Brazil to Require Tourist Visas for Some Visa Waiver Countries

08/11/23 I will be traveling to Brazil with a US passport in about a week. While I won’t need a visa to enter, do you know if this new policy will impact me when I attempt to extend my stay since my extension will be processed after the new policy is in effect and I will have entered with the visa waiver?
-@mbright85

Good afternoon.  That should not be a problem.

@abthree Thank you!

quick question with the requirements for a tourist visit,

Passport (signed, valid up to end of Brazil trip, 2 visa pages free)

Proof of residence in the U.S. (visa or Green Card) - for non US citizens

Visa Application Form Receipt (RER)

Passport-style photo (2” x 2”, white background)

U.S. Postal Service Money Order (see table of VIVIS fees above)

Proof of residency at our jurisdiction: District of Columbia (DC), North Carolina (NC), Delaware (DE), Kentucky(KY), Maryland(MD), Ohio(OH), Virginia(VA), West Virginia(WV) and all Military Bases, except Guam.

Trip purpose / letter of intent - reason for travelling to Brazil

Income information: Proof of financial capability during the stay in Brazil (i.e., copy of bank/credit card statements or paychecks/paystubs).

Itinerary: Flight Confirmation (purchased ticket showing entrance into and exit from Brazil) , hotel reservations, invitation from host

U.S. Postal Service Priority or Priority Express envelope, pre-paid (this will be used to mail your passport back to you)

For american, australian and canadian citizens - affidavit for visa request

If i was traveling with my Significant other, would Brazil require her to have a job as well even if I make over 6 figures?

08/29/23 If i was traveling with my Significant other, would Brazil require her to have a job as well even if I make over 6 figures?
-@cdunahm100

I doubt it, as long as her letter says that she's traveling and will be returning with you. 

Possible delay to tourist visa requirements

"Brazil:

Visa Requirement Date for Nationals of Australia, Canada and the United States Postponed

August 28, 2023"

https://www.fragomen.com/insights/brazi … dOROCak8IM

08/30/23 Possible delay to tourist visa requirements
"Brazil:
Visa Requirement Date for Nationals of Australia, Canada and the United States Postponed
August 28, 2023"
-@rraypo

Thanks, rraypo. It's official. The Consulates are starting to update. The new date is January 10, 2024.  Chicago Consulate General updated its site on August 26 with this information:

https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado- … nformation

@abthree You made my day!!  My son and his wife have been unable to get a VISA yet for their trip here in November.  They live in the Netherlands (with US passports)  so thankfully that is now a non issue and we can all go enjoy the Grand Prix together : )

@Droplover

In more details, apart from the extension of the visa-free period, according to the decree from Sep 5, the visa application process will be online for these countries. For those who want to apply in person, that will also still be possible.

Maybe the extension was put in place in order to be able to create the digital infrastructure for it:

"Foi publicado, no Diário Oficial da União, no dia 06/09/2023, o Decreto 11.692, de 05 de setembro de 2023, que prorroga para 10 de janeiro de 2024 a  entrada em vigor da retomada da exigência de vistos para nacionais de Estados Unidos, Canadá e Austrália.

2.     Cidadãos do Japão continuarão isentos de vistos de curta duração, por pelo menos mais três anos, em virtude da assinatura de acordo bilateral sobre o tema, que entrará em vigor em 30 de setembro de 2023.

3.     A partir de 10 de janeiro, nacionais de Estados Unidos, Canadá e Japão poderão solicitar visto de visita para o Brasil por meio de plataforma virtual, a qual será divulgada oportunamente.

4.     O novo mecanismo será implementado sem prejuízo da modalidade tradicional de solicitação de vistos físicos. Ou seja, os nacionais estadunidenses, canadenses ou australianos também poderão solicitar visto de visita (VIVIS) presencialmente perante qualquer repartição consular, mediante assinatura de declaração, pelo solicitante, de que está ciente da possibilidade de requerer o visto virtualmente."

Just checked the web site to apply for the visitor's e-visa today (last updated 11 Oct, 23) and applications are not currently accepted for CDN, US,  AUS, and JPN citizens.  I was under the impression that the whole process was going to be online and effective Jan 1, 24 but I am confused by the posted instructions - more specifically that the visa would be delivered by mail.  Christmas and New Year is the busiest time for mail carriers and lost / delayed mail is common because of that.

