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ONCE
APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS FOR A WORK VISA HAVE TO BE MET:
1.
A valid passport - original - with the expiration date at least six
months after the intended date of arrival in
Brazil,
and with at least 2 remaining blank pages.
2.
Two
Visa Application
Forms per applicant, completely filled out, typed or printed, dated and
signed by the applicant. The application form is found at
the Consulate or at the Consulate’s website
www.brazilsf.org.
3.
Proof of residency within the
jurisdiction of the Brazilian Consulate General in
San Francisco for the past 12 months.
4.
A non-criminal record certificate issued by the Police Department of
the applicant’s city or county of residence, dated within 3
months prior to its presentation to the Consulate.
5.
Two passport-type photographs, in color or black and white, front view,
no glasses, no head cover (except in religious
cases). Snapshots and computer photos will not be
accepted.
6.
Payment of a non-refundable visa fee of $ 100.00.
7.
U.S.
citizens must pay an additional, non-refundable, reciprocity
fee of $130.00 (an identical fee is paid by Brazilian
citizens who apply for a visa to travel to the USA).
8.
Regardless of nationality, a $10.00 processing fee will be charged if
the application is not presented in person by the passport
holder.
9.
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.
10.
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.
Applicants listed under letter “F” above -- traveling to
Brazil to provide services or technical assistance,
including volunteer work, to charitable or religious
entities, without a work contract or employment relationship
with an entity/organization operating in Brazil -- must
submit the following additional documents:
11.
Proof of health insurance valid in Brazil.
12.
A letter of invitation, preferably in Portuguese, from the
Brazilian organization/entity informing:
- the type of volunteer work, where it will be performed
and for how long;
- that the Brazilian entity/organization assumes full
responsibility for all maintenance expenses associated
with applicant's stay in Brazil as well as his/her
repatriation to the country of origin.
In order to expedite your visa, the letter should provide
as much information as available on the activities that you
intend to perform in
Brazil.
13.
An official document from the sponsoring entity/organization
in Brazil (such as statute, founding charter, etc.) proof of
the entity’s registration with the competent Brazilian
regulatory agency (Conselho de Assistência Social
Nacional, Estadual, do Distrito Federal ou Municipal).
14.
Proof that the inviting entity/organization in Brazil is in
business and functioning. |