{"id":17088,"date":"2015-03-01T17:18:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=17088"},"modified":"2015-03-04T20:57:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T04:57:37","slug":"us-citizens-will-now-require-tourist-visa-visit-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/01\/us-citizens-will-now-require-tourist-visa-visit-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"US Citizens Will Now Require a Tourist Visa to Visit Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just read an interesting article from RT.com<\/a> stating that the South American country of Venezuela will now impose mandatory visas for all US citizens. Apparently in recent news, four missionaries were captured in a coastal town of Venezuela for being accused of \u2018espionage activities\u2019. In addition, a U.S. pilot was detained in Venezuela for \u2018spying\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to the RT.com article<\/a>, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a speech yesterday that said \u201c\u201cIn order to protect our country…I have decided to implement a system of compulsory visas for all Americans entering Venezuela,\u201d<\/p>\n

I was disappointed because I put off visiting Caracas<\/a> twice in the past year and I was looking forward to my trip to the Venezuelan capital next month. I\u2019ve previously held back my trip to Caracas because of the highly inflated black market currency situation in Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Venezuela has made obtaining black market currency readily available for tourists by providing a 176.62:1 SIMADI rate instead of the official 6:35:1 rate. The 176.62 Venezuelan Bolivares rate per $1 US Dollar SIMADI rate can now be obtained from ATM\u2019s in Venezuela and that was one of the reasons why I booked a trip to Caracas for next month.<\/p>\n

According to Dolartoday.com<\/a>, the black market rate is 222.12:1 which is only obtainable if you have solid connections in Venezuela. As you can see, the IMPLICITO rate is 91.30:1 and the SIMADI rate is 176.62:1.<\/p>\n

\"dolartodayrate\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now that Venezuela has imposed a visa restriction for US tourists, I\u2019m not sure if I will be able to visit Caracas next month. Thankfully I can still cancel my American Airlines award ticket without penalty because of my Executive Platinum status. There hasn\u2019t been much info said on the internet about the visa situation and when it will take in effect since it was announced today. I\u2019m not sure if Venezuela will have a Visa on Arrival program or require a full page visa on the passport where one would need to visit a Venezuelan embassy and submit a large amount of paperwork.<\/p>\n

Since there aren\u2019t many Venzuelan embassies and staff members in the U.S., I\u2019m pretty sure President Maduro will adopt a Visa on Arrival program where it will cost US citizens $160 for a 90 day multiple entry visa. Why do I think it will cost $160? Because that\u2019s how much other South American countries like Brazil<\/a>, Paraguay<\/a>, and Argentina<\/a> charge US tourists for a visa and I\u2019m sure Venezuela will follow with that same amount. Update:\u00a0Venezuela Now Issuing 1 Year Multiple Entry Tourist Visa to US Citizens for $30.00<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I don’t mind paying $160 if I can get a 10 year multiple entry visa and even better if I can visit the Venzuelan Embassy in San Francisco to get a physical visa with my photo on it taking up a whole page on my passport.\u00a0Update:\u00a0Venezuela Now Issuing 1 Year Multiple Entry Tourist Visa to US Citizens for $30.00<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"jamisonspassport1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can see, I travel internationally way too much and my US passport is practically falling apart.<\/p>\n

Will you be visiting Venezuela even with the visa requirements?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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