embassly
Caracas

Venezuela: embassies, consulates & entry rules

foreign missions here
77
Consulates
20
missions abroad
90
Visa-free / Visa on arrival
74
Photo: Olga Berrios · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Live & travel in Venezuela

Monthly budget
$900/mo
Prices vs USA: 0%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 897.54 VES
US travel advisory
Level 3
Homicides / 100k: 12.6
travel.state.gov
Internet access
77%
of people online
Air quality
19.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Spanish
Emergency
911 · 171
Plug types
NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Calling code
+58

Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jun 26, 2026

3.7
/ 5
embassly score

Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept

  • Cost4.9
  • Safety1.8
  • Internet access3.7
  • Air quality3.0
  • Climate5.0
City guide: Caracas
SOS · Venezuela911Restaurants, cafés and dishes in VenezuelaHeladería Coromoto · Arepa · Hallaca · Sugarcane juice · Cachapa · Guasacaca

Government consensus

Reconsider travel· 1 of 3 governments
  • United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
  • United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
  • CanadaDo not travel

Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Upcoming public holidays

  • Dec 24, 2026 · Christmas Eve
  • Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
  • Dec 31, 2026 · New Year’s Eve
  • Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
  • Feb 8, 2027 · Carnival
  • Feb 9, 2027 · Shrove Tuesday
  • Mar 25, 2027 · Maundy Thursday
  • Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday

Cities in Venezuela

Traveller essentials · Venezuela

Emergency
911 · 171
Calling code
+58
Currency
VES
Plug types
NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Drives on the
right
Capital
Caracas
Time zone
America/Caracas

Foreign missions in Venezuela

Venezuela missions abroad

Who can enter Venezuela without a visa?

Visa-free74
Visa required124

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Frequently asked questions

Embassies & consulates in Venezuela?

77 missions, 58 countries.

Emergency: Venezuela?

911, 171 (fire department), 171 (emergency medical services), 171 (police)

Who can enter Venezuela without a visa?

74: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, and Bulgaria…