Study (VITEM IV)

Item

Observation

 Valid Passport

• Original passport signed by the applicant, with at least two contiguous blank pages left. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes. If your passport has run out of pages, you must obtain a new one before applying for a visa to Brazil.
• Your passport must be in good condition in order to be accepted as a valid document. It must not be torn, wet, damp, stained, cut, punctured, excessively dirty, etc.
• Adults must sign their passports. Passports of minors do not need to be signed. *Very few countries have passports that do not require signatures. Check your passport and ensure it is signed if there is a field for it.

 Photo 2x2 inches (specifications)

• Provide a printed photo with your application along with the upload of a digital copy of your photo, signature, and other supporting documents to your application process. (Please note that the upload and a hard copy of your photo are mandatory.) *Photos must be printed on photo-quality paper that can be either matte or glossy on a white background.

Complete the online Application Form (read carefully before applying)

• Complete the online form. There is no printable version available for download.
• Enter complete information – please note that some fields are mandatory.
• Parents' names must be entered in full (name and surname), exactly as displayed on the applicant's birth certificate.
• Click the "Complete Application" button to generate the Visa Request Form Receipt (RER).
• Print and sign the RER; affix your photo in the indicated field.
• Upload the digital copies of all documents listed below on the E-Consular platform. Applications without uploaded documents will not be accepted.

Background check

(applicants aged 18 and older, or minors who can be criminally liable)

• FBI Background Check issued within 90 days. When mailing the documents to the Consulate, it'll be necessary to send the original colored logo watermarked criminal record, obtained, among other FBI channelers, at Accurate Biometrics: 134 N La Salle St Ste 2060, Chicago, IL 60602 (https://accuratebiometrics.com/illinois/services/fbi-personal-background). The PDF received from the FBI is not accepted.
• If the applicant has lived in the United States less than 1 year, he/she will need to provide a criminal record in all the countries where he/she has lived in the last 12 months, dully apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country, and, if necessary, translated.
• It's necessary to apostille the FBI background check to register the visa with the Federal Police in Brazil.

Proof of residence

• To corroborate the information on the FBI criminal record, applicants must show where they have lived in the last 12 months. For this purpose, it's possible to upload statements or bills, which contain the applicant's address and are in his/her name.

  As an example: if the FBI was issued in May, the applicant can upload 5 bills: May, August and November from the previous year + February and May of the present year.

Original Birth Certificate

• If the birth certificate was not originally issued in the US, it must be apostilled by the appropriate government institution in the country where it was signed and translated into English in the US, The translator's signature needs to be notarized and the notary's signature has to be apostilled at the Secretary of State. If it was issued in the US, it's necessary to apostille it to register the visa with the Federal Police in Brazil.

Evidence of financial capacity

• It's necessary to prove the financial support of the applicant (housing, meals, local transport, day by day expenses and school tuition) during the time he/she will remain in Brazil.

  ATTENTION: It's necessary to prove ALL the expenses above are covered by the applicant, the applicant's parents or by a scholarship. We cannot issue the visa without this information.

  If the resources for this subsistence come from their own means (or from those responsible), proof can be made through the paycheck + bank statements from the last 2 months, or savings account statement, or financial investment statement. In the event that the financial support comes from third parties, it is also necessary to send a statement from the provider, guaranteeing the resources for the applicant, with a notarized signature.
  If notarized in the United States, the notary's signature must be apostilled at the Secretary of State. If notarized outside Brazil or the United States, the document has to be apostilled by the appropriate government institution, or consularized, if the country is not part os the Hague Apostille. If the funds come from a scholarship, proof can be provided through the corresponding documentation.

Proof of enrollment

• For basic, elementary, secondary, technical and language education student visa applicants, it's necessary to upload a letter from the school in Brazil, notarized, proving enrollment or acceptance in the intended course, containing the name of the course, duration, period of the day the student will attend classes, weekly workload and if there's any tuition to be paid.

  ATTENTION: It's important that ALL the information above is given on the letter. We don't accept incomplete letters.

