United States of America/Venezuela: Information on transit visas, their usual duration (whether they are valid for 10 years), and the criteria for issuing them
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ26280.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, United States of America/Venezuela: Information on transit visas, their usual duration (whether they are valid for 10 years), and the criteria for issuing them, 1 February 1997, ZZZ26280.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acaf68.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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KIMSTitle:United States
KIMSKeywords:; Venezuela
The information that follows was provided during a 28 February telephone interview with a supervisor at the Consulate of the United States of America in Caracas, responsible for issuing visas.
Visas are issued once a consular officer has assessed a person's travel requirements and specific circumstances. A transit visa would normally have a duration of one year. A 10-year transit visa would be unusual. A transit visa indicating a validity of 10 years could be explained by a typing error (10 instead of 1); although this would be unlikely, it is not impossible. The consulate can quickly confirm whether a certain person received a specific visa once it has received a request indicating the individual's full name (including paternal and maternal surnames), date and place of birth.
Please note that Venezuelans can request and obtain United States visas in Caracas by proxy; Venezuelan travel agencies can submit applications, passports and processing fees directly to the U. S. consulate on behalf of their clients (U.S. Consulate Public Information Line 28 Feb. 1997). Additional information on United States non-immigrant visa requirements and processing can be found in previous Responses to Information Requests such as USA23942.E of 9 May 1996, USA17535.E of 31 May 1994 and USA13455 of 10 March 1993, among others.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Consulate of the United States of America, Caracas. 28 February 1997. Telephone interview with visa issuing supervisor.
_____. 28 February 1997. Public Information Telephone Line recording.
