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We process our clients’ visas for Brazil through the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles. The Consulate does not process same day visas and their processing time is at least 10 (ten) working days. The Consulate in Los Angeles processes visas for applicants who live in the following states: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
Tourist visas are issued if you can meet one/more of the following reason(s) for your visit: tourism (sightseeing, etc); visit family/friends; in transit to another country; scientists, professors or researchers attending unpaid cultural, technological or scientific conferences, seminars or meetings; unpaid participation in artistic or amateur sport competitions. Tourist visa holders are not allowed to engage in any paid activity in Brazil.
Please prepare and submit the following items:
- Passport - Your current signed Passport which must be valid for a minimum of 6 (six) months from the intended arrival date in Brazil and at least with at least two blank visa pages.
- Passport-Style Photographs - One color passport size photograph 2”x2” on a white background with a full front view of face. Snapshots, machine, home or computer photographs are not acceptable.
- Complete Visa Application - Complete the online Application Form carefully, print the Protocol and sign it (Parents must sign for minors under 18 years old). You will to also print all four pages of online application to attach to your protocol.
- Driver’s License – one copy of driver's license or valid State ID card as the proof of your current address. If the address on your driver's license is not your current address, you will need to provide a copy of your most recent utility bill which has your name and current address on it.
- Travel Document – One copy of your round trip airline tickets (and cruise itinerary, if applicable) on travel agents/airline letter head showing travel to and from Brazil, passenger names, itineraries, flight numbers and arrival/departure dates.
- Non-US Citizens - A copy of the US Alien Resident Card for foreign residents and/or a valid visa, or document to return from Brazil to the US or other country.
- Children Under 18 Years of Age – Additional Information
- Cruise Travelers – provide the cruise ship's itinerary with your name clearly shown; a round-trip ticket to and from the cruise's port of departure and arrival.
- Applicants participating
in sports competitions, artistic contests, conferences,
or seminars must also present the following:
Affidavit from the organizing institution in Brazil, providing specific information on (A Notary Public in Brazil must notarize this letter):
- The activity to be performed;
- Location and duration of the activity/event; and
- Stating that the participant will not receive payment and that no tickets will be sold for the event.
- Payment: You
may pay our service fee and the return shipping
fee with one check or money order payable to “GLOBAL
VIP SERVICES”.
- Consular Fee for US Nationals is $160, paid by Postal Money Order only. Please contact us for consular visa fees for other nationalities.
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Our Fees:
- Service Fee: at least 7 - 10 business day: $70
- FedEx Return Mail Service – Complete and sign Global VIP Services Order Form.
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Send
Us - All relevant Documents and Fees
mentioned above Via FedEx Overnight Service
To:
GLOBAL VIP SERVICES
20733 Tiara Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
NOTE:
- Tourist Visas must be used within 90 days from the date they are issued or they become void. Tourist Visas are good for multiple entries for the duration of the visa. Tourist Visa holders may only stay in Brazil for up to 90 days, regardless of nationality or the length of time that the Visa is given for.
- Yellow Fever International Immunization Certificate - This certificate is mandatory if applicant traveled within the last 90 days to any of the following Countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire) or Venezuela.
- The legalization of documents issued in the United States must be done by a Notary Public within the jurisdiction of the Consulate. If the Notary Public is not registered at the Consulate, a Specimen of the Notary Public’s signature and stamps must be brought by applicant to the Consulate. Alternatively, the applicant may verify the Notary's signature at the County Clerk.
- Brazilian Citizens - If you are a Brazilian citizen you must enter Brazil on a Brazilian passport.
(SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18)
IN ADDITION to the general requirements for a Tourist Visa, Minors under 18 years of age must follow special requirements to obtain a Tourist Visa to travel to Brazil.
The following additional documents must also be presented:
- The original birth certificate and a copy. Copies presented without the original birth certificate must be notarized;
- A notarized letter of consent, signed by the parent not traveling with the minor, or by both parents if the minor is applying alone (if the minor is traveling with both parents this letter is not necessary if all names appear on the itinerary and both parents are applying for the visa at the same time);
- Immunization record for polio for children between ages of three months and six years. If the child cannot be inoculated, provide a notarized letter from the child's physician. It is advisable that the notary's signature be legalized by the Consulate. The fee for this legalization is usually $20.00
Note that the notarization of documents issued in the US must be done by a Notary Public within the jurisdiction of this Consulate.