VITEM V - Technical support visa
Foreigners interested in applying for Work Visas (VITEM V) for purposes of providing technical support to Brazilian persons, entities or corporations must observe the following procedures:
1) IN BRAZIL:
All applications for the technical support work visa must begin in Brazil. The foreigner’s prospective employer, legal counterpart or inviting party must apply for a temporary residence permit before the Ministry of Justice, in Brazil, with grounds on Normative Resolution no. 3, issued on December 1st, 2017, by the Brazilian National Council of Immigration.
Based on this regulation, the foreigner may be allowed to:
A) Stay and work for the extent of a full year, renewable for successive yearly intervals by the Ministry of Justice of Brazil and by the immigration authorities of the Brazilian Federal Police Department (article 1 of Normative Resolution no. 3/2017);
OR
B) Stay for a maximum of 180 days per migration year, without possibility of renewal or of obtaining any other work visa until the end of a year-long grace period (article 4 of Normative Resolution no. 3/2017). Visas issued based on article 4 are processed through an expedited rite in Brazil, of only five work days.
IMPORTANT: When choosing between applying based on article 1 or 4, applicants must weigh the necessity of obtaining a visa faster (in which case, it is more appropriate to apply under article 4) against the necessity of returning to Brazil recurrently over the course of one or more years (in which case, it is more appropriate to apply under article 1).
2) AT HOME:
In the meantime, while the temporary residence permit application is processed in Brazil, the foreigner must proceed with the following measures, to be taken in preparation for the imminent work visa application:
2.1. Fill out the visa application available on the web address https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br attaching all required documentation;
2.2. Print out the RER form at the end of the electronic visa application;
2.3. Sign the RER form (signature must match that of passport), write down name and telephone contact info ;
2.4. Attach to the RER form a recent, 5x7, colored, frontal photograph of face, taken against white background;
2.5. Book an appointment online via e-consular;
2.6. Bring in the following documentation:
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.
2.6.1. Original passport, signed, valid for at least 6 months, with minimum 2 blank pages for stamps and visa;
2.6.2. Israeli birth certificate, preferably bilingual certificate, issued in English/Hebrew (if only available in Hebrew, it must be translated, as per instructions above);
2.6.3. Criminal Clearance Record issued by the Israeli authorities less than 45 days before application;
2.6.4. Airline reservation with ticket inbound to Brazil;
2.6.5. Invitation letter of prospective employer, attesting the following:
2.6.5.1. Name, nationality and passport number of invited foreigner;
2.6.5.2. Name, e-mail and telephone contact number of director, manager or Human Resources personnel to be contacted by the Embassy in case of inquiries;
2.6.5.3. Detailed description of the technical support work to be conducted in Brazil;
2.6.5.4. Intended duration of stay in Brazil.
IMPORTANT: Brazilian documents must be signed and notarized before a Brazilian Notary Public Office, unless issued by a Brazilian Federal University. In case any document is issued outside of Brazil or Israel, it must be notarized of 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 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 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 jurisdiction of issuance of the document. They may directly obtain an apostille directly from the competent local authorities. For example, if the document is issued in Cyprus, it must be apostilled by the competent Cypriot authorities.
WARNING: The Consular Section strongly encourages applicants to submit valid reservations and not purchased tickets, in order to prevent loss of money in case an application is refused.
If necessary, the Consular Section may request additional documentation.
3) AT THE CONSULAR SECTION:
3.1. Present RER form + documentation to the Consular Section during regular public attendance hours;
3.2. Pay Visa Fees in cash (no credit cards or cheques are accepted);
3.3. Schedule interview. Interviews are mandatory, regardless of nationality, and cannot be waived.
3.4. Attend interview at the scheduled appointment hour;
3.5. Wait for the final results of visa application at designated hour.
From date of application submission to final results the Internship Visa process takes, on average, 15 days (two weeks). The Consular Section recommends all interested parties to submit their visa applications at least one month before the intended date of travel.
REMINDER: The presentation of the required documents DOES NOT entitle a foreigner to a visa. The Consular Section holds full discretion to refuse or to deny visas in any case on any reasonable grounds.