Extension of a tourist visa

It all depends on the day of entry. If you entered under the BR restriction it states no extensions.
If near an airport the PF can advise. If not need to make an appointment since PF has now started counting days.

This may help:
NEW ALERT
Health Alert: December 24, 2020

Location:  Brazil

Event: UK Travel Restrictions and Additional Details Regarding the COVID-19 Test for Air Travelers to Brazil

As communicated in a Health Alert on December 21, the entry of foreign visitors traveling by air for a short stay of up to 90 days is currently permitted but beginning December 30, all travelers to Brazil by air (Brazilians and foreigners) must present 1) a negative/non reactive COVID-19 test as well as 2) proof of a completed Declaration of Traveler’s Health (DSV) to the airline responsible for the flight, before boarding.  Travelers will need to fill out the DSV (in print or digitally) agreeing to sanitary measures that must be complied with during the traveler’s time in Brazil.  Note: the Brazilian government has not issued the specifics of this document yet but it is understood that the form will be distributed prior to boarding the airplane to Brazil. For further questions on this document, please contact your airline.

Effective December 25, international flights to Brazil originating in or passing through the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are prohibited on a temporary basis. Foreign travelers who are coming from or passing through the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last fourteen days will not be permitted to embark on flights to Brazil.

Please see below further clarifications from the Brazilian government regarding the required COVID-19 test:

The COVID-19 test must be a document from a laboratory test (RT-PCR) for screening for infection by SARS-CoV-2, with a negative/non-reactive result, performed within 72 hours prior to the moment of boarding;

The document must be presented in Portuguese, Spanish or English;

The test must be carried out in a laboratory recognized by the health authority of the country of departure;

Children under the age of twelve who are traveling with a companion are exempt from presenting a COVID-19 test provided that all companions present the required negative/non-reactive COVID-19 tests.  However, children aged two or over and less than twelve years old who are traveling unaccompanied must present proof of the negative/non-reactive COVID-19 test;

Children under the age of two years are exempt from presenting a negative COVID-19 test;

In the event of travel to Brazil with connections or stopovers where the traveler remains in a restricted area of ​​the airport, the seventy-two hour period applies for prior to boarding the first flight of the trip.

The U.S. Department of State continues to recommend that all travelers purchase health insurance before departing the United States or verify that their existing health insurance will cover them while abroad.  The U.S. government does not provide health insurance for U.S. citizens overseas and does not pay medical bills.  Commercial flights between the United States and Brazil operate on a regular basis.  Although Brazil has opened its borders to visitors traveling by air, U.S. citizens considering international travel should be aware that Brazil remains at a Level 4 Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel) and continues to experience high daily case numbers of COVID-19.   



For information on the restrictions in place on the entry of foreigners by land (unless for transit) and sea, please see our December 21 Health Alert.   

Actions to Take:

Review the December 23 Brazilian government announcement (in Portuguese).

See the State Department’s Level 4 Travel Advisory for Brazil.

If you have questions, visit the U.S. Embassy website on COVID-19 or contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General closest to you.

Follow the U.S. Mission to Brazil on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and Messages from the U.S. Embassy.

Hi We got here on 28th December is that in the BR period?  cheer s Paul

Yes, You may be only allowed 90 days from entry.

This restriction was issued on 23/12/2020. It will either be extended or amended around Jan 22.

Ill just wait with my fingers crossed then!   many thanks

Hi,

Were you allowed to extend your tourist visa?

Hi,

I am Canadian and I got a 90 day extension on my tourist visa in SP (Lapa Station) on Thursday. The only problem I had was lugging my sorry butt up 3 flights of stairs!

Pete

Drjmagic wrote:

Hi,

I am Canadian and I got a 90 day extension on my tourist visa in SP (Lapa Station) on Thursday. The only problem I had was lugging my sorry butt up 3 flights of stairs!

Pete

What happened to their elevator?

