Brazil

Please read General Information prior to completing the visa application paperwork. Kindly choose type of visa required from the list below by clicking on the name:

Special requirements for Brazil visa:

• Original passport must be valid for 6 months
• Applicants under 18 years of age must have the application form signed by BOTH parents and notarized
• Unaccompanied minors (under 18 years) will require authorization from their parents. Please contact Embassylink for further information.
• Brazilian nationals must enter and leave Brazil with their Brazilian passport only, even if they hold another country’s passport. Children of Brazilian citizens must also bear a Brazilian passport when traveling to Brazil.

Brazil Tourist Visa

1. For tourist trips to Brazil. Includes visit to relatives and/or friends.
2. Unpaid participation in athletic or artistic events, competitions
3. Unpaid participation in a scientific/academic seminars or conferences sponsored by a research or academic institution.

Brazil Business Temp Visa I

1. Scientific, technological, research under an international technical cooperation program.
2. Professorial studies/research/ teaching and/or scientific/ technological activities at an university, research institution or similar organization.
3. Student exchange program.
4. Unpaid internship in a program sponsored by a Brazilian government agency or international organization.
5. Technical learning in the operation and/or maintenance of machinery or equipment produced in Brazil.
6. Paid participation in Conferences.
7. Provision of voluntary services to a religious or social assistance organization.

Brazil Business Temp Visa II (Business visa)

1. For business trips to Brazil, including participation in a trade/industrial show a temporary visa II will be required.
2. For Media coverage or film making.
3. Adoption of a Brazilian child.
4. Flight/ship crew members not holding an international crew card (for all other crew members a Temporary Visa V is mandatory).
5. Attention: this does not apply in case of technical support or provision of services in Brazil.

Brazil Business Temp Visa III

1. Paid participation in athletic events.

Brazil Business Temp Visa IV

1. Students on an undergraduate or graduate academic studies in Brazil.

Brazil Business Temp Visa V (Work visa)

1. Work under a Brazilian-ruled employment contract.
2. Technical assistance (engineers, geologists, etc).
3. Internship immediately following the conclusion of undergraduate or graduate studies or for the purpose of teaching English or another foreign language.
4. Medical residence.