Venezuelan single-status letter from the United States

Status as of October 3, 2026: Venezuela and the United States agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations on March 5, 2026 (Venezuelan Foreign Ministry communiqué and US State Department statement). Even so, no Venezuelan consulate in the US is listed or announced as providing services: on September 12, 2026, Venezuela’s state broadcaster Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV) reported that the New York consulate looks renovated but that the authorities “have not yet issued an official statement setting the date of formal opening to the public or the activation of the appointment system” (our translation). The Foreign Ministry’s (MPPRE) official consulate list, checked October 3, 2026, has 25 offices and none in the United States.

The carta de soltería (single-status letter) is, according to Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry (MPPRE), “un documento que certifica el estado civil del ciudadano(a) ante las autoridades del país” — a document certifying the citizen’s civil status before the country’s authorities. The MPPRE catalog lists a cost of 60$ (checked October 3, 2026), limits it to people over 18 and exempts minors from payment. What matters most for someone living in the US: besides your birth record and your cédula or passport, it asks for copies of the Venezuelan cédula and passport of two witnesses who are not direct relatives. With no consulate open in the US, it has to be handled at a Venezuelan office outside the country, after confirming that office will accept you.

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Fee and conditions

ItemDetailSource
Fee60$MPPRE catalog, description 45 (checked October 3, 2026)
Age“Este Trámite se realiza para los mayores de 18 años” (for people over 18)MPPRE
Under 18Exempt from paymentMPPRE
Who can request it“Venezolanos por nacimiento” (Venezuelans by birth)Embassy of Venezuela in Mexico
Consular registration“Debe realizar el registro consular” (you must complete consular registration)Embassy of Venezuela in Mexico
WitnessesTwo, not direct relatives, with Venezuelan cédula and passportMPPRE
Processing timeNot published on the pages checked October 3, 2026—

Documents: two official lists

The two sources do not ask for the same things; here they are as written.

MPPRE catalog (description 45):

  • One copy of the applicant’s birth record.
  • Two copies of the applicant’s Venezuelan cédula and/or one copy of the applicant’s Venezuelan passport.
  • One copy of the Venezuelan cédula of two witnesses.
  • One copy of the Venezuelan passport of two witnesses (who are not direct relatives).

Embassy of Venezuela in Mexico:

  • Requirements: “Ser venezolano o venezolana por nacimiento” (be Venezuelan by birth) and “Debe realizar el registro consular” (complete consular registration).
  • Document: “Partida de nacimiento” (birth record).

If you don’t have your birth record at hand, see the Venezuelan birth certificate from the US.

The witnesses

The MPPRE list asks for copies of the two witnesses’ Venezuelan cédula and Venezuelan passport. For someone living in the United States, that means finding two people with Venezuelan documents who are not direct relatives. The pages consulted do not mention witnesses with another country’s documents: if your only available witnesses lack Venezuelan documents, ask the office before your appointment.

Where to request it while no consulate in the US is open

  • A Venezuelan office outside the United States. The consular section in France, for example, offers consular registration to people residing in France, Monaco or Andorra; the MPPRE catalog says that “para la realización de cualquier trámite ante esta Embajada deberá estar inscrito en el Registro Consular” (to carry out any procedure at the embassy you must be enrolled in the Consular Registry), and the embassy in Mexico requires that registration for this letter. No page consulted on October 3, 2026 says whether an office outside the US accepts applicants who live in the United States: confirm before you travel.
  • SAREN online. The list of SAREN electronic documents (tramites.saren.gob.ve) published by the embassy in France includes “CARTA DE SOLTERÍA (OTROS).” The pages consulted do not say who issues it through that channel, what it costs or whether it is equivalent to the consular letter, and the SAREN portal shows only a login screen.

Step by step

  1. Confirm the office that will issue it and whether it requires prior consular registration.
  2. Gather your documents: a copy of your birth record and copies of your Venezuelan cédula and/or Venezuelan passport.
  3. Find two witnesses who are not direct relatives, with copies of their Venezuelan cédula and passport.
  4. Pay the 60$ fee listed by the MPPRE (checked October 3, 2026), or confirm the exemption if the applicant is under 18.
  5. Receive the letter, which according to the MPPRE certifies your civil status before the country’s authorities.

Where SAIME asks for it

SAIME’s identification page (checked October 3, 2026) uses the single-status letter in two identity procedures:

  • Updating and correcting data: “Carta de soltería notariada, copia del Acta de Matrimonio, copia de sentencia de Divorcio, copia de Acta Defunción cónyuge (según el caso)” — a notarized single-status letter, or the marriage certificate, divorce decree or spouse’s death certificate, as applicable.
  • Double cédula, adults: “Registro del Acta de Matrimonio en caso de ser casado o en su defecto carta de soltería o unión estable de hecho” — the marriage registration if married, or otherwise a single-status letter or registered de facto union.

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. The fee and requirements are set by Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry (MPPRE) and can change without notice. Verify directly with the Venezuelan office that will issue the letter. Not legal advice.