VITEM 11 VISA TEMPORARY VISA FAMILY REUNIFICATION
VITEM 11 VISA - TEMPORARY VISA FAMILY REUNIFICATION
DISCLAIMER
Take your time to read this guide carefully. The Consulate is not responsible for mistakes in your visa application and for losses related to travel expenses to Miami when applying for the visa or to your planned trip to Brazil in case your visa is refused, denied or not granted in time. Do not book rooms or tickets to Brazil before making sure you have the correct visa. Visa application fees are non-refundable by operation of law. Your application may be refused or denied if the requirements do not meet the specifications listed on this guide. The Consulate may request additional information if necessary. Click on each requirement to read details. You may print this guide and tick each item as you gather the requirements.
The VITEM XI visa is for those who are parents, guardians, grandparents, children, grandchildren, spouses or siblings of a Brazilian citizen or of a temporary or permanent resident in Brazil.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
- Passport
- Photo
- Birth certificate + Apostille (or Legalization)
- Proof of residence or immigration status in the USA
- Background Check (for more than 180 days)
Requirements for:
· Applicant married to a Brazilian citizen or to a permanent resident in Brazil
· Children of a Brazilian citizen or permanent resident in Brazil
· Parent of a Brazilian citizen or permanent resident in Brazil
· Applicant has a sibling who’s a Brazilian citizen or a permanent resident of Brazil
- For minors (those under 18 years of age): Parents’ IDs and Consent form
- Money order from the United States Postal Service
- Electronic visa application form
- Submit all requirements to e-consular
PASSPORT
Validity
Your passport must be valid when applying for the visa. It does not need to be valid until the date when you intend to travel to Brazil, but it must be valid when we issue you the visa. We may issue you the visa even if your passport is about to expire, but before boarding a plane/ship or crossing a border towards Brazil, you must make sure you have a passport that is valid until your intended date of return (USA passports only) or valid for at least six months after the date you enter Brazil (passports of all other countries). If your valid visa is on a passport that has expired, you must then carry two passports: the expired one containing your valid visa and a new valid one.
Signature
Adults must sign their passports1. Passports of minors do not need to be signed.
1Very few countries have passports which do not require signature. Check your passport and make sure it is signed if there is a field for it.
Pages
Your passport must contain at least two blank pages, i.e. pages without any other visas or stamps. The pages for observations, annotations, etc. are reserved for your own country. We cannot use them. If your passport has run out of pages, you must obtain a new one before applying for a visa to Brazil.
Condition
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.
PHOTO
One of the requirements for your visa application is the photo. It must match the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines: https://www.icao.int/Security/mrtd/Downloads/technical%20reports/annex_A-photograph_guidelines.pdf
The photo must preferably have a white or light-colored background. The size of passport pictures professionally taken at pharmacies in the United States normally meets the ICAO standards.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE + APOSTILLE (OR LEGALIZATION)
You need to present your birth certificate + an apostille both for your visa application and also in Brazil when you register your visa at the Federal Police. The registration is mandatory. An apostille is a document affixed by Competent Authorities designated by the government of a country which is party to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The United States are a party of that conference. The apostille is what makes a document issued in a country valid in another country. So you need to obtain an apostille to your birth certificate in order for it to be valid in Brazil.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN FLORIDA
If you were born in Florida, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/apostille/index.html.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN PUERTO RICO
If you were born in Puerto Rico, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from https://estado.pr.gov/en/certification-of-documents-and-filing-regulations/.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
If you were born in Puerto Rico, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from http://ltg.gov.vi/contact-information-office-of-the-lieutenant-governor.html.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN OTHER AMERICAN STATES
If you were born in any other of State or territory of the United States, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=353.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF NON-AMERICANS
If your country is a member of the HCCH and has signed the Apostille Treaty, you must present an apostille issued by the competent authorities in your country along with the original document. More information at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
WHAT IF THE COUNTRY WHERE I WAS BORN ISN’T A PARTY OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (HCCH)?
