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Etimbuk

Hi everyone

I am happy to join this forum. Hoping to gain some other peoples experiance threw this. I am one who is looking to leave nigeria. The destination of my choice would be hungary or brazil.  Im currently saving some money so i dont have to struggle. I earn a living designing websites, and i profit from them with affiliate marketing, adsence, and mainly everything to do with internet marketing. I do have a technical background. Although i want to leave nigerian and venture into another country. I did my passport going on two years ago but i have yet to use it. I havent gone anywhere yet. I really want to change that. So im looking for advice on destinations that are not to difficult for a nigerian to get into, and hopfully the nigerian name hasnt spoiled to bad.
Thank you

James

Hello Etimbuk,

In order to come to Brazil as anything other than a tourist which permits a maximum of 180 days in a year in the country one would need a VITEM Temporary Visa in one of the categories or a VIPER Permanent Visa which is granted for individuals married to Brazilian citizens or permanent residents, those living in a stable conjugal relationship as well, those with a Brazilian child, retired individuals with ability to bring income of USD $2000 per month into the country, or individuals who will invest R$150 thousand (USD $75 thousand) in a business here. A VITUR Tourist Visa does not permit the holder to work in this country.

Finding a job, in order to qualify for a VITEM-V Temporary Work Visa, depends first on being able to find a job here. This is extremely difficult for foreigners, since Brazilian law requires that all employers demonstrate that they've exhausted all efforts to place a qualified Brazilian in a job vacancy before they can hire a foreigner to fill it.

The best way to try and find a job in Brazil is by contacting multinational companies in your home country that also operate in Brazil and find out if they can assist in placement or at least put you in contact with the right people in their Brazilian operation's Human Resources Department.

http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/flag/t67118.gif  Cheers,  http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/flag/t67054.gif
  William James Woodward, Brazil & Canada Expert - Expat-blog Team

Etimbuk

Thanks a lot for the info. The last time i worked at a company was more then 7yrs ago and im still eating everyday thank God. In essance i will not be looking for work, im mainly looking for a change of enviorment out of the regular nigerian norm. A tourist visa is what i would be going for. Can you direct me on how i can go about sending in my information directly to brazilian embacy instead of the guess work force us to go threw here. I can pay for whats needed to reach there and just have it sent back to me via dhl or fedex. Know of any links i can start with.
Again thanks for the assistance.

James

You do realize that you will only be allowed to stay in Brazil a maximum of 180 days in a year. You may not necessarily get a 90 day visa, since that is up to the individual visa issuing officer.

You apply for the visa by filling out the form at the following link:

https://scedv.serpro.gov.br/frscedv/man … eng#inicio

And then you take it to the Consulado-Geral do Brasil/Embassy in Abuja.

http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/o-ministeri … ja-nigeria

Etimbuk

Yes i do understand the terms and conditions of having a tourist visa...once again thank you for the visa.

Etimbuk

Hi

The first link you gave is not connecting anywhere. If you dont mind can you check it. Thanks

James

Sorry about that.

https://scedv.serpro.gov.br/frscedv/index.jsp

Then click on VISA REQUEST

hazelnicolas

What is the processing time for Brazil tourist visa for Nigeria citizen?

James

Hello Hazel,

The processing time for a Brazilian VITUR Tourist Visa really cannot be predicted as each application is handled on a case by case basis and they are all different depending on the circumstances of each applicant. You will also need to attend a personal interview aside from providing all the required documents, the granting or refusal of the visa will depend on the individual visa officer conducting the final interview.

In most cases one has 90 days from issue in which to make their first entry into Brazil, so I would say that you should apply for the visa just under 3 months from your anticipated date of travel. Also I would not advise actually purchasing any tickets UNTIL you have been granted the visa. You only have to advise the Consulado-Geral do Brasil in Nigeria of your PROPOSED travel dates.

Cheers,
James        Expat-blog Experts Team

DouglasT

This needs to be done at a Brazilian embassy or consulate outside of Brazil, and only they can tell you how long it will take. 

Good luck!   Douglas

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