VISOF, VIDIP - Official duty and diplomatic visas

Publicado em 20/07/2022 10h40 Atualizado em 19/08/2024 05h24

IMPORTANT: Israeli diplomats and Government workers traveling with Diplomatic Passports are exempt from applying for Diplomatic or Official Visas.

Israeli Government workers traveling to Brazil on official duty bearing a regular Israeli passport must apply for an official visa (VISOF), as per instructions below:

1) AT HOME:

1.1. Fill out the visa application available on the web address https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br attaching all required documentation;

1.2. Print out the RER form at the end of the electronic visa application;
1.3. Sign the RER form (signature must match that of passport), write down name and telephone contact info ;
1.4. Attach to the RER form a recent, 5x7, colored, frontal photograph of face, taken against white background;
1.5. Book an appointment online via e-consular;

2) AT THE CONSULAR SECTION, AT SCHEDULED DATE AND HOUR:

2.1. Present the signed RER form, supplementary documents and photo to the Consular Section on the scheduled date and hour. One envoy of the Israeli government may bring the applications on behalf of the applicant. The following documents must be presented:

2.2. RER form, signed and with photograph, as instructed above;

2.3. Valid passport, signed, with minimum 6 months validity and 2 blank pages for visa and stamps;

2.4. Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attesting:

2.4.1. the name, nationality and passport numbers of the applicant;

2.4.2. the applicant's connection to Israeli government (e.g. positions held or duties assumed)

2.4.3. detailed description of the purpose of visit (including places that will be visited, what type of official duty and intended length of stay).

ATTENTION: All visa documentation must be submitted to the Consular Section in Portuguese, in English or in Spanish. In case the documents are in Hebrew or Arabic, they must be translated prior to the application submission. Bilingual documents (e.g. English/Hebrew) may be accepted on a case-by-case analysis, provided the essential information is offered in both languages.

IMPORTANT: In case any document is issued outside of Israel, it must be notarized or apostilled before it can be accepted by the Consular Section. Documents issued in Israel do not require stamping.

Notarization is required of any document issued in a country that is not a signatory of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Hague Apostille Convention. In this case, the applicant must seek out the Consular Representation of Brazil in the country of origin of the document and request that the document be stamped. For example, if the document is issued in Jordan, it must be stamped by the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Amman.

Apostille is required of any document issued in a country that is a signatory of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Hague Apostille Convention. In this case, the applicant does not need to seek out the Consular Representation of Brazil in the country of origin of the document. They may obtain an apostille directly from the competent local authorities. For example, if the document is issued in the United States of America, it must be apostilled by the competent US authorities.