Based on the Interministerial Ordinance No. 12/2018 and specific instructions from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This type of visa applies to those who are:
- married to a Brazilian national; or
- married to a foreign national who is already the beneficiary of a residence permit in Brazil; or
- married to a foreign national who is obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil and wishes to travel as their dependant (it is possible to apply for both visas concurrently).
Important: by the current legislation, the visa cannot be granted if the marriage was celebrated by power of attorney.
Foreign nationals already in Brazil can apply for residence on the grounds of family reunion directly with the Federal Police.
LENGTH & EXTENSION OF STAY
Validity period: up to 1 year.
Limit/expiry date until the first entry in Brazil must occur: counted from the date of issue of the visa.
Initial period of stay: up to 1 year. The initial period during which the individual is allowed to remain in Brazil – counted from the date of the first entry into the country – will be confirmed at the moment of residence registration with the Federal Police.
Residence period: To be determined at the moment of registration with the Federal Police.
VISA FEES
Click here for information regarding visa fee values and how to pay them.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
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Observation
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Valid Passport
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- Original passport signed by the applicant, with at least two contiguous blank pages left. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes. If your passport has run out of pages, you must obtain a new one before applying for a visa to Brazil.
- Your passport must be in good condition in order to be accepted as a valid document. It must not be torn, wet, damp, stained, cut, punctured, excessively dirty, etc.
- Adults must sign their passports. Passports of minors do not need to be signed. *Very few countries have passports that do not require signatures. Check your passport and ensure it is signed if there is a field for it.
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Photo 2x2 inches (specifications)
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- Provide a printed photo with your application along with the upload of a digital copy of your photo, signature, and other supporting documents to your application process. (Please note that the upload and a hard copy of your photo are mandatory). *Photos must be printed on photo-quality paper that can be either matte or glossy on a white background.
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Complete the Application Form (read carefully before applying)
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- Complete the online form. There is no printable version available for download.
- Enter complete information – please note that some fields are mandatory.
- Parents' names must be entered in full (name and surname), exactly as displayed on the applicant's birth certificate.
- Click the "Complete Application" button to generate the Visa Request Form Receipt (RER).
- Print and sign the RER; affix your photo on the indicated field.
- Upload the digital copies of all documents listed below on the E-Consular platform. Applications without uploaded documents will not be accepted.
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Proof of Immigration Status in the United States
(if not American national)
(photocopy)
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- Valid green card or visa. WE ONLY ACCEPT ORIGINAL GREEN CARDS, NOT COPIES, EVEN NOTARIZED ONES.
- If you're an American citizen with double citizenship applying for a visa with a non-American passport, you must present proof of your American citizenship, for instance, your American passport or certificate of citizenship, apostilled.
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Background check
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- FBI Background Check issued within 90 days. When mailing the documents to the Consulate, it'll be necessary to send the original colored logo watermarked criminal record, obtained at Accurate Biometrics: 134 N La Salle St Ste 2060, Chicago, IL 60602 (https://accuratebiometrics.com/illinois/services/fbi-personal-background). The PDF downloaded from the FBI website is not accepted.
- If the applicant has lived in the United States less than 1 year, he/she will need to provide a criminal record in all the countries where he/she has lived in the last 12 months, dully apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country, and, if necessary, translated.
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Proof of residence
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Applicants must show where they lived in the last 12 months. For this purpose, it's possible to upload utility or credit card bills, which contain the applicant's address and are in his/her name.
As an example: if the visa is being applied for in May, the applicant can upload 5 bills: May, August and November from the previous year + February and May of the presetn year.
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Original birth Certificate
(along with a photocopy)
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- This document is intended to prevent discrepancies between the information in the visa application and the birth certificate itself. As the birth certificate will have to be presented during the mandatory registration of the visa with the Federal Police in Brazil, any inconsistent data will preclude the conclusion of this process. If the certificate was not issued in the United States, it must also be duly apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a sworn translator.
