Visitor Visa - All nationalities except U.S., Canada & Australia

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.

You must submit all documents to the Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami through the e-Consular system.

What is a Visitor Visa? 

The Visitor Visa may be granted to visitors who are willing to come to Brazil for a stay of up to 90 days for activities such as tourism and business meetings. This section deals with the general requirements for a regular Visitor Visa, which can be obtained in person at the Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami and which is available for citizens of different nationalities, including U.S. citizens. Please be aware that for citizens of Australia, Canada and the United States there is the possibility of obtaining an Electronic Visitor Visa, with simplified requirements (only passport and photo) and a lower fee.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• Visa application form, signed and with photo attached (for minors, both parents or legal guardians must sign the form), available at https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/ui/#/servicos-estrangeiros

• Photo - Passport size (2” x 2”), with white background and good quality
• Passport
• Payment
• Proof of immigration status in the USA (Green Card and/or Visa)
• Letter of Intent, detailing your name, purpose of the trip, dates of the trip, where you will stay with address and phone number, and any other relevant information  
• Proof of income (Last 03 checking/ savings account statements or the last 06 Pay Stubs), with the minimum average of U$2,000.00 or more. If you do not meet this requirement, you will need a sponsor to sign an Affidavit of Support, and submit it with his/ hers signature and copy of the ID, notarized, together with his/ hers last bank 03 (three) statements
• Proof of residence (Driver License, Utility Bill, etc…)
• Tickets/reservations. If you do not have it, you must sign a Return Declaration
• Letter of invitation from Brazil (optional)

FOR MINORS (THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE)

All of the applicable previous requirements plus the following:

•  Birth certificate
•  Parents’ IDs
•  Authorization For Issuance of Brazilian Visa For Minor* (Consent form)
•  Affidavit of support*

 *If one of the parents will not be present, his/ hers signature and a copy of the ID must be notarized 

You must submit all documents to the Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami through the E-Consular system, for analysis and approval.

After following these steps and have your application approved, you must schedule an appointment at the Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami through the E-Consular system.

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 passports. Passports of minors do not need to be signed.

Very few countries have passports that 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 02 (two) blank 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)

The photo must preferably have a white or light-colored background. The size of passport pictures (2” x 2”) professionally taken at pharmacies in the United States usually meets the ICAO standards.

PAYMENT

The only two forms of payment of processing fees accepted by the Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami are Debit Cards from USA banks, through the e-Consular system, or 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 before bringing your visa application to the Consulate-General of Brazil. 

Please remember to fill out the Money Order with the visa information, according to the example below:

In Memo, fill "VISA".

You must bring individual Money Orders 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 fees are determined 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:

VISA APPLICATION FORM

The application must be filled out completely online. There is no paper-base application form. You must access the following link to obtain the form:

https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/ui/#/servicos-estrangeiros

At the end of the process, the system will generate an application receipt like the model shown below. You must print it, glue your photo onto it and sign in the appropriate field.

PROOF OF RESIDENCE

Examples of proof of residence:

Valid Driver’s License containing your home address, valid ID containing your home address, a recent utility bill (electricity, telephone, cable TV, Internet, water etc. issued no longer than 3 months ago). 

PROOF OF IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES

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.

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 (when applicable). 

LETTER OF INTENT 

You must write a letter to the Consulate about your intended trip to Brazil. You must mention:

a) Your full name

b) When you intend to arrive in Brazil;

c) The cities you plan to visit;

d) The activities you are going to be involved with in each city;

e) Where you are staying in each city, including names and addresses;

f) If you are going to visit anybody in Brazil, you must mention their full names, date of birth, address, phone number and email address, etc;

g) When you intend to depart Brazil;

a) Who will be responsible for all your travel expenses.

The letter must be written in one of the following languages: English, Spanish, or Portuguese. You may add any other relevant information or documents* to your application.

* Examples:

- If you’re married to a Brazilian citizen, a copy of your Marriage Certificate, a Copy of his/ hers    Brazilian Passport or ID etc.

- If your parents are Brazilian, a copy of your Birth Certificate proving the family relationship, and a copy of their Brazilian Passport or ID.

- If you’ve been invited to a wedding, a copy of the invitation.

