Polícia Federal: 60 days stay extension due to covid19

That's great!  Thanks for letting us know.

Sounds amazing - almost too good to be true but I suppose if it comes from the police it must be legitimate?

We're a British / Turkish couple so I believe we can extend, however the 60 day route sounds easier so we'll go most likely go with that!

Thanks!

I believe you should be able to extend. When are you going?

I hope everything works well for you. I will give a feedback on March 2nd once I pay the one day fine.

If you could confirm that would be amazing, thanks so much!

Our visa ends on March 10th so we were going to head out of the country then, however we learned of the extension and so will likely stay until end of March at the earliest - all going well with the extension!

I got the same information as mitchel85 at Polícia Federal in Lapa and will go there to pay the 100R$ multa on 1st of march. Currently, I am on a student residence permit, so I don't know if this process is also available for other types of residence permits or tourists.

In any way, I was told somewhere in this forum to definitely ask for a receipt or any other type of confirmation for this procedure in order to avoid trouble when leaving the country.

Best,
Fritz

Glad to hear you had the same feedback Fritz! If you would confirm on the 1st that would be so appreciated

And yes getting proof for departure sounds like a very good idea!

Hello everyone,
I just went to Polícia Federal in Lapa (SP) on the day after my residency expired and, as expected, they gave me another 60 days to leave the country.

I arrived at 8 and could jump all the queues; the woman at the entrance told me that the bank would only open at 10 but that I could get the boleto for the bank transfer now. Up at the Fees Office (3rd floor), they had me fill out a form (just the basics: name, parents' names, adress, etc.), then I waited around 15 mins. They handed me a paper confirming the 60 days deadline and, for whatever reason (maybe because of my student status?), i ended up not having to pay anything (I asked, the guy said "não tem multa").

What a nice surprise ))

Oh wow what a nice surprise. I will go tomorrow one my first overstay day so I will keep you posted.

Congrats again

Oh wow what a nice surprise. I will go tomorrow one my first overstay day so I will keep you posted.

Congrats again

I just received my 60 day extension paying a one day (100 R$) fine.

- Huge line at the entrance, but you just go straight to the main door and say you "extensão de visto" and skip the line.

- In the third floor you hand in your passport. After 5 min waiting they printed out the fine. After that they take your fingerprints. Then you pay the fine in the Second Floor and with the receipt you return to the third floor and after 5 min they give you the stamped document which certifies that you're legal for 60 more days, which you'll have to show to the Policia Federal at the airport.

That's it

Good news - thanks for the update!   

Thanks for the updates!

Glad to see you can get extension. Wow the fees have really jumped. I had over stayed by 4 hours when my flight was in the AM my fee was little over 8 Reals for 1 day. I heard they raised the fees up to 10,000 for long overstay.

Help! Can anyone confirm if there is another federal police station in Rio de Janeiro or if one needs to visit GIG airport to extend a visa in Rio?

oliverlow wrote:

Help! Can anyone confirm if there is another federal police station in Rio de Janeiro or if one needs to visit GIG airport to extend a visa in Rio?

Here are all the Polícia Federal offices in Rio de Janeiro:

https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/acesso-a-in … de-janeiro

It looks like the main "Estrangeiros" office is on the second floor of the Departures terminal at Santos Dumont Airport.

Thank you

Thanks so much for this info! I'm a Canadian hoping to stay in Brazil after my tourist visa expires on April 1. It looks like I'll have to wait until it expires to get it renewed. I wish I could find official info somewhere but I can't! It makes me nervous to wait until after my visa expires.

Did you try to extend for 90 additional days? Apparently it's possible through this link but I can't seem to get the form to work: https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/prorr … -no-brasil

Is showing up the day after my tourist visa expires the only recommendation they gave? Thanks for your help!!

Just updating:

I left Brazil two weeks ago on my 60 days extension permit, which I mentioned earlier in this chat.

The PF -girl at the airport had no clue and took the papers and had to see a supervisor. 5 min she came back and told me that she recommends me to bring the papers with me as soon as I return to Brazil. That was all.

