Brazil Visa

Whether you need a Brazil visa or not depends on: Your nationality, The duration of your stay, Purpose of your visit to Brazil

Brazil visa comes into two categories: Non-immigrant visa (short-stay), Immigrant (long-stay)

If you stay in Brazil for up to 90 days in one year, then it is a short-stay visit. Most South American countries can enter Brazil with just an ID card or passport for short stays. Many other countries are also exempt from Brazil’s short-stay visa. They can visit the country with their passport or travel documents. Yet, they can not work. To work or study, they must get authorization. If such nationals need to stay longer, they should apply for the right type of visa according to the purpose of their visit.

The rest of the nationalities need Brazil’s short-stay visas. They need a tourist or visitor visa for: Tourism, Holiday, Visiting friends or family

They can stay in the country for up to 90 days. But to stay longer, they have to apply for the right type of visa. If such countries want to work or study for up to 90-day stays, they have to apply to get the appropriate type of visa.

What are Brazil visa types?

If you stay in Brazil for up to 90 days in one year, then it is a short-stay visit.  Many countries are exempt from Brazil’s short-stay visa. They can visit the country with their passport or travel documents. Yet, they can not work. To work or study, they must get authorization. If such nationals need to stay longer, they should apply for the right type of visa according to the purpose of their visit.

Many more countries need a visa for short-stay visits to Brazil. The duration of the visit does not matter. If they want to visit Brazil for even one day, they must apply for an appropriate form of visa. To study or work, they must also apply for a visa. Whether you need a Brazil short-stay visa or not is a key factor in the application process.

Different types of Brazil visa are as follows:

• Non-immigrant visa (short-stay)
• Immigrant (Long-stay)

Non-Immigrant (short-stay)

1. Visitor visa

First, you should know that a Tourist Visa comes under Brazil’s short-stay visas. With a tourist visa, you can only stay in Brazil for up to 90 days, not any longer. If you need a Brazil Tourist Visa or not depends on your nationality.

Most South American countries can enter Brazil with just an ID card or passport. Since June 17, 2019, citizens of the following list can visit Brazil for up to 90 days without a visa:

• The US
• Japan
• Canada
• Australia

2. Student visa short-stay

A Brazil student visa permits you to be a student in Brazil. It also gets called VITEM IV. Almost all international students need a student visa to study in Brazil.

Whether you need a Brazil student visa or not depends on:

• Your nationality
• The duration of your stay in Brazil

A few nationalities are exempt from Brazil short-stay visas. In case you are a national of one of these countries, and your study course takes less than 90 days (three months), you don’t need a Brazil student visa. If your nationality needs a Brazil short-stay visa, then you need a Brazil student visa. Even your course indeed takes less than 90 days.

If you need a Brazil short-stay visa and want to study in a course that takes less than 90 days, you could apply for a  Brazil tourist visa as well. The application process is much easier.

All nationalities need a student visa for study courses longer than 90 days.

3. Business visa

The economy in Brazil has experienced major progress in the past decade. Tourism has helped other industries to grow. Twenty-nine million Brazilians managed to leave poverty and get better economic conditions.

So lots of businesses and industries consider Brazil for investment development ties. If you want to travel to Brazil for business purposes, you might need a business visa. It allows you to enter the country to do any unpaid business activity.

Brazil business visa is a short-stay (non-immigrant) visa. It means you can only stay for a limited time (90 days).

Whether you need a Brazil business visa or not depends on:

• The duration of your stay
• Your nationality.
• The purpose of your visit.

If you need to stay in Brazil for less than 90 days, you will make a short-stay visit. If you should stay longer than 90 days, then you will make a long-stay visit.

The nationals of the EU, Schengen states, the US, Japan, and Canada, are exempt from Brazil’s business visa. Apart from them, some countries and states are also exempt from short-stay visas. If your nationality comes under this group, and you will stay under 90 days, you don’t need a Brazil business visa.

But if your nationality needs a Brazil short-stay visa even for less than 90 days visit, then you will need a Brazil business visa as well. Please note that you will need a business visa even if you stay for less than 90 days. The duration of your stay does not matter.

