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A TOURIST VISA IS FOR:
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recreational or leisure activities such as sightseeing and
cultural tours;
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visiting friends or relatives;
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participation as an attendee or speaker (not paid in Brazil)
in scientific or scholar conferences and seminars;
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participation in artistic or amateur sport competitions,
whenever no monetary prize or paid admission is involved.
U.S. citizens travelling 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. Citizens of countries that
do not demand visas from Brazilian nationals usually do not
need visas to enter Brazil.
If you
intend to enter Brazil with a non-U.S. passport, check
here to verify if you need a tourist or
business visa. |
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Tourist Visa Requirements |
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1. |
A valid passport
- original – with the expiration date at least
six months after the intended date of arrival in
Brazil. |
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One
Visa Application
Form
per applicant, completely filled out online,
dated and signed by the passport holder
or his/her parents/guardians. The application
form is found at
https://scedv.serpro.gov.br/.
(You will need to print only the receipt page,
with the bar code, where you will affix the
picture and the signature). |
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One photograph,
passport size, color, front view, no head cover,
taken within the last six months.
Snapshots, copies and computer photos will
not be accepted. |
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A copy of
the round trip or multi-country
ticket/itinerary (do not send the
original) 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. |
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U.S. citizens must pay a non-refundable
$130.00 reciprocity fee.
(This is because the
U.S. government charges Brazilian citizens who
apply for a U.S. visa a minimum of 2 mandatory
fees).
Cash, personal checks and credit cards are not
accepted for the payment of the $130.00
reciprocity fee.
Please
check
here to see visa fees
for other nationalities. |
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Regardless of nationality, a $20.00 processing
fee will be charged if the application is not
presented in person by the passport holder.
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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Minors under 18 years of age:
. A copy of the minor’s birth certificate is
required in all cases;
. Minors not traveling with both
parents/guardians must provide a notarized
letter of consent signed by the non-accompanying
parent(s)/guardian(s) authorizing the Consulate
to issue a visa;
. A certificate of vaccination against polio is
required for children between ages of three
months and six years. A notarized letter from
the child's physician is required if the child
cannot be inoculated. |
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Important Notes on
Tourist Visas
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The requirements listed herein should not, in
any way, be considered all-inclusive.
Additional information, documents and a personal
interview may be required. |
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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. |
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C. |
All visa applications must be submitted in
person,
by the applicant, or by an authorized third
party (a family member, friend, co-worker,
travel agency, visa service).
- The visa section is open between
9:00 AM and 1:00 PM, from Monday through Friday
on a first-come first-served basis (no
appointments). All U.S. national
holidays
are observed, as well Brazils Independence Day,
on September 7.
- The Consulate General does not accept
visa
applications sent by mail.
- Nevertheless, an 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
Consulate is not responsible for passports 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.
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. |
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After all documentation is received by the
Consulate, tourist visa applications take at
least 10 (ten) working days to
be processed.
Longer periods may apply. The Consulate has no
rush/expedite service or fees. Emergency cases
may be considered if presented directly by the
interested party and all cases must be
documented. |
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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. |
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Brazilian tourist visas are valid for multiple entries
within the period of time shown on the visa
stamp.
Unless specified otherwise, Brazilian tourist
visas allow for stays (one or multiple) in
Brazil for a combined total of 90 days during
the one-year period following the date of the
first entry. A one-time extension of up to 90
days may be granted in Brazil by the Brazilian
Federal Police Department (Delegacia de
Estrangeiros). |
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Some
restrictions apply to the performance of
volunteer work, religion related activities, and
attendance of or teaching at
educational/community establishments when
combined with tourism.
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 sponsors/organizes/provides
those activities. The performance of any health
related activity (medical, dentistry, nurse,
etc) is subject to prior approval by Brazilian
local authorities. |
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It is in the best interest of any foreigner to
enter
Brazil with a visa that allows for the performance of his/her intended
activity in the country. Tourist visa holders are not allowed to engage in any paid activity
in
Brazil. The performance by holders of tourist
visas of acts involving the purchase or
management of business, including rural land,
may be nulled before a Brazilian court of law.
If you intend to perform any such activity
during your stay in Brazil, even if combined
with tourism, you need another type of visa. |
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Please
click here to read
general information about visas. |
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| Please read the list of frequently asked questions about visas. |
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