The bay and town of Juan Griego on Margarita Island, Venezuela

Who needs a visa for Venezuela?

Latin America and the Caribbean · Caracas

Photo: Wilfredor / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Of 198 nationalities, 74 enter Venezuela with no paperwork at all. The rest: 124 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Venezuela government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Venezuela's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 74

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 124

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Venezuela

Region
South America
Capital
Caracas
Population
28,516,896 2025 · 53rd of 197
Size
916,445 km² 32nd largest of 199
Density
31 per km²
Language
Spanish
Currency
Venezuelan bolívar soberano VES
Borders
Brazil Colombia Guyana

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.