Immigrant Visa (long-stay)

1. Work visa

To work in Brazil, you must have a Brazil work visa and work permit as well. First, you must have a job agreement with your future Brazilian employer. Then he/she applies for a work permit from the Brazilian Ministry of Labour and Employment. Your employer must submit the documents and work contracts to the authorities. When the Brazilian officials grant permission, you have to apply for a work visa in your home country.

While a few nationalities need a visa to enter Brazil as a tourist, visitor, or businessman, you will most likely need a work visa. Please note that there is a difference between work visas and work permits. While everyone needs a work permit, you might need a work visa or not. You should ask this from the Brazilian embassy or consulate in your home country. It depends on different factors.

2. Student visa

A student visa allows you to be a student in Brazil. It also gets called VITEM IV. Every international student needs a student visa to study in Brazil for long-term courses. For long-term study courses that take longer than 90 days, residents of all countries need a student visa.

Please bear in mind that you should register with the Brazilian Immigration Authority (DPMAF) within 30 days of your arrival in Brazil. If not, your stay will be illegal, and it will have heavy consequences.

3. Family visa

If you have a family member in Brazil with a residence permit, you can apply to join him/her through a Family Reunion Visa. The relatives who can apply for a Brazil family visa are as follows:

• You got married to a Brazilian national or a person with a Brazil permanent visa.
• Parents of the foreigner married to the Brazilian national.
• Sons and daughters of the foreigner married to a Brazilian national.
• Dependents can be the sibling, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of the foreigner married to a Brazilian national

The application process and requirements for a Brazil family visa may vary according to your nationality.

You can apply for two types of family visas:

• A short-stay family visa that’s valid for 90 days.
• A long-stay family visa that is valid for longer than 90 days.

4. Other visas

Investor visa

If you have enough money and want to immigrate to Brazil, you can apply for an investor visa. You must have at least R$500,000 to be able to apply for it. You must invest in a new or existing company. It is also possible to apply with less than this amount. However, it is up to the National Immigration Counsel’s decision.

The NIC in Brazil will evaluate a few options and decide on your application. How many jobs you will create and the location of your company are examples.

The requirements and application process depends on the country you live in.

Requirements for Brazil Visa

When you find out you need a visa, you should gather the requirements. It might take a bit long, so it’s wise to start collecting requirements sooner. Please note that the Brazilian authorities are quite strict with their laws and regulations. So don’t take anything easy.

The requirements for a visa are as follows:

Application form

You could download the visa application form from the Brazilian embassy or consulate you apply at. Please note that there might be different applications for different visas. Complete the application with true information. What you fill in must be the same as your documents. Then print, date, and sign it.

Photo

You should provide two passport size photos. Its background must be clear. Your face must cover %70-%80 of the photo. It must have been taken in the past three months.

Round trip tickets

Passport

It must have been issued in the past ten years, not older. It must also be valid for at least three months over the date you will return from Brazil. There must be two blank pages in it as well.

The original and copy of your previous visas and passport are also required.

Your birth certificate and national ID card.

You must have them translated into English or Portuguese.

Proof to have enough funds.

You must provide bank statements for the past three months.

Proof of accommodation.

You must provide evidence of the place you will stay in Brazil. It could be a hotel reservation or rental agreement. If you are staying with a host, you should provide his/her name, address, and contact details.

The original and translated form of your Job credentials.

Invitation letter from your host in Brazil (if applicable)

Requirements based on your job status

If you are self-employed

• Registration certificate of your company
• Income Tax Return
• Bank statements for the past six months

If you are retired

• Retirement order
• Payment receipt
• Income Tax Return

In case you are a minor (under 18 years old) and traveling alone, you should provide a formal consent letter signed by both parents.

Children under six must provide a certificate of polio vaccination.

Yellow fever Vaccination Proof

Yellow fever is a virus that is common in tropical and subtropical regions of South America and Africa. The infected mosquitoes transmit the virus. The symptoms in many people are very mild, and some even don’t experience it. The common symptoms of yellow fever are as follows:

If you want to travel to Brazil and are from the below list, you need a proof of yellow fever vaccination:

Please note that the Brazilian authorities have the right to ask for more documents. If so, you should obey and provide them as well. The original form of the documents will get sent to you.