If the country is not a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH) and has not signed the Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalization of Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Treaty), the birth certificate must be notarized (authenticated or legalized) at an Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for the jurisdiction where the document was issued. Check the jurisdiction of all Brazilian Consular Offices in the world at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil .
PROOF OF RESIDENCE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES
You must provide a proof of residence for every address where you’ve lived for the past 12 months.
Examples of proof of residence: driver’s license containing your home address, ID containing your home address, a utility bill (electricity, telephone, cable TV, Internet, water etc.).
If you’re not an American citizen, you must present proof of your immigration status in the United States. For example, a valid green card, visa, temporary resident card or I-94 form.
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.
BACKGROUND CHECK
You must present a background check from the place(s) where you’ve lived in the past 12 months. If you’ve lived only in the United States your background check must be from the FBI.
LOCAL POLICE BACKGROUND CHECK FROM THE UNITED STATES
If you choose to present a background check from the local police, you must make sure you present the background checks from every address where you’ve lived for the past 12 months. If you’ve lived in more than one place, you must present a different background check for each place.
BACKGROUND CHECKS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
If you live or if you’ve lived outside the United States for the past 12 months, you must present the background check from that place.
Background checks from countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention
1. Check if the country is a member of the Convention at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members.
2. If the country is a member, check who is the authority in charge of issuing the apostille for the background check at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
Background checks from countries that aren’t members of the Hague Apostille Convention
If the country is not a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH), the background check must be legalized at an Embassy, Consulate or consular office of Brazil with jurisdiction over the place where the document was issued. Check the jurisdiction of all Brazilian Consular Offices in the world and their websites at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil .
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
APPLICANT MARRIED TO A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR TO A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
You must present a BRAZILIAN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE , more info about the consular process to obtain a Brazilian marriage certificate can be found at: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-miami/servicos-consulares-e-informacoes-uties/registros-certidoes-2a-via/registro-de-casamento
BRAZILIAN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
It could be a marriage certificate issued by a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil or by a cartório in Brazil. You must present the original document or a copy authenticated at a cartório or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil.
SPOUSE’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (SPOUSE’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP)
IF SPOUSE IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your spouse. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid.
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.
A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, so it’s not acceptable in this case.
IF SPOUSE IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present the original permanent resident card (RNE, or CIE – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro). If your spouse has recently obtained a permanent visa and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE yet, you may present his/her passport containing the permanent visa. We’ll also check your spouse’s passport for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
If you can’t bring the original RNE/CIE or passport, we’ll need a notarized copy. If the spouse is in Brazil, he/she must authenticate the copies at a cartório. If you can’t present the original passport, we need a notarized copy of every page of your spouse’s passport.
SPOUSE’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT)
Your spouse must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese), available at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-miami/miami-arquivos/vistos/affidavit-of-support.pdf
If your spouse’s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) SPOUSE IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) SPOUSE IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
CHILDREN OF A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
PARENT’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (CHILD’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP)
IF PARENT IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your parent. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid.
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.
A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, so it’s not acceptable in this case.
IF PARENT IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present the original or authenticated copy of permanent resident card (RNE, CIE or CRNM – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório). If your child has recently obtained residency and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE/CRNM yet, you may present his/her passport containing the visa. We’ll also check your parent’s passport and our systems for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
PARENT’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT) – (FOR ADULT CHILDREN ONLY) IF CHILD IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR ALREADY A LEGAL RESIDENT IN BRAZIL.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT NEEDED IF APPLYING FOR THE VISA AT THE SAME TIME AS CHILD.
Your parent must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese), available HERE.
If your parent’s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) PARENT IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) PARENT IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em cartório).
c) PARENT IS ELSEWHERE:
a. If your parent is in a country that’s a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain an apostile by the country’s competent authority on these matters (check which authority is responsible for issuing an apostile in each country at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities).
b. If your parent is in a country that’s not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain a consular seal (legalização) at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
PARENT OF A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
CHILD’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (CHILD’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP)
IF CHILD IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your child. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid.
