TECHNICAL VISA (VITEM-V) FOR BRAZIL

The following requirements only apply to residents of the states listed below:

• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• New Mexico
• Oklahoma
• Texas

1. ACTUAL PASSPORT

   You must send your actual passport. Passport must be signed. The visa will be stamped on a page in your passport. Your passport must have at least 6 months of validity left beyond your intended stay, and must have at least 2 blank visa pages side by side. Amendment pages (pages 22, 23 and 24) do not count.

   Click here for details on adding visa pages to existing passport, passport renewal, and more.

2. E-VISA APPLICATION

   Each applicant must complete an eVisa Application for Brazil on SCEDV web site. On the home page of SCEDV web site, click "VISA REQUEST" under "VISA" Section on the left menu. An application number will be assigned to you once you have completed entering the information. You are required to submit two signed receipts. The signature on the receipts must be original, not faxed or photocopied. Also, the signature should match the one in your passport.

3. VISA PROCESSING ORDER FORM

   Click here to download Visa Processing Order Form.

4. PHOTOGRAPHS

   Each applicant should submit two color photographs. The photographs should be 2" x 2" in size, taken against a plain white background. Snapshots or computer pictures will not be accepted. Click here to download photo guidelines.

5. WORK AUTHORIZATION

   Work authorization by the Ministry of Labor in Brazil must be sent to the Consulate of Brazil in Houston prior to visa application. The authorization number must be provided to us with the visa application.

6. COMPANY LETTER

   Letter from the employer or sponsoring company on company letterhead stating that the applicant has an approved work visa by the Ministry of Labor in Brazil, signed by a senior manager. This letter must be in original.

7. POLICE CLEARANCE

   Police clearance which must bear either the official seal or stamp of the issuing authority.

8. PROOF OF RESIDENCY

   Provide a photocopy of driver's license as proof of residency.

9. PROOF OF U.S. STATUS (For non-U.S. citizen only)

   Non-U.S. citizen should submit proof of U.S. status (e.g. photocopy of U.S. permanent resident card or photocopy of U.S. visa.)

10. VACCINATION (If applicable)

    If applicant traveled within the last 90 days to any of the following countries: Angola, Bolivia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Republic of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Sudan, or Venezuela, yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.

    Please note that yellow fever vaccination is advisable if applicant's destination in Brazil includes any of the following States: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Federal District, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins.

11. CONSULATE FEE

    Processing time takes approximately 10 business days. Rush processing takes approximately 6 business days. Processing time commences from the day the application submitted to the consulate. Saturdays, Sundays and consulate scheduled holidays do not count as processing days. The consulate reserves the right to change the processing time without prior notice.

    The Consulate of Brazil will make the final determination on the validity of the visa and the length of stay allowed. First entry must be made within 90 days from date of issue, or visa will become invalid.

    • U.S. citizen: $270.00 per visa
    • Non U.S. citizen: Consulate fee varies according to nationality (Please call 888-821-8472 for information.)



12. SERVICE FEE

    $75.00 per visa - 10 business day processing
    $125.00 per visa - 6 business day processing

13. RETURN FEDEX EXPRESS

    $23.00 per address (up to 3 passports)
    $28.00 per address (4 to 6 passports)
    $35.00 per address (Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico or Saturday Delivery)

NOTE:

• Brazil born applicants must travel on their Brazilian passport, unless they can provide a letter issued from the Consulate of Brazil stating that they have relinquished their Brazilian citizenship.

• Applicants, whose parent(s) was/were born in Brazil, must apply for a Brazilian passport to enter and exit Brazil.

• Brazilians who have acquired another nationality will only receive a visa if they have renounced their Brazilian citizenship and it has been made official in Brazil.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2009

DATE	HOLIDAY	DAY OF WEEK
Jan 1 & 2	New Year's Day	Thursday & Friday
Jan 19	Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr	Monday
Feb 16	President's Day	Monday
Apr 10	Good Friday	Friday
May 25	Memorial Day	Monday
Jul 3	Independence Day	Friday
Sep 7	Brazilian Independence Day & Labor Day	Monday
Oct 12	Columbus Day	Monday
Nov 11	Veterans Day	Wednesday
Nov 26 & 27	Thanksgiving	Thursday & Friday
Dec 25	Christmas	Friday

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