Venezuela

Transeúnte Laboral visa. A foreign worker with Venezuelan labour authorization can seek a one-year multiple-entry labour visa.

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Transeúnte Laboral visa

A one-year, multiple-entry labour visa allowing a stay for the same period if issued.

The contractor or worker must seek labour authorization through the Labour Ministry; the consular visa file requires a certified copy of the resulting work permit and evidence of qualifications or experience.
Venezuela Foreign Ministry: Visa de Transeúnte Laboral
Provide a passport valid at least six months, photos, origin-country medical certificate and consular fee receipt through the Venezuelan consular post serving the applicant’s residence.
Venezuela Foreign Ministry: Visa de Transeúnte Laboral

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

Time: Processing starts after the authority accepts a complete application; travel and work begin only after the required permission issues.
Cost: The authority assesses its filing charge under the fee schedule in force on submission, plus document costs.
The hard part: Obtaining the Labour Ministry’s certified work authorization before the consular visa application.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Permanent residence
After at least 1 uninterrupted year in Venezuela on a qualifying transient visa—among them Laboral, Inversionista, Rentista, Religioso and Familiar—the Interior Ministry may grant resident status on request. Resident status is renewed every 5 years. The student visa is a non-migrant category and is not included in that conversion rule.
2037
Apply for citizenship
2038
Citizenship
The decision usually takes 1–6 months.

Time away: Ten years of domicile in Venezuela with uninterrupted residence immediately before applying (5 for the listed nationalities). The law sets no annual day count. The application must show a current Venezuelan identity card, passport and visa; the authority has up to 6 months to decide once the file is complete.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

The one-year multiple-entry labour visa may be renewed for another year; after 1 uninterrupted year its holder may request resident status, and uninterrupted Venezuelan domicile counts toward naturalisation.

The law behind these dates

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start with the Labour Ministry authorization described by the Foreign Ministry.Open mppre.gob.ve ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health cover for the move

The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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