Venezuela visa for a child with a Venezuelan parent
My child has a US passport and one Venezuelan parent. Tourist visa or Venezuelan passport?
Two routes exist and they are not interchangeable once you are in the country. These are the reported rules.
Facts on this page verified through Sep 25, 2026.
A child applies through a parent's account
A minor applies through a parent's account rather than a separate registration.
What to do: Open the child's solicitud from the parent's portal account.
Common mistake: Registering a separate account for the child.
Reported by applicantsLast verified Sep 25, 2026Source
A child with one Venezuelan parent can use a tourist visa
A US-passport child with one Venezuelan parent can enter on a tourist visa.
What to do: Apply for the child's tourist visa like any other applicant if you want the child to travel on the US passport.
Common mistake: Assuming the child cannot get a tourist visa because a parent is Venezuelan.
Reported by applicantsLast verified Sep 25, 2026Source
Registering the child as Venezuelan changes how the child leaves
Registering the child as Venezuelan means the child must leave Venezuela on a Venezuelan passport.
What to do: Decide before the trip whether the child travels as a US citizen (tourist visa) or as a Venezuelan (Venezuelan passport).
Common mistake: Registering the child on arrival without a Venezuelan passport for the departure.
Reported by applicantsLast verified Sep 25, 2026Source
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