Work Visas

STEP 1 - BRAZILIAN EMPLOYER

Applicants seeking to work in Brazil must be sponsored by an employer in Brazil, including when the applicant will travel to Brazil to work for his/her home company corporate headquarters at a Brazilian local office.

Certain requirements must be met by both the Brazilian employer and the applicant. Accordingly, the application process for a work visa is initiated by the Brazilian employer at the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Copenhagen cannot be contacted by the applicant to assist in this step.

STEP 2 - FOREIGN APPLICANT

A work visa can only be requested at the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Copenhagen when the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security has authorised the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil to issue the visa. To find out whether the authorisation has been granted, the applicant's name must be searched at https://migrante.mj.gov.br/consulta-publica. A result indicating "deferido" means that the authorisation has been given, and the work visa may then be requested, as follows:

Mandatory documentation

A work visa is mandatory for any foreigner, regardless of nationality (this also apply to foreigners who are exempted of having a visa to travel to Brazil for business purposes or tourism), who wishes to travel to Brazil to:

I – be hired by a Brazilian company to work for said Brazilian company;

II - provide technical assistance or transfer technology to a Brazilian company that has hired a foreign company, under a contract or cooperation agreement, for stays above 90 days in 365 days;

III - crew members aboard foreign-flagged long-haul ships or cruise ships, for stays above 180 days in 365 days; or aboard any other ship, for stays above 90 days in 365 days; - holders of a Seafarer's Identity Document under ILO Convention 185 are exempted of work visas, but must still register at the Federal Police up to 90 days from the first entry;

IV - provide technical assistance or transfer technology by request of the Brazilian Government;

V - to work under an international cooperation agreement registered at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; this visa requires the following additional documents:

9. tickets into and out of Brazil;

10. copy of the international cooperation agreement, memorandum of understanding, additional protocol, or any other;

11. invitation stating the work that will be performed and that no payment will be provided from any Brazilian source;

12. proof of qualification or experience, such as diplomas;

VI - to be the representative of a foreign financial institution in Brazil;

VII - to be the representative of a foreign non-profit organization in Brazil;

VIII - to be the correspondent of a foreign newspaper, magazine, radio channel, television channel, or news agency; this visa requires the following additional documents:

9. a letter from the foreign newspaper, magazine, radio channel, television channel, or news agency stating the actitivities of the foreign company in the foreign country; the activities of the foreign company in Brazil, to be undertaken by the correspondent; and the address of the office in Brazil; as well as confirming that payments will be done from a source outside Brazil;

10. if the correspondent will work with filming, an authorisation from the Brazilian Movie Agency: https://www.gov.br/ancine/pt-br/assuntos/atribuicoes-ancine/internacional/filmar-brasil/filming-in-brazil-english;

IX - work in the headquarters in Brazil of the foreign subsidiary the bearer is normally attached to;

X - receive professional training at the headquarters or subsidiary in Brazil of the company the bearer is normally attached to;

XI - work as a professional athlete;

XII - do internship;

XIII - receive training in the operation of machines, equipments or other goods produced in Brazil; this visa requires the following additional documents:

9. tickets into and out of Brazil;

10. proof of purchase of the machines, equipments or other goods produced in Brazil;

11. letter from the purchasing company stating that the bearer's is the purchasing company's employee;

12. training plan;

13. letter from the company that produces the machine, equipment or other good in Brazil, that the bearer will be paid from a source outside Brazil.

The documents informed above must be delivered personally from 9 to 16, by post or courier to our mailbox, at:

Denmark

The visa will state an expiration date, which may be 180 days, one year, or a specific date. This refers to the last day when the applicant may travel to Brazil under such visa.

The visa will also state the maximum length of stay. This refers to how long the bearer of the visa may stay in Brazil, regardless of the date of expiration of the visa. As a rule, work visas allow for multiple entres.

Together with the visa, the bearer receives a form. The bearer must bring this form, together with the bearer's passport and the bearer's birth certificate (unless the passport states the names of the bearer's parents), apostilled and translate into Portuguese, to register at the Federal Police, up to 90 days from the first entry. The nearest offices of the Federal Police may be found at:

If the purpose of your visit does not fall into any of the categories above, visit the other websites of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Copenhagen, or write to consular.copenhague@itamaraty.gov.br