VISAS

ENTERING BRAZIL WITHOUT A VISA

Depending on the purpose of visit and on the visitor's nationality, a visa is not required to enter Brazil. Citizens from Norway and Iceland on a tourism or business trip (business meetings) to Brazil are exempt of visa . For other cases, please check below at "How to apply for a visa".

ATTENTION: to enter Brazil, a passport valid for a minimum of six months is needed. In addition, the Brazilian Migration Police (“Polícia Federal”) may request:

•  proof of financial means of subsistence for the term of stay
•  a roundtrip ticket
•  details on the purpose of the stay, such as hotel reservation in case of a tourism trip.
• travel/health insurance

Argentineans, Bolivians, Chileans, Paraguayans, Peruvians and Uruguayans are exempt from passport requirement to enter Brazil as tourists. Nationals from these countries may simply produce their national identity cards instead.

ATTENTION: 

AUTHORIZATION TO TRAVEL FOR MINORS
             In order to travel to/from and within the Brazilian territory, unaccompanied minors need an authorization from both parents, or, if applicable, either from their legal guardian(s) or from a local or judicial authority.

            If the minor is travelling accompanied by only one of the parents or legal guardians, the authorization must be given by the parent or guardian that is not travelling together with the minor.

           Brazilian nationals or foreigners holders of a RNE card can sign the “Authorization to travel form” at this Embassy, in the presence of a consular officer. Please bring along your Brazilian identity card , passport or RNE card. Non- Brazilian parents must sign the form in front of a Notary Public and then legalize it at this Embassy (Consular fee:180 NOK).

            If the application is sent by post, the form should be signed in the presence of a Notary Public (Notarius Publicus) independently of the nationality of the parent. It is necessary to attach a copy of the minor’s passport, the receipt of payment of the consular fee and include a pre-paid and self-addressed envelope for return. 


 HOW TO APPLY FOR A VISA
              Visas are classified according to the nature of the trip and stay in Brazil. Most cases of visa application fall under one of the types below:

VIDIP diplomatic status
VISOF official trips
VICOR personalities and authorities in non official trips
VITRA transit visa 
VITUR – Tourist visa
VIPER – Investor
VIPER – Manager or representative in Brazil of a financial foreign institution
VIPER – Head of philanthropic or religious institution or public interest NGO

VIPER – Retiree
VIPER – Family reunion (marriage)
VIPER – Researcher
VITEM I - Trainee, teacher, researcher or exchange students program, non-professional sports trainning
VITEM I - Voluntary worker
VITEM II – Adoption
VITEM II – Business trip
VITEM II – Press members for filming and special coverages
VITEM III - Artists and sportsmen
VITEM IV – Undergraduate, master or doctorate students
VITEM V – Professional workers
VITEM V – Professional on an emergency technical assistance mission
VITEM VI – News correspondents
VITEM VII – Ministers of a religious creed or members of a religious congregation

VISA APPLICATION FORM

ADDITIONAL VISA APPLICATION FORM FOR US CITIZENS

YELLOW FEVER: 

Instructions of the Brazilian sanitary authorities for travellers to Brazil

Regardless of the kind of visa, a valid international yellow fever vaccination certificate will be required on arrival in Brazil, if the visitor has been to one of the countries listed below within three months prior to entering Brazil.

Angola
Benin
Bolívia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Camarões
Chad
Colômbia
Congo
Costa do Marfim
Equador
Etiópia
Gabão
Gâmbia
Ghana
Guiana
Guiana Francesa
Guiné
Guiné Bissau
Guiné Equatorial
Libéria
Mali
Mauritânia
Níger
Nigéria
Panamá
Peru
Quênia
República Centroafricana
República Democrática do Congo
República Unida da Tanzânia
Ruanda
São Tomé e Príncipe
São Vicente e Granadinas
Senegal
Serra Leoa
Somália
Sudão
Suriname
Togo
Trinidad e Tobago
Uganda
Venezuela

Some countries require the same certificate from travellers arriving from Brazil.

 
IMPORTANT REMARKS
The issuance of a visa is a discretionary act of a sovereign State. A visa can be granted, denied, extended or changed according to national interests. A visa is not a right to enter, but an expectation to be admitted. A foreign citizen can be prevented to enter Brazil or to remain in the country if this is considered to be in the interest of the nation by a decision of the Ministry of Justice and executed by the Federal Police.
Whenever there is a doubt on the purpose of the trip or the identity of the applicant, one may be required to be interviewed by a consular officer, who may request additional documents.

CONSULAR FEES
For the exact fee applicable in each case please consult the information on the specific visa type.
For stays up to 90 days, free of charge for all kind of visas for nationals of Norway.
USA citizens are subject to an additional processing fee of NOK 1170, on a reciprocity basis.
British citizens are subjected to a NOK 1395 processing fee for all visas which validity extends the period of 180 days, on a reciprocity basis.

All applications not submitted by the passport holder in person are subject to a handling fee of NOK 90 in addition to any other applicable fee.

METHODS OF PAYMENT
All fees must be paid by bank transfer (account number 70320519126, DnB NOR Bank) or in cash (exact amount), if in person. Bank transfers from abroad: IBAN NO70 7032 0519 126, SWIFT: DNBANOKKXXX.
Please make sure that all taxes are included, so that the amount credited to our account corresponds exactly to the consular fee.
NOTE: The name of petitioner and the nature of the services to be rendered shall be specified in the payment sheet.

POST
For applications sent by post, please attach the consular fee payment receipt and a self-addressed pre-paid envelope (registered letters).
The Embassy cannot be held responsible for lost or delayed mail.

PROCESSING TIME
Upon arrival of complete documentation at the Embassy, please allow a minimum of ten (10) working days for the issuance of the visa. 

Any questions should be forwarded to consular@brasil.no.