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.
A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, so it’s not acceptable in this case.
IF CHILD IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present the original permanent resident card (RNE, CIE or CRNM – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório). If your child has recently obtained residency and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE/CRNM yet, you may present his/her passport containing the visa. We’ll also check your parent’s passport and our systems for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
If you can’t bring the original RNE/CIE or passport, we’ll need a notarized copy. If the child is in Brazil, he/she must authenticate the copies at a cartório. If you can’t present the original passport, we need a notarized copy of every page of your child’s passport.
If the child is also applying for the visa, please present both applications together. If it’s not possible to present the application together, you must wait until your child obtains the visa before you present your own application.
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CHILD’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT) – (FOR ADULT CHILDREN ONLY) IF CHILD IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR ALREADY A LEGAL RESIDENT IN BRAZIL.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT NEEDED IF APPLYING FOR THE VISA AT THE SAME TIME AS CHILD.
If your child is an adult, s/he must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese), available HERE.
If your child’s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) CHILD IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) CHILD IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em cartório).
c) CHILD IS ELSEWHERE:
a. If your child is in a country that’s a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain an apostile by the country’s competent authority on these matters (check which authority is responsible for issuing an apostile in each country at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities).
b. If your child is in a country that’s not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain a consular seal (legalização) at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
APPLICANT HAS A SIBLING WHO’S A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF BRAZIL
SIBLING’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (SPOUSE’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP) + A DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS HIS/HER PARENTS’ NAMES
IF BROTHER/SISTER IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your spouse. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid and you must also include a copy of their birth certificate or any other ID issued by the Brazilian government that contains his/her parents’ names
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, but it serves to prove the parents’ names if need be.
IF BROTHER/SISTER IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present your brother/sister’s original Brazilian resident card (RNE, CIE or CNRM – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro, Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro or Carteira Nacional de Registro Migratório) or an authenticated copy of it. If your spouse has recently obtained a temporary residency visa and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE yet, you may present his/her passport containing the visa. We’ll also check your sibling’s passport for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
If your sibling is in Brazil, he/she must authenticate the copies at a cartório.
SIBLING’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT)
Your brother/sister must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese). If your brother/sister`s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) BROTHER/SISTER IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) BROTHER/SISTER IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em cartório).
c) BROTHER/SISTER IS ELSEWHERE:
a. If your brother/sister is in a country that’s a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain an apostile by the country’s competent authority on these matters (check which authority is responsible for issuing an apostile in each country at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities).
b. If your brother/sister is in a country that’s not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain a consular seal (legalização) at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
FOR MINORS (THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE): PARENTS’ IDS AND CONSENT FORM
PARENTS’ IDs
The visa application of minors (all persons under 18 years of age) must be accompanied of IDs of each of the parents listed on the child’s birth certificate. The ID must contain photo and signature. A few examples of IDs: driver’s license, passport, green card, etc.
PARENTS NOT PRESENT AT INTERVIEW
If one or both parents cannot be present at the visa interview, then they must submit the original ID or a notarized copy of it.
PARENTS IN BRAZIL
If one or both parents are in Brazil, they must submit a notarized copy of their ID (cópia autenticada em cartório).
CONSENT FORM
The minor’s parents must fill in and sign a Consent Form for the minor’s visa to Brazil.
The signature on the form must match the one on the ID provided by each parent. The Consulate may refuse the consent form if the signatures don’t match, even if the form is notarized. This may lead to the denying of your visa.
If parents are in different cities, each of them may fill in and sign a separate form.
PARENTS NOT PRESENT AT VISA INTERVIEW
If one or both parents are not going to be present at the Consulate for the visa interview, he or she or both must have their signature notarized (in the appropriate area of the form) before the application is brought to the Consulate. It’s not necessary to notarize the consent form for the parent who’s present at the visa interview. This also applies for Brazilian parents in our jurisdiction: Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
PARENTS IN BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN OR NON-BRAZILIAN PARENTS)
If one or both parents are in Brazil, they must submit a Consent Form with the signature notarized (firma reconhecida) at a Cartório.
