Extending 90-day Visa

Hi,

I am Canadian in Sao Paulo and am in the same position as you. I went last week to extend my 90 days. A couple of points:

1) We (gf and I) went to the main Federal Police office NOT the airport because she is worried that the airport agents might be more difficult to deal with. The agent we spoke with was very helpful.

2) I don't know if the agents speak English; my gf (Brazilian) did all the talking. If you don't speak fluent Portuguese, it might be a good idea to have an English speaking Brazilian  with you.

3) We were told we can not apply for an extension more the 15 days before the expiration of original visa. I plan on returning about 2 weeks before mine expires.

4) On a previous post I listed the documents you need.

5) Apparently not all nationalities can get an extension. Make sure Irish can.


If you have any other questions, feel free to email me directly (drjmagic@gmail.com).

Pete

emerald788

You're in luck:  Ireland apparently has an agreement with Brazil that predates the general EU agreement, and you qualify for an extension.  See document that I posted at the link here:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 38#5020077

Hey Pete, that's great information thanks. Did you already renew successfully? Let us know how you got on. I'll be going down myself soon.

And abthree, thanks for confirming Irish people should be ok with the visa extension. I already read something like that, but it's all so complicated and seems unlikely that the Federal Police themselves will understand the rules.

Me and my girlfriend went too the policia federal in lapa too do this needed a copy of my credit card and my bank balance plus a copy of her address too get an extension they even gave me more then 90 days but that may be because we told them we are intending too get married and that I had too fly back too the USA for documents no problems either, we were gonna go too the policia federal at gru airport but were told they don’t do the extension there so if your close too lapa I’d go there

Just thinking about the bank statement. Does that have to be an original, or will they take a printout from the Internet? Because it could take a while to get a paper statement  delivered to Brazil. All my finances are electronic these days.

I took a screenshot from my bank app and went too a print shop printed a copy and was acceptable

Thanks! That's a relief.

No problem

So you needed to show proof of accommodation, right? Do you also have to show a return ticket out of Brazil? Also I take it the "entry card" requirement is obsolete because they no longer give those out?

And about the R$110.44 fee, what is that, a money order? How do you do that in Brazil (I don't have a bank account here)?

The $110,44 is a boleto payable to the PF.

A link can be found here:

http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/gru/im … trangeiros

Follow the directions to figure out exactly what you need, print it out and pay it at any bank or lotérica.

Thanks HaDov, I just did that.

Here’s the actual documents list.

If you don’t sign the documents in front of them, you’ll have to have your signature authenticated at the local cartório.

JRomero, did you have to show them your ticket out of Brazil?

Seems like a pain having to purchase the ticket 3 months in advance of departure.

By the way, do you have to make an appointment in advance, and how do you do that?

You can change your flight, etc., online.  The PF will accept a copy of your itinerary as proof, but they will require something.

The website will tell you that you need an appointment - since the appointment system is pretty much broken and/or backed up like a truck stop toilet, you can just walk into the PF at Lapa; tell them you need to extend your tourist visa and they’ll direct you inside (that’s actually how I got inside and made my initial consultation with immigration).

Emerald I did have too show it I took a screenshot of that too and went too a print shot

And I did not have too make an appointment you can just show up it’s on the 3rd floor

So I woke up early today, bought the expensive air ticket, made the prints and copies, paid the boleto, filled out the 270, the whole damn caboodle. I was in a bit of a hurry because next week is Carnaval and god knows what happens to the system then.

It was 4:30pm by the time I reached Lapa, an hour before they close. They were pretty chill. They weren't interested in the bank statements and proof of accommodation, but they did want to see the ticket and credit card photocopies.

They stamped my passport after ten minutes, no messing about.

Seemed like a lot of work, but I guess it was worth it because I love this country. A big THANK YOU to JRomero, HaDov, Drjmagic, abthree, and everybody who helped.

Just as a sidenote, I went to Policia Federal in Lapa yesterday Friday and even though Google mentions opening hours until 17:30, at 16:30 they girls at the reception wouldn't let me in. Also, they said they only re-open to public on Wednesday, 17th of February due to Carnaval. That day, Wednesday they only open from 14 to 16. From Thursday on they're back to normal. Cheers everyone

Interesting. I think I actually arrived around 16:20. I must have been the last guy they processed. Phew, just made it. I was actually a bit amazed that a Brazilian clerk would still be working after 4pm on a Friday no matter what the official hours are.

Hi,

Today (Thursday) I went to the Lapa station to extend my 90 day visa. Outside there were dozens (more than 50) people in a line baking in the hot noon sun. Fortunately I asked one of the guards where to go to extend my visa and he ushered me straight in. I guess the line up was for a different department.

After I got in, I went straight upstairs (3rd floor) and in less than 20 minutes I had my extension.

Make sure you have all your paperwork in order before you go, and I suspect there will be no hassle in getting your next 90 days.

Pete

Maybe I am misunderstanding you Pete, but are you saying I can go back to Lapa in May and extend to 270 days? Now THAT would be awesome. Anybody ever hear of that happening?

The additional time is given to people who were in-country while the PF weren’t counting the days.  I believe it was 3 November, or somewhere around then.

But honestly, it wouldn’t hurt to ask, given the mess this whole pandemic has caused.

Hi,

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

I arrived at the end of November  and am staying until the end of May --> 180 days total. I thought about asking for an extension until the end of June which would be 180 days in 2021, but my girlfriend advised against asking. She was worried it might raise a red flag (or maybe she is happy to be rid of me sooner than later.)

As far as I can tell, I get 2 x 90 days maximum on a tourist visa.

As far as I am aware, the maximum is 180 days within one year of your first entry. 

You could theoretically ask for more, but it's not going to raise any red flags or anything.  They'll just tell you that they can't help you.