To apply for resident status, a foreigner must already reside in Venezuela on a temporary visa, for example, for students or businessmen. You must apply for a national identity card called cédula. This card identifies you as a resident and gives you an identification number that starts with the letter E, followed by a string of numbers.

Cédula can only be issued in Venezuela by Dirección de Extranjería, or DiEx, a branch of the Ministry of internal affairs and Justice.

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Your residence status must be renewed every five years and will be lost if you leave Venezuela for two consecutive years.

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Foreign residents of Venezuela are eligible for the same anti-poverty and Social Security programs as citizens. To do this, they must receive a mission card. Foreign residents have essentially the same rights as citizens, but their political rights are limited. For example, while foreign residents can vote in municipal and parish elections, they cannot vote in state or national elections.

The TR-L (Transeunte Laboral) Visa and non-resident work permit, originally issued for one year with the possibility of renewal, apply to foreign citizens entering Venezuela as temporary employees of a Venezuelan organization. Please note that a local contract must be concluded with the Venezuelan organization. After three years of being a non-resident, you can change your resident status in the country.

It is provided to people who, through a verified document, demonstrate that they have established contacts and that the investment has been accepted by the relevant official organizations of Venezuela. The minimum investment amount is 100,000 dollar USA.  The visa of investor is granted for three years with the possibility of multiple entry without a permanent restriction. At the end of this period, the party concerned will be able to request an extension of up to two years, and at the end of this second extension, permanent resident status can be requested until a successful meeting of the requirements established by the Ministry of internal affairs, justice and peace. If and when the partner, children under the age of 18, or parents of the investor visa holder move to the country to settle with them, they will be granted a family visa (TR-F).

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Documents:

• A valid passport with a validity period of at least six (6) months.
• A document confirming your residence in the country.
• Fill out the visa application form.
• Two color photos with a 3×4 cm white background (passport size)
• Submission of documents confirming that contacts have been established in Venezuela and that the investment has been accepted by the relevant official Organization of Venezuela (SIEX foreign investment supervision bureau)
• Bank statements confirming the investor's solvency. The minimum amount is 10,000 USA
• Criminal record verification
• General health information
• Payment of the consular fee in the equivalent of 60.00 US dollars.

It is issued to the wife of a Venezuelan citizen only if the marriage took place in a foreign country and is registered with the Consulate of Venezuela; for financially dependent children under the age of eighteen; as well as to parents or parents in law with prior legal confirmation of family relations. This type of visa is granted for one year, multiple entry and allows its bearer to stay in the country for an unlimited period. Once in the country, the applicant can apply for an extension of the visit. Foreigners who have been in the territory of the Republic for at least one year continuously on a visa to visit a Venezuelan family, and their respective family members who have a visa, can, upon application, obtain resident status by the Ministry of internal affairs and Justice, which must be updated every five years.

It is issued to visiting priests or members of a religious order who enter Venezuela in connection with the performance of their religious duties. A visa of the religious order visitor category is granted for one year with multiple entry and allows its bearer to stay in the country for one year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Justice can extend the StanNFAF in the country for another year upon request.

Foreigners who have been in the territory of the Republic for at least one year continuously on a religious visa, and their family members who have a corresponding visa, may, upon application, obtain resident status by the Ministry of internal affairs and Justice, which is renewed every time. five years.