BRAZILIAN PARENTS OUTSIDE BRAZIL
Brazilian parents outside Brazil and outside our jurisdiction in the USA (Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) must have their signatures recognized (firma reconhecida) at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
NON-BRAZILIAN PARENTS IN A COUNTRY WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE APOSTILLE TREATY
If one of both parents are in a country which is a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH), they must sign the Consent Form and have their signature notarized. After that, they must obtain an apostille in recognition of the notarial authority: https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
NON-BRAZILIAN PARENTS IN A COUNTRY WHICH IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE APOSTILLE TREATY
If one or both parents are in a country which is not a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH), they must sign the Consent Form, have their signature notarized and legalize the document at a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil .
MONEY ORDER FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (THE POST OFFICE)
The only form of payment of processing fees accepted by the Consulates of Brazil in the United States is the money order of the United States Postal Service (USPS). No other forms of payment are accepted, not even money orders from other institutions. You must obtain your money order at a Post Office (https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm) before bringing your visa application to the Consulate-General of Brazil.
Please remember to fill out the money order like the example on the left.
You must bring a different money order for each person’s application. Check the correct amount for the money order on the table below before going to the Post Office.
The processing fee varies according to the nationality of the passport you hold. You must obtain a USPS money order of the amount corresponding to the country of your passport:
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COUNTRY OF YOUR PASSPORT |
VITEM XI PROCESSING FEE (US$) |
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United States |
290.00 |
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United Arab Emirates |
155.00 |
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United Kingdom (up to 179 days) |
100.00 |
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United Kingdom (180 days or more) |
215.00 |
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All others |
100.00 |
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ELECTRONIC VISA APPLICATION FORM
The application must be filled out completely online. There is no paper-base application form. You must access the following link:
https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/pacomPasesWebInicial.jsf. At the end of the process, the system will generate an application receipt like the model shown on the side. You must print it, glue your photo onto it and sign in the appropriate field.
SUBMIT ALL REQUIREMENTS TO E-CONSULAR
All visa requests shall be initiated through the E-Consular platform. Fill out the information and upload all the documents in https://ec-miami.itamaraty.gov.br/ .
For information on how to apply for you a visa in E-Consular, click here.
INQUIRIES / HELP
visa.miami@itamaraty.gov.br (Emails answered on the same or next business day). No phone assistance.
VITEM 11 VISA
TEMPORARY VISA FAMILY REUNIFICATION
DISCLAIMER
Take your time to read this guide carefully. The Consulate is not responsible for mistakes in your visa application and for losses related to travel expenses to Miami when applying for the visa or to your planned trip to Brazil in case your visa is refused, denied or not granted in time. Do not book rooms or tickets to Brazil before making sure you have the correct visa. Visa application fees are non-refundable by operation of law. Your application may be refused or denied if the requirements do not meet the specifications listed on this guide. The Consulate may request additional information if necessary. Click on each requirement to read details. You may print this guide and tick each item as you gather the requirements.
The VITEM XI visa is for those who are parents, guardians, grandparents, children, grandchildren, spouses or siblings of a Brazilian citizen or of a temporary or permanent resident in Brazil.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
Passport
Photo
Birth certificate + Apostille (or Legalization)
Proof of residence or immigration status in the USA
Background Check (for more than 180 days)
Requirements for:
· Applicant married to a Brazilian citizen or to a permanent resident in Brazil
· Children of a Brazilian citizen or permanent resident in Brazil
· Parent of a Brazilian citizen or permanent resident in Brazil
· Applicant has a sibling who’s a Brazilian citizen or a permanent resident of Brazil
For minors (those under 18 years of age): Parents’ IDs and Consent form
Money order from the United States Postal Service
Electronic visa application form
Submit all requirements to e-consular
PASSPORT
Validity
Your passport must be valid when applying for the visa. It does not need to be valid until the date when you intend to travel to Brazil, but it must be valid when we issue you the visa. We may issue you the visa even if your passport is about to expire, but before boarding a plane/ship or crossing a border towards Brazil, you must make sure you have a passport that is valid until your intended date of return (USA passports only) or valid for at least six months after the date you enter Brazil (passports of all other countries). If your valid visa is on a passport that has expired, you must then carry two passports: the expired one containing your valid visa and a new valid one.