Questions:

1. Why not deliver visa via web?  It's a simple matter to print and bring proof of application with e-signature and payment.
2. Is it possible that this delay in opening the application process means that the implementation date may be pushed back?
3. Or is this a sign that I will need to plan an urgent visit to the consular services 4 weeks before my departure date?

I am going to Brazil in February 2024 to attend Carnival.

10/28/23    Just checked the web site to apply for the visitor's e-visa today (last updated 11 Oct, 23) and applications are not currently accepted for CDN, US,  AUS, and JPN citizens.  I was under the impression that the whole process was going to be online and effective Jan 1, 24 but I am confused by the posted instructions - more specifically that the visa would be delivered by mail.  Christmas and New Year is the busiest time for mail carriers and lost / delayed mail is common because of that.Questions: Why not deliver visa via web?  It's a simple matter to print and bring proof of application with e-signature and payment.Is it possible that this delay in opening the application process means that the implementation date may be pushed back?Or is this a sign that I will need to plan an urgent visit to the consular services 4 weeks before my departure date?I am going to Brazil in February 2024 to attend Carnival.        -@Pablo888

For the moment, it would be safe to assume that you're going to need a visa from the Consulate for your February 2024 visit, and that you'll  have to apply for it in January, or late December at the earliest.  However, as you ask, the implementation date has already been pushed back at least once, and well may be again.  If it's pushed back beyond your planned arrival date for Carnaval, then you'll probably still be on visa waiver without any worries.

The application process will be online; it's not clear to me that the rest of the process will be.  Maybe it will.  It's more likely to follow the usual Brazilian visa process:  online application, followed by hand-delivery of the documents for examination, leaving your passport for the visa to be affixed, and receiving it back by mail with the visa permanently attached to a blank page a few days later.  Up to now, Brazilian Consulates in the United States have only been permitted to accept payment in the bizarre form of US Postal Money Orders.  Unless that rule is lifted, it's going to make a completely online system next to impossible in the short term.

@abthree  Thank you. 

After more digging, I just saw the following from ivisa.com.  No more e-visa?

https://www.ivisa.com/brazil/blog/brazi … %20Brazil.

I am not sure where ivisa gets its information....

I guess that I will have to keep checking as you are suggesting and 1 month before departure - check with consular services.

I did read that Japan had signed a 3 years extension to the 'visa waiver' agreement, so only citizens from the US, Canada and Australia are (apparently) returning to requiring visas before travelling after 10th January.

But I think it is too early to say exactly what will happen, when, and how it will be implemented. It is not far-fetched to imagine that it could be delayed yet again...

As mentioned by another poster above, I am a US citizen and have a trip to Brazil at the end of Jan 2024 booked. It looks like I can apply for a visa the same way that people with exisitng visa requirements can, but just need to submit an affidavit of visa request. Does anyone have experience with applying outside of the visa requirement period? I want to get ahead if possible since it seems that the e-visa portal could open right before my trip and I don't want to cause issues for myself.

As mentioned by another poster above, I am a US citizen and have a trip to Brazil at the end of Jan 2024 booked. It looks like I can apply for a visa the same way that people with exisitng visa requirements can, but just need to submit an affidavit of visa request. Does anyone have experience with applying outside of the visa requirement period? I want to get ahead if possible since it seems that the e-visa portal could open right before my trip and I don't want to cause issues for myself.

@whisperingtohouseplants, I am not sure that I am following the question.  Since the e-visa process is not online, I am assuming that the backup process is the VIVIS as highlighted in https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado- … /vistos.  The VIVIS visa is described here ->https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado- … 23.pdf.The process is by mail and is expected to take 1 - 3 weeks.  The actual application is done on the web ->https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br/sc … trangeiros and you will need to send the receipt by mail to the consulate with payment and documentation.Since your trip is at the end of January, you may have time to apply in early January if the e-visa process has not been released.My trip is at the beginning of February and the process above is what I am planning on using for my visa application.Good luck.

11/15/23 @whisperingtohouseplants.  I read the current state of the regulations the same way @Pablo888 does. 

All you can do is to keep checking the website of the Brazilian Consulate responsible for your home location, especially as you approach your travel date.  They should know when the new process will be in effect, and post the information there.

Just want help understand if I need to apply for this visa as I don't see any exepctions listed on the government website.

1. I'm Canadian.
2. I live in Brazil.
3. I have a valid VITEM XI until next August.
4. I have a Carteira de Registro Nactional Migratoria valid until 2032.

I'm leaving Brazil on a trip in January and just want to make sure I can get back in without this new visa!

