Visit Visa (up to 90 days) for other nationalities - VIVIS

VIVIS - Visit Visa

ATTENTION: Visit Visa (VIVIS) is for non US, CANADIAN and AUSTRALIAN passport holders and BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!  *If you have does passports, until April 10th, 2024, you are exempt from Visit Visa. For visits after that date, you can apply for an eVISA.

Visitor Visa (VIVIS) may be granted, for stays up to 90 days, to visitors for the following purposes:

1. Tourism: sightseeing, informative trips, cultural trips, educational trips, leisure, family visit, conferences, seminars, congresses, and meetings.
2. Business: business meetings and events, fairs, contract signatures, audits, consulting;
3. Artistic or sports activity.
4. Health treatment.
5. Study, research, teaching, academic extension, and supervised academic training.
6. Volunteer work.
7. Adoption of Brazilian minor.
8. Aircraft or ship crew members.
9. Journalistic coverage and filming.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 

1. PASSPORT: Signed, valid up to the end of your trip, and with at least two blank pages available (amendment pages are not accepted);

2. Visa Application Form at the link: https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/ui/#/servicos-estrangeiros.  One per applicant, completely filled out online and signed by the passport holder or parent/guardian. You will need to print only the receipt page with the bar code;

3. PHOTO: One recent 2” x 2” passport-photo size, front view, white background;

4. Evidence of INCOME: Proof of financial capability during the stay in Brazil. (i.e., bank statements from the three most recent months);

5. Evidence of LEGAL STAY IN THE U.S.: green card or valid visa;

6. Airline ticket or the form HERE.

7. To request visa for MINORS: both parents must sign the form HERE.

8. Proof of Address - only residents in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania may apply.

PLEASE NOTE: Additional documents may be requested at the discretion of the Consular Authority.

VIVIS FEES

The visa consular fee MUST be paid with U.S. Postal Service MONEY ORDER ONLY. Cash, Cards and non-USPS money orders are NOT accepted. You should give the money order, in person, to the consular office, at the date of your appointment. For further information on visa consular fees, click HERE. 

HOW TO APPLY

1- Make sure you are applying for the appropriate type of Brazilian visa, based on the reason for your trip and the intended period of stay in Brazil. 

2- Check above, beforehand, the requirements and mandatory documents for the VIVIS. 

3- Fill out the visa application form at the link <https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/ui/#/servicos-estrangeiros>.

4- To request an appointment at the consulate, please submit the mandatory documents, for the service "Visa - Brazilian Visit Visa (VIVIS) - up to 90 days stay" on the E-CONSULAR platform: <https://ec-novayork.itamaraty.gov.br/login>. For further information on the E-Consular Platform, click HERE.

5- The appointment request will be electronically reviewed by our staff in 2 business days. Check the status of your application on your E-Consular account. Once it is validated, the applicant will receive a link to make an appointment. If more documents are needed, please include those and resubmit. 

6- Applicants are required to present, on the date of the appointment, the original versions of all documents uploaded to the E-Consular platform.

7- To request visa for MINORS: both parents must sign the form HERE.

ABOUT VIVIS

NO EMPLOYMENT IN BRAZIL: The beneficiary of a visitor visa is prohibited from engaging in paid employment in Brazil.

STOPOVERS AND TRANSIT: No visa is required for stopovers or connections in Brazilian airports, provided that the visitor does not leave the international transit area. If the traveler is going to leave the international transit area, a visit visa may be required.

THE SAME VISITOR VISA CAN BE USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES: A visitor visa can be used for different purposes, on the same trip, or on different occasions, provided the purposes are covered by the visitor visa rules listed above. For example, you can apply for a visitor visa for a tourist visit and, in the future, use the same visa for a business trip; or you can do business and tourism on the same trip.

VISITOR VISAS ARE USUALLY GOOD FOR MULTIPLE ENTRIES. The Brazilian Government decides at its own
discretion the type of Visa and duration granted. The maximum stay will be decided by the Federal Police
of Brazil.

For further information, send a message to the e-mail visa.novayork@itamaraty.gov.br