The United States Constitution outlines strict procedures for admitting new states that apply only to organized territories already under federal jurisdiction, rendering any path for Venezuela to achieve statehood status legally and politically unfeasible. Venezuela functions as a fully sovereign nation with independent governance, international treaties, and no formal annexation proposals or congressional measures under consideration. Diplomatic engagement between the two countries has focused instead on sanctions relief, migration management, and regional security cooperation. While current trader pricing reflects these entrenched barriers, only an unprecedented sequence of events such as total Venezuelan institutional collapse followed by prolonged US territorial administration could theoretically reopen discussion, though such scenarios lack any basis in existing policy or precedent.