I remember in 2006 when I was getting ready to leave, everything I had to take care of was done in a matter of 2-3 days. Somehow it was good for the government for the opposition to leave, that would give them better chances of winning upcoming elections. I went back in 2010 to get some other stuff ready before leaving to Canada and it took a little longer, but still, I was done in a week. Currently the situation has turned so bad, that it is very difficult for people to leave, they have no money and probably already spent their savings, even international flights are scarce and the ones you can find, are impossible to afford. In a way, a combination of government and worsening conditions have made it harder for people to leave the country. Still, I can notice here in Miami the amount of Venezuelans that keep coming every day, with nothing in their pockets but also nothing left to lose.