Signature
Adults must sign their passports1. Passports of minors do not need to be signed.
1Very few countries have passports which do not require signature. Check your passport and make sure it is signed if there is a field for it.
Pages
Your passport must contain at least two blank pages, i.e. pages without any other visas or stamps. The pages for observations, annotations, etc. are reserved for your own country. We cannot use them. If your passport has run out of pages, you must obtain a new one before applying for a visa to Brazil.
Condition
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.
PHOTO
One of the requirements for your visa application is the photo. It must match the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines: https://www.icao.int/Security/mrtd/Downloads/technical%20reports/annex_A-photograph_guidelines.pdf
The photo must preferably have a white or light-colored background. The size of passport pictures professionally taken at pharmacies in the United States normally meets the ICAO standards.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE + APOSTILLE (OR LEGALIZATION)
You need to present your birth certificate + an apostille both for your visa application and also in Brazil when you register your visa at the Federal Police. The registration is mandatory. An apostille is a document affixed by Competent Authorities designated by the government of a country which is party to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The United States are a party of that conference. The apostille is what makes a document issued in a country valid in another country. So you need to obtain an apostille to your birth certificate in order for it to be valid in Brazil.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN FLORIDA
If you were born in Florida, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/apostille/index.html.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN PUERTO RICO
If you were born in Puerto Rico, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from https://estado.pr.gov/en/certification-of-documents-and-filing-regulations/.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
If you were born in Puerto Rico, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from http://ltg.gov.vi/contact-information-office-of-the-lieutenant-governor.html.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN OTHER AMERICAN STATES
If you were born in any other of State or territory of the United States, you may obtain an apostille to your birth certificate by following the instructions from https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=353.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF NON-AMERICANS
If your country is a member of the HCCH and has signed the Apostille Treaty, you must present an apostille issued by the competent authorities in your country along with the original document. More information at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
WHAT IF THE COUNTRY WHERE I WAS BORN ISN’T A PARTY OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (HCCH)?
If the country is not a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH) and has not signed the Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalization of Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Treaty), the birth certificate must be notarized (authenticated or legalized) at an Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for the jurisdiction where the document was issued. Check the jurisdiction of all Brazilian Consular Offices in the world at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil .
PROOF OF RESIDENCE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES
You must provide a proof of residence for every address where you’ve lived for the past 12 months.
Examples of proof of residence: driver’s license containing your home address, ID containing your home address, a utility bill (electricity, telephone, cable TV, Internet, water etc.).
If you’re not an American citizen, you must present proof of your immigration status in the United States. For example, a valid green card, visa, temporary resident card or I-94 form.
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.
BACKGROUND CHECK
You must present a background check from the place(s) where you’ve lived in the past 12 months. If you’ve lived only in the United States your background check must be preferably from FBI. However, background checks from the local police are also accepted.
LOCAL POLICE BACKGROUND CHECK FROM THE UNITED STATES
If you choose to present a background check from the local police, you must make sure you present the background checks from every address where you’ve lived for the past 12 months. If you’ve lived in more than one place, you must present a different background check for each place.
BACKGROUND CHECKS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
If you live or if you’ve lived outside the United States for the past 12 months, you must present the background check from that place.
Background checks from countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention
1. Check if the country is a member of the Convention at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members.
2. If the country is a member, check who is the authority in charge of issuing the apostille for the background check at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
Background checks from countries that aren’t members of the Hague Apostille Convention
If the country is not a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH), the background check must be legalized at an Embassy, Consulate or consular office of Brazil with jurisdiction over the place where the document was issued. Check the jurisdiction of all Brazilian Consular Offices in the world and their websites at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil .
