Venezuela
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 28 Sep 2026
Your rules for Venezuela
You · American passport
Set by the visa
Get the Venezuelan eVisa (Cancilleria Digital) before you travel.
francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Confirm before you go · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
Ask customs before you ship
There's no published rule. Ask customs before you ship.
intt.gob.ve · Confirm before you go · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 7 days out
Venezuela needs an official export certificate, a health certificate, rabies and core vaccines within a year and deworming within 3 months. See the steps
2001online.com · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
Watch Venezuela.
We'll email you if Venezuela's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Venezuela.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- Within 365 days before you arrive
Rabies vaccination
Current rabies certificate, vaccine given within the last year.
- Within 365 days before you arrive
Core vaccines
Dogs: sextuple (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza, coronavirus). Cats: triple (panleukopenia, calicivirus, rhinotracheitis). Within 1 year.
- Within 90 days before you arrive
Internal and external deworming
Deworming certificate with product and date, valid 3 months.
- Within 14 days before you arrive
International health certificate + official export certificate
Health certificate stating no infectious disease (valid about 1 month; APHIS version valid 14 days with exam within 10 days) plus the zoosanitary export certificate from the origin authority.
- At the border
INSAI mobilisation permit fee
Pay the INSAI sanitary mobilisation fee (0.5 UT) at the INSAI office at the point of entry.
2001online.com · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Venezuela
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | eVisa | Set by the visa | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Visa needed | Set by the visa | francia.consuladovenezuela.org · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
Every registration in Venezuela
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | No published rule | Ask customs before you ship | intt.gob.ve · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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