General information

Publicado em 17/08/2022 01h02 Atualizado em 04/10/2022 23h25

Important information regarding types of visas:

The purpose of the trip and the intended length of stay determine which visa will be required under Brazilian immigration law. There are two main types of visas: Visitor Visas (VIVIS) and Temporary Visas (VITEM).

As shown in the table of contents below, a VIVIS applies to a range of travel purposes for maximum stays of up to 90 days. For some of these purposes, if the intended stay exceeds 90 days, a VITEM must be requested. Temporary Visas are broken down into sub-categories (VITEM I to VITEM XIII), according to specific travel purposes and lengths of stay.

VITEM holders must register with the Federal Police within 90 days from first entry. Upon registration, the individual will have to present a document containing both parents’ full names (e.g. full birth certificate), which must be duly legalised / apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country and subsequently translated into Portuguese by a sworn translator ("tradutor juramentado") in Brazil. New Zealand documents are apostilled by the Authentication Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs.

Passports must be valid for the entire period the individual intends to remain in Brazil. No minimum passport validity is required.

Visa applicants must meet all requirements to receive the category of visa for which they are applying. The Embassy may request additional information or documentation, as deemed necessary.

Select a visa category from the chart below to learn more. After reading the instructions, if you have any queries, please send an e-mail to consular.wellington@itamaraty.gov.br (our website is being updated, if your intended type of visa does not appear below, please send us an e-mail).

Table of Contents of Visa categories:

Purpose of the trip	Type of Visa
Tourism and transit	VIVIS
Business (meetings, corporate fairs and events, seeking commercial opportunities, signing contracts)	VIVIS
Non-corporate events (conferences, seminars, congresses, workshops, cultural meetings / fairs / events)	VIVIS
Journalistic coverage, news reporting or filming	VIVIS
Auditing or consultancy	VIVIS
Adoption	VIVIS
Study (primary/secondary education, undergraduate/postgraduate degrees, technical and language courses, research/study exchange programmes)	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM IV Stays of more than 90 days
Supervised academic internship	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM IV Stays of more than 90 days
Research, scientific cooperation, academic extension programmes and teaching (researchers, scientists, and visiting professors – no employment relationship)	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM I Stays of more than 90 days
Artistic activities	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM XII Stays of more than 90 days
Sports activities	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM V Stays of more than 90 days
Volunteer services	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM VIII Stays of more than 90 days
Health treatment	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM II Stays of more than 90 days
Vessel or aircraft crew members, maritime workers	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days	VITEM V Stays of more than 90 days
Family reunion (on the grounds of marriage)	VIVIS Stays of up to 90 days (by power of attorney)	VITEM XI
Family reunion (on the grounds of stable union)	VITEM XI
Family reunion (on the grounds of offspring)	VITEM XI
Work	VITEM V
Work – Technical assistance	VITEM V
Work – Technology transfer	VITEM V
Apprenticeship (professional training programme)	VITEM V
News correspondents	VITEM V
Working Holiday Visa	VITEM VI
Religious activities	VITEM VII
Investment	VITEM IX
Retirement visa	VITEM XIV
Digital Nomads	VITEM XIV
Courtesy visit	VICOR
Diplomatic and official visits	VIDIP VISOF