Obrigado!

@ouaouaron

You should be fine - just do not forget to take your CRNM card with you!

    As mentioned by another poster above, I am a US citizen and have a trip to Brazil at the end of Jan 2024 booked. It looks like I can apply for a visa the same way that people with exisitng visa requirements can, but just need to submit an affidavit of visa request. Does anyone have experience with applying outside of the visa requirement period? I want to get ahead if possible since it seems that the e-visa portal could open right before my trip and I don't want to cause issues for myself.
   

    -@whisperingtohouseplants

@whisperingtohouseplants - just in case you are not aware, the e-visa tourist web site is now up -> https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/

Please apply online for your tourist e-visa there.  According to the web site, it will take 5 business days to receive but in case of denial, you will have to go to the consulate which will take approx 2 - 3 weeks to process.

Recommend applying as soon as possible.

12/08/23    Just want help understand if I need to apply for this visa as I don't see any exepctions listed on the government website.

I'm Canadian.
I live in Brazil.
I have a valid VITEM XI until next August.
I have a Carteira de Registro Nactional Migratoria valid until 2032.

I'm leaving Brazil on a trip in January and just want to make sure I can get back in without this new visa!
Obrigado! -@ouaouaron

You're fine.  You're not a tourist, you're a legal resident of Brazil.  As @Peter Itamaraca wrote, just be sure to have your CRNM with you and show it, with your passport, when you return to Brazil.   

I just got my Vitem XI Visa. I sent it to the consulate 8 days ago. It was very fast if you add the 4 days in the mail there and back and the weekend. It only took two days to process.

What is the interview like with the FR for my CRNM?

My Portuguese is very bad now. I have not spoken the language at all for 6 months.

First, I highly recommend you do not go alone, be sure to bring your other half. My last PF interview was like nothing at all, they were very nice and more concerned about getting my photographs and documentation correct. No one spoke with me, they spoke only with my Brazilian wife. Do not offer up any additional information and have all of your previously submitted documents with you for presentation.

We were in SP for our interview and arrived perhaps an hour early, something not at all needed, don't be late. There was a big line outside, but most of the people were there for other reasons. It seemed to be a bit confusing, but it worked out. As the line moved, it just seemed like we were ushered in the right direction. Once inside, we went to a window to sign in and were then directed to the correct waiting area. After a while, our number was called, and we went up to the correct counter and window. All in all, it was fast and easy. We left with my protocol and went directly to a bank for me to open accounts. Done, it was great. They said my CRNM would be ready in 30-days, and it was, to the day.

Good luck to you! 

09/12/23   First, I highly recommend you do not go alone, be sure to bring your other half. My last PF interview was like nothing at all, they were very nice and more concerned about getting my photographs and documentation correct. No one spoke with me, they spoke only with my Brazilian wife. Do not offer up any additional information and have all of your previously submitted documents with you for presentation.

    -@rraypo

I second this 1000%.  Residency by reason of marriage or stable union is really an accommodation to the Brazilian spouse, not the foreign one, and the authorities appreciate having the real beneficiary present.   Just that person being there answers a lot of questions, and keeps a lot of others from being asked at all.

@abthree yes that last time I tried to do it all in sp my self and the FP were rude as hell to me. My wife will be with me the whole time this time as well. She was unable to be with me when I tried last time. One issue was after we were married we didn't do a formal declaration which was something we didn't know about at the time and I was rejected on the spot.

I was in brazil before I needed a visa but to do the extension I went to Santos as I couldn't get an appointment in sao paulo. I had a copy

Of My credit card for proof of financial status. They never asked for it. But it is best to have it.

Interesting story. I went to a small bar the night before, it had a pool table. There was a lady in the bar that bummed some smokes and a few beers from me and we played a game of pool together. She was telling me about certain people to stay away from at the bar and all that.

Next morning I saw her again at the FP building, she works there and is an officer. I saw her talking to the processing person and all my paperwork went through and I was out of the building within 15 minutes of my appointment.  They were all very nice to me.

@Canforbra

In Brazil it is all about who you know, not what you know! 

@abthree

The airline websites are a little confusing for people with Brazilian RNM Permanent Resident Card and a US Passport. When you enter your US passport details they state you need an e-visa and there is no option to state your have a permanent resident card for Brazil.

When I was a UK citizen with a USA Permanent Resident (Green) Card, every time I would provide my travel docs online for travel to the USA, there was an option to enter your US Green Card information. There seems to be no such option for US citizens with a Brazilian RNM Permanent resident card.

