INTERNATIONAL VACCINATION CERTIFICATE

 Applicants who have visited any of the countries listed below within the previous 90 days, must present a Yellow Fever International Certificate upon entering Brazil: 

 Yellow fever vaccination is recommended if applicant intends to visit one of the following regions in Brazil: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Federal District, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

• Business Visa holders are not allowed to engage in any paid activity under employment contract with a Brazilian entity. This visa allows the bearer to stay in Brazil for up to 90 days, renewable by the immigration authorities for more 90 days. The total stay in Brazil cannot exceed 180 days per year.
   
• Bearers of a Business Visa intending to stay in Brazil for longer than 90 days must request at the Federal Police Department in Brazil an extension within the first 30 days of their first entry into the country;

PROCESSING TIME

             Please, plan your trip accordingly, in order to have your visa issued on time. We do not expedite visa. In case of emergency, please come in person to the Consulate with all supporting documentation. 
                        By mail: 10 business days. It also applies to those who submit their application in person but leave an Express mail in order to have their document returned by mail.
                    In person: 3 business days.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1)      Original passport (valid for at least 6 (six) months prior to its expiration date). The passport must have at least 2 (two) blank visa pages; 

2)      One recent individual passport photo, full-frontal, white background; 

3)      One electronic visa application form - click here. Please, make sure to provide full information, even those supposedly not required. If you leave any field blank, we may request you to provide that information what could cause your application to be delayed or even refused. Glue your picture (DO NOT STAPLE IT!) and sign on the appropriate field. 

4)      Notarized letter from the employer of sponsoring company, clearly stating the precise nature of business, dates of arrival and departure, and financial responsibility for the costs of the trip (the letter must be on an official company letterhead or stationary, signed by a senior manager, introducing the applicant and specifying his/her job/position in the company). Signature must be notarized. Invitation letter from the Brazilian party must also be notarized in a “Cartório” in Brazil and presented to the Consulate in its original. Neither faxed nor emailed letter is accepted. Although this invitation is not required at first, the Consular Officer may request it on his/her discretion as deemed necessary; 

5)      Applicants intending to take part in the production/ filming of documentary, commercial or advertisement videos or motion pictures must submit a permit from the Ministry of Culture (Secretaria para o Desenvolvimento Audiovisual), which is to be obtained by the interested party's agent/representative in Brazil prior to the issuance of the visa;  

6)      Yellow Fever International Certificate (when applicable); 

7)      Those applying either by mail or by a third party must present proof of residence within the jurisdiction of this Consulate (Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Island): Driver’s License or any recent utility bill – issued within the past 90 days); 

Brazilian citizens must travel to Brazil on a Brazilian passport. Those who have renounced the Brazilian citizenship must present proof. 

FEE 

• The fee has to be paid by US Postal Money Order OR receipt provided by the ATM machine located at the Consulate's main lobby. The ATM only accepts cash and charges US$ 1.00 for the service.
• We do not accept cash, personal check or any other form of payment not listed above.
   

 *Attention: if you are applying for an immediate family member, you are not required to pay the handling fee of US$ 20.00.

VISAS BY MAIL

• Please allow 12 (twelve) business days for processing of visa application and return of passport, not including transit time. This processing time applies from the moment application is received at the Consulate.
   
• Inquiries about the status of your visa application will only be provided if the processing time required by this Office has passed. Please confirm at the Post Office with your tracking number the exact date your application was received at the Consulate, otherwise consular officers will not be able to provide you with any information.
   
• The Consulate will receive correspondence sent by the U.S. Postal Service as well as all courier services (address the envelope to the attention of the Visa Section). However, the Consulate will only return documents via the U.S. Postal Service Express Mail. Applicants must therefore enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of their documents. 
   
• Incomplete or incorrect applications will be returned to sender.
   
• The Consulate will not accept envelopes which contain more than one application. Such envelopes will be returned except when the documents belong to members of the immediate family.
   
• The Consulate is not responsible for delayed, lost or stolen mail.

VISA INQUIRIES/INFORMATION

 Email: visa@brazilmiami.org
 We do not provide assistance by phone.  

ADDRESS

 Send your application to:

                        CONSULATE-GENERAL OF BRAZIL
                        VISA DEPARTMENT
                        80 SW 8^TH STREET, SUITE 2600
                        MIAMI – FL - 33130