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Once the visa is approved, the applicant will be
called to the Consulate to have the visa issued.
Applicants should bring the original passport,
two recent photographs (NO SNAPSHOTS, please),
fill out two
visa application forms and pay a US$200.00
visa fee. American passport holders will be
charged an extra US$130.00
non-refundable
Visa Processing Fee.
If the applicant does not come in person to the
Consulate, there is another US$10.00 absence
fee. All consular fees must be paid in U.S.
POSTAL MONEY ORDER made payable to the
Consulate General of Brazil. Cash, credit
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The visa must be used within 90 days from the date it was issued, meaning the applicant HAS TO ENTER BRAZIL BEFORE THE 90 DAYS ARE OVER, otherwise the visa expires. The applicant MUST REGISTER WITH THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL POLICE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ENTERING BRAZIL.
Please note that the permanent visa implies that the applicant desires to RESIDE PERMANENTLY IN BRAZIL. If the holder of a permanent visa, even after all registration procedures in Brazil have been completed, leaves the country for more than two years in a row, THE VISA WILL EXPIRE, THE BRAZILIAN ALIEN RESIDENT CARD WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REVOKED AND THE PERSON WILL HAVE TO RE-APPLY FOR A NEW PERMANENT VISA.
An
International Immunization Certificate
against yellow fever is required if the traveler
has been to any of the following countries
within the last 90 days or will visit any of
them before entering Brazil: Angola, Benin,
Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador,
Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Ethiopia, French
Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia,
Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru,
Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome &
Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan,
Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Uganda and Venezuela. List of countries endemic
for yellow fever available at
www.who.int.
Please read the list of frequently asked questions about visas
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