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Business Visa - Vitem II
Please read carefully the General Information page before applying for any type of visa. That page contains important information that is common to all types of visa.
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Elegibility
This type of visa can be issued to persons who wish to travel to Brazil for short- term professional purposes that do not involve payment of wages/ salary or financial compensation from a Brazilian entity; it is applicable to:
  1. Short- term business trips;
  2. Journalists, cameramen, news correspondents;
  3. Persons intending to adopt children in Brazil;

Business Visa (Vitem II) holders are not allowed to engage in any paid activity under employment contract with a Brazilian entity.

Business Visas (Vitem II) can be issued with a validity of up to 5 years and allow for stays of up to 90 days, with multiple entries.

Bearers of a Business Visa (Vitem II) 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.

The total stay in Brazil cannot exceed 180 days per year.

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 Visa Application Form duly filled-out (items 1 through 27) and signed, in the original; the Consulate will not accept forms sent by fax.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. Yellow Fever International Certificate (when applicable)
  6. Do not send the original birth certificate when applying for minors. A notarized copy is sufficient.
Fees
The fee for a Business Visa (Vitem II) is US $60.00 (US Postal Money Order only)

United States citizens will be charged an additional non-refundable processing fee of US $100.00 per visa, in reciprocity to an identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a Visa to the United States. (The total fee is $160.00).

A non-refundable handling fee of US $10.00 per visa applies to visa applications submitted by mail or by any other person other than the applicant or an immediate family member.

Payments accepted only in US Postal money order.

For citizens of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, all fees must be paid with American Express or Thomas Cook money orders only.
 

Download the Visa Form and begin filling it out on your computer. You may also print the form and fill it out by hand. When you are finished, just print the form and sign it.

If you cannot open this form, you must download Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking here.

Visa inquiries: 305-285-6200 (from 3pm to 4 pm only) - Email: visa@brazilmiami.org

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