Traveling back to Brazil early February.

12/31/23   @abthree
The airline websites are a little confusing for people with Brazilian RNM Permanent Resident Card and a US Passport. When you enter your US passport details they state you need an e-visa and there is no option to state your have a permanent resident card for Brazil.

    -@seinfo3

I always check in at the airport, so I've never had to deal with the vagaries of online check-in in advance.  Back when I was traveling on a CIE (the pre-2017 CRNM), I would always explain to the counter agent that the card meant that I was a permanent resident of Brazil and didn't need a visa.  S/he would usually give me a quizzical look, and then say, "Ok".  I think once one had to call a supervisor first.  It was never a real problem, though.

@seinfo3

The vast majority of visitors to Brail will not have a permanent visa, and this is the airlines' target market. This is probably why...

I received by RNE (what it was called 16+ years ago), and my fiirst time trying to fly into Brazil on a one way ticket, I was quizzed about no return portion, but other than that never had a problem.

So you should be fine...

@abthree I arrived to Brazil in late October with a passport. I'd like to stay an additional 90 days and planning to get married with my Brazilian partner. Do I need to apply for evisa only to maintain being here legally or do I also need to request an extension from the federal police ? Should I just begin the marriage process instead of an evisa? I don't want to be here illegally and ruin the opportunity to get married and postpone a future return.

@abthree

I arrived to Brazil in late October with a passport. I'd like to stay an additional 90 days and planning to get married with my Brazilian partner. Do I need to apply for evisa only to maintain being here legally or do I also need to request an extension from the federal police ? Should I skip the evisa and just get married ? I'm on a very small time window and need to know my best option as all information online is pointed towards individuals who have visas or planing to come but I'm already here via passport.

  01/11/24  @abthree
I arrived to Brazil in late October with a passport. I'd like to stay an additional 90 days and planning to get married with my Brazilian partner. Do I need to apply for evisa only to maintain being here legally or do I also need to request an extension from the federal police ? Should I skip the evisa and just get married ? I'm on a very small time window and need to know my best option as all information online is pointed towards individuals who have visas or planing to come but I'm already here via passport. 

    -@Jeriliving

You came in under the visa waiver so you effectively have a visa, and can extend before the completion of your first 90 days for up to another 90 days, assuming that you're a US citizen and you've only been in Brazil for 90 days during the past 12 months. 

You should have time to complete your marriage plans and to request an Authorization for Residency from the Federal Police before your extension expires, but you need to move as quickly as possible, especially in talking to the cartório.  Cartórios will generally require a 30 day waiting period between issuing the marriage license and conducting the wedding, so you need to factor that into your plans.  If you don't have the documents with you that you'll need both to get married and to apply for your Authorization for Residency, your smartest move would be to return to the US, get the documents, and come back while you still have enough days available to you.

@abthree I was married in Brazil in December, the cartorio we used only required 5 days

   01/12/24  @abthree I was married in Brazil in December, the cartorio we used only required 5 days
   

    -@kevinmiller1957

Welcome!  Some of them can be talked down, but that's unusually short.  You were lucky.  Where was it?

@abthree

I need for Brazil visa

08/29/24    @abthree
I need for Brazil visa     

    -@ahmadhamidsadi2016

Good afternoon.  As @mberigan has written in the New Members thread, you'll need to apply at the nearest Brazilian Embassy, which is probably in Islamabad, Pakistan.  If you are currently a refugee, you could try applying for refugee status in Brazil through the UNHCR.  All the best to you.

It's been more than a year since this thread was updated with visa info.  Anyone have an update on visa requirements to visit Brazil?

@Digitarius

Effective midnight on April 10, 2025, a visa will be required for U.S. citizens to travel to Brazil, regardless of the purpose of travel. For more information about visa requirements, visit the Brazilian government-authorized website, https://brazil.vfsevisa.com

You will need:

    A valid U.S. passport.

    A valid Brazilian visa or e-visa, beginning April 10, 2025 for tourists and currently for all other types of travel.

    Visit the Brazilian government-authorized website to obtain your e-visa: https://brazil.vfsevisa.com

The e-visa will be a pdf that you need to print out and carry with your passport.  If you prefer the regular visa,

which will be inserted into your passport on a blank page, then contact the appropriate Brasilian Consulate and

apply with them.

@mikehunter Thank you for this update greatly appreciated.