Consulate General of Brazil in Miami

This type of visa can be issued to persons who travel to Brazil to work and/or perform any services under contract, including scientists, researchers, technicians or professionals, such as those individuals:

Providing services of any kind to the Brazilian Government, particularly those arising from international agreements to which Brazil is a party;
Contracted by a company/corporation or other entity based in Brazil to work in the country;
Providing services or technical assistance without a work contract or employment relationship with a corporation or entity based in Brazil;
Providing technical assistance services arising from a contract, cooperation agreement or similar instrument signed with a foreign corporation or other legal entity without labor contract with the Brazilian party. This visa may also be granted in case of emergency for a period up to 30 days non-renewable;

Undertaking professional training, without a formal employment relationship, immediately after the completion of university or professional/vocational studies;
Enrolled in medical residency programs at educational institution/hospital duly accredited by the Ministry of Education;
Employed by a foreign company and sent to work in Brazil, as trainees or interns, at a subsidiary or branch of the foreign company, provided that they are paid exclusively outside Brazil by the foreign company;

Who are foreign instructors or professors traveling to Brazil to teach foreign languages;

Professor, scientists, high level researchers who intend to work in public or private entities related to high studies, scientific and technological research. This visa is issued for a maximum period of 2 years. If you intend to stay longer than that, you may qualify for a Permanent Visa;
Who are crewmembers of foreign vessels having to operate in Brazilian territorial waters as required under a charter, service or risk contract with a Brazilian company;
Who are crewmembers of fishing vessels leased by a Brazilian Company;
Who are crewmembers or other professionals performing paid activities aboard cruise ships along the Brazilian coastline, the Amazon River basin or other inland waterways;
Professional athletes contracted by a Brazilian sport-related Company to perform sport activities with payment.
Work visa applications must be submitted directly to the Brazilian Ministry of Labor. Specific requirements are listed at:

http://www.mtb.gov.br/trab_estrang/default.asp

The Consulate can only process applications once the proper authorization is received from Brazil.

If the information above matches the purpose of your trip to Brazil, you may qualify for a Temporary V 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	CentralAfrican 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 will travel to 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

Once proper authorization from the Brazilian Ministry of Labor or other appropriate regulatory body is obtained:

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) Yellow Fever International Certificate (when applicable);

5) Proof of residence within the jurisdiction of this Consulate for the past 12 months (Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Island): Driver’s License or utility bills issued within the past 12 months);

6) Brazilian citizens must travel to Brazil with a Brazilian passport. Those who have renounced the Brazilian citizenship must present proof;

7) Recent non-criminal record certificate issued by applicant's local Police Department.

8) 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);

Applicants traveling to Brazil to provide services or technical assistance, without a work contract or employment relationship with the Brazilian-based entity/corporation, must submit the following additional documents:

1) A letter of invitation from the Brazilian entity inviting applicant to provide technical services in the country;

2) A letter from the entity specifying the place and condition of the work to be performed by the applicant;

3) A letter from the Brazilian entity assuming responsibility for all maintenance expenses associated with applicant's stay in Brazil as well as his repatriation to his/her country of origin upon the termination of his work in Brazil;

4) Copy of a health insurance policy, valid in Brazil, on behalf of applicant;

5) An official document from sponsoring entity in Brazil (such as statute, founding charter, etc.) as well as proof of the entity’s registration with the competent regulatory body;

6) Proof that the inviting entity in Brazil is in business and functioning..

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$ 230.00	US$ 250.00
All others	US$ 100.00	US$ 120.00

*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