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
APPLICANT MARRIED TO A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR TO A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
You must present one of the two following options: BRAZILIAN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE or FOREIGN (non-Brazilian) MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
BRAZILIAN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
It could be a marriage certificate issued by a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil or by a cartório in Brazil. You must present the original document or a copy authenticated at a cartório or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil.
FOREIGN (NON-BRAZILIAN) MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
It could be a marriage certificate issued in the United States or in any other country (except Brazil).
· MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM FLORIDA
i. You must submit the original marriage certificate to the Florida Department of State in order to obtain an apostille. Check the instructions on how to proceed at http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/notproc7.html.
ii. Once you’ve obtained your apostille to the original marriage certificate, you must bring them both to the Consulate (marriage certificate + apostille) along with your visa application.
· MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM PUERTO RICO
i. You must submit the original marriage certificate to the Puerto Rico Department of State in order to obtain an apostille. Check the instructions on how to proceed at https://estado.pr.gov/es/certificacion-documentos-y-radicacion-de-reglamentos/.
ii. Once you’ve obtained your apostille to the original marriage certificate, you must bring them both to the Consulate (marriage certificate + apostille) along with your visa application.
· MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES
i. Click on the following link in order to check who is the competent authority to issue the apostille to your marriage certificate: https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=353 (It will depend on where your marriage certificate was issued).
ii. Once you’ve obtained your apostille to the original marriage certificate, you must bring them both to the Consulate (marriage certificate + apostille) along with your visa application.
· MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF THE HAGUE APOSTILLE CONVENTION
i. Check if the country where your marriage certificate was issued is a member of the Apostille Convention at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members. If it is, click on the following link in order to check who is the competent authority to issue the apostille to your marriage certificate: https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
ii. Once you’ve obtained your apostille to the original marriage certificate, you must bring them both to the Consulate (marriage certificate + apostille) along with your visa application.
· MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE HAGUE APOSTILLE CONVENTION
i. Check if the country where your marriage certificate is a member of the Apostille Convention at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members. If it’s not, you will need to legalize your marriage certificate at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
ii. Once you’ve legalized your original marriage certificate, you must bring it to the Consulate along with your visa application.
SPOUSE’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (SPOUSE’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP)
IF SPOUSE IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your spouse. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid.
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.
A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, so it’s not acceptable in this case.
IF SPOUSE IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present the original permanent resident card (RNE, or CIE – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro). If your spouse has recently obtained a permanent visa and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE yet, you may present his/her passport containing the permanent visa. We’ll also check your spouse’s passport for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
If you can’t bring the original RNE/CIE or passport, we’ll need a notarized copy. If the spouse is in Brazil, he/she must authenticate the copies at a cartório. If you can’t present the original passport, we need a notarized copy of every page of your spouse’s passport.
SPOUSE’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT)
Your spouse must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese), available at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-miami/miami-arquivos/vistos/affidavit-of-support.pdf
If your spouse’s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) SPOUSE IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) SPOUSE IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
CHILDREN OF A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
PARENT’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (CHILD’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP)
IF PARENT IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your parent. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid.
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.
A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, so it’s not acceptable in this case.
IF PARENT IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present the original or authenticated copy of permanent resident card (RNE, CIE or CRNM – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório). If your child has recently obtained residency and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE/CRNM yet, you may present his/her passport containing the visa. We’ll also check your parent’s passport and our systems for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
PARENT’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT) – (FOR ADULT CHILDREN ONLY) IF CHILD IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR ALREADY A LEGAL RESIDENT IN BRAZIL.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT NEEDED IF APPLYING FOR THE VISA AT THE SAME TIME AS CHILD.
Your parent must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese), available HERE.
If your parent’s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) PARENT IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) PARENT IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em cartório).
c) PARENT IS ELSEWHERE:
a. If your parent is in a country that’s a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain an apostile by the country’s competent authority on these matters (check which authority is responsible for issuing an apostile in each country at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities).
b. If your parent is in a country that’s not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain a consular seal (legalização) at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
PARENT OF A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
CHILD’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (CHILD’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP)
IF CHILD IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your child. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid.
