Americans living or traveling in Brazil are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration website (https://travelregistration.state.gov) and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Brazil. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located in Brasilia. Consular Section public hours are 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except Brazilian and U.S. holidays. Non-emergency services are provided by appointment.
US Embassy in Brazil
Avenida das Nacoes
Lote 3
Brasilia
011 55 61 3312-7000
011 55 61 3312-7400 (after hours)
http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/
U.S. Consulate General – São Paulo
Rua Henri Dunant, 500
Chácara Santo Antônio
04709-110
São Paulo- SP, Brazil
Mailing address:
Rua Henry Dunant, 700
Chácara Santo Antônio
04709-110
São Paulo- SP, Brazil
55-11-5186-7000
55-11-5186-7199 (fax)
Visa
A passport and visa are required for U.S. citizens traveling to Brazil for any purpose. Brazilian visas must be obtained in advance from the Brazilian Embassy or consulate nearest to the traveler’s place of residence. There are no “airport visas” and immigration authorities will refuse entry to Brazil to anyone not possessing a valid visa. All Brazilian visas, regardless of the length of validity, must initially be used within 90 days of the issuance date or will no longer be valid. Immigration authorities will not allow entry into Brazil without a valid visa. The U.S. Government cannot assist travelers who arrive in Brazil without proper documentation.
Brazil issues temporary residence visas under a number of specific circumstances. These have differing durations but have certain features in common – they involve considerably more bureaucracy than the simple tourist or business visas, they entitle the visitor to bring in household items, although with the requirement to re-export them on departure. Also, they are issued for a specific activity and limit the holder’s ability to change jobs once in the country. The principal situations in which a foreigner may apply for a temporary residence visa are:
-For a cultural trip;
-As a professional entertainer or sportsman;
-As a welfare worker;
-As a student;
-As a business executive, scientist, teacher, technician or other professionally qualified person, under contract or rendering services to a company in Brazil, or to the Brazilian government;
-As a foreign correspondent for a newspaper, magazine, radio, television or news agency;
-As a minister of religion, member of a consecrated order or equivalent.
Holders of any temporary visa with a validity period of over 90 days must register with the Federal Police within 30 days of their entry into Brazil. They will be issued identity documents to be used during their stay. This registration can be effected only once the foreigner is in possession of the authorization for temporary residence, issued by the Brazilian Consulate abroad. Where the visa is for a business executive, scientist, teacher, technician or other professionally qualified person who will be under contract or rendering paid services to a company in Brazil, or to the Brazilian government, the company in Brazil initiates the procedure by applying to the Immigration Division of the Ministry of Labor. If the application is approved the documents are forwarded via the Foreign Ministry to a designated Brazilian Consulate abroad, where the potential employee will complete the remaining bureaucratic steps of the process. For temporary work visas appropriate to the majority of employees, the following regulations apply: Applicants who will be formally employed in Brazil will be required to demonstrate suitable educational qualifications and/or work experience. Where the applicant holds a degree from a recognized university, he/she will be required to present a diploma and proof of two years’ relevant work experience. Where the applicant does not hold a degree, he/she must demonstrate at least nine years’ formal education and three years’ work experience.
In order to work in Brazil, a work visa must be obtained at the Brazilian consulate or embassy that has jurisdiction over the place from where you are coming. Requirements for obtaining the visa include a valid passport, a work contract with a Brazilian entity, proof of subsistence in Brazil usually in the form of a statement provided by the Brazilian employer, a police statement of no criminal record and a medical examination. All documents not in Portuguese may be required to be translated into Portuguese. An expatriate working in Brazil must hold either a permanent or temporary visa; an expatriate who holds a temporary visa cannot change employers in Brazil without permission. On application, visas will be issued to the expatriate’s dependent spouse and children when the expatriate’s visa is issued. A number of conditions must be satisfied before the appropriate visa is issued. All visa applications must first be submitted to the immigration authorities in Brasilia, before the expatriates are allowed to get them at the Brazilian consulate.
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