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Visa de Transeúnte Rentista (TR-R)
Venezuela · South America
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2004
- Governing lawPublished
- Ley de Extranjería y Migración (G.O. 37.944, 2004)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores (visas, via consulates); SAIME (foreigner ID card and residence)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- One-year renewable Venezuelan visa for retirees and people living on passive income of about USD 1,200 a month
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Lawful recurring passive income or pension of at least USD 1,200 a month (EUR 1,200 at the Madrid consulate)
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
- ChildrenPublished
- Unmarried children under 18; parents and parents-in-law may also accompany. Extra income of 50% of the base per dependant (Barcelona) or EUR 500 per person (Madrid)
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 2–13 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Consular application (by post at some consulates, e.g. Madrid) with proof of pension or passive income
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Register with the National Foreigners Registry (SAIME) within 30 days of entering as a temporary migrant
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Consular decision: at least 10 business days (Barcelona); Madrid advises applying 90 days before travel
- Official application routePublished
- https://consuladodevenezuelaenmadrid.com/index.php/visa-rentista/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feeUnknown
- Unknown
- Application feePublished
- $70
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $70
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $1,200/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- $1,200/month
- Monthly rental income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- Consular fee EUR 60 (about USD 70), non-refundable; varies by consulate. Later SAIME ID and renewal fees not included
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 1 month
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum stay stated; one-year multiple-entry visa renewable while the income continues
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days in a fiscal year (or in the preceding year) will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 6%-34%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 10 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessUnknown
- Unknown
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Renewable yearly on proof the income continues. No published path from this visa to residence was found; naturalization needs 10 years' residence (5 for Latin American, Caribbean, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian nationals)
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://consuladobarcelona.gob.ve/webalterna/visas/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://consuladobarcelona.gob.ve/webalterna/visas/ | https://consuladodevenezuelaenmadrid.com/index.php/visa-rentista/ | https://www.oas.org/dil/Migrants/Venezuela/Ley%20N%C2%B0%2037.944%20de%20migraci%C3%B3n%20y%20extranjer%C3%ADa%20del%201%20de%20julio%20de%202004.pdf
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.