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.
A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, so it’s not acceptable in this case.
IF CHILD IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present the original permanent resident card (RNE, CIE or CRNM – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro or Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório). If your child has recently obtained residency and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE/CRNM yet, you may present his/her passport containing the visa. We’ll also check your parent’s passport and our systems for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
If you can’t bring the original RNE/CIE or passport, we’ll need a notarized copy. If the child is in Brazil, he/she must authenticate the copies at a cartório. If you can’t present the original passport, we need a notarized copy of every page of your child’s passport.
If the child is also applying for the visa, please present both applications together. If it’s not possible to present the application together, you must wait until your child obtains the visa before you present your own application.
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CHILD’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT) – (FOR ADULT CHILDREN ONLY) IF CHILD IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR ALREADY A LEGAL RESIDENT IN BRAZIL.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT NEEDED IF APPLYING FOR THE VISA AT THE SAME TIME AS CHILD.
If your child is an adult, s/he must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese), available HERE.
If your child’s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) CHILD IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) CHILD IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em cartório).
c) CHILD IS ELSEWHERE:
a. If your child is in a country that’s a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain an apostile by the country’s competent authority on these matters (check which authority is responsible for issuing an apostile in each country at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities).
b. If your child is in a country that’s not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain a consular seal (legalização) at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
REQUIREMENTS FOR:
APPLICANT HAS A SIBLING WHO’S A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN OR A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF BRAZIL
SIBLING’S BRAZILIAN ID OR BRAZILIAN PASSPORT (SPOUSE’S PROOF OF BRAZILIAN CITIZENSHIP) + A DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS HIS/HER PARENTS’ NAMES
IF BROTHER/SISTER IS A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN
You must present the original Brazilian identity card or the Brazilian passport of your spouse. If you choose to present the passport, it has to be valid and you must also include a copy of their birth certificate or any other ID issued by the Brazilian government that contains his/her parents’ names
Other valid ID documents (always containing the bearer’s photo and signature): carteira de trabalho, carteira professional (OAB, carteira de identidade militar, do Poder Judiciário, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores), Carteira de Matrícula Consular etc.
A copy authenticated at a cartório in Brazil or at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil serves to substitute the original.A Brazilian driver’s license is not a proof of Brazilian citizenship, but it serves to prove the parents’ names if need be.
IF BROTHER/SISTER IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN BRAZIL
You must present your brother/sister’s original Brazilian resident card (RNE, CIE or CNRM – Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro, Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro or Carteira Nacional de Registro Migratório) or an authenticated copy of it. If your spouse has recently obtained a temporary residency visa and hasn’t received his or her RNE/CIE yet, you may present his/her passport containing the visa. We’ll also check your sibling’s passport for stamps of entry and exit in Brazil.
If your sibling is in Brazil, he/she must authenticate the copies at a cartório.
SIBLING’S DECLARAÇÃO DE COMPROMISSO, MANUTENÇÃO, SUBSISTÊNCIA E SAÍDA DO BRASIL (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT)
Your brother/sister must fill out and sign an affidavit of support (in Portuguese). If your brother/sister`s Brazilian ID/passport isn’t presented with the visa application and
a) BROTHER/SISTER IS IN THE UNITED STATES: the affidavit of support must be signed and notarized.
b) BROTHER/SISTER IS IN BRAZIL: the affidavit of support must be signed and the signature must be recognized by a cartório in Brazil (firma reconhecida em cartório).
c) BROTHER/SISTER IS ELSEWHERE:
a. If your brother/sister is in a country that’s a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain an apostile by the country’s competent authority on these matters (check which authority is responsible for issuing an apostile in each country at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities).
b. If your brother/sister is in a country that’s not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (check it at https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members):
You must notarize the affidavit and obtain a consular seal (legalização) at the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
FOR MINORS (THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE): PARENTS’ IDS AND CONSENT FORM
PARENTS’ IDs
The visa application of minors (all persons under 18 years of age) must be accompanied of IDs of each of the parents listed on the child’s birth certificate. The ID must contain photo and signature. A few examples of IDs: driver’s license, passport, green card, etc.
