TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents

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REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER BRAZIL

Tourist Visa
Eligibility for Tourist Visa as follows:

Leisure travel
Visit to friends/relatives
Scientists, professors, or researchers, attending cultural technological, or scientific conferences, seminars or meeting (services provided must not be paid by organizations/companies in Brazil, except for reimbursement of expenses or per diem allowances.
If you are eligible for a tourist visa, as above, a letter of invitation from the conference organizers in Brazil is required and a letter from the applicant detailing the participation at the conference
Participation in artistic or amateur sport competitions, whenever no monetary prize or paid admission is involved

Submit the Following:

U.S. Passport (not a copy), must be valid for 6 months from date of entry, and contain at least one blank visa page.
1 Brazil Visa Application form, completed and signed
Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
1 recent passport-type photograph
If you are attending a conference in Brazil, a letter of invitation from the conference organizers in Brazil is required
Copy of round trip airline tickets -OR- letter from travel agent confirming round-trip tickets will be issued. Itinerary is NOT ACCEPTED unless showing ticket number(s), or that the ticket is paid for.

Minor Children:(Under 18 Years)

U.S. Passport (not a copy), must be valid for 6 months from date of entry, and contain at least one blank visa page.
1 Brazil Visa Application form
Travel Authorization for Minors Form (Notarized). All applicants under 18 years of age, who are traveling alone, or in the company of only one parent, will only be allowed out of Brazil when duly authorized by the absent parent(s)
1 recent passport-type photograph
Notarized photocopy of the birth certificate
In the event of absent parent(s), a notarized letter of parental consent authorizing the Consulate General of Brazil to issue a visa, signed by the absent parent(s) or guardian(s).
Copy of round trip airline tickets -OR- letter from travel agent confirming round-trip tickets will be issued. Itinerary is NOT ACCEPTED unless showing ticket number(s), or that the ticket is paid for.
Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)

Processing