Venezuela

Venezuela visa guide: transeúnte visas and SAIME procedures

  • 8 visa types
  • checked 25 October 2026

How visas for Venezuela work

Two Venezuelan bodies handle visas. The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs issues visas through Venezuelan embassies and consulates, and the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration and Foreigners (SAIME) controls entries and exits and processes procedures for foreigners inside Venezuela, such as the renewal of visas, through its online system.

For foreigners living in Venezuela, SAIME publishes renewal requirements for transeúnte visas in several categories: students (TR-E), rentistas (TR-R), workers (TR-L), family members of residents or of Venezuelans (TR-F, TR-F-M-P, TR-F-V) and religious workers (TR-REL). First-time visas are requested from the Venezuelan embassy or consulate responsible for your place of residence; Venezuela's foreign service publishes requirements for the tourist (T) and transit (V-T) visas and for transeúnte visas for business, entrepreneurs, investors, work, study, religious activity and family. The Foreign Ministry's main website could not be reached when this guide was prepared.

Which visa do I need?

Holiday or visit: the tourist visa (T), required from nationals of countries without visa suppression; ask the Venezuelan embassy or consulate responsible for you whether it applies to you.

Changing planes or crossing Venezuela: the transit visa (V-T), only for nationals who need a tourist visa.

Business trips: TR-N; company or industry owners: TR-E-I; investors with an accepted investment: TR-I.

Studying or doing an internship: TR-E. Employment: TR-L after the labour ministry's approval.

Joining a Venezuelan or a foreign resident: the family transeúnte visas. Renewals of all transeúnte visas go through SAIME.

Visa types for Venezuela

Visits and short stays

  • Tourist visa Tourist visa (Visa de Turista, T)

    Venezuela issues the tourist visa (T) through its embassies and consulates to foreigners who come for recreation, leisure, health or other activities that involve no pay or profit.

  • Transit visa Transit visa (Visa de Tránsito, V-T)

    The transit visa (V-T) is for non-migrant travellers whose itinerary includes a stop in Venezuela, or who enter or cross Venezuelan territory on their way to another country.

Business and self-employment

  • Business visa Business transeúnte visas (TR-N and TR-E-I)

    Venezuela has two business categories of transeúnte visa.

  • Investor visa Investor transeúnte visa (Visa de Transeúnte Inversionista, TR-I)

    The investor transeúnte visa (TR-I) is granted to individuals or company representatives who show with reliable documents that contacts have been established and that their investment has been accepted by the relevant Venezuelan official bodies.

Study and training

  • Student visa Student transeúnte visa (Visa de Transeúnte Estudiantil, TR-E)

    The student transeúnte visa (TR-E) is granted to non-migrants who want to enter Venezuela for higher, technical or university studies, for specialisation, or for internships in their field.

Work

  • Work visa Work transeúnte visa (Visa de Transeúnte Laboral, TR-L)

    The work transeúnte visa (TR-L) is authorised by the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace after the Ministry of Popular Power for the Social Process of Labour has given its approval.

Family

  • Family reunification visa Family transeúnte visas (TR-FV and Familiar Migrante Permanente)

    Venezuela grants family transeúnte visas to close relatives of Venezuelans (TR-FV) and of foreigners who hold permanent migrant status (resident) in Venezuela.

Residence

  • Residence permit Transeúnte visas and their renewal at SAIME (visas de transeúnte)

    Foreigners who live in Venezuela for study, work, family, religious activity or on lawful income hold 'transeúnte' visas in the corresponding category.

Frequently asked questions

Who issues Venezuelan visas?

The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, through Venezuelan embassies and consulates. SAIME handles procedures for foreigners in Venezuela, including visa renewals.

Do I need a visa for Venezuela?

The tourist visa is required from nationals of countries that have no visa suppression with Venezuela. The published requirements do not list those countries, so ask the Venezuelan embassy or consulate responsible for your place of residence before travelling.

How are transeúnte visas renewed?

Online through SAIME: create a user and password on the SAIME website and upload the documents for your category, such as a passport valid for at least six months, entry and exit stamps and your latest visas.

What income does a rentista need?

SAIME's renewal requirements for the rentista category (TR-R) ask for certification of lawful income from rents or a pension equivalent to USD 1,200 a month.

How much is the Venezuelan consular fee?

The published requirements ask for proof of payment of the consular fee but do not state the amount or a processing time. Ask the mission where you apply for both.

Embassies and consulates

Last checked 25 October 2026. Each visa page lists the official sources it is based on.