por términos iguales por el Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Interiores, Justicia y Paz, previa justificación de que subsisten las fuentes de ingresos extranjeros.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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