HOW TO GET A VISA IN BRAZIL

Visa is the document provided by Brazilian consulate – once all conditions to obtain it are fulfilled – to foreigners that want to enter Brazilian territory. There are multiple types of Visa that are required in Brazil. It will be demonstrated how to obtain a travel, professional visa or a residence permit.

​1. TRAVEL VISA

​a) Who needs a visa to come to Brazil?
Brazil adopts a policy of reciprocity regarding visas. This means that countries that require visas for Brazilian citizens need visa to travel to Brazil. To see if you need a visa to travel to Brazil and, if so, what are the conditions applicable, visit http://www.portalconsular.itamaraty.gov.br/images/qgrv/QGRV-simples-port-250919.pdf

​b) How to apply for a travel visaVISA?
Foreigners must contact one of the Brazilian Representations abroad in order to obtain their visa. It is not possible to obtain a visa on national territory. Therefore, the visa on land application is excluded. To apply for a Brazilian visa, visit https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/pacomPasesWebInicial.jsf

​c) How long can you stay in Brazil and what is the expiration date?
With a travel visa you may stay up to 90 days in Brazil. Such time period may be extended for the same amount of days. The visa expires after 5 years. You may enter up to 180 days per year until the expiry date.

​2. PROFESSIONAL VISA

​a) Who is it for?
The Professional or work visa is the one required for foreigners who will work in companies, with or without employment relationships in Brazil.

b) Who must request it?
The Company responsible for the entry of the foreigner worker must request to the Brazilian Ministry of Labor the authorization.

c) What is the expiry date?
The visa expires in 2 years. It may be extended for equal amount of time and then transformed in a permanent visa.

3. PERMANENT VISA

The permanent visa has immigration purposes. It must be requested to a competent Brazilian consular representation in the one that is requiring the visa’s original country.

​WHAT ARE THE HIPOTESYS OF OBTAINING A PERMANENT VISA?

​a) To be a child of Brazilian parent

The needed documentation is:

• Fill out request form < https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/>;

• Two (02) 3×4 photos, recent, colored, with white background

• Copy of passport or equivalent travel document;

• Proof of fee collection (GRU)

• Copy of the birth certificate of the Brazilian child;

• Copy of the identity document of the other parent of the Brazilian child;

• Declaration that the offspring live under the economic protection and dependence of the person concerned;

b) To marry a Brazilian or a foreigner that is resident in Brazil

The documents required are:

• Fill out request form https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/;

• Two (02) 3×4 photos, recent, colored, with white background

• Copy of passport or equivalent travel document;

• Proof of fee collection (GRU)

• Declaration of non-conviction in Brazil or abroad;

• Copy of marriage certificate;

• Copy of the Brazilian identity of the spouse;

• Declaration that the spouses are not actually separated.

c) To have Stable union with Brazilian or foreigner resident in the country

The documents required are:

• Fill out request form https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/;

• Two (02) 3×4 photos, recent, colored, with white background

• Copy of passport or equivalent travel document;

• Proof of fee collection (GRU)

• Declaration of non-conviction in Brazil or abroad;

• A document that demonstrates the existence of a stable union

• Proof of livelihood and financial ability of the caller to sustain the call;

• Declaration, under the penalties of the law, of the civil status of the calling in the country of origin;

• Authenticated copy of the identity document of the caller (Brazilian identity card or alien identity card);

• Declaration of commitment to maintain, subsistence and exit the national territory, in favor of the interested party, with a firm recognized in a notary or consular post of career;

​d) To be part of the family of a foreigner that is registered as permanent in Brazil; The documents required are:

• Fill out request form https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/;

• Two (02) 3×4 photos, recent, colored, with white background

• Copy of passport or equivalent travel document;

• Proof of fee collection (GRU)

• Declaration of non-conviction in Brazil or abroad;

• Proof of the degree of kinship, or copy of marriage certificate, if called and called are married;

• Copy of the identity document and proof of the life and financial capacity of the caller to support the call;

• Declaration of commitment to maintain, subsistence and exit the national territory, in favor of the interested party, with a firm recognized in a notary or consular post of career;

​e) Immigrant who is a national of a country that is part of MERCOSUR. The documents required are:]

• Fill out request form https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/;

• Two (02) 3×4 photos, recent, colored, with white background

• Copy of passport or equivalent travel document;

• Proof of fee collection (GRU)

• Copy of the Alien Registration in the country;

• Negative certificate of judicial and / or criminal and / or police records in the country of origin or in which the petitioner has resided in the five years prior to his / her arrival in the country (temporary residence); or negative certificate of judicial and / or criminal and / or police records, in Brazil (permanent residence)

• Declaration of non-conviction in Brazil or abroad;

• Certificate of temporary residence (for permanent residence) and Proof of legal life;

​SOURCES
http://www.justica.gov.br/seus-direitos/migracoes/permanencia/vistos/vistos
http://www.portalconsular.itamaraty.gov.br/vistos-para-viajar-ao-brasil

​4. Further information
If you need other services in Brazil, we recommend that you also check our guides for:
– How to incorporate a company in Brazil
– How to register and protect a patent in Brazil
– How to transfer technology in Brazil