Visa question

The Venezuela business visa for property buyers

I am flying in to view or buy property. Tourist visa or transient business visa?

Both definitions come from the ministry; the buyer case sits between them. The rules below say what each visa is for and what the business form demands.

Facts on this page verified through Oct 6, 2026.

Who the tourist visa is for

The MPPRE description of the Visa de Turista (T), repeated in the June 2026 tourist manual: granted to foreigners entering the country for recreation or leisure, health, or activities that do not involve remuneration or profit. The consular fee is to be consulted with the diplomatic or consular representation.

What to do: Choose the tourist visa for holidays, visiting family or friends, and looking at property without doing business.

Common mistake: Applying for a tourist visa for a paid activity.

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Who the transient business visa (TR-N) is for

The MPPRE description: the Visa de Transeúnte Negocios is granted to merchants, executives, representatives of companies or industries and micro-entrepreneurs, non-migrants, who wish to enter the country to carry out commercial, mercantile or financial activities and transactions or another lawful lucrative activity related to their businesses. The same page states a validity of one year, multiple entries, and stays of up to ninety days. The June 2026 business manual defines it as being for commercial, mercantile, corporate, investment or business activities "que no impliquen remuneración o lucro por parte de una entidad local" (that involve no pay or profit from a local entity).

What to do: Choose it when the trip is business related to your own company or employer and a Venezuelan company invites you.

Common mistake: Applying for it for a holiday.

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Which visa for a property-buying trip

From the official descriptions: the tourist visa covers activities that involve no remuneration or profit; the transient business visa is for commercial, mercantile or financial activity related to the applicant's own business, and its form requires an inviting company (Razón social, Actividad económica) and a contact. Buyers who only view property and sign nothing have used the tourist visa; there is no verified report yet of which type a mission accepted for a purchase trip.

What to do: Ask a reviewer before choosing. Bring the agency's invitation letter if you go the business route; keep the trip within the tourist definition otherwise.

Common mistake: Assuming a business visa is required to buy property.

Reported by applicantsLast verified Sep 25, 2026Source

Costo del trámiteFee for the transient business visa

What it means: The February 2026 business visa manual states "Costo del trámite: $60". The description page says the consular fee must be consulted with the diplomatic or consular representation, so the amount shown in the portal at Emitir solicitud is the one that applies.
What to enter: Expect about USD 60; pay whatever the emailed summary states, only in the portal.
Common mistake: Paying anyone outside the portal.

Official sourceLast verified Sep 25, 2026Source

Requisitos visa de negociosDocuments for the business visa: the official list (September 2026)

What it means: MPPRE's requirements list (September 2026) names eight items for the business visa: 1. Pasaporte con al menos seis (06) meses de vigencia (required). 2. Foto tipo carnet fondo blanco, en formato JPG-imagen (required). 3. Planilla de solicitud (required). 4. Solvencia económica, a bank statement (required). 5. Carta de solicitud de la empresa, stating the reason for the trip, the length of stay, the name and address of the person or company to contact in Venezuela, and who is responsible for the trip, maintenance and costs of the visit (no marker shown). 6. Antecedentes penales o declaración jurada, at least three (3) months old (optional). 7. Registro de la empresa, translated into Spanish if the company is foreign (required). 8. Itinerario de vuelo (required). This is newer than the February 2026 business manual.
What to enter: Prepare the bank statement and the company registry document as well as the company's request letter. They are not on the PRO-V-90 list.
Common mistake: Using the shorter list from the February 2026 manual.

Official sourceLast verified Oct 4, 2026Source

Recaudos · Visa transeúnte de negociosDocuments the business visa manual lists

What it means: The February 2026 manual lists: Foto tamaño carnet, fondo blanco (required); Pasaporte (required); Planilla de solicitud (required); Comunicación de solicitud. The older description page lists a passport with 6 months validity, two photos, a letter from the applicant or employer stating the purpose of the trip and the Venezuelan contact, a commercial registry or chamber letter, a medical certificate and proof of the fee.
What to enter: Prepare the photo, the passport, and a letter from the inviting company (comunicación de solicitud) on its letterhead; bring the registry or chamber document in case the mission asks.
Common mistake: Relying on this list. The June 2026 business manual repeats the four recaudos, but MPPRE’s requirements list (September 2026) is newer and requires a bank statement and the company registry (see the official list rule).

Official sourceLast verified Oct 6, 2026Source

Datos de la empresa que invita al ciudadanoThe inviting company on the business trámite

What it means: The business form asks for the company that invites you: Razón social (the legal name of the inviting company) and Actividad económica (its economic activity).
What to enter: The company name exactly as it appears in its registry document and on the invitation letter.
Common mistake: Entering your own employer instead of the Venezuelan company that invites you.

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Agregar contactosContacts on the business trámite

What it means: "Agregar Contacto": Tipo de Identidad (V: Venezolano, E: Extranjero, P: Pasaporte), Documento de identidad (the ID or passport number without dots or special characters), Nombre Completo, Correo Electrónico, Número de Teléfono (with the area or country code), then Guardar. Enviar is enabled once the required data is registered. Then attach the recaudos.
What to enter: The contact person at the inviting company: V, E or P, the number without dots, full name, email and phone with country code.
Common mistake: Typing the cédula with dots (12.345.678).

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