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GENERAL INFORMATION ON ALL
TYPES OF VISAS
Click on the last item
for specific instructions on each of the several types of
visas.
1.
U.S.
citizens traveling to Brazil are required to obtain a visa prior to entering
Brazil. This
requirement is in reciprocity to the U.S. government demand
that all Brazilian citizens hold a visa in order to enter
the United States.
2.
Citizens
of countries that do not demand visas from Brazilian
nationals usually do not need visas to enter
Brazil
(most European and South American countries fall in this
category). If you intend to enter Brazil with a non-U.S.
passport, check
here
to verify if you need a tourist or business visa.
3.
The type
of visa and its terms of validity are decided by the
Consulate, at its own and sole discretion.
As a basic rule, both the type and the duration of a visa
are results of an analysis made by the Consulate of the
documentation presented by the applicant in support of
his/her declared activities in
Brazil.
4.
All visa
applications must be submitted in person,
by the applicant, or by a duly authorized third party
(for example: a family member, friend, co-worker, travel
agency, visa service). Please note that this Consulate
does NOT accept visas applications sent by mail.
5.
Notwithstanding the previous instruction, the applicant’s
passport may be returned by mail if the applicant or
his/her representative leaves a self-addressed pre-paid
envelope from the
U.S. Postal
Service (Express Mail only)
at the moment the application is delivered at the Consulate.
The Consulate does not receive and it will not send envelopes
transported by FedEx, UPS, DHL
and other private carriers. The nearest post office (Sutter
Street Postal Store) is located 3 and a half blocks away
from the Consulate, at
150 Sutter Street,
San Francisco, CA 94104. We are not responsible for
documents eventually lost in the mail.
6.
Applicants who cannot come to the Consulate may wish to pay
a private
visa service/visa agency to help them process their visa
applications. The Consulate has no commercial ties with any
visa service/visa agency/travel agency and the Consulate’s
employees are not allowed to recommend any of these
companies in particular.
7.
The visa
section is open to receive applications and return passports
between
9:00 AM
and 1:00 PM, from Monday through Friday
on a first come first served basis. All
U.S.
national holidays
are observed, as well
Brazil’s
Independence Day, on September 7.
8.
After all documentation
is received by the Consulate,
visa applications take a minimum period of
7 (seven) business days to be processed. Longer periods
may apply.
9.
All fees
must be paid with
U.S. Postal
Service money orders
made to Brazilian Consulate. Checks and credit cards
are not accepted. The Consulate has no provision for
charging expedite services and therefore it does not charge
rush fees.
10.
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 yet entered
Brazil, a new visa and payment of all fees are required.
11.
It is in
the best interest of any foreign national to enter
Brazil with a visa that allows for the legal performance of his/her intended
activity in the country.
12.
Please click on the link below that best matches the purpose
of your trip to Brazil for specific visa instructions:
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