Venezuela: visas, documents and safety

Venezuela at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC-04:00)

19:29:48

October 31, 2026

Capital

Caracas

Data status

Update delayed

21.9 °C

Fog

High 26.9°

Low 19.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 2.7 m/s

Today · Oct 31

Showers

19.9° / 26.9°

Precipitation 2.9 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Showers

18.9° / 28.2°

Precipitation 0.4 mm

Monday · Nov 2

Showers

18.4° / 28.6°

Precipitation 0.9 mm

Weather: Caracas (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Venezuelan bol+�var soberano (VES)
Language: Spanish
Capital: Caracas
Population: 28,517,000
Timezone: UTC-04:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Venezuela brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Venezuela

Planning a trip to Venezuela means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Venezuela.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa free

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry includes this nationality in its "list of countries exempt from the tourist visa to enter the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by air".

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you plan to leave Venezuela. Venezuela's Foreign Ministry lists a passport with at least six months' validity as mandatory for a tourist visa application.
Return or onward ticket: The UK government tells British visitors that if they arrive by air they can stay up to 90 days visa-free on a tourist card issued on arrival, and must show their return or onward travel ticket.
Vaccinations: WHO's country list gives Venezuela's requirement as proof of yellow fever vaccination for travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from Brazil, and for travellers who transited more than 12 hours through an airport in Brazil. WHO recommends vaccination for all travellers aged 9 months or over, except those whose itineraries are limited to certain areas, including Caracas, Valencia and Margarita Island., WHO's country list says malaria risk is high throughout the year in some areas of Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro and Sucre states, moderate in Zulia State and low in Anzoátegui and Monagas states, and recommends prevention in risk areas.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 3 - Reconsider Travel

The travel advisory level decreased to 3. The �ǣWrongful Detention,�� ǣUnrest,�� and �ǣOther�� risk indicators were removed.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

19 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Caracas

Caracas

Office

Consulate general - Caracas (Distretto Federale)

Caracas

Office

Consulate - Maracaibo (Zulia)

Maracaibo

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Venezuela.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 8 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 31 Oct 2026, 20:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 00:01 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Venezuela

Today in the country

Today · Oct 31

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Monday · Nov 2

Essential facts

Country overview