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Home / Visas / Visas for Missionaries - Temporary Visa Vitem
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Visas for Missionaries - Temporary Visa Vitem VII
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Requests for temporary visas for Missionaries will be
processed by the Brazilian Consulate General in San
Francisco provided the Religious Institution and the
candidate present the documents indicated below:
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A - RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION |
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A.1. |
A certified copy of the minutes of the Board of
Directors General Assembly (Ata de Constituição)
that created the institution and authorized its
operations in Brazil. |
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A.2. |
Legal authorization from Headquarters of the
Religious Institution abroad, conferring powers
to its representative in Brazil to accept the
conditions under which said Institution will be
allowed to function in the country (comprovante
de poderes de representação
legal de seu dirigente).
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A.3. |
A document, "Escritura de Compromisso de
Manutenção", drawn up at a Brazilian Notary
Public ("Cartório"), stating that the Religious
Institution will be financially responsible for
the Missionary's permanence in Brazil. |
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The documents indicated on items A.1 and A.2 should be:
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authenticated at a Notary Public at the city where they were issued;
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legalized at the nearest Brazilian Consulate;
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translated into Portuguese in Brazil, by a sworn Brazilian public translator.
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B - MISSIONARY |
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B.1. |
School transcript of theology studies undertaken at a University |
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Copy of University diploma |
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Curriculum-vitae |
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Marriage certificate when married and children birth certificates, if they are also moving to Brazil |
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Proof of residence in the jurisdiction of the Consulate for at least one year. |
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Non-criminal record statement, issued by the Police Department of the city of residence of the candidate and his/her spouse, when applicable. |
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Certified copies (at a Notary Public) of all pages of the candidate's passport (and of other members of his/her family).
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| Notes: |
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All documents
indicated on items b.1, b.2, b.3, b.4 must be
presented in its original form (legalized by the
Brazilian Consulate of the jurisdiction where
the document was issued) OR photocopies
authenticated by a Notary Public in the city
where they were issued and
legalized at the nearest Brazilian
Consulate. There is a consular fee of $20.00 for
the authentication of a notary public signature. |
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Candidates must wait for at least one week before we can advise them whether the visa has been granted.
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Visa fee: $ 70.00. There is an additional $
20.00 fee for a visa request not presented by
the applicant in person.
Payments must be in U.S. Postal money order made out to the
Consulate General of Brazil. Personal checks
and cash will not be accepted. |
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In addition to the amounts indicated above,
a non-refundable processing fee of $ 130.00
will be charged to all US passport holders in reciprocity for an identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a visa to the USA. Payment must be in U.S. Postal money order made out to the
Consulate General of Brazil. Personal checks
and cash will not be accepted. |
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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. |
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Please read the list of
frequently asked questions about visas |
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