How to Apply

1) All visa applications must be sent by mail (USPS). You do not need an appointment, as there is no face-to-face or walk-in service for visa requests.

2) The estimated processing time is 30 business days from the date the Consulate receives the application by mail. Please plan accordingly, as express services are not available.

3) Please read carefully all the information below before mailing your application.

4) A maximum of four visa applications will be accepted in the same envelope.

5) WARNING: Please note that a visa is not an applicant’s right and may be denied. The visa does not guarantee the right of entry or stay in Brazil and it can be canceled at the discretion of the Brazilian immigration authorities.

GUIDELINES

STEP 1: Click here to check if you require a visa or benefit from a visa waiver.

• Attention: You do not need a visa for transit in Brazil, that is, if you arrive in Brazil on a flight, remain in the international transit area, without passing through immigration control, and depart on another international flight from the same airport.

STEP 2: If you need a visa, click here to check the type of visa and the necessary documentation, according to the purpose of your trip and intended length of stay.

STEP 3: Collect all necessary documentation.

STEP 4: Click here to fill in the Brazilian visa application form.

• You can change the language on the upper right side of the application form.
• Click here to read some tips and troubleshooting on how to upload documents in the application form.
• Please make sure to upload all the required documents.

STEP 5: Conclude the application form, print and sign the Visa Request Form Receipt – RER.

• Your signature on the receipt must be identical to the signature on your passport.

STEP 6: Purchase a USPS money order to pay the fee, according to your country of origin and the type of visa requested.

• Click here to check the visa fees and more information on payment.

STEP 7: Send your application to the Consulate by mail (see more information below).

VISA FOR MINOR

• Birth Certificate

Provide the original or notarized copy of the minor’s birth certificate.

The birth certificate must contain the parent(s)’s names, the child’s name, date of birth, and place of birth.

Parent’s IDs

Present original or notarized copies of the State ID, driver’s license, or passport.

• Consent Form

The minor’s parents must fill in and sign a Consent Form for the minor’s visa to Brazil.

The signature on the form must match the one on the ID provided by each parent. The Consulate may refuse the consent form if the signatures don’t match, even if the form is notarized. This may lead to the denial of the visa.

If parents are in different cities, each of them may fill in and sign a separate form.

Both must have their signature notarized (in the appropriate area of the form) before the application is sent to the Consulate.

• Separated/Divorced Parents

If both parents are listed on the minor’s birth certificate, both of them must sign the consent form. If they live in distant places from each other, each of them may sign a different consent form.

Only a court decision or a parent’s death certificate may substitute one or both of the parent’s consent forms. The court decision must clearly express that the parent has full custody of the child or at least mention that one of the parents may travel abroad without the other parent’s consent. The Consulate may refuse to process visas if vague court decisions are presented, i.e., if the decision is not clear about the full custody or about international travel without both parents’ consent. The Consulate may request additional information.

If the court decision was issued in Brazil, you must present the original one or a copy authenticated at a cartório (cópia autenticada). Court decisions issued more than six months ago need to be confirmed by the Court regarding their validation.

The Consulate accepts documents written in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French. Documents written in other languages must be translated to one of the languages accepted after the apostille is attached to the original version. 

• Legal Guardians

Legal guardians must present the court decision for the minor’s guardianship. Court decisions issued outside the United States in countries that have not signed the 1961 Apostille Treaty must be notarized at the Brazilian Consular Office responsible for the jurisdiction where it was issued before the visa application is submitted.

• Children of Brazilian Citizens

Brazilian citizens are advised to register their children at the Consulate (Brazilian birth certificate) to guarantee their Brazilian citizenship and safeguard any rights in the future.

Children of Brazilian citizens can only apply for a visa if they have not yet been issued a Brazilian birth certificate and therefore are not eligible for a Brazilian passport. In that case, the Brazilian parent(s) must attach a notarized* Declaration of Non-Citizenship stating, under the penalties of the law, that the child was not registered in any Consulate or in Brazil and, therefore, does not hold Brazilian citizenship.

Children of Brazilian citizens to whom a visa was issued must have it canceled after they acquire Brazilian citizenship.

HOW TO SEND YOUR APPLICATION BY MAIL

The application must be sent using a prepaid USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope to the following address:

Consulate General of Brazil in Hartford

Att: Visa Department

1 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103

You must send:

1. The documentation you collected in step 3, including your original passport;
2. The Visa Request Form Receipt - RER you printed and signed in step 5;
3. The USPS money order you purchased in step 6; and
4. A pre-stamped self-addressed trackable return envelope from USPS.