Date of publication:

09/01/2026

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Do domestic laws and policies provide for efficient asylum procedures at first instance? 

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

In accordance with Article 3 of the Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees, asylum application procedures must be accessible, free of charge, and expeditious, all with the aim of ensuring their efficiency

    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 3 - Procedural principles

    "(Unofficial translation) All procedures established in this Law for determining refugee and asylum status shall be subject to the principles of accessibility, oral proceedings, expediency, and free access." Todos los procedimientos establecidos en esta Ley, para la determinación de la condición de refugiado o refugiada y asilado o asilada, estarán sujetos a los principios de accesibilidad, oralidad, celeridad y gratuidad.