Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Nova York 2013-05-10 12:17:19 Visas18045 Visas – General conditions 

 

Please read carefully. At the bottom of the page, click on the link that matches the purpose of your trip to Brazil.

  • If you are an American citizen, you are required to obtain a visa on your passport prior to entering Brazil. If you are not American, you can check if citizens of your country are exempted by clicking here.
  • If you are Brazilian, you should enter and leave Brazil on your Brazilian passport (in this case, no visa is needed).
  • All applicants under 18 years of age must provide a notarized letter of consent (see model) signed by both parents or legal guardian authorizing the Consulate to issue a visa as well as a copy of the minor's birth certificate. The printed receipt page of the online application form must be signed by both parents.
  • The passport presented at the Consulate with your visa application must be valid for at least another 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page available.
     
  • The visa fee must be paid with U.S. Post Office Money Order only, made out to the Brazilian Consulate (bring the money order to the Consulate with your other documents). Cash, cards and non-USPS money orders are not accepted. Different fees related to the same application or to the same family or group can be combined in a single Money Order. More information on visa fees and required documents in the links below.
  • If you cannot come to the Consulate in person, the application can be submitted by a third party, such as a friend, a relative or a visa agency. An additional absentee fee is charged if you do not bring your application in person (more information in the links below). Such fee is waived if you are applying on behalf of your father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister. 
  • The Consulate does not recommend or endorse any visa agency. The Consulate is not responsible for the services of visa agencies. In order for you to use the services of a visa agency when applying for a visa with the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, you must be a resident of our consular jurisdiction.
     
  • Plan your visa application in advance, as it takes the Consulate at least 5 business days to issue a visa. Longer periods may apply, especially in the high season. There are no rush or emergency fees. Visas cannot be issued on the same day the application is received.
     
  • No visa will be processed by any kind of mail including USPS, Federal Express, DHL, etc. The Consulate cannot be held responsible for mailed passports or visa applications and will not mail applications or visas back.
  • Visa applications are received at the Consulate every business day from 10 a.m. to noon, on a first-come, first-served basis. The Consulate reserves the right to limit the number of visa applications received daily. The consular agent will tell you the date and time your passport will be returned and will hand you a receipt. On the specified date, anyone can pick up the passport(s) on your behalf, provided that he or she have the receipt. If the receipt cannot be produced, it will take at least two additional business days for the Consulate to return the passport. 
  • A visa shall be denied to any foreign citizen who, when submitting his/her application, behaves in an aggressive, insulting or disrespectful way.
  • Long-duration visas (valid for 5 or 10 years, for instance) are valid from the day they were issued. Short-duration visas (valid for 30 or 90 days, for example) are valid from the date of first entry into Brazil. All visa holders, regardless of nationality or visa validity date, may only stay in Brazil for up to 90 days a year, unless otherwise noted on the visa. An extension of the original 90 days may be granted by the Federal Police Department in Brazil, yet total stay cannot exceed 180 days a year, unless otherwise noted.
     
  • If your Brazilian visa is still valid and your passport expires, you can get a new passport (from the authorities of your country) and carry both the new (valid) passport and the old one (with the visa) when you travel to Brazil.
     
  • As of May 2010, Brazil does not require a yellow fever International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis for entering the country. Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for travelers who plan to visit the following Brazilian states: Acre, Amazonas, Rondonia, Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Distrito Federal, Maranhão and Minas Gerais, in addition to the south of Piauí, the west and south of Bahia, the north of Espírito Santo, the northwest of São Paulo and the west of the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Keep in mind that most of the coast of Brazil is not a risk area for yellow fever, from Rio Grande do Sul in the south all the way up to Piauí, except for the north of Espírito Santo and the south of Bahia. Also keep in mind that the vaccine should be taken at least 10 days prior to departure.
Types of visa

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