PARENTS NOT PRESENT AT INTERVIEW
If one or both parents cannot be present at the visa interview, then they must submit the original ID or a notarized copy of it.
PARENTS IN BRAZIL
If one or both parents are in Brazil, they must submit a notarized copy of their ID (cópia autenticada em cartório).
CONSENT FORM
The minor’s parents must fill in and sign a Consent Form for the minor’s visa to Brazil.
The signature on the form must match the one on the ID provided by each parent. The Consulate may refuse the consent form if the signatures don’t match, even if the form is notarized. This may lead to the denying of your visa.
If parents are in different cities, each of them may fill in and sign a separate form.
PARENTS NOT PRESENT AT VISA INTERVIEW
If one or both parents are not going to be present at the Consulate for the visa interview, he or she or both must have their signature notarized (in the appropriate area of the form) before the application is brought to the Consulate. It’s not necessary to notarize the consent form for the parent who’s present at the visa interview. This also applies for Brazilian parents in our jurisdiction: Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
PARENTS IN BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN OR NON-BRAZILIAN PARENTS)
If one or both parents are in Brazil, they must submit a Consent Form with the signature notarized (firma reconhecida) at a Cartório.
BRAZILIAN PARENTS OUTSIDE BRAZIL
Brazilian parents outside Brazil and outside our jurisdiction in the USA (Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) must have their signatures recognized (firma reconhecida) at a Consulate or Embassy of Brazil: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil
NON-BRAZILIAN PARENTS IN A COUNTRY WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE APOSTILLE TREATY
If one of both parents are in a country which is a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH), they must sign the Consent Form and have their signature notarized. After that, they must obtain an apostille in recognition of the notarial authority: https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.
NON-BRAZILIAN PARENTS IN A COUNTRY WHICH IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE APOSTILLE TREATY
If one or both parents are in a country which is not a member of the Hague Convention on Private International Law (HCCH), they must sign the Consent Form, have their signature notarized and legalize the document at a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy responsible for that jurisdiction: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil .
MONEY ORDER FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (THE POST OFFICE)
The only form of payment of processing fees accepted by the Consulates of Brazil in the United States is the money order of the United States Postal Service (USPS). No other forms of payment are accepted, not even money orders from other institutions. You must obtain your money order at a Post Office (https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm) before bringing your visa application to the Consulate-General of Brazil.
Please remember to fill out the money order like the example on the left.
You must bring a different money order for each person’s application. Check the correct amount for the money order on the table below before going to the Post Office.
The processing fee varies according to the nationality of the passport you hold. You must obtain a USPS money order of the amount corresponding to the country of your passport:
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COUNTRY OF YOUR PASSPORT |
VITEM XI PROCESSING FEE (US$) |
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United States |
290.00 |
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United Arab Emirates |
155.00 |
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United Kingdom (up to 179 days) |
100.00 |
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United Kingdom (180 days or more) |
215.00 |
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All others |
100.00 |
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ELECTRONIC VISA APPLICATION FORM
The application must be filled out completely online. There is no paper-base application form. You must access the following link:
https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/pacomPasesWebInicial.jsf. At the end of the process, the system will generate an application receipt like the model shown on the side. You must print it, glue your photo onto it and sign in the appropriate field.
SUBMIT ALL REQUIREMENTS TO E-CONSULAR
All visa requests shall be initiated through the E-Consular platform. Fill out the information and upload all the documents in https://ec-miami.itamaraty.gov.br/ .
For information on how to apply for you a visa in E-Consular, click here.
INQUIRIES / HELP
visa.miami@itamaraty.gov.br (Emails answered on the same or next business day). No phone assistance.