So don't lose them, they're important.

Furthermore I asked:

"Since I've been more than 90 days in Brazil now, do you know when I'll be able to return to Brazil?"

And she answered: "Since you haven't used the complete 60 days of your extension, you. can come back anytime"

So I don't know if that's true of she she didn't understand my question or whether the 90-days outside Brazil rule applies or not.

In total I've been more than 180 days in one year in Brazil, but... no one really cares

I'm glad to know that I could in theory come back any time, but obviously borders are closed for tourists. So I have to wait.

Stay safe everyone

Mitchel85

Thanks for the update.   Glad it worked out for you.   Stay safe.

Here where it can get complicated normally you get 180 to stay on Tourist visa. The tricky part under Brazil law you must stay out 180 days to get renewed for another 180 days. The question then becomes if you return since you have 60 day credit. What date will they look at that starts the 180 day cycle that allows you to get another 180 days. Just saying out 90 days if you used up your 180 doesn’t work. I used to have to play this game until I got Permanent residency. If you have a Brazilian partner they can’t get visa for your home country. I used to got to Mexico where my now wife could join me up to 6 months. Covid is changing everything now there talking about a vaccine passport showing you have the shots to enter different countries and New York is already requiring this type of proof to enter their state

Hello everyone,

Just a quick update on my experience of leaving Brazil after the free/100R$ 60 days extension (see above). I left last Sunday through Guarulhos Airport. The woman at the immigration desk had no clue about what to do with the paper that I was handed at Polícia Federal in Lapa in March. She had to ask colleagues and supervisors and made me quite a bit nervous. Two friendly colleagues of hers then dealt with me, saying that everything was ok but they needed to do some formalities. It took ages until their computer started, then they typed in some details and took me to the office next to the immigration desks. There, I needed to wait a bit more until they gave me all the documents back, stamped my passport and I was free to go. The whole thing took about 20 minutes.

In conclusion: the 60 day extension works but plan in plenty of time before your flight!

thanks for your feedback. In my case it was 5 min. But she also had to leave the desk and asks collegues.

At least we all know by now that the 60 day 100 $ is a legit policy

Hey
So I my visa is due to run out mid may, I have already extended my visa a further 90 days using the normal way.
Flights returning to the UK are canceled so need to stay until they are available again.
Am I still able to get the extra 60 days even if I have already stayed 180 days?

That will be up to the PF. They may really quiz you on the extra days. And request you find alternatives within 8 days, Really risking further exposure to the different "strains" of the virus, and who knows when the UK will allow Brazil flights. Can fly and connect via other countries.
We had a person in the same situation. She had to fly to another country  Then able to enter her country under the guidelines of her country.

I also read that all PF documents that were due to expire are now valid until 16th September? Has anyone else seen something similar and if so does this apply to tourist visas?

Have not read this or seen PF information.
The tourist visa wavier clock stopped in Sept 2020.
You have or will have overstayed the maximum days. You may have a $R100 per day fine on any overstay days.
As said we know of a person having this issue in Feb 2021 and decided to  leave due to fine(s)

Thankyou for the help, this is the link to the page I found explaining the extension -
KPMG extension to Sept 16th

tomo
since the link remains under review, I am guessing it is not the MJ/PF site?
The best thing is to go to the PF office or airport near you.
If you can go to the UK via another country, it will be hard to plead your case.
Why do you desire to stay? No way to get the vaccine, but a good chance of acquiring such. Do you have health insurance coverage in BR?

It is because there are limited flights to other countries before the 12th of May and would mean I would have to pay more to change my flights with LATAM 😪 I am hoping that if I stay long it will be easier to return to the UK and potentially after hotel quarantine

I understand, but as with the person from the EU, she waited for such and ended up paying for a hotel here because a friend tested positive and had to leave, then pay to stay in outside country 11 days (the UK will not count entry day as one of the 10 days) along with 4 neg tests.
If I was a betting man, and I am, LATAM will change your flight or even cancel the flight, and Brazil will be the same and on most all "red lists"
Even our daughter came back to BR for the holidays and decided to extend it past Jan 26 and covid restrictions (for the US) changed and she had to fly to Mexico for 15 days then to the USA. She had to be in school and work. Her flights (LATAM) were cancelled and changed. So COPA to Mexico then wait.

