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Passport/Visa

 Passport Required?Visa Required?Return Ticket Required?
BritishYesNo/1Yes
AustralianYesNo/1Yes
CanadianYesNo/1Yes
USAYesNo/1Yes
OtherEUYesNo/1Yes
JapaneseYesNo/1Yes


1: Visa required if not entering the country by air.

PASSPORTS: 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) 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;
(c) nationals of Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Hong Kong (SAR), Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, San Marino, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago and Uruguay.


Types of visa and cost: Tourist Entry Card: Free of charge. Tourist: £22 (multiple-entry). Business: £42 (multiple-entry). Transit: £22.

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

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Contact 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 passport-size photos. (c) Valid passport. (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. Business visa: (a)-(f), and (g) Employer’s reference and letter confirming purpose of visit. (h) Reference from company to be contacted in Venezuela.

Working days required: Two.

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


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