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Original marriage certificate
(along with a photocopy)
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- If the marriage took place in Brazil (regardless of spouses' nationalities): the applicant has to submit the full form marriage certificate ("certidão de casamento de inteiro teor"). Presenting the full form ("inteiro teor") is necessary to attest that the marriage was not celebrated by power of attorney, in which case the applicant should request a VIVIS visa,not a VITEM IX one.
- If married abroad to a Brazilian national: the marriage should be registered at a Brazilian consular authority. The applicant may submit either the consular marriage certificate or if already transcribed in Brazil, the definitive Brazilian marriage certificate. For information regarding marriage registration at this Consulate, click here.
- If married abroad to a foreign national with permanent residence status in Brazil or who is obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil: the foreign marriage certificate must be apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a certified translator.
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Original identification document of the Brazilian or immigrant beneficiary of the residence permit
(along with a photocopy)
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- The following documents will be accepted:
- If Brazilian: original Brazilian ID card (RG) or Brazilian passport.
- If a foreign national who is already the beneficiary of a residence permit in Brazil: valid foreign passport, valid Brazilian visa, and National Registry of Foreigners card (RNE) or Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório (CRNM) – if available, in case the registration with the Federal Police has already been concluded.
- If a foreign national is in the process of obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil: a valid foreign passport. If the spouse is in Brazil, certified copies of these documents will be accepted and retained by the Consulate.
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Declaration of Residence
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- Declaration, under penalty of law, that the Brazilian national or immigrant beneficiary of the residence permit resides or will reside in Brazil, with a notarized signature, and apostilled if it is a document signed in the United States. A sample of this declaration is available here.
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Joint Statement
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- It is necessary to present a joint statement, of both spouses, under the penalties of the law, regarding the continuity of effective union and coexistence, with a notarized signature, and apostilled if it is a document signed in the United States. A sample of this declaration is available here.
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Consular Fees (non-refundable)
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- The Consulate General in Chicago ONLY accepts payments by Postal Money Order issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS), payable to "Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago."
- Personal checks, credit cards, or other forms of payment are not accepted.
- Please note that the payment of the consular fee does not guarantee that the visa will be granted.
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IMPORTANT
The Consular Authority will determine the type of visa that applies to your case based on the information provided.
Processing time may vary and will be determined by the Consular Authority.
All visa requests shall be initiated through the E-Consular platform. Create an account and upload all necessary documents and wait for the approval.
- Once the documents are approved on the E-Consular platform, the original documentation can be sent by mail or delivered at the Consulate, after an appoinment is scheduled on the E-Consular platform. If mailed, a pre-paid return envelope, exclusively from the USPS, must be included. ATTENTION: it's necessary to present ONLY original versions of the documents that were validated, such as passports, whrere visas are stamped, birth or marriage certificates, green cards, notarized documents, Apostilles, and watermarked FBI criminal records. Otherwise, the issuance of the visa will be held until these documents are mailed or another appointment is scheduled to bring them.
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If the applicant is late to the appointment at the Consulate, it will also be necessary to schedule another time or mail the documents.
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IMPORTANT: the visa is NOT issued on the same day documents are handed in. After it's ready, we'll get in contact so that another appointment can be scheduled on the E-Consular platform to receive it, under the service "Pick up issued visas".
REGISTRATION WITH THE FEDERAL POLICE
Holders of this type of visa must register with the Federal Police within 90 days of their first entry into Brazil. Contact the Federal Police directly to learn how to register.
The Consulate anticipates that, among other documents, the applicant will have to present the Visa Application Form (FPV) provided upon the visa issue, as well as their original birth certificate containing the parents' full names.
Please note: the certificate must be apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country. After being apostilled, the document will have to be translated into Portuguese by a sworn translator ("tradutor juramentado") in Brazil.
For additional information documents needed for this type of visa, please email visa.chicago@itamaraty.gov.br.