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REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER BRAZIL
Brazil
Business Visa
(Temporary II Visa)
- For business
negotiations, sales and marketing only. If the purpose of
visit or the nature of duties to be performed in Brazil includes
any form of "technical support" e.g. installation,
repair, start-up, software development, etc., the
Temporary V Visa is mandatory.
Jurisdiction: These instructions apply only residents of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
- Submit your (must be signed)
U.S. Passport (not a copy), must be valid for at least 6 months
from date of entry and contain at least two blank visa pages
1 Brazil
Visa Application Form,
fully completed and signed. (The Brazil consulate in Houston has produced an electronic visa application. Once on the link above, click on "Visa Request" and follow the steps. When completed please print a copy of the application and send to TDS)
- Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
- 1 Professional Passport-type
photograph (digital potographs not accepted)
A letter of invitation from sponsor (either host company or individual) explaining the relationship to the applicant and the purpose of travel. In addition, the letter must indicate the length of stay, place of stay, and contact information
- Copy
of round trip ticket, or itinerary from an air carrier or
travel agent attesting to the acquisition of the ticket, showing
flight information and dates of departure to and from Brazil.
- A business
letter from your firm, addressed to:
Consulate General of Brazil, Visa Section, Houston,
TX.
The letter should state all of the following:
- The purpose
of the trip in detail
- The nature
of duties to be performed in exact detail
- Declaring
that "technical support" will not be performed in Brazil
- Guaranteeing
financial support for the applicant while in Brazil, moral
responsibility, and return transportation.
- The letter
should be signed by a company executive other than the applicant.
- Your
application will be checked and hand carried to the Brazil
Consulate. Normal processing time is not less two weeks.
Fees
- TDS Service
Fee:
- $60.00 Per Visa
- Consular Fee:
- $210.00 Per Visa - Valid up to 60 months only
- Include credit card authorization, a check or money order payable to
"Travel Document Systems,
Inc." for TDS Handling Fee, Embassy Consular Fee, and return Shipping Fee.
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)
Procesing
Information:
- Your application will be hand carried to the Consulate of Brazil in Houston, and at the present time (Feb 2009) is issued in 20 business days. There is no rush service available.
TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005
- This
information applies to applicants who are residents of the
following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana
and Texas.
Visa
Notes:
- Int'l
Certificate of Vaccination showing valid polio vaccinations
required for all children age 7 and under.
- International
Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever is required if arriving in
Brazil from any area of an infected country.
- There
are nine different Brazilian consular offices in the U.S.--
each issues its own application form and requirements may
vary.
- Some
do not accept visa applications by mail.
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