Venezuela Country Profile

Passport
For more details visit Venezuela Passport Ranking
  • Passport Grade
    B-
  • Passport Ranking
    86/198
  • Passport Score
    116.4/198
  • Visa-free Countries
    107
  • Visa-required Countries
    91
  • Access to the World's GDP
    32%
  • Access to the World's Surface Area
    40%
  • Access to the World's Population
    31%
  • Access to the Unesco Sites
    59%
Citizenship and Naturalization
Birthright citizenship (Jus Soli)
  • Birthright citizenship (Jus Soli)
    Yes
    Unrestricted: Any child born in the country automatically becomes a citizen.
Naturalization - Standard Conditions
  • Minimum residency period
    10 years
  • Physical presence requirement
  • Language test
    No
  • Need to renounce original citizenship?
    No
  • Can minor children naturalize?
    Yes
  • Can naturalized parents pass citizenship to a child born abroad?
    Yes
    Must first establish residency in Venezuela before the age of 18, and submit an application before 25
  • Can you lose naturalization due to prolonged absence/ naturalization elsewhere?
    No / No
Naturalization - Your Spouse is a Citizen
  • Living IN the country: Residency/marriage requirement
    0 years / 5 years
    Must be married for 5 years. No in-country residency requirements.
  • Living ABROAD: Marriage requirement
    5 years
    Can reside abroad during 5 years of marriage, but the Venezuelan consulate in Madrid confirmed that the process can be initiated from within Venezuela only.
  • Language test
    No
  • Need to renounce original citizenship?
    No
Naturalization - Other Beneficial Provisions
  • Your child is a citizen
    No provisions
  • Citizens of specific countries
    5 years
    5 years for citizens by birth of Spain, Portugal, Italy, any Latin American or Carribean country.
"–": The provision has not been analysed.
Taxation
For more details visit Cost of Living
  • Taxation Type
    Residence-based
A tax resident of a country with a RESIDENCE-BASED tax system pays taxes on their WORLDWIDE income. However, if you lose tax residency status there (e.g., by moving out), the country will generally stop taxing you.

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Venezuela Overview
  • Region
    North and South America
  • Capital City
    Caracas
  • Largest City
    Caracas
  • Currency
    Venezuelan bolívar
  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Population
    29.3 million (50th)
  • Life Expectancy
    73.3 years (146th)
  • GDP (Nominal)
    $82.1 billion (73rd)
  • GDP/Capita
    2806.744798 (149th)
Useful Data
For more details visit Cost of Living
  • Cost of Living
    Very cheap (2/7)
  • Climate
    Very comfortable (1/5)
  • Safety
    Extremely Dangerous (7/7)
  • Pollution
    Polluted (4/5)
  • English Proficiency
    Low (4/5)

Articles featuring Venezuela

Trends & News

Venezuelan woman earns her entire living standing in line to buy toilet paper

January 27, 2015 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile At two in the morning, Krisbell quietly slips out of bed so as to not wake the two small children curled up next to her. She grabs her phone and quickly dials her friends’ numbers as she’s already headed out the door to get the day’s intelligence report. […]

Trends & News

This is what $100 buys you in Venezuela

The gunfire on the streets near my hotel started around 9pm last night. The sound is unmistakable, especially at night on an otherwise quiet city street. I had recently returned to the hotel after a few evening meetings. And coming back after dark it was as if they had rolled the sidewalks up — restaurants […]

Plan B

On the ground in Venezuela: this country is being cut off from the rest of the world.

The first thing to understand about Venezuela today is that it’s becoming exceedingly difficult to even get here. Or get out. Nearly every major regional and international carrier has discontinued service to/from Caracas. Due to safety concerns amid all the chaos and violence here, Lan Airlines in Chile (now merged with TAM in Brazil as […]

Trends & News

Venezuelan millionaire refugee now working as a personal trainer

[Editor’s Note: As we’re coming up on the end of the year, we thought it would be appropriate to republish some of our most popular Notes articles of 2018. Today’s article was originally published on March 14, 2018.] It’s been a few months since I’ve traveled to Medellin– I have a number of investments and […]

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