Health permit
We get your establishment's health permit from SACS, the one that authorizes your premises to operate and that city hall requires for your license. From $110.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- Food establishments (restaurants, bakeries, bodegones, cafés, cafeterias) and premises that the rules require to hold a health permit to operate legally and obtain their business license from city hall
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Identifying the type of health permit that matches your activity.
- Gathering the required documents, including health certificates and courses.
- Filing and handling the permit with SACS through SIACVISA.
- Obtaining the establishment's health permit.
Does not include
- Product health registration for products you manufacture or package (separate service: Product health registration).
- The health certificates and food handling courses themselves (separate service: Food handler certificate).
- The business license itself (separate municipal procedure). We can handle it separately:Municipal permits →
- The SACS fee, which is paid separately.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 5.
- Current RIF (Venezuelan tax ID) of the company or the owner
- Registro Mercantil (Commercial Registry) record or articles of incorporation
- Document for the premises and its address
- Employees' health certificates and food handling courses
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
We identify your permit
We determine the permit type for your activity.
We do this - Step 2
We organize the documents
We gather and organize all the required documents.
We do this - Step 3
We file with SACS
We upload and process the permit with SACS.
We do this - Result
Done
We deliver your health permit.
You receive it
It depends on SACS and the type of establishment; we give you an estimate when we start.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The agency's fees. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment covers our handling of the permit. What you pay us, professional fees from $110 to identify the type, gather the documents and handle the permit. It's adjusted to your activity
The SACS fee and your employees' certificates/courses are paid separately The lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I operate without a health permit?
Fines, seizure and closure of the premises, and without it city hall won't issue your business license (patente) either. For a food business, it's the permit that decides whether you open.
Is the permit for the premises or for the product?
For the ESTABLISHMENT; for products, it's the product health registration.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $110, covers the full handling with SACS through SIACVISA; the SACS fee is separate.
Who issues it?
SACS (Contraloría Sanitaria), through SIACVISA.
What do I need?
RIF, Registro Mercantil record or articles of incorporation, the premises document, staff certificates and premises in proper condition; we give you the list.
About this procedure
The health permit is the authorization through which SACS, the Contraloría Sanitaria, certifies that your establishment meets the standards of the Ley Orgánica de Salud (Organic Health Law) and the Reglamento General de Alimentos (General Food Regulations) to operate. It's essential to understand what it covers: the health permit belongs to the ESTABLISHMENT, the premises themselves, not to the products you sell. The health authority must grant it to every food establishment, public or private, before it starts operating, and city hall requires it as a document to issue your business license (patente). In a food business, without a health permit you simply don't open.
And it isn't a one-time paper you can forget about: the health authority inspects, and if they catch you operating without a permit, with an expired permit or with conditions that don't meet the standards, things get serious: fines, seizure of goods and, in the worst case, closure of the premises. For a restaurant, a bakery or a bodegón (specialty grocery store), a health closure isn't just losing the days you're shut; it's the hit to your reputation when word gets around. That's why it pays to have this front locked down from the start.
We get it done right: we identify the exact type of permit that matches your activity (filing the wrong type is the most common cause of delays), gather the required documents, including your employees' health certificates and courses, and handle the permit with SACS through SIACVISA, the SACS online system. The price starts at $110 and is adjusted to your case. A lawyer reviews your situation and confirms it with you before we start, no strings attached.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley Orgánica de Salud (Organic Health Law) · Reglamento General de Alimentos (General Food Regulations)
- The health permit belongs to the ESTABLISHMENT (not the product. That's the product health registration)
- It's granted by SACS (Contraloría Sanitaria) through SIACVISA, before operations begin; city hall requires it for the business license
- Filing the wrong permit type is the most common cause of delays
- Operating without it exposes you to fines, seizure and closure
- It's renewed every year
- SACS fee and certificates/courses are separate
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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