• Your passport (the actual document, not a photocopy), valid for a minimum of six months from the date of intended arrival in Brazil. Please note: this does not mean that you need to have had the passport for over 6 months when applying for a visa - you may actually apply with a brand new passport that was just recently issued. This requirement has to do with the expiration date of your passport. The passport cannot expire within 6 months of the date of your arrival in Brazil. (i.e.: if you apply for a visa in April, your travel itinerary shows arrival on June 1^st, 2005 and your passport expires on Nov 10^th, 2005, then this passport is not acceptable for visa issuance and you will need to obtain a new passport before applying for your Brazilian visa). Additionally, your passport needs to have at least one blank page available for the Brazilian visa stamp (the last pages, reserved by the US government for amendments, cannot be used for visa issuance). In order to process your visa we must retain your passport;
• A completely filled out and signed visa application form in the original (faxes are not accepted). The form can be downloaded from the webpage (www.consulatebrazil.org) or be picked up personally at our office. Make sure your signature on the form is the same as the one on your passport;
• A recent 2” X 2” color passport-style photograph, front view, against white background to be attached to the application form;
• A copy of your round trip ticket to Brazil or a printout of the flight itinerary

      *   Non-US citizens are additionally requested to present one of the following:

- a US resident alien card or
- a valid entry visa to the US.

Courtesy or open ticket holders must identify themselves with an airline carrier ID card or a signed statement from the carrier indicating his/her travel itinerary.

Please be reminded that it is unlawful to engage in business or professional activities in Brazil under a TOURIST visa.

TOURIST visas are normally issued for a period of 90 days and are subject to consular fees, except that Brazil/US, Brazil/Mexico and Brazil/Canada governmental agreements allow US and Canadian passport holders to be granted tourist visas for periods of up to 5 (five) years. Stays, however, are limited to a maximum of 90 days per entry, and to a yearly total of 180 days, including any 90-day extension obtained in Brazil. A previous Brazil/US agreement exempts US passport holders of consular fees for tourist visas. There are, notwithstanding, processing and handling fees (see section Entry Visas General Information).

If after reading these pages you still need more detailed information please send an e-mail to cgbos@consulatebrazil.org