Visa - General Conditions and Information

Please read carefully. At the bottom of the page, click on the link that matches the purpose of your trip to Brazil to check specific information about each type of visa.

• For bearers of an Indonesian passport, visiting Brazil as tourists or on business, there is a visa exemption for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, provided that he/she will not seek any employment in Brazil.
• If you are not Indonesian, and you are traveling for tourism or business, you may check in “Vistos para viajar ao Brasil” if citizens from your country are exempted of visa.
• Only until April 9, 2025, for citizens of Australia, Canada, and the United States of America, visiting Brazil as tourists or on business, there is a visa exemption for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, provided that he/she will not seek any employment in Brazil. Beginning on April 10, 2025, a visa will be required for visitors from those countries. The electronic application must be placed at the address: https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/. No visit to the Embassy is necessary.
• Check here the appropriate visa fee.
• If you are Brazilian, you should enter and leave Brazil with your Brazilian passport; therefore, no visa is required.
• All applicants under 18 years of age must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by both parents or legal guardian authorizing the Embassy to issue a visa as well as a copy of the minor's birth certificate. Parent's signature must be recognized by an Indonesian public notary (notaris). The printed receipt page of the online application form must be signed by both parents.
• The passport presented at the Embassy with your visa application must be valid for at least another 6 (six) months and must have at least 2 (two) blank visa pages available.
• The visa fee must be paid by deposit into the Embassy's consular account at BCA. Payment slips may be obtained at the Embassy, and payment must be preferably made on the day which the service is requested.
• Visa fees are non-refundable, meaning there will be no visa fee refund in case of visa denial or when applicants withdraw the service request.
• Corrections are not possible after the issuance of a visa.
• If you cannot come to the Embassy in person, the application can be submitted by a third party, such as a friend, a relative or a visa agency. There is no processing fee charge for visa applications made through a third party. Visa fees are the same regardless of how the application is presented to a Consular Office.
• The Embassy does not recommend or endorse any visa agency. The Embassy is not responsible for the services of visa agencies. In order for you to use the services of a visa agency when applying for a visa with the Embassy of Brazil in Jakarta, you must be a regular resident in Indonesia.
• Plan your visa application in advance, as it takes the Embassy at least 5 business days to issue a visa. Longer periods may apply, especially in high season. There are no rush or emergency fees and visas cannot be issued on the same day the application is received.
• No visa will be processed by any kind of mail. The Embassy cannot be held responsible for mailed passports or visa applications and will not mail applications or visas back.
• Visa applications are received at the Embassy every business day from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary. The Embassy reserves the right to limit the number of visa applications received daily. The consular agent will tell you the date and time your passport will be returned and will hand you a receipt. On the specified date, anyone can pick up the passport(s) on your behalf, provided that he or she has the receipt. If the receipt cannot be produced, passports will only be returned to passport holder or upon presentation of a notarized letter of consent.
• A visa shall be denied to any foreign citizen who, when submitting his/her application, behaves in an aggressive, insulting or disrespectful way.
• All visit visa (VIVIS) holders, regardless of nationality or visa validity date, may only stay in Brazil for up to 90 (ninety) days in one year, unless otherwise noted on the visa. An extension of the original 90 (ninety) days may be granted by the Federal Police Department in Brazil, yet total stay cannot exceed 180 (one hundred eighty) days in one year, unless otherwise noted.
• If your Brazilian visa is still valid and your passport expires, you can get a new passport (from the authorities of your country) and carry both the new (valid) passport and the old one (with the visa) when you travel to Brazil.
• As of May 2010, Brazil does not require a yellow fever International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis for entering the country. On the other hand, the Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends the vaccination to travelers going to areas considered at risk of yellow fever transmission by the World Health Organization - WHO (http://www.who.int/ith/updates/20180503/en/). It is also important that travelers take yellow fever vaccination 10 days before visiting forested areas or participating in ecotourism or rural tourism activities. 

  If you have any doubts regarding health control in Brazilian ports, airports and borders, contact the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa). On information regarding the vaccine in Indonesia, please see the Kementerian Kesehatan's website.

• Information on the processing of visas is not provided by telephone. If you have applied for a visa, please check online.
• Official information about visas can only be obtained at that website, via e-mail (consular.jacarta@itamaraty.gov.br), or in person at the Embassy.
• Please notice that this Embassy only accepts visa applications once the applicant has uploaded his/her photograph, signature and other documents through the online form (https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br). All documents must be scanned and attached to the online form. Otherwise, it will not be possible for this Embassy to accept the visa application.
• The consular missions of Brazil are not responsible for issues related to fines and their payment or transfer due to illegal stay in Brazil (permitted length of stay exceeded). The only competent authority is the Brazilian Federal Police (Polícia Federal). Questions on this regard can be sent to the following e-mail: cgpi@dpf.gov.br. Further information is available at the Police website: https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/imigracao.

Entry / Exit Card (Cartão de Entrada e Saída)

Since May 2013, foreigners going to Brazil can print and fill out the entry/exit card before their trip. The digital version of the card is available online. The filled out card should be handed to Immigration authorities upon arrival in Brazil.

For more information, go online: https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/imigracao/cartao-de-entrada-e-saida/cartao-de-entrada-e-saida.

Types of visa

The type of visa depends on the nature of the visit. All visas are multiple entries. Citizens of other nationalities may or may not need a visa, also depending on the purpose of their visit. In order to know if it applies to your case and the type of visa you will need, see the following:

• Visit Visa - VIVIS
• Research, Teaching or Academic extension Visa – Vitem I
• Health Treatment Visa – Vitem II 
• Student Visa – Vitem IV
• Work Visa – Vitem V
• Missionary Visa – Vitem VII
• Volunteer Work Visa – Vitem VIII
• Investment Visa – Vitem IX
• Family Reunification Visa – Vitem XI
• Digital Nomads Visa - Vitem XIV
• Retirement Visa – Vitem XIV

Other types of visa

Please send an e-mail to consular.jacarta@itamaraty.gov.br asking for information on other visas.