Date of publication:

09/07/2026

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Do domestic laws and policies provide for the cancellation of refugee status?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Assessment by population
Refugees
Analysis

Article 11 of the Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees provides for the voluntary renunciation of refugee status. It also establishes as grounds for the loss of such status the falsity of the grounds invoked or the existence of facts that, had they been known at the time of recognition, would have resulted in a negative decision.

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees
    • Year: 2001
    • Type: Domestic law
    • Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality, Integration & Public Affairs, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
    • Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/node/18314

    Legal provision

    Article 11 - Refugee condition loss

    (Unofficial translation) Voluntary renunciation, falsity of the stated grounds, or the existence of facts that, had they been known at the time of recognition, would have resulted in a negative decision, will be grounds for the loss of refugee status. Inaccurate statements do not constitute sufficient grounds for denying refugee status, and it is the responsibility of the National Refugee Commission to evaluate the circumstances of the case. La renuncia voluntaria, la falsedad de los fundamentos alegados, o la existencia de hechos que, si hubieran sido conocidos al momento de reconocimiento, darían como resultado una decisión negativa, serán causales de la pérdida de la condición de refugiado o refugiada. Las declaraciones inexactas no constituyen suficiente motivo para negar la condición de refugiado o refugiada y le corresponde a la Comisión Nacional para los Refugiados evaluar las circunstancias del caso.