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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 visa
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 three and a half blocks away
from the Consulate, at 150 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
94104. We are not responsible for documents 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 at least 10 (ten)
working days to be processed.
9.
All
fees must be paid with U.S. Postal Service money orders
made out to Consulate General of Brazil. 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. A
visa shall be denied to any foreign national that, when
submitting her/his application, behaves in an
aggressive, insulting or disrespectful way towards the
Consular Authority.
13.
Please click on the link below that best matches the purpose
of your trip to Brazil for specific visa instructions:
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