Miscellaneous: An exit tax and airport fee must be paid when departing Venezuela by airline.  The exit tax is currently 37,632 Bolivares, and the airport fee is currently 94,080 Bolivares (a total of approximately 62 USD calculated at the official exchange rate). In many instances, especially with non-U.S. airlines, the exit tax and airport fee are not included in the airline ticket price and must be paid separately at the airport upon departure.  Authorities usually require that payment be made in local currency.  Both the departure tax and the airport fee are subject to change with little notice.  Travelers should check with their airlines for the latest information. The government of Venezuela implemented rigid foreign exchange controls in 2003, including a fixed official rate of exchange.  Foreign exchange transactions must take place through exchange houses or commercial banks at the official rate.  As of October 2005 it is no longer possible to exchange money at hotels.  Currency exchange by tourists can be arranged at "casas de cambio" (exchange houses).  There are exchange houses located near most major hotels.  It is also possible to exchange money at commercial banks; however, visitors should be aware that the exchange would not be immediate.  Exchanges through commercial banks must first be approved by the Commission for Administration of Foreign Currencies (CADIVI).  This requires a registration process, which delays the exchange.  The exchange control mechanisms also require the exchange houses and commercial banks obtain authorization from CADIVI to trade Bolivares (the local currency) into U.S. dollars.  Outside the major cities, a good supply of Venezuelan currency is necessary, as it may be difficult to find exchange houses. Travelers will likely encounter individuals in Venezuela who are willing to exchange Bolivares for U.S. dollars at a rate significantly higher than the official rate of exchange.  These "parallel market" currency exchanges are prohibited under the Venezuelan foreign exchange controls.  Travelers engaging in such activity are advised that they may find themselves in difficulties with the Venezuelan authorities. Countries that do not require a visa to visit Venezuela: Please check with the Venezuelan consulate in your country of origin! Andorra, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malasya, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, The Netherlands, Netherland Antilles, New Zealand, Poland, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Santa Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, St. Vincent & The Granadines s, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay. List of the countries that require the yellow fever vaccine: YELLOW FEVER: the anti-yellow fever certificate would be require to the travelers who are more than one year old, coming from infected areas and from the following countries.  AFRICA: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote D' Ivory, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Guinea Equatorial, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. AMERICA: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. NOTES: WHEN A COUNTRY REPORTS A CASE OF YELLOW FEVER, THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE ADDED BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT TO THE LIST SHOWN ABOVE. (WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RECORD, (www.who.int/we) IT IS RECOMMENDED TO EVERY PERSON TRAVELING TO VENEZUELA ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE SANITARY INTERNATIONAL LAW, TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST YELLOW FEVER, 10 DAYS BEFORE THE ARRIVAL IN THIS COUNTRY.