I definitely need the exercise!    :-)

Hi I went into the Immigration police office and asked them about a renewal  they said it would be ok But it seems if you get a new one it cancels the old one for example if your visa was to end on the 25th February and you got a new one on the  20th then you get 90 days starting the 20th.  They didnt seem stressed about it. Seems you can stay 6 months out of a 12 month period. Hope that helps

Maybe that's the reason you can only apply within 2 weeks of the original visa expiring

You have to apply before your old one expires  I suppose the closer to the expiry date the better in terms of length of visa

Hello everyone,
I was reading some old posts about extending a 90 day visa in Brazil. I actually just went yesterday to extend my 90 days...my 90 days expires March 7. I read one comment that you have to extend it two weeks before it expires. When I went to the federal police they didn’t even ask or weren’t even concerned about me extending my 90 days last minute. They were actually super chill. The federal police said they would extend for another 90 days but I had to show my return ticket back. My husband is Brazilian and my kids have dual citizenship. I’m in the process of applying for residency in Brazil. We explained the situation. He said that’s fine and I wouldn’t have to show a return ticket back. He sai just for me to email him when I had all my documents to submit for my residency. He even extend my stay for ANOTHER 175 days!!! I thought that was awesome! He told me to make sure I return to the federal police before my 175 days is up or I would face a penalty of 100 reais per day each day I overstay.

Now, I did ask him if I could leave the country and come back during this time. My sisters getting married and my family’s pressuring me to be there for the wedding. He said I COULD leave Brazil and come back during this 175 days and it wouldn’t be a problem. Has anyone done this or heard of this???? I’m just a little suspicious because I’ve gotten so much mixed information in the past from the federal police here in Minas Gerais.

Is there any chance of getting your paperwork complete and your application in before you have to leave for the wedding?  If you already have your Protocolo for having your application in process, you certainly won't have a problem.

Unfortunately no, I have to re-do my fingerprints..mail them to FBI and have it apostille. I have everything else except an up to date criminal background check..

GringaGirl101 wrote:

Unfortunately no, I have to re-do my fingerprints..mail them to FBI and have it apostille. I have everything else except an up to date criminal background check..

Depending on where you're going and how long you'll be there, you could take care of all of that on your trip, and not have to be concerned with mailing documents back and forth internationally.  I did that for the background check for my naturalization.  We were in the US for Christmas and New Year, so I went to an Approved Channeler in January and had my Background Check, on paper and electronically, the next day.  I sent the electronic version to an apostille service, paid by credit card, got back an apostilled hard copy in the US Mail at my brother's house, and brought everything back to Brazil with me to submit my application in March, well within the 90 days that the Polícia Federal like to see for background checks.

Yes that’s what I plan on doing. I’m just concerned once I leave Brazil if my extension automatically voids out? Will I be allowed to re-enter Brazil? My extension is until July 7th..so I was planning to go in May until June and then come back to Brazil.

Do all you can and hope you can and return. Might get lucky and get the J&J vaccine. Brazil is so far behind on vaccinations, I could see US airlines stop flying again.
Sign up for the STEP program if not enrolled.

Hey GringaGirl,
I'm also wondering the same. If my 60 days extension

a) "take away" 60 days from my next 90 day permit for Brazil once I come back
b) will extend by 60 days the time I need to stay abroad in order to come back to Brazil

I can only try.

Think quicker the better honest the 90 days go fast. They see all that tour making process and teat all with the respect that protocol is good as gold and don't lose it is gold
From what I am hearing some fines will be enforced

GringaGirl101 wrote:

Yes that’s what I plan on doing. I’m just concerned once I leave Brazil if my extension automatically voids out? Will I be allowed to re-enter Brazil? My extension is until July 7th..so I was planning to go in May until June and then come back to Brazil.

I would have the same concern in your place, if you've already been in Brazil for 180 days.  Only the Federal Police can give you a definitive answer.

I will definitely ask at the airport and let you know in this post.

Just published:

OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE UNION
Published: 08/03/2021 | Edition: 44 | Section: 1 | Page: 100

Body: Ministry of Justice and Public Security/Federal Police/Executive Board

ORDINANCE NO. 21-DIREX/PF, OF 2 FEBRUARY 2021

It provides for an extension of the deadline for migratory regularization within the Federal Police.

The CEO of the FEDERAL POLICE, in the use of the attribution conferred on him article 38, item X, of the Internal Rules of the Federal Police, approved by Ordinance No. 155 of September 27, 2018, of the Honorable Minister of State for Justice and Public Security, published in Section 1 of the Official Gazette No. 200 of October 17, 2018, and pursuant to Article 2, item VII, Normative Instruction No. 141- DG/PF, of December 19, 2018, considering the subsistence of the scenario that justified the edition of Ordinance No. 18/2020-DIREX and, taking into account the estimate that there is still a significant number of immigrants pending regularization, as well as a significant number of Brazilians who are unable to withdraw their passport within the fixed period Solves:

Art. 1º The deadline for immigration regularization of foreigners who have expired identification documents from March 16, 2020, is extended until September 16, 2021, regardless of the application of fines for delay in registration or excessive stay occurred in this period.

Single paragraph. Administrative infractions that occurred on a date prior to March 16, 2020, or other than art. 109, II, III, and IV, of Law No. 13,445, of May 24, 2017 do not benefit from the provisions of the caput.

Art. 2º The protocols of attendance related to migratory regularization, national migration registration cards and other documents related to immigration police activities produced by the Federal Police expired from March 16, 2020 must be accepted as valid for all purposes and may be used until September 16, 2021, including for entry purposes , registration, renewal or processing of term.

Art. 3º In the process of migratory regularization, documents expired after March 16, 2020 will be accepted, provided that the immigrant has maintained residence in national territory and seeks to regularize until September 16, 2021.

Single paragraph. Trips abroad whose sum of the duration periods exceeding thirty days prevent the application of the provisions of the caput.

Art. 4º In case of impossibility of leaving Brazil within the period of stay granted due to restrictions imposed by a third country, the visitor may justifiably request the extraordinary extension of the date of his departure, even if it exceeds the limits of the migratory year.

Single paragraph. The decision should be submitted to migration control.

Art. 5 º The National Passport System - SINPA will no longer automatically cancel passports not withdrawn within the deadline.

Single paragraph. The measure arranged in the caput will last until further manifestation of this Board of Directors.

Article 6 This normative ordinance will enter into force on March 15, 2021.

CARLOS HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA DE SOUSA

This content does not replace that published in the certified version.

Hi TexanBrasil,

Thanks a lot for this info.

Do you have an idea what this mean:

Art. 1º The deadline for immigration regularization of foreigners who have expired identification documents from March 16, 2020, is extended until September 16, 2021, regardless of the application of fines for delay in registration or excessive stay occurred in this period.

Art. 4º In case of impossibility of leaving Brazil within the period of stay granted due to restrictions imposed by a third country, the visitor may justifiably request the extraordinary extension of the date of his departure, even if it exceeds the limits of the migratory year.

I believe Art 4 refers to the 60 day extension that I received?

Best
Mitchel

Basically the same info. If a foreigner has an expired visa (any and all) from16/3/2020 they are extended to 16/9/2021.
Art 4 is basically if you were/or stuck in brazil due to your home country closed its border(Example AR has closed its border. Argentines were allowed to leave, but could (still) can not enter] Same with some EU countries.
Now if there are ways to enter like having to be quarantined that may not work.

Texanbrazil, thanks for the further explanation.

Hi all!

Does this new announcement only impact visas which expire from 16/3/21 onwards? Ours expires today so we were going to head to the federal police station here in Rio (Lapa) to seek an extension.

Thanks!

Hi, does extension of touristic visa require an agendamento? Or It is possible to seek it without agendamento?
Thank you

Hello All,

Please does anyone here understand this new law in the official gazette below.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE UNION
Published: 08/03/2021 | Edition: 44 | Section: 1 | Page: 100

Body: Ministry of Justice and Public Security/Federal Police/Executive Board

ORDINANCE NO. 21-DIREX/PF, OF 2 FEBRUARY 2021

It provides for an extension of the deadline for migratory regularization within the Federal Police.

The CEO of the FEDERAL POLICE, in the use of the attribution conferred on him article 38, item X, of the Internal Rules of the Federal Police, approved by Ordinance No. 155 of September 27, 2018, of the Honorable Minister of State for Justice and Public Security, published in Section 1 of the Official Gazette No. 200 of October 17, 2018, and pursuant to Article 2, item VII, Normative Instruction No. 141- DG/PF, of December 19, 2018, considering the subsistence of the scenario that justified the edition of Ordinance No. 18/2020-DIREX and, taking into account the estimate that there is still a significant number of immigrants pending regularization, as well as a significant number of Brazilians who are unable to withdraw their passport within the fixed period Solves:

Art. 1º The deadline for immigration regularization of foreigners who have expired identification documents from March 16, 2020, is extended until September 16, 2021, regardless of the application of fines for delay in registration or excessive stay occurred in this period.

Single paragraph. Administrative infractions that occurred on a date prior to March 16, 2020, or other than art. 109, II, III, and IV, of Law No. 13,445, of May 24, 2017 do not benefit from the provisions of the caput.

Art. 2º The protocols of attendance related to migratory regularization, national migration registration cards and other documents related to immigration police activities produced by the Federal Police expired from March 16, 2020 must be accepted as valid for all purposes and may be used until September 16, 2021, including for entry purposes , registration, renewal or processing of term.

Art. 3º In the process of migratory regularization, documents expired after March 16, 2020 will be accepted, provided that the immigrant has maintained residence in national territory and seeks to regularize until September 16, 2021.

Single paragraph. Trips abroad whose sum of the duration periods exceeding thirty days prevent the application of the provisions of the caput.

Art. 4º In case of impossibility of leaving Brazil within the period of stay granted due to restrictions imposed by a third country, the visitor may justifiably request the extraordinary extension of the date of his departure, even if it exceeds the limits of the migratory year.

Single paragraph. The decision should be submitted to migration control.

Art. 5 º The National Passport System - SINPA will no longer automatically cancel passports not withdrawn within the deadline.

Single paragraph. The measure arranged in the caput will last until further manifestation of this Board of Directors.

Article 6 This normative ordinance will enter into force on March 15, 2021.

CARLOS HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA DE SOUSA

This content does not replace that published in the certified version.


I was at the policia federal earlier today and they stated i still need to extend my tourist visa before it expires although i didnt show them this gazette. I already have my RNM protocol number and i was only able to get an appointment  scheduled  on the policia federal website for May 2021. I do not want to pay the 100 brl per day fine for overstaying hence i need proper explanations from any expat here as it appears that the gazette is still very new and many people in Brazil might not be aware of these clauses.

The regulation isn't an automatic extension:  it says that you still have to request the extension,  but that it should be granted, as long as you arrived after March 16, 2020, and have not left Brazil since.  Showing them that you have an appointment scheduled for May should help, as well as being accompanied by a Portuguese-speaking person, if possible.

abthree wrote:

The regulation isn't an automatic extension:  it says that you still have to request the extension,  but that it should be granted, as long as you arrived after March 16, 2020, and have not left Brazil since.  Showing them that you have an appointment scheduled for May should help, as well as being accompanied by a Portuguese-speaking person, if possible.

Hi Abthree, do you know if it is necessary to schedule an appointment (agendamento) to extend tourism stay in Brazil for another 3 month period?
My visa expires in 5 days and it is impossible to schedule an appointment before the expiration of the visa.
Can i just go to PF office and seek extension without appointment?

Thanks in advance.

In Sao Paulo I just walked into the Lapa Federal Police Station (3rd floor) with all my paperwork and got my extension in about 15 minutes.

SameDame,

With your expiration so close, I'd certainly try going to the Federal Police office.

I think it depends where in Brazil you are located. Here in Governador Valadares in Minas, YES I needed to schedule appointment. I had to wait two weeks out from the day I scheduled my appointment.

I’m EU citizen and i arrived in Brazil on 30. December 2020.I planed leave Brazil 3 weeks ago but my flight to Portugal was canceled and there’s no available flight on this route this month.Could it be reason to get the 60 days extension that you mentioned?

Jano

It depends on your nationality.  If you're a Czech citizen, there could be a problem, because you fall under a "90 days in every 180" rule, and ordinarily would not be able to extend.   Check with the Federal Police to confirm.

Hi, First of all you have to ask an extension before your visa expire.
After it, to indicate the best option for you it’s necessary to know better some details about your plans to how much more time you want to stay and to do what (for ex., business, relationship, or just travel, etc). Depend of your answer the orientation will be specific.
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I asked federal police officer at Florianopolis airport,he said i can get extension there in the office at my first day of overstay after paying 100BR fee they give me 60 more days