  For undergraduate student visa applicants, it's necessary to upload a letter from the university in Brazil proving active enrollment in the course or a vacancy statement. The vacancy declaration mentioned above does not exempt the candidate from the selection exam.

  For postgraduate student visa applicants, it's necessary to upload a letter from the university in Brazil proving active enrollment in the course, in the case of a lato sensu postgraduate course, or in an appropriate Education Institution accredited or reaccredited by the Ministry of Education, in the case of a postgraduate course stricto sensu (Master's and Doctorate), being valid, for that matter, both the acceptance letter or equivalent document issued by the Brazilian Education Institution.

Graduate applicants

• Secondary School Completion Certificate or equivalent, duly apostilled, or, if the country where the document was signed is not part of the Hague Apostille, legalized at the competent Consulate for this purpose.

• Proof that the applicant passed the entrance exam or open process selection for graduation course in a Brazilian Education Institution, accredited or re-accredited by the Ministry of Education (MEC). Possible mechanisms of vacancy reservation or selection by simple curriculum analysis are not considered as open selection processes .

• Copy of the public notice of the selection process, which must contain a minimum score of approval and evaluated subjects, as well as a certificate that the applicant has reached the minimum required grade in each subject and that he/she was approved in the selection.

Postgraduate applicants

• Certificate of Completion of Graduate Studies or equivalent, duly apostilled, or, if the country where the document was signed is not a signatory of the Hague Apostille, legalized at the competent Consulate for this purpose.

PEC-G/PEC-PG applicant

• Term of commitment for enrollment in the desired course.

• Proof of means of transport, with date of entry in the country compatible with the start date of the course.

Exchange applicant

• For the granting of VITEM IV for study exchange, the minimum workload must be 15 (fifteen) hours per week. There is no minimum workload required for research exchange.

• Proof of attending an undergraduate or postgraduate course at a university or foreign equivalent, duly apostilled, or, if the country where the document was signed is not a signatory of the Hague Apostille, legalized at the competent Consulate for this purpose.
• Proof of enrollment in an undergraduate or postgraduate course in a Brazilian university or a similar institution accredited or re-accredited by the Ministry of Education for study exchange visa applicants.
• Proof of participation in a research project with the university or a similar institution accredited or re-accredited by the Ministry of Education or in an institution that develops scientific research.

Applicant in medical areas

• Certificate of Completion of Graduate Studies or equivalent in Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry or a related field, duly apostilled, or, if the country where the document was signed is not a signatory of the Hague Apostille, legalized at the competent Consulate for this purpose.

• Documentation proving enrollment or letter of invitation from the institution the applicant will attend in Brazil.
• Declaration, signed by those responsible for the course, stating that the foreigner will not practice medical procedures in Brazil, except those necessary for his/her training, and only where he/she is enrolled, the preceptor being responsible for the applicant at the Regional Council of the professional category.

Religious Student

• Documentation that proves enrollment or link with an institution of religious education that works regularly in Brazil. It is not necessary that the educational institution is recognized by the Ministry of Education or is a graduate, postgraduate or similar one.

Travel authorization

• If the applicant is under 18 years of age, it is necessary to present a travel authorization, signed by the parents or guardians, as well as an indication of their legal guardian in Brazil, in case the applicant is under 18 years of age. Consent form.

Proof of Immigration Status in the United States (if not American national)

• Valid green card or visa. WE ONLY ACCEPT ORIGINAL GREEN CARDS, NOT COPIES, EVEN NOTARIZED ONES.
• If you're an American citizen with double citizenship applying for a visa with a non-American passport, you must present proof of your American citizenship, for instance, your American passport or certificate of citizenship, apostilled.

Consular Fees 

(non-refundable)

• The Consulate General in Chicago ONLY accepts payments by Postal Money Order issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS), payable to "Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago." 
• Personal checks, credit cards, or other forms of payment are not accepted.
• Please note that the payment of the consular fee does not guarantee that the visa will be granted.

USPS Money Order Sample