VITEM XI - Family Reunion

Documentation

Comments

1

Applicant's valid passport

Must have at least two blank pages. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes.

2

One standard-sized passport photo 

The photo must be recent, with white background.

Click here to check if your photo complies with the regulations.

3

Visa application form

Must be filled in online (click here). Print and bring the Visa Request Form Receipt (RER) to the appointment.

It is very important to fill in the parents' full names, as displayed in the applicant's birth certificate.

Please note: the Consulate will only accept applications in which the required documents listed on this table have been uploaded to the form.

4

Police check

(applicants aged over 18 years old)

Police checks are valid for up to 3 months from the date of issue.

Please note: if the applicant has lived in multiple countries within the last 12 months, a police check from each country of residence must be provided. They must also be duly legalised (contain an apostille) by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a certified translator.

5

Original full birth certificate

 In the absence of the full birth certificate, the applicant may submit another official document that contains the parents’ full names.

Please note: if the document has been issued in a country other Syria, it must be legalised by the authority of the issuing country and by the Brazilian Consular authority in such country. If not in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French, it must also be translated by a "sworn translator".

6

Hardcopy of the inbound ticket to Brazil

The applicant must submit either a booking confirmation (paid ticket or e-ticket) or a booking reservation (or letter from a travel agent on the applicant's behalf), containing the complete itinerary, flight numbers and arrival / departure dates.

7*

Original marriage certificate

or

Civil partnership certificate

or

Sentença Declaratória de União Estável issued by a Brazilian Family Court or equivalent foreign judicial authority.

a) If married in Brazil (regardless of spouses’ nationalities): the applicant must submit the full form marriage certificate (“certidão de casamento de inteiro teor”) issued in Brazil. Presenting the full form (“inteiro teor”) is mandatory so as to attest that the marriage was not celebrated by power of attorney.

b) If married outside Brazil to a Brazilian national: the marriage must be registered at a Brazilian consular authority. The applicant may submit either the consular marriage certificate or, if already transcribed in Brazil, the definitive Brazilian marriage certificate. 

c) If married outside Brazil to a foreign national who is the beneficiary of residence permit in Brazil or who is obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil: the foreign marriage certificate must be legalised by the competent authority in the issuing country.

8

Original identification document of the relative living in Brazil

The following documents will be accepted:

a) If Brazilian: original Brazilian ID card (RG) or Brazilian passport.

b) If foreign national who is already the beneficiary of residence permit in Brazil: valid foreign passport, valid Brazilian visa, and National Registry of Foreigners card (RNE) – if available, in case the registration with the Federal Police has already been concluded.

c) If foreign national who is in the process of obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil: valid foreign passport.

If the relative is in Brazil, certified copies of these documents will be accepted.

9

Residence Declaration

Declaration under penalty of perjury of law, that the relative resides or will reside in Brazil click here for form

in accordance with the current legislation, the visa cannot be granted if the marriage was celebrated by power of attorney (see information here)

10

Individual civil record issued by the Syrian authority

Only for citizens registered in Syria.

The document must be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and translated by sworn translator. 

11

Family civil record

Only for citizens registered in Syria.

The document must be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and translated by sworn translator. 

12

Expression of Will for Family Reunion Visa purposes from CONARE

If the relative living in Brazil is a refugee, the applicant must present a letter from CONARE accepting their expression of will for family reunion visa purposes.

13

Military registration (CAM)                              

It's required If the relative living in Brazil is a Brazilian Male between 18-45. 

14

Election Registration                                       

It's required If the relative living in Brazil is a Brazilian above 18.

1

Deed + Certificate attesting the stable union

This item consists of a combination of two documents, necessarily issued in Brazil.

a) Public Deed of Stable Union (“Escritura Pública Declaratória de União Estável”), drawn up in a notary public (“Cartório de Notas”) in Brazil.

b) This deed must be subsequently registered at a Civil Registry Office (“Cartório de Registro Civil”), which will then issue the Stable Union Certificate (“Certidão de União Estável”).

Please note: the Embassy will not accept documents issued by power of attorney. The partners must register the stable union in person in Brazil.

2

Declaration signed by the parts and two witnesses

The declaration must attest, under the penalties of law, to the existence of the stable union.

Please note: if not signed before the consular authority, the signatures must be previously certified by a notary public or solicitor.

3

At least one of the following documents

a) Proof of dependency issued by the tax authority or equivalent agency in Syria; or

b) Religious marriage certificate; or

c) Proof that one part is the legal beneficiary in his/her partner’s will; or

d) Life insurance policy in which one of the partners is the policy holder and the other is the beneficiary; or

e) Proof that both partners are listed as joint owners of a property or that both are listed as tenants in a rental/lease contract; or

f) Joint bank account; or

g) Birth certificate of the couple’s child.