Visa application requirements

To start a visa application, the applicant must fill out the online form, uploading images of the following documents:

• A valid passport (for at least 6 months) with at least two blank pages (upload pages 2 - basic information; and 63 - relatives and address);

• Visa fee payment receipt (containing name, date, amount and reference number);

• Covering letters: personal and from the company (containing relevant information about the applicant and the intended trip);

• Invitation letter (see instructions below) from the event organizers, or similar document proving the foreigner's participation in the event or activity to be held;

• Reservation of air tickets and hotel bookings - DO NOT confirm and pay for the reservations before receiving your visa;

• Proof of financial capability (such as bank statements of the past three months, ITR and paycheck slip);

• Leave letter and day-to-day itinerary (if tourism purpose);

• Police Clearance Certificate (in case of long term visas - stays of more than 90 days);

• For minors: visa authorization form, signed by both parents and notarized;

• Other specific documents for each type of visa.

Prior booking via e-consular is strictly required.

The completion of the visa application form online does not constitute submission of the visa application to the Consulate.

On the scheduled appointment day all the original documents must be presented by the applicant/agent at the Consulate, in addition to the online form, with a recent photo attached, and signed.

If presented by an agent, she/he must show her/his Aadhaar card and the authority letter signed by the applicant, both original.

Documents presented by email will not be accepted, unless requested to do so by the Consulate.

Whenever deemed necessary, the consular authority may conduct an in-person interview and/or request additional documents and clarifications.

The consular authority may deny a visa to:

• Whoever does not meet the requirements for the type of visa requested;

• Whoever demonstrably conceals a condition that prevents the granting of a visa or entry into the country;

• Whoever presents contradictory or false information when applying for a visa;

• Whoever, when applying for a visa, behaves in an aggressive, insulting or disrespectful manner towards the agents of the Brazilian consular service.

NOTE:

Granting or not granting a visa is a sovereign decision of the foreign State and, also as a matter of national security, there is no warrant for the Consulate to provide additional information to the applicant whose visa has not been granted.

Rejection of a visa does not prevent the submission of a new application, which may be or may not be approved, as long as the requirements for the type of visa requested are met.

There is no refund of consular fees.

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Instructions for invitation letters

This document, that may be written in English or Portuguese, must provide detailed information, including:

• Information about the host company: name, CNPJ, business line, phone number, e-mail, website;

• Information about the signing agent: name, CPF, position, phone number, e-mail;

• Business relationship between the host company and the invited (importer, subsidiary etc.);

• Information about the invited agent: name, passport number, position, phone number, e-mail;

• Place and date the meeting shall occur;

• How the trip is being sponsored;

• Signature: if physical, the original document, notarized, must be handed in at the Consulate.

The inviting company may employ the platform for digital signatures from the Brazilian Federal Government. In this case, the original pdf version must be sent to our e-mail address for verification of authenticity.

Only digital signatures validated by the official platform will be accepted.

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Useful information

There is no mandatory proof of vaccination to enter the country. However, the Ministry of Health recommends that international travellers update their vaccination status prior to arrival in Brazil, especially for yellow fever, COVID, polio, measles, rubella, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines.

Foreigners holding an expired passport with a valid Brazilian visa may enter Brazilian territory upon presentation of the visa and a valid passport.

A visa for any other country does not allow entry into Brazil.

Please contact us for information about other types of visas not listed on our website, such as health treatment, voluntary work, artists, athletes, digital nomads, official or diplomatic.