The following are the requirements for this type of visa:

• 02 copies of the visa application form signed by the applicant and the Brazilian requesting party;
• 02 passport photos with white background;
• the requesting party's personal Brazilian I.D. (carteira de identidade) or equivalent document in the original;
• a marriage record, if applicable, registered at a Brazilian Consulate;
• applicant's passport and long form of birth certificate, if no marriage record is available;
• a term of responsibility for the applicant prepared or legalized by the requesting party at a notary public's office in Brazil or at the Consulate;
• "Good Conduct Certificate" (the original form must be legalized by the Consulate at US$20.00 per document) issued by the State Police Department with jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence;
• proof of residence within this Consular Jurisdiction.

All of the above documents need to be legalized by the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston in order to be valid in Brazil.

A PERMANENT visa is subject to a consular fee of US$ 200.00. Note: US passport holders are subject to an additional US$130.00 processing fee (total US$330.00).

FILING PROCESS IN BRAZIL:

If the requesting party chooses to apply for a family reunion visa in Brazil, he/she should go directly to the DPMAF (Ministry of Justice / Federal Police Department) branch with jurisdiction over the future residence to obtain appropriate instructions about the process.

For more information e-mail cgbos@consulatebrazil.org.

Consulate General of Brazil
Attn: Visa Department
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1420
Boston, MA 02116