VITEM XI - Family reunion with a Brazilian citizen or a foreign citizen who is resident in Brazil
ELIGIBILITY
Family Reunion Visa (VITEM XI) allows family members (spouses or partners, children, parents, siblings, grandparents or grandchildren) of Brazilian nationals or foreign nationals with legal residency status in Brazil (RNE card holders or Temporary Visa holders) to establish residence in Brazil.
Family Reunion Visa (VITEM XI) may occur concurrently with the request for the temporary visa of the family member sponsor and its issuance shall be conditioned to the prior granting of the temporary visa to the family member sponsoring.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
1) PASSPORT: Signed, valid up to the end of your trip and with at least one blank visa page available (amendment pages are not accepted).
2) VISA APPLICATION FORM: One per applicant, completely filled out online and signed by the passport holder or his/her parents/guardians. You will need to print only the receipt page with the bar code.
3) PHOTO: One recent 2” x 2” passport-photo size, front view, white background.
4) BACKGROUND CHECK: FBI Clearance or Local Police Department Clearance issued within the last six months.
5) BIRTH CERTIFICATE: copy of your birth certificate.
NOTE: Once in Brazil, you must present at Federal Police the birth certificate authenticated by an Apostille. It should be also translated by a certified translator in Brazil (“tradutor juramentado”).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
1) FAMILY REUNION BASED ON MARRIAGE:
1.1) Proof of relationship with Brazilian national or foreigner with a permanent resident status in Brazil. (e.g.: marriage certificate).
1.2) Original Brazilian identification card (RG) and Brazilian passport, if the spouse is a Brazilian national.
1.3) National Registry of Foreigners card (RNE) and foreign passport, if the spouse is a foreign national with a permanent resident status in Brazil.
1.4) Full Responsibility Affidavit Form: It must be signed in the presence of the consular authority upon presentation of the passport and/or identification card or the signature must be notarized. If the spouse (a Brazilian national or foreign national with a permanent resident status) is in Brazil, the document must have the signature certified by a notary public in Brazil.
1.5) Joint Declaration of Residence: Brazilian national and foreigner must sign this form.
2) FAMILY REUNION FOR DEPENDANTS:
2.1) Proof of relationship with the Brazilian national or foreigner with a permanent resident status in Brazil. (e.g.: birth certificate).
3) FOREIGN RESIDENTS: Copy of the US Alien Resident Card and/or a Valid Visa.
4) MINORS:
4.1) Visa Request Form Receipt – RER must be signed by both parents or legal guardians;
4.2) Original or notarized copy or birth certificate;
4.3) Copy of parents' passports; and
4.4) Notarized authorization form signed by both parents / legal guardians. Click here to download the form.
FEES
PLEASE NOTE: The documents listed above are not all-inclusive. Additional documents may be requested at the discretion of Consular Authority.
QUESTIONS?
Get in contact with the Consulate by e-mail: visa.boston@itamaraty.gov.br