Guaidó approves a decree to extend the validity of Venezuelan passports by 5 years

The self-proclaimed “president in charge” of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, announced this Friday the approval of a decree to extend the validity of Venezuelan passports by five years, including those that have expired. the date is years from the entry into force of the Decree, without it being necessary to complete any additional procedure, “the National Communication Center, which acts as Guaidó’s press office, has underlined in a statement. computed from the expiration date of the passport. The extension of the validity will apply even to passports expired before the publication of this Decree. This leaves safe the application of international standards that may limit the maximum period of validity of passports, “he asserted. The National Communication Center has stressed that the consulates of the countries must recognize Guaidó as president in charge of Venezuela. He has also stressed that the consulates will attend to Venezuelans in the countries and will guarantee their identification with a complementary document if they do not have the documentation in force, according to the newspaper ‘El Nacional’. recognized the measure taken by the president of the National Assembly. “The United States recognizes the extension of the validity of the passport for the issuance of visas and other consular purposes,” said the State Department. “Venezuelans in the United States who possess passports extended by the decree can use those passports, which will still be considered valid according to the decree, for any consular purpose,” he added.Guaidó thanked the United States Government for its “recognition and support” of the decree that “guarantees the right to identify our diaspora.” “We continue working for the rights of all Venezuelans,” he stressed.