BRAZILIAN VISA INFORMATION USA
How to Obtain Brazil Tourist Visa
You will first need to find out where to apply for your visa. There are 10 Brazilian consulates in the USA. Each of them issues visas for citizens from certain states. You need to apply to the consulate of your permanent residence (i.e. in what state you have a driver's license).
Brazil Consular Jurisdictions:
Plan 3 weeks for processing, if applying for the visa yourself or use a professional visa expediting agency to help you get in faster and with more ease. The visa service may have special relationships with various consulates and may overcome the geographic barriers and obtain visa for you faster. We recommend Travel Pro Visa.
After determining the timing and choosing an agency or to apply yourself, you will need to collect all of the documents required and submit them. Most consulates require either personal delivery of documents or via third party and there are specific mailing/delivery requirements for each consulate. For example, consulate in Atlanta allows you to mail paperwork directly to them, but consulate in Los Angeles or San Francisco do not! A trusted, nationwide company like Travel Pro Visa which has ample of experience in dealing with Brazil visa specifics can be of assistance with this.
You need to read carefully each Brazil visa requirement. If you miss one of them your visa process will be delayed. Here is a list of requirements and what to pay attention to:
The above 6 requirements are essentials for all applicants, but there are additional ones for residents of certain states:
People born in Brazil cannot travel to Brazil with their USA passport, they must obtain Brazilian passport or officially renounce their Brazilian citizenship.
If you decide that you will apply yourself, please find which consulate accepts mailed-in applications and which required in-person appearance. If they allow mailing your application, you must send it US EXPRESS MAIL only and include self-addressed prepaid return US Express Mail envelope. If you have to apply in person, you may require to make an appointment and can schedule with the consulate on their website. Appointments can sometimes that weeks or months to get. Agencies can often get appointments sooner, if you choose to use one.
Disclaimer: Please take this information as guidance and not authority and verify this information for yourself. You are responsible for your own Brazilian Visa application and processing. Thank you.
You will first need to find out where to apply for your visa. There are 10 Brazilian consulates in the USA. Each of them issues visas for citizens from certain states. You need to apply to the consulate of your permanent residence (i.e. in what state you have a driver's license).
Brazil Consular Jurisdictions:
- Brazil Consulate in Atlanta: 3500 Lenox Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
Assists residents from states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee - Brazil Consulate in Boston: 20 Park Plaza, Suite 810, Boston, MA 02116
Assists residents from states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. - Brazil Consulate in Chicago: 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611. Assists residents from states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. - Brazil Consulate in Hartford: Constitution Plaza Hartford, Connecticut 06103.Assists residents from states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
- Brazil Consulate in Houston: 1233 West Loop South Park Tower North, Suite 1150 Houston, TX 77027. Assists residents from states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
- Brazil Consulate in Los Angeles: 484 Wilshire Blvd., Suites 711/730, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Assists residents from states of Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and in California, the counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
- Brazil Consulate in Miami: 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2600, Miami, FL 33130-3004. Assists residents from states of Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
- Brazil Consulate in New York: 1185 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), 21st Floor New York, NY 10036. Assists residents from states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the Bermuda Islands.
- Brazil Consulate in San Francisco: 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA, 94104. Assists residents from states of Oregon, Washington, Alaska and in the state of California, the counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba. - Brazil Consulate in Washington, DC: 1030 15th Street, N.W.
Washington , D.C. 20005. Assists residents from District of Columbia, states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and North American bases (excepting Guam).
Plan 3 weeks for processing, if applying for the visa yourself or use a professional visa expediting agency to help you get in faster and with more ease. The visa service may have special relationships with various consulates and may overcome the geographic barriers and obtain visa for you faster. We recommend Travel Pro Visa.
