General Information on VISAS

VISA REQUEST FORM

Besides the specific documents required for each type of visa, all applicants must fill out a "Visa Request Form", also called RER (in Portuguese, "Recibo de Entrega de Requerimento") (click here).

Please select the option "VISA". Read and carefully follow all instructions, fill out all fields until "Biometric Data and Scanned Documents", upload all documents, then click on "Complete Application". Print out the form, sign it on the designated area and glue a 3x4cm color photo.

The RER is valid for six months.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A VISA

Visas can only be requested through e-consular system.

It is important to bring all of the necessary documents (including the Visa Request Form, filled out online) and to have payed the corresponding visa fee 3 days before submitting the visa application. 

Processed visas (passports) are available to be collected at the Embassy also on Fridays, between 2pm and 4pm, without the need to book an appointment.

ATTENTION: Visa fees are non-refundable, even in the event of non-concession.

                      All visas are subject to in-person interview and it is the applicant's responsibility to provide the passport pick up if he or she has decided to send it in advance by mail. The interview is by no means any guarantee or prognosis that the visa will be granted. Online interview is not an option.

                     Visa requests sent by mail will only be received after being validated in the e-consular system and must include a copy of the validation notification.

METHODS OF PAYMENT

- by cash deposit to the account of the Embassy;

- by bank transfer.

* The transfer of VISA FEES and cash deposit to the bank account of the Consular Section in Moscow must be made on time, at least 3 working days before the visa application is submitted.

* Visa applications will not be processed until the corresponding payment has been credited to the bank account of the Consular Section in Moscow.

* Proof of payment must always be submitted together with the application documents.

BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS OF THE CONSULAR SECTION IN MOSCOW

Получатель: Посольство Федеративной Республики Бразилии в Российской Федерации

Purpose: VISA type + name of applicant

REGISTERING A VISA WITH THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL POLICE

All visas granted for stays of over 90 days must be registered with the Federal Police. Within 30 days of his/her entry in Brazil, every foreigner holding such a visa must present him or herself to the Brazilian Federal Police in order to enregister and apply for the RNE (Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro - National Registration for Foreigners).

Further information is available (in Portuguese) at the Federal Police websites:
http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/estrangeiro
http://www.justica.gov.br/seus-direitos/migracoes/permanencia/registro
http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/estrangeiro/cedula-de-identidade-de-estrangeiro

GENERAL VISA FRAMEWORK ("QRGV")

The General Visa Framework (Quadro Geral de Regime de Vistos - QGRV) is available at the Consular Portal website (click here). The QGRV is available only for bearers of ordinary passports, traveling on tourism or business, and bearers of diplomatic and official passports. Information on other types of visas are available on this page or by e-mail: consulado.moscou@itamaraty.gov.br

The QGRV is valid only for foreigners who wish to enter Brazil and does not reflect the situation for Brazilians who wish to enter other countries. Brazilian citizens who wish to travel to a foreign country must consult the appropriate consular office of said country.

VACCINATION AGAINST YELLOW FEVER

Due to a recent surge of yellow fever cases in Brazil, the Ministry of Health, in accordance with WHO guidelines, reccomends that all travellers who wish to visit Brazil be vaccinated against yellow fever. In order to be effective, the vaccine should be taken at least 10 days prior to travelling.  

INTERNATIONAL VACCINATION CERTIFICATE

The International Vaccination Certificate against yellow fever is a mandatory document for international tourists hailing from endemic areas of the disease. There are two types of certificate: one with a 10-year expiration and another with lifetime-expiration. If a traveler holds either of them, no State can demand a new round of vaccination as a condition for entering another country. It is recommended by the WHO that travelers who still have a 10-year expiration certificate renew them, so as to include a lifetime expiration.