Venezuela Investor Visa

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Program Type:

Residence by Investment

Processing Time:

1-3 months

Citizenship Timeline:

10 years

Permanent Residency Timeline:

2 years

Physical Presence Required:

None

Citizenship Visa-Free Access:

127 countries

Minimum Contribution:

20% of local business share capital

Contribution Options:

Business Investment

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Program Overview

Venezuela Investor Visa

Venezuela offers renewable, temporary residence permits of 3-year validity to those who invest an unspecified amount deemed sufficient by the relevant authorities in Venezuelan businesses, acquiring at least 20% of the shares of the company.

After two years, the applicant can obtain Residente status, a visa that has a five-year validity.

Following 10 continuous years of residency (5 if married to a Venezuela or a citizen of certain countries), the applicant is eligible for Venezuelan citizenship.

Venezuela Investor Visa

How to Qualify

Venezuela does not specify a precise investment amount to qualify for the Transeúnte Inversionista visa, merely that applicants must demonstrate they have made investments considered sufficient by the “competent Venezuelan authorities.”

The investor must hold at least 20% of the company’s share capital.

The Inversionista visa has a validity of 3 years and is renewable indefinitely as long as the applicant continues to meet the conditions.

After two years of temporary stay (transeúnte status), however, the applicant can obtain permanent residency in Venezuela (residente), a visa that has a validity of 5 years.

Venezuela Investor Visa

Salient Benefits

  • Visa-free travel within MERCOSUR
  • Path to citizenship
  • Permits dual/multiple citizenship
  • Lower cost of living
  • Warm climate

Venezuela Investor Visa

Citizenship Timeline and Requirements

The initial Inversionista visa is issued for 3 years with the Transeúnte (transitory) status.

After two continuous years of residency, typically monitored by evidence of entry and exit stamps in the individual’s passport, the individual may apply for a Residente status (effectively permanent residency), which has a validity of five years and which is renewable.

To maintain the Residente status, the applicant must not be absent from Venezuela for more than 24 consecutive months. A return to Venezuelan territory within 24 months, even if only briefly, suffices to reset the clock.

After ten years of legal residency (five for those married to a Venezuelan and for natural-born citizens of Spain, Portugal, Latin-American, or Caribbean countries), the individual may apply for citizenship in Venezuela.

Browse 195 countries’ paths to citizenship in the hyper-detailed IMI Citizenship Catalog.

Venezuela Investor Visa

Program Authority and Legal Basis

Applications for this program may be directed to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Legislation upon which this program is based LEY DE EXTRANJERÍA Y MIGRACIÓN N° 37. 944 and Gaceta Oficial N 5.427/2000.

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Qualifying Real Estate

As noted in the program qualifications above, an investor can qualify for this program with a local property purchase above the minimum investment threshold. View eligible properties curated by IMI and our real estate partners:

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