After determining the timing and choosing an agency or to apply yourself, you will need to collect all of the documents required and submit them. Most consulates require either personal delivery of documents or via third party and there are specific mailing/delivery requirements for each consulate. For example, consulate in Atlanta allows you to mail paperwork directly to them, but consulate in Los Angeles or San Francisco do not! A trusted, nationwide company like Travel Pro Visa which has ample of experience in dealing with Brazil visa specifics can be of assistance with this.
You need to read carefully each Brazil visa requirement. If you miss one of them your visa process will be delayed. Here is a list of requirements and what to pay attention to:
- Your US Passport: You must mail your US passport to obtain Brazil visa. You can not mail copy! Your passport must be valid 6 months beyond your landing in Brazil. If it is not , you must renew it first. Also, many people have their passports for few years, but fail to sign them! Brazil consulate will not accept your documents unless you've signed your passport. So, please inspect those few things first. If your passport is full of stamps, make sure you have at least 2 "visa" designated pages blank before applying for Brazil Visa.
- One Passport Style Photo: Please make sure you use a professional to get you 2 by 2 inches passport photo. Do not attempt to take your digital photo and use it for the visa. This will just prolong the process. Passport photo is scanned and printed on the visa. So, it has to be of a professional quality.
- Online Brazil Visa Application: Each applicant must complete an online Brazil visa application. After it is completed, you print one page confirmation sheet , which will have 12 digit protocol number ( e.g. 120202-000068). It will have to squares, one for photo and one for signature. Please glue or tape the photo over photo square. DO NOT STAPLE IT. Please sign in a signature box - not outside of it or through lines of it, not below, but exactly inside of the signature box. It is very important not just to sign but sign it correctly. It is a most common mistake that people make. Please find a good reference guide on how to complete Online Brazil Visa application properly.
- Copy of your Driver's License. This is the main document that decides as to at which consulate you have to apply for your visa. If you do not have driver's license, major utility bill (e.g. gas, power, garbage removal) can be used to establish your residence address. Do not include your original Driver's license, copy is sufficient.
- Travel itinerary. This is the most misunderstood requirement. You do not have to purchase the ticket, but need just a travel reservation of your itinerary. If you use a booking agent like Orbitz to buy tickets, then yes, you have to purchase it to have an itinerary. But, if you use travel agent, they can make a reservation for you and hold it for some time. A print out of such itinerary will work for your visa application. The itinerary should show entry to and from Brazil. Basically, you need to show Brazil consulate you trip schedule from your home to Brazil and back home.
- Consular fee Payment: Brazil consulate accepts only USPS Money Orders as form of payment! No exception will be made to this policy. Check the Brazilian Consulate website for current prices or ask the expediting professionals. Another good thing about using Visa expediting professionals is that they offer purchase of US Postal money orders for the correct amount and you do not have to wait in lines at the postal office.
The above 6 requirements are essentials for all applicants, but there are additional ones for residents of certain states:
- Birth certificate copy is required for residents of Miami consulate jurisdiction
- Copy of last 3 paychecks or bank statements is required for residents of Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago consulates (over 30 day stays).
- Personal statement explaining the purpose of trip to Brazil is required for residents of Miami and Chicago (for stays over 30 days).
- Visa for minor for Brazil. Parents are required to provide notarized consent to travel to Brazil for a child even if they travel to together. They need to provide Birth certificate of a child, certain vaccinations, etc. Check with the consulate for details.
People born in Brazil cannot travel to Brazil with their USA passport, they must obtain Brazilian passport or officially renounce their Brazilian citizenship.
If you decide that you will apply yourself, please find which consulate accepts mailed-in applications and which required in-person appearance. If they allow mailing your application, you must send it US EXPRESS MAIL only and include self-addressed prepaid return US Express Mail envelope. If you have to apply in person, you may require to make an appointment and can schedule with the consulate on their website. Appointments can sometimes that weeks or months to get. Agencies can often get appointments sooner, if you choose to use one.
Disclaimer: Please take this information as guidance and not authority and verify this information for yourself. You are responsible for your own Brazilian Visa application and processing. Thank you.
