Tag: Venezuelan migrants

Saturday, August 7th 2021 - 07:43 UTC
Brazil extends until December 2022 waiver to Venezuelan migrants who seek refuge

The Government of Brazil has extended until 2022 a waiver whereby Venezuelans seeking shelter may find it easier to settle in South America's largest country, it was announced Friday.
Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Chile continues with deportation of Venezuelan migrants

The Government of Chile has deported on a plane to Caracas a total of 56 Venezuelan citizens who were allegedly involved in trafficking of minors, drugs, robberies or simply entered the country irregularly, it was reported.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 09:42 UTC
The flourishing business of coffin making in Peru… with Venezuelan labor

As the coronavirus-hit economy of Peru stagnated over the past three months, Lima coffin-maker Genaro Cabrera has seen his sales quadruple. “I never imagined working to such an extreme,” Cabrera said at his factory in the rundown district of San Juan de Lurigancho.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
US and UN launch program to help Venezuelan migrants settle in Brazil

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a program to help tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants settle in Brazil for the long-term.
Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
A US$ 1.35 billion appeal fund launched to meet Venezuelan migrants humanitarian needs

A US$1.35 billion appeal has been launched to meet the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean and to support the communities hosting them. The ongoing political and economic crisis in Venezuela has forced more than 4.6 million citizens to flee, nearly 80% of whom are sheltering in the region.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Venezuelan migrants will be provided with a regional vaccination card

Venezuelan migrants will be provided with a regional vaccination card beginning in October, health officials from 10 countries agreed on Monday in an effort to ensure they receive needed vaccines and are not given double doses. More than 4 million Venezuelans have fled an economic and political crisis in their home country that has caused widespread shortages of food and medicine.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Thousands of Venezuelans rush into Peru ahead of tougher migration laws

Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to cross into Peru in a bid to beat the introduction of tougher migration laws. From midnight local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, Venezuelans will need to have a valid passport and visa to enter Peru.
Tuesday, December 18th 2018 - 13:03 UTC
Peru receives 395,000 applications from Venezuelan citizens to stay, work and study

Around 395,000 Venezuelans have applied for a Temporary Stay Permit (PTP) in Peru, National Migration Superintendent Roxana del Aguila announced Monday.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 17:00 UTC
Venezuelans arriving in Peru as of November 1 to be treated “as tourists”

Venezuelan citizens arriving in Peru from now on are to be considered “tourists,” Migrations Planning Manager Francisco Ríos explained Thursday after the deadline to apply for temporary residence expired on October 31.
Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:22 UTC
Latin American countries will receive Venezuelan migrants even with expired documents

Eleven Latin American countries say that they have agreed to allow Venezuelans leaving their homeland to enter their countries even if their travel documents have expired. More than 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled the country's hyperinflation and severe shortages, but many do not have valid passports because renewing them can take years.