- Venezuela launched the PRO-V-90 visa through Cancillería Digital for foreign professionals on short assignments.
- The electronic visa allows up to 90 days and is processed online in about 2 to 10 business days.
- Applicants need no consular visit, but they must avoid employment relationships or employment-related compensation.
Venezuela rolled out the PRO-V-90 visa through Cancillería Digital, giving foreign professionals a new electronic, multiple-entry route for short assignments in the country. The filing is digital from start to finish. The stay runs up to 90 days.
The permit is aimed at independent professionals and at personnel sent by overseas companies. It applies when a Venezuelan client is inviting a service, but no employment relationship exists with the Venezuelan company. The inviting entity also cannot pay employment-related compensation. That rule is tight.
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Available descriptions name technical assistance, operational support, speaking engagements, journalistic activities, and investment oversight as eligible uses. Those categories point to short-term specialist work, not ordinary local hiring. The list is explicit. It covers temporary specialized services.
Applicants file everything online, and approval comes back by email. Reports put processing at about 2 to 10 business days, which keeps the process inside a short trip window for many travelers. No consular visit is required. The portal does the intake.
The category gives companies a way to send specialists to Venezuela even when they have clients there but no local legal entity. It also fits the country's shift toward digitized government services, a change that shows up in both the filing path and the delivery of approval. The lane stays narrow.
The filing is online, but the work lane stays narrow
| Feature | Rule |
|---|---|
| Entry type | Multiple-entry electronic visa |
| Stay allowed | Up to 90 days |
| Filing method | Fully online through the portal |
| Processing | About 2 to 10 business days |
| Work limit | No employment relationship or employment-related compensation |
| Exit rule | Leave Venezuela and get a new visa to return |
The new route sits between visitor-style entry and formal local employment authorization. It is designed for foreign specialists, consultants, and other invited professionals who need temporary service on Venezuelan assignments, not a local job offer. Approved travelers receive electronic authorization instead of a physical stamp. The process is lean.
The work rules do most of the separating. The foreign national cannot have an employment relationship with the inviting company, and the Venezuelan entity cannot treat the payment as employment compensation. That boundary keeps the permit tied to service, not hiring, and it prevents the assignment from looking like local labor. The line is clear.
The named activities show how broad the service category can be without turning into permanent work. Technical assistance can mean hands-on technical support, operational support covers work tied to day-to-day functioning, and speaking engagements, journalistic activities, and investment oversight all fit the same short-term framework. The list matters.
This also gives firms a cleaner way to handle client work in Venezuela when they do not have a local entity to employ someone directly. The permit does not open a long-term work path, and it does not create a route to permanent residence. It is a temporary bridge.
After the 90-day validity period ends, the traveler must leave Venezuela and obtain a new visa to return for additional qualifying activity. That makes the end date part of the design, not an afterthought. The stay stops there.
