• If travelling by commercial airline, a tourist card can be obtained at airport on arrival. If travelling by private transportation or by land, a visa is required.
• Submit your valid, signed U.S. Passport
• 1 Application form, completed and signed
• 2 Passport-type photographs (Glasses should not be worn)
• Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
• Copy of airline tickets or itinerary
• Certification of employment, specifying the following: length of employment, position, salary.
• Bank reference letter (not a bank statement) verifying opening date, number and type of account, current balance.

• Submit your valid, signed U.S. Passport
• 1 Application form, completed and signed
• 2 Passport-type photographs (Glasses should not be worn)
• Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
• Copy of airline tickets or itinerary
• A business letter of responsibility (sample) is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
  
  Consulate General of Venezuela, Visa Section, New York, N.Y
  
  The letter must explain all of the following:
• The traveler's position with the Company
• Purpose of travel
• Reference to be visited in Venezuela
• Guarantee financial support and return transportation to the U.S. for the applicant.
• The letter should be signed by a company officer other than the applicant.

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:

TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,

641 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1435

New York, NY 10022

Your application will be hand carried to the Consulate office and usually is processed in four business days.

Fees

• The Venezuela tourist visa is usually issued for a single entry within 90 days of issue date, for stay of up to 90 days.
• The Venezuela business visa is usually issued for multiple entries within one year of issue date, provided the passport remains valid, for stay of up to 90 days each entry.
• All persons holding a business visa must obtain an income declaration (Declaracion de Rentas) from the Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) in Caracas. It will be required at time of departure from Venezuela.
• Passport must have at least six months remaining validity and contain at least one blank visa page for visa to be issued. TDS can assist with obtaining U.S. Passports, whether new issue, renewal, or obtaining additional visa pages for a valid passport.

Print Visa Application Form

INFORMATION AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 04/2006