- If you have a Brazilian friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancée or domestic partner and have been invited to travel with them or to visit them, a letter of invitation from them, with notarized signature.

PROOF OF INCOME

Brazilian law requires that tourists prove that they are financially capable of maintaining themselves during their intended stay in Brazil, possessing financial means compatible with those of an international tourist. All the information provided is confidential under law penalties and securely stored while your visa is processed. Brazilian law demands that you present proof of income of the last 90 days (“all last 3 months”, not “1 of the last 3 months”). You may choose from one of the options below:

1. OPTION 1: The last 03 (three) Checking and/ or Savings account statements of US   banks only.

It must contain your name, initial and final balance and total of credit and debit. The first page (summary) of each month usually contains the information we need (initial and final balance, total of credit and debit and your name), so you may avoid wasting paper by selecting only those pages. If you wish, you may use correcting tape to omit your account number.

2. OPTION 2:  The last 06 (six) Pay Stubs 

They must contain your name, the company/institution you work for, and the amount you earn and frequency of the payments.

3. OPTION 3: Bank statements for business owners

 If you own a business and decide to use your business’s statements, you must provide proof that you own it. For example, by printing the results from sunbiz.org (for Florida-based companies only) showing your name as the owner, along with the last 03 (three) bank statements from the company. You must sign an Affidavit of Support from your company to you.

What if I don’t have any of those?

You may present an Affidavit of Support accompanied by:

1. Your sponsor’s ID (original if he or she comes to the interview with you, or a notarized copy, if they can not come to the interview). The ID must contain a photo and signature. The signature on the Affidavit of Support must be notarized .

2. Your sponsor’s proof of income (the last 03 bank statements or the last 06 Pay Stubs). The Affidavit of Support must be notarized if your sponsor can’t be present at the visa interview. Your sponsor can not be anyone in Brazil.

TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS

It’s not mandatory to have or present your flight/bus/voyage tickets or hotel reservations when applying for the visa. The Consulate General of Brazil in Miami actually recommends that you wait until you have your visa, before you buy your tickets. Presenting your tickets is not a guarantee that your visa will be processed faster. We will try to issue your visa as soon as possible but, depending on the demand for visas at the time you apply, we may not be able to issue your visa in time if you apply too close to the date you plan to travel.

If you do not have flight(s) reservation(s), you must sign a Return Declaration form, informing the estimated dates of departure and arrival, airport of departure and arrival, etc…

The demand for visas varies a lot throughout the year and is highly influenced by currency exchange rates, important events, flight or cruise ticket sales etc. Also, the safest source of information is the Consulate itself.

LETTER OF INVITATION FROM BRAZIL

It’s not mandatory to present a letter of invitation from someone in Brazil or from a Brazilian friend traveling with you. However, if you have it, you may include it in your application. Make sure any Brazilian friends or citizens mention their full names (including middle names), dates of birth and contact information (telephone number, address and email address).

FOR MINORS  (THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE)

BIRTH CERTIFICATE

The visa application of minors (persons under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by the original and one copy of the Birth Certificate. You must also upload a digital version into the electronic application form. The Birth Certificate must contain the parent(s)’s names, the child’s name, date of birth and place of birth.

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.

PARENT 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, along with the authorization form, signed by both, and notarized.

PARENTS IN BRAZIL

If one or both parents are in Brazil, they must submit a notarized copy of their ID (cópia autenticada em cartório), along with the authorization form, signed and autenticada em cartorio.

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 obtain a notarized or certified copy of their ID in that country and obtain an apostille for that: https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities.

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 legalize the copy of their ID at a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy responsible for that jurisdiction.

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.

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.

AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT

One of the parents or legal guardians of the minor must submit proof of income and an Affidavit of Support. The sponsor must fill out and sign the document. You must also present:

1. Your sponsor’s ID (original if he or she comes to the interview with you, or a notarized copy, if they can’t come to the interview). The ID must contain a photo and signature. The signature on the affidavit of support must match the one on the ID presented.

2. Your sponsor’s proof of income (last 03 bank statements or last 06 Pay Stubs)).

 If the sponsor can’t be present at the interview the Affidavit of Support must be notarized.

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

Send a message to our Visa Section through the e-mail visa.miami@itamaraty.gov.br,  and it will be answered in timely manner.