VISAS FOR BRAZIL

  • Visas for Brazil are usually issued for multiple entry.
  • The validity of the visas is determined by the consulate.
  • The first entry in Brazil must take place within 90 days from the date the visa is issued.
  • Brazilian nationals must enter and leave Brazil with their Brazilian passport only.
  • Minors, whose parent(s) was/were born in Brazil, must apply for a Brazilian passport to enter and exit Brazil.

Select from the following visa types:
Eligibility:
  • Tourism trip.
  • Visit relatives and/or friends.
  • Unpaid participation in athletic or artistic event or competition. An invitation letter from the sponsoring organization in Brazil is required.
  • Unpaid participation in a scientific/academic seminar or conference sponsored by a research or academic institution. An invitation letter from the sponsoring organization in Brazil is required.
Eligibility:
  • Business, except when the trip involves the provision of services, such as technical assistance, installation, maintenance or repairs of equipment, in which case a Technical Visa (Vitem V) is mandatory.
  • Travel for media coverage and/or film making.
  • Flight/ship crew members without an international crew card, except if working on ship operating offshore, in which case a Technical Visa (Vitem V) is mandatory.
  • Adoption of a Brazilian child.
  • Participant/exhibitor in a trade/industrial exhibition.
  • Business visa holders are prohibited from holding any paid job in Brazil, engaging in any activity that involves the provision of services in Brazil, including intracompany, such as technical assistance, installation, maintenance or repairs of equipment, and working on a ship operating offshore or freighted for cabotage navigation.
Eligibility:
  • In-country provision of services of any nature, including intra-company.
  • Provision of services to a Brazilian government agency/organization under a contract or an international agreement.
  • Work under a Brazilian-ruled employment contract.
  • Crew members and other oil/gas specialists providing services within Brazilian waters.
  • Crew members serving aboard a fishing vessel chartered by a Brazilian company.
  • Employees of foreign corporations to work as trainees or interns at their subsidiaries in Brazil.
  • Crew members aboard a cruise ship operating in Brazilian waters.
  • Medical residence.