VITEM V - PAID WORK VISA
PAID WORK VISA (VITEM V)
DO I NEED A VITEM V?
Citizens of any country need a VITEM II, should they fit into one of these categories:
a) An immigrant with an employment contract in Brazil (CNIG resolution 2/2017);
b) An immigrant without an employment contract, to perform technical assistance, within the framework of a contract, cooperation agreement, or partnership between a foreign and a Brazilian company (CNIG resolution 3/2017);
c) An immigrant without an employment contract, to perform transference of technology within the framework of a contract, cooperation agreement, or partnership between a foreign and a Brazilian company (CNIG resolution 4/2017);
d) An immigrant without an employment contract, to work as a crew member of a sea cruise on the Brazilian coast, for more than 90 days (CNIG resolution 5/2017);
e) An immigrant without an employment contract, to work as a crew member of a vessel on Brazilian territorial waters, for more than 90 days (CNIG resolution 6/2017);
f) An immigrant without an employment contract, to perform technical assistance to the Brazilian government (CNIG resolution 7/2017);
g) An immigrant without an employment contract, to work within the framework of an international cooperation agreement, acknowledged by the Ministry of External Relations, as a technician, provider of service, volunteer, specialist, scientist or researcher, to official, private or nongovernmental organizations (CNIG resolution 8/2017);
h) An immigrant without an employment contract, to represent a foreign financial or similar institution in Brazil (CNIG resolution 9/2017);
i) An immigrant without an employment contract, to represent a foreign non-profit company or organization (CNIG resolution 10/2017);
j) An immigrant without an employment contract, as a condition to residence in Brazil for the exercise of office, function, or attribution, due to specific federal law (CNIG resolution 12/2017);
k) An immigrant who shall work as a correspondent for a foreign newspaper, magazine, radio, television, or news agency (CNIG resolution 17/2017);
l) An immigrant without an employment contract, an employee of a transnational economic group with an office in Brazil, working in technical-operational or administrative position; in a partner company of the same group or conglomerate, to study and assimilate the management methodology of the Brazilian parent company, as well as to enable exchange and sharing of experience (CNIG resolution 18/2017);
m) An immigrant without an employment contract, an employee of a foreign company, to be trained in the Brazilian subsidiary or main company, which belongs to the same economic group (CNIG resolution 19/2017);
n) Professional athlete, employed according to Article 46 of Law 9.615 (CNIG resolution 21/2017);
o) An immigrant without an employment contract, to work as a crew member of a fishing vessel in Brazilian territorial waters, for more than 90 days (CNIG resolution 22/2017);
p) Participant of a professional exchange program with a Brazilian company (CNIG resolution 22/2017).
ATTENTION: Every VITEM V requires prior clearance from the Brazilian Ministry of Labor (MTE). All applicants should present the visa application for a VITEM V only after confirmation from the Embassy that the clearance has been received.
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
1. Passport, valid at the moment of application. Should your passport expire or be renewed before traveling, it is possible to carry both passports – the current passport (at the date of travel) should be valid for more than six months and have at least two empty pages;
2. Electronic Visa Application Form (RER), signed and with a 3x4 cm (color) photograph.
The form can be filled in online, via: https://formulariomre.serpro.gov.br/sci/pages/web/pacomPasesWebInicial.jsf
3. Proof of no criminal record, apostilled and translated into Portuguese, English, or Spanish;
4. Birth certificate, apostilled and translated into Portuguese, English, or Spanish.
Online Appointment Scheduling
Click here to book an appointment, check the processing times and see how to collect the visa, if approved.
ATTENTION: Read all the instructions on this page very carefully. Visa applications which do not contain all required documents will not be accepted under any circumstance. The Consular Section may eventually ask for additional documents. Visa fees are non-refundable, even in the event of non-concession.
In addition to the documents above, the following documents are necessary for the situations below:
CNIG RESOLUTION 17/2017 (FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS)
1. Official document, in letterhead, by the employer, in which the following information is listed:
a. Name of the company and description of activities;
b. Thorough description of the activities to be performed by the applicant;
c. Work address in Brazil;
2. Declaration that all salaries will be paid from abroad;
3. If the correspondent will film with commercial or advertisement purpose, written authorization from the Brazilian National Film Agency (Ancine);
4. Should the activities entail entrance in protected indigenous or environmentally protected areas, a declaration that all works will be done only after obtaining the necessary licenses.
CNIG RESOLUTION 35/2018 (TRAINING IN MAINTENANCE OF MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT)
1. Proof of purchase of said machine and/or equipment in Brazil;
2. Proof of employment of the applicant by the foreign company;
3. Training plan, describing the professional qualification of the applicant, the training to be done, schedule and venue of the activities;
4. Declaration from the Brazilian company which produces the equipment that all fees and salaries to the applicant shall be paid by a foreign company.
ATTENTION: Scans of all documents must be uploaded to the electronic form. The Consular Section reserves its right to deny any application which does not have all documents uploaded. Uploading the documents does not exempt the applicant from presenting the originals of all documents.
CONSULAR FEES
The consular fee for the VITEM V varies according to the nationality of the applicant:
NATIONALITY / FEE (R$-OURO)*
UNITED STATES / 290.00
UNITED KINGDOM/ 215.00
OTHER COUNTRIES / 100.00
* A “real-ouro” is an accounting unit for consular fees, which does not correspond to 1 real. Prices, in rubles, here.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
- by a cash deposit to the account of the Embassy;
- by bank transfer
* The transfer of VISA FEES and cash deposit to the bank account of the Consular Section in Moscow should be made on time, taking into account specific bank run-times, that means, at least 3 working days BEFORE the visa application is submitted;
* Visa applications will not be processed until the payment has been credited to the bank account of the Consular Section in Moscow;
* The proof of payment must always be submitted together with the application documents.
Click here for the BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS of the Consular Section in Moscow.
Registering a Visa with the Brazilian Federal Police
For all visas for a stay longer than 90 days, every foreigner must seek the Federal Police, within 30 days of his/her entry in Brazil, to enregister and apply for the RNE (Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro - National Registration for Foreigners).
Further information is available (in Portuguese) on the Federal Police websites:
http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/estrangeiro
http://www.justica.gov.br/seus-direitos/migracoes/permanencia/registro
http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/estrangeiro/cedula-de-identidade-de-estrangeiro
General Visa Framework (QRGV)
The General Visa Framework (Quadro Geral de Regime de Vistos - QGRV) is available on the Consular Portal website (click here). The QGRV is available only for bearers of ordinary passports, traveling on tourism or business, and bearers of diplomatic and official passports. Information on other types of visas are available on this page or by e-mail: consulado.moscou@itamaraty.gov.br
The QGRV is valid only for foreigners who wish to enter Brazil and does not reflect the situation for Brazilians who wish to enter other countries. Brazilian citizens who wish to travel to another country must consult the appropriate consular office of said country.
Visa Request Form
Other than the specific document for each type of visa, all applicants must fill out a Visa Request Form, also called RER (in Portuguese, "Recibo de Entrega de Requerimento") (click here).
Please select the option "VISA". Read and carefully follow all instructions, fill out all fields until "Biometric Data and Scanned Documents", upload all documents, then click on "Complete Application". Print out the form, sign it on the designated area and paste a 3x4 color photo.
The RER is valid for one month.
ATTENTION: Visa fees are non-refundable, even in the event of non-concession.
Vaccination against yellow fever
Due to a recent surge in yellow fever cases in Brazil, the Ministry of Health, according to WHO guidelines, recommends that all travelers who wish to visit Brazil get vaccinated against yellow fever. Only one vaccination in a lifetime is enough. If the tourist is taking the first vaccination on the country of origin, it is recommended to be done at least 10 days before traveling to Brazil.
International Vaccination Certificate
The International Vaccination Certificate against yellow fever is a mandatory document for international tourists hailing from endemic areas of the disease. There are two types of certificates: one with a 10-year expiration and a lifetime expiration. If a traveler has either of them, no State can demand a new round of vaccination as a condition for entering a country. It is recommended by the WHO that travelers who still have a 10-year expiration certificate to renew them as to include a lifetime expiration.