They ask the State to relax measures imposed on Venezuelans with expired passports

Dora Ríos, president of the Venezuelan Association of Wholesalers and Tourist Representation Companies (Avemarep), asked the government make the measures imposed on the Venezuelans with expired passportswho since the end of September must request a safe passage to enter the country by air.

In an interview on the program A tiempo con Eduardo Rodríguez in Union RadioRíos warned that This new requirement may have a negative impact on the tourism and airline sector ahead of the Christmas season.one of the busiest of the year.

“I am sure that this will be a significant impact unless between now and December there are different, more flexible measures and this situation can improve,” she indicated.

How to enter Venezuela with an expired passport?

Venezuelans who wish to enter or leave the country by air must have a valid passport and identification card.in accordance with new regulations established at the end of September by the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) and the Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Immigration (Saime).

If you do not have a valid Venezuelan passport, Citizens must request a Travel Document or safe conduct before the Venezuelan consulate or embassy accredited abroad and register it with the airline at least 72 hours before boarding.

For the issuance of safe conduct A series of precautions must be submitted and the consular fee is 60 dollars or euros.

Only those Venezuelans with dual nationality and those who have legal residence in other countries will be able to enter the country with an expired passport and without the need to process a safe passage.

Several NGOs have questioned the new one, describing it as unconstitutional and discriminatory, because some with the document that is not current will be able to enter the country. In addition, it represents another inconvenience for Venezuelan migration, especially because flights with Chile and Peru, in addition to Panama and the Dominican Republic, were suspended from South America.