How to process a safe passage if your passport has expired?

Venezuelans abroad who have expired passports must request a travel pass at least 72 hours before boarding to be able to enter the country.according to the new regulations established by the Venezuelan authorities and which came into effect on September 27.

This safe conduct or Travel Document must be processed at the Venezuelan consulate or embassy accredited abroad and registered with the airline before the trip. Its validity is usually limited to a single trip.

What are the requirements to process the safe passage if your passport has expired?

The precautions that adults should record to process the safe conduct according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are:

-Original and copies of the complaint to the police authorities (if applicable).

-Original and copy of the air ticket (stamped by the airline).

-Copy of the applicant’s identity document (identity card or passport).

-Photo of the applicant on a CD or DVD (JPG format).

-Proof of payment of the corresponding consular fee, if applicable.

In the case of boys, girls and adolescentsmust present a copy of the Venezuelan identity card and the biographical page of the Venezuelan passport of both parents, and if traveling alone or with one of the parents, the travel authorization of the parent who is not traveling must be duly apostilled.

In the case of loss, theft or theft of the Venezuelan passport, you must first file a report with the corresponding police authority.

The process begins by email or online and the applicant must bring printed documents on the day of the appointment to sign and leave their fingerprint.

How much does the safe passage cost?

Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs portal indicates that the cost must be consulted at the Diplomatic or Consular Representation, Users on social networks pointed out that the issuance of the safe passage has a price of 60 dollars or euros for consular fees.

«This procedure is issued free of charge for Venezuelan citizens who have started the passport renewal process and are waiting for it, as well as those who file a police report for passport theft, repatriates, detainees with a final deportation order. and victims of human trafficking, whose application is required by a competent authority in the accredited country,” according to the measure.

Furthermore, “children and adolescents are exempt from paying consular fees, according to article 9 of the Organic Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (Lopna), published in the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. No. 37,476 dated July 2, 2002.”