A valid passport - original - with the expiration date at least six months after the intended date of arrival in Brazil.

One Visa Application Form per applicant, completely filled out, typed or printed, dated and signed by the applicant. The application form is found at the Consulate or at the Consulate’s website www.brazilsf.org.

A letter on your company’s letterhead, signed by management, informing your job description, the purpose of your trip, who will pay for your expenses and how long you intend to stay in Brazil. In order to expedite your visa, please provide as much information as you can on the activities that you intend to perform in Brazil.

If self-employed, a bank statement displaying enough funds, in the Consulate’s judgment, to finance the stay in Brazil.

A letter from your company’s counterpart or contact in Brazil, informing the business relationship between the two organizations, how your activities in Brazil will be performed and for how long. We prefer to have the letter from the Brazilian side in Portuguese.

One passport-type photograph, in color or black and white, front view, no glasses, no head cover (except in religious cases). Snapshots and computer photos will not be accepted.

A copy (do not send the original) of the round trip or multi-country ticket/itinerary, or a statement from a travel agency, addressed to the Brazilian Consulate, or an e-ticket confirmation. In all cases, the name of the passenger, the confirmed itinerary, airline/cruise company, flight number/vessel name and dates of arrival in and departure from Brazil must be clearly displayed.

Payment of a non-refundable visa fee of $ 60.00.

U.S. citizens must pay an additional, non-refundable, reciprocity fee of $130.00 (an identical fee is paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a visa to travel to the USA).

Regardless of nationality, a $10.00 processing fee will be charged if the application is not presented in person by the passport holder.

All consular fees must be paid in U. S. Postal Service money order made to the Consulate General of Brazil. Cash, personal checks and credit cards are not accepted.

An International Immunization Certificate against yellow fever is required from any traveler who, within 90 days prior to entering Brazil, has been to any of the countries listed by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) as a country with risk of yellow fever transmission   - check the list in the W.H.O. website at:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9789241580397_11_eng.pdf .
Immunization against yellow fever is advisable if the applicant's destination in Brazil includes any of the following States: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON BUSINESS VISAS

a)    The requirements listed herein should not, in any way, be considered exhaustive. If the Consulate deems necessary, additional information, documents and a personal interview may be required.

b)    All visa applications must be submitted in person, by the applicant, or by a duly authorized third party (for example: family member, friend, co-worker, travel agency, visa service). The Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco does not accept visas applications sent by mail.  Nevertheless, the applicant’s passport may be returned by mail if the applicant or his/representative leaves a self addressed pre-paid envelope from the U.S. Postal Service (Express Mail only) with his/her documentation. The Consulate does not accept envelopes from FedEx, UPS, DHL and other carriers.  We are not responsible for passports eventually lost in the mail.  Applicants who cannot come to the Consulate may wish to pay a visa service/visa agency to help them process their visa applications.  Information on visa services may be found at the Consulate’s website at www.brazilsf.org.

c)    After all documentation is received by the Consulate, business visa applications take a minimum period of SEVEN working days (excluding the day when applications are received by the Consulate).  Longer periods may apply. The Consulate has no provision for rush or expedite service or fees.  Emergency cases must be presented by the interested party and must be documented

d)    Visa holders must enter Brazil within 90 (ninety) days of the date the visa was issued. It is the applicant’s responsibility to make travel arrangements accordingly. Once expired, the 90-day period may not be renewed and if the foreigner has not entered Brazil within that 90-day period, a new visa and payment of all fees are required.

e)    Brazilian business visas are valid for multiple entries within the period of time shown on the visa stamp. 

f)     It is in the best interest of the foreign national to enter Brazil with a visa that allows the performance of his/her intended activity in the country. Business visa holders are not allowed to engage in any activity paid in Brazil.

g)    Holders of business visas are not allowed to engage in activities that amount to: technical assistance, training, installation or repair of machinery, software development, implementation or modification, provision of services, laboratory or field work, recurrent office tasks. If you intend to perform any such activity during your stay in Brazil, you need another type of visa (contact the Consulate).

h)    The performance of acts involving the purchase of or management of business, including rural land, by holders of business visas may be null before a Brazilian court of law.  If you intend to perform any such activity during your stay in Brazil, even if combined with business meetings, you need another type of visa (contact the Consulate).

i)        Restrictions apply to holders of business visas regarding the performance of other activities not related to the specific purpose of the trip. Full disclosure of all intended activities must be provided by the applicant at the time of submission of the visa application form. Use extra paper if necessary to detail all your intended activities and  to identify  the party(ies) in Brazil  - including name, address, phone number, and visa status, if a foreign national - that sponsor/organize/provide those activities.