Eletronic Visa (e-Visa) - Australia, Canada and the US

Publicado em 04/12/2023 10h38 Atualizado em 23/01/2024 06h14

Electronic Visa (e-VISA) for citizens from Australia, Canada, and the US

IMPORTANT: Effective April 10th, 2024, nationals of Australia, Canada and the United States will need a visitor visa to travel to Brazil on tourism or business.

If you are a citizen of one of these countries, you can request an electronic visa (e-Visa) online. There is no need to come to the Embassy to have the visa issued.

The visa application process is done completely online through the VSF e-Visa website at https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/

Once the requirements mentioned below are met, the applicant will receive the e-Visa on their e-mail in a few days.

How to apply for an e-Visa

E-Visas can only be issued to citizens of Australia, Canada and the United States.

All e-Visas must be requested directly at https://brazil.vfsevisa.com, by presenting the following documents:

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Required documents for e-Visas (Tourism/Business). Stays up to 90 Days.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Passport (signed, valid up to end of Brazil trip, 2 visa pages free).
Visa application form (completed online).
Passport-style photo (2” x 2”, white background).
E-visa fee payment (US$ 80.90).
Confirmation of flight reservation (showing entrance into and exit from Brazil).
Printed bank statement showing transactions for the last 30 days and showing at least US$ 2,000.00 for travel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS-RELATED VIVIS APPLICATIONS

In addition to the materials listed above, applicants traveling to Brazil for business (company meetings, consulting, auditing, site visits, signing of contracts, journalistic activities, cruise or airline crew members, etc.) must present a letter from either their U.S. or Brazilian company. The letter should be on company stationery and signed by a manager/director/supervisor, stating the following information:

Nature of company’s/organization’s business or activities in Brazil.
Applicant’s title, job description and monthly salary.
Nature of business and activities to be conducted by applicant in Brazil.
Name(s) and address(es) of Brazilian company(ies) with which applicant will conduct business.
Contact(s) in Brazil: name(s), phone number(s) and corresponding position(s).
Expected travel dates.
Affirmation of company’s financial support of applicant while in Brazil.
Affirmation that applicant will not provide any technical assistance or perform any salaried work while in Brazil (such activities require a VITEM V temporary work visa).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS

In addition to the visa application requirements stated above, applicants who are younger than 18 years of age at the time of application must present the following additional materials:

Original birth certificate and one copy
Authorization for Issuance of Brazilian Visa for a Minor, signed by both parents
For children of Brazilian parent(s): Declaração de Não-Cidadania declaring that the applicant is not a Brazilian citizen (does not hold a Brazilian Birth Certificate), signed by Brazilian parent(s).
If only one parent is listed on birth certificate, only that parent’s signature is required.
If one parent has sole custody of applicant, a notarized copy of the court order awarding sole custody and exclusive parental rights must be presented.
If one parent is deceased, a death certificate must be presented.
Copy of passports or other form of photo ID for both parents.

The name on the parent’s photo ID must match parent’s name on the child’s birth certificate. If said parent has changed his or her name since the issuance of the birth certificate, the parent must present documentation showing proof of the name change (e.g. marriage certificate or court order).