State Department Travel Advisories

The U.S. State Department on Dec. 3, 2025 reissued its Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory for Venezuela without changes, citing pervasive violent crime, terrorism, arbitrary detention, and severely limited health care and consular support, and urging all U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in the country to depart immediately. The advisory warns of kidnappings, wrongful detentions with reports of torture, risks at Maiquetía airport (unregulated taxis/ATMs), and danger in border areas where Colombian terrorist groups operate; it notes the U.S. has had no embassy in Venezuela since 2019 and that DOT restricts U.S.–Venezuela flights.