Research, teaching or academic extension - VITEM I

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Visa application form (Click here to access)

• The form must be filled in online.
• Enter complete information – please note that some fields are mandatory.
• Parents' names must be entered in full (name and surname), exactly as displayed in the applicant's birth certificate.
• Upload the images of all documents listed below (items 2 to 6). Applications without the uploaded documents will not be accepted.
• Click on the "Complete Application" button to generate the Visa Request Form Receipt (RER).

• Print and sign the RER and glue your photo on the indicated field.

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Valid passport

Must have at least two blank pages. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes.

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One passport photo

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FBI background check

FBI Background Check (issued within the past 60 days)

Please note: if the applicant has lived in multiple countries within the last 12 months, a police check from each country of residence must be provided. They must also be duly contain an apostille by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a certified translator.

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Original full birth certificate*

 If not born in the USA, birth certificate must have the apostille or be legalized.

*Attention: submitting this document is intended to prevent any discrepancies between the information contained in the visa application and the birth certificate itself. As the birth certificate will have to be presented during the mandatory registration of the visa with the Federal Police in Brazil, any inconsistent data will preclude the conclusion of this process.

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Terms of the applicant’s participation in the intended activity

(only for applications based on RN27/2018)

Please note: The signatures on the documents below must be certifies by a notary from the consulate's jurisdiction. Digital signatures are not accepted. The signature authentication will not be necessary if the document is issued by the Brazilian government or by a public-funded (Federal or State) university or research institution.

Letter from the Brazilian education or research institution to which the applicant will be linked. The letter must be printed on official letterhead of the institution and contain the following information:

• The applicant's full personal details, including job, position, and function;
• Description of the activities, duration, period (include start and end dates of the activities);
• Details of the institution and person in charge in Brazil (full name, telephone, e-mail etc.);
• Declaration confirming that there is no employment relationship between the parts.
• Legal basis: which article / paragraph / item / sub item of Normative Resolution No. 27/2018 the application relates to.

Select the additional required documentation, according to the applicant’s specific conditions, as described below:

6.1. For the purposes of research / academic extension / postdoctoral studies, if the researcher / scientist holds a scholarship from a Brazilian accredited higher education institution, from CNPq, Capes, Finep, or a private / state-sponsored research foundation, or from an accredited private / public support foundation to higher education / research institutions:

a) declaration issued by the institution responsible for financing the scholarship;

b) signed Term of Commitment.

6.2. For research purposes, under an international agreement recognised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE):

a) international agreement, memorandum of understanding, additional protocols, or equivalent documents mentioning the applicant’s appointment;

b) proof of compatible qualification / professional experience;

c) invitation letter addressed to the applicant, referring to the respective international agreement, describing the activities, specifying the duration (including start and end dates), and declaring that the applicant will not be funded by a Brazilian source.

6.3. For research purposes, in order to take part in projects between foreign institutions / research and development centres of foreign companies and a Brazilian company, company incubator, Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institution (ICT), Technological Innovation Centre (NIT), support foundation, technology park, technology hub, or private / public higher education and research institution:

a) copy of the Ordinance ("Portaria") of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) which authorises the activity and the applicant’s participation, published in the Official Gazette (D.O.U.);

b) signed Term of Commitment.

Please note: if the research / scientific activity is to be conducted in laboratories and in case of postdoctoral degree studies without a scholarship, these documents must also be presented.

6.4. For teaching purposes, under the condition of visiting professor without employment relationship with the Brazilian higher education institution:

a) declaration confirming that the applicant will be funded by an institution in the applicant’s country of origin, under the umbrella of an interinstitutional agreement or similar instrument celebrated between the foreign and Brazilian parts.