ELIGIBILITY:

• The current international agreement is for MERCOSUL and associated countries.
• Citizens of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay may apply for the VITEM XIII if intend to require temporary residency.
• This visa allows to live in Brazil for 2 years.
• Alternatively, instead of applying for the VITEM XIII, you may simply enter Brazil and apply for the temporary residence directly at the Federal Police Department in Brazil. 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

1) PASSPORT: Signed, valid up to the end of your trip and with at least one visa blank 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.- If the Birth Certificate is not in English, Portuguese, or French, it must be accompanied by an official translation into one of these languages.

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 (if applicable):

1) FOREIGN RESIDENTS: Copy of the US Alien Resident Card and/or a Valid Visa.

2) MINORS: 

• Visa Request Form Receipt – RER must be signed by both parents or legal guardians;
• Original or notarized copy or birth certificate;
• Copy of parents' passports; and
• Notarized authorization form signed by both parents / legal guardians. Click here to download the form.

FEES

• Click here to check the visa fees and more information on payment.

PLEASE NOTE: The documents listed above are not all-inclusive. Additional documents may be requested at the discretion of Consular Authority.