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• This type of visa can be issued to all persons who wish to travel to Brazil to take part in artistic, performing arts or sporting events in which there is an admission fee, financial compensation or prize money.

• Prior to applying for this type of visa, applicant or his/her sponsoring agent/company/ organizer in Brazil must submit a contract directly to the Brazilian Ministry of Labor (Coordenação-Geral de Imigração do Ministério do Trabalho- CGIg), specifying exact nature and terms of the professional activity to be performed in Brazil. Temporary-III visa applications can only be processed with submission of approved contract.

If the information above matches the purpose of your trip to Brazil, you may qualify for a Temporary III Visa. Please continue for more information.

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: 

Angola	Benin	Bolivia	Burkina Faso
Burundi	Cabo Verde	Cameroon	Central African Republic
Colombia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Ecuador
French Guyana	Gabon	Gambia	Ghana
Guinea	Ivory Coast	Kenia	Liberia
Mali	Mauritania	Niger	Nigeria
Panama	Peru	Rwanda	Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal	Sierra Leone	Somalia	Sudan
Surinam	Tanzania	Togo	Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda	Venezuela

 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. 

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. For applicants under the age of 18 not traveling with both parents or legal guardian(s), a notarized letter of consent signed by parents or legal guardian(s) authorizing the applicant to travel to Brazil.
    
5. 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);

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.
   

COUNTRY	IN PERSON	BY MAIL/ THIRD PARTY*
USA	US$ 170.00	US$ 190.00
All others	US$ 40.00	US$ 60.00

 *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