Information regarding visa extensions for residents and/or tourists:
Effective November 3, 2020, the government of Brazil has suspended the March 16, 2020 regulations that automatically extended the length of stay for permanent residents and legal visitors in Brazil during the COVID-19 crisis.  Please note that a tourist visa (electronic or paper) is not required for U.S. citizens to travel to Brazil for the purposes of tourism, business, transit, and artistic and athletic activities, for stays of up to 90 days. According to the new decree, the period between March 16, 2020 and November 3, 2020 will be disregarded when assessing whether a visitor’s stay exceeded the allowable length.
Regarding the Brazilian immigration process, immigration documents that expired after March 16, 2020 will be accepted if the immigrant has remained in Brazil and seeks regularization before March 16, 2021.
For up to date information on Brazilian immigration and visa issues, please contact the Brazilian federal police.

tomo22

I thought that you were planning to request permanent residency as soon as you got to Brazil, based on your father's being a permanent resident.   Did those plans fall through?

Well, that would change everything I said and you would fall under the migration process ( if done last month).
I must have missed the CRNM application.
I assumed under a tourist visa and knowing from past conversations with the PF, not much "wiggle room" for a UK tourist visa.

Hello friends
I was in Brazil for 249 days, my visa was a tourist visa. I did not write this article that I hope to give you, the purpose of saying these sentences is to ask my own question. Although I have been in Brazil for more than 180 days, how long do I have to wait to return to Brazil?

hamidreza2098 wrote:

Hello friends
I was in Brazil for 249 days, my visa was a tourist visa. I did not write this article that I hope to give you, the purpose of saying these sentences is to ask my own question. Although I have been in Brazil for more than 180 days, how long do I have to wait to return to Brazil?

I am not certain as to the question and facts, but I will try:
Have you paid the fine when you left Brazil?
Normally you would have to wait 180 days from the date of departure from BR.
If your visa is valid and fines for overstay paid.
If you did not pay a fine for overstaying, you will have to pay $R100 pre-day, plus interest. So 6.900 plus interest before they would allow entry!

No, I did not pay. In fact, I did not have a request to pay the fine when leaving Brazil. And the whole point is that I was allowed to stay in Brazil until March 22, when on March 17 I was told by the federal police that all applications had been suspended until September and they wanted me to return on the day of the appointment. I applied on April 8, but because my documents were not complete to get a student visa, they gave me 8 days to leave the country. On April 12, I left the country and explained to the officer when i left, and he, in consultation with his superior, stamped my passport.
I need a tourist visa to return to Brazil, and assuming I have this visa and a 180-day interval between leaving and arriving in Brazil, do I have to pay a fine of 69 extra days for my first trip to Brazil?

Many have returned to the surprise of the fines. I think you will have to pay the fine or ask to leave.
PF is not obligated to advise you of the fine and why I normally advise all to ask before leaving and pay even if they say you can pay when you return. The interest on the fine does add up. Like a credit card debt.

now i am in my cuontry. how can i ask for penalty or how can i understand that do i have penalty or no?
obrigado

Hamid

If the Federal Police did not tell you that you had a fine, they may have waived it.  When you return to Brazil,  have enough money to pay it immediately if asked at Immigration,  but if they don't ask, it's been waived, so don't bring it up.

As for returning,  the Brazilian Consulate should check your status before issuing you a new Tourist Visa,  and simply reject your application if you're not yet eligible to return.  To be safe, though, you should tell the consular officer the date of your last departure from Brazil.  If they issue you a visa anyway and you're questioned at Immigration,  you can at least say that you discussed it with the Consulate and that they cleared you for a visit.  The situation that you most want to avoid is paying for a flight to Brazil, and then be denied entry on arrival.