Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis (2014–present)

1. Venezuelan outflow accelerates amid deepening crisis

   Jan 1, 2014Labels: Venezuelan migrants, Economic collapse

   • HRW Report
   • UNHCR Venezuela

2. Peru begins Temporary Stay Permits (PTP)

   Feb 2, 2017Labels: Peru, PTP

   • IACHR Release

3. Colombia creates Special Stay Permit (PEP)

   Jul 28, 2017Labels: Colombia, PEP

   • Refworld PEP

4. Brazil launches Operação Acolhida at the border

   Feb 15, 2018Labels: Opera o, Roraima

   • Opera o Acolhida

5. UN directs UNHCR and IOM to lead

   Apr 1, 2018Labels: UNHCR, IOM

   • R4V Regional

6. Quito Declaration launches the Quito Process

   Sep 4, 2018Labels: Quito Declaration, Quito Process

   • Amnesty Paper
   • Quito Process

7. First R4V regional response plan is published

   Dec 14, 2018Labels: R4V, RMRP

   • UNHCR Data

8. UNHCR reports 3.4 million displaced abroad

   Feb 22, 2019Labels: UNHCR, Venezuelan diaspora

   • UNHCR Release

9. Ecuador requires entry humanitarian visa for Venezuelans

   Aug 26, 2019Labels: Ecuador, humanitarian visa

   • UNHCR Ecuador
   • UNHCR Challenges

10. Colombia announces Temporary Protective Status (ETPV)

    Feb 8, 2021Labels: Colombia, ETPV

    • Colombia MFA
    • SELA Note

11. Darien Gap becomes a major northward route

    Jan 1, 2022Labels: Dari n, Venezuelan migrants

    • UNHCR 2023
    • HRW Darien

12. EU+ sees rising Venezuelan asylum applications

    May 1, 2025Labels: EU, Spain

    • EUAA LATS

13. UNHCR updates total to nearly 7.9 million abroad

    Dec 1, 2025Labels: UNHCR, Global diaspora

    • UNHCR Venezuela

14. R4V appeals for 2026 plan amid shifting routes

    Dec 3, 2025Labels: R4V, 2026 plan

    • UNHCR PR