Do US citizens need a visa for Venezuela?
US citizens need a visa for Venezuela, and the application starts online. Depending on your passport this may still involve biometrics, an in-person appointment and several weeks of processing, so apply early. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date.
🇺🇸 United States → 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Visa needed, apply online
The application starts online. Depending on your passport this may still involve biometrics, an appointment, and several weeks, so start early.
Maximum stay
Not specified
Passport validity
6 months
Pre-registration
None required
What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Venezuela can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Allow enough time
Apply well before you fly. Processing times move with demand, and a booked trip is not a reason for an embassy to hurry.
Other passports for Venezuela
The same destination on a different passport. Rules differ sharply by nationality, so check the one you will actually travel on.
All Venezuela entry rules by passport
Check a different pair
Another passport, or somewhere else entirely.
This is the pair you are reading. Change either side to check another.