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REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER BRAZIL
Temporary
V Visa
Eligibility
- For
Travellers holding an Employment Contract with a Brazilian
organization or corporation.
- For
Volunteers engaging in Community work in Brazil.
- For
business Travellers whenever the trip involves the provision
of Technical Assistance of any nature in Brazil.
- Approval
of contract by Brazil Ministry of Labor or regional Brazil
Department of Labor arranged by your Brazil Sponsor required.
Processing of visa cannot commence until approval has been
faxed to the Embassy in Washington DC.
Required
to Submit
- U.S. Passport
(not a copy), must be valid for at least 6 months from date of
entry.
- 2 Brazil
Visa Application forms, fully completed and signed
The Brazil Embassy requires that all applicants fill out the section "Comments" under item 21 (Purpose of Trip) of the visa application form. Applicants must explain in detail all they are going to do while in Brazil
- Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms(print from browser)
- 1 Professional Passport-type
photograph photograph (digital potographs not accepted)
- Copy of round
trip ticket, or itinerary from an air carrier or travel agent
attesting to the acquisition of the ticket, showing flight information
and dates of departure to and from Brazil.
- Proof of
residence in the Consular Jurisdiction for the past 12
months.
- Recent Non-Criminal
record issued by the local Police Department.
- A business
letter from your firm, addressed to:
"Embassy of Brazil, Visa Section, Washington D.C."
The letter must explain all of the following:
- The purpose
of the trip in detail
- The nature
of duties to be performed in exact detail
- Guaranteeing
financial support for the applicant while in Brazil, and return
transportation.
Consular Jurisdiction
- Consular
jurisdiction applies to all business visas for Brazil.
This information pertains to applicants who are residents of
the following states: Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia,
West Virginia and the District of Columbia. If you do
not reside in one of these states, and you are travelling
to Brazil for any business purpose, please go
back and
click
on the abbreviation for your state of residence to obtain the
correct form and intructions for your business visa.
Processing
Instructions
Please
forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL
DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005
Your application
will be hand carried to the Embassy and is usually processed
in 5-7 business days.
Fees
- TDS
Service Fee:
- $60.00
per visa
-
Consular
Fee:
- $240.00
Per Visa
-
Include
credit card authorization, a check or money order payable
to
"Travel Document Systems,
Inc." for TDS handling fee per visa, plus Consular Fee per
visa, plus return Shipping Fee.
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)
Visa
Notes
- The Embassy
processing fee is non-refundable. Visa applications which are
rejected by the Embassy for reasons of incomplete or missing documents,
or lacking specific business letter details, may be returned
WITHOUT the Embassy processing fee.
- Int'l Certificate
of Vaccination showing valid polio vaccinations required for all
children age 7 and under.
- International
Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever is required if arriving in
Brazil within 3 months of visiting any area of an infected country.
- The Brazil
business visa is usually valid for entry into Brazil (and must
be first used) within 90 days of issue date. The business visa
is then usually valid for multiple entries for up to two years,
and for a period of stay as authorized by the contract approval.
- There are
nine different Brazilian consular offices in the U.S.-- each issues
its own application form and requirements may vary. Some do
not accept visa applications by mail.
Print Visa Application
Form
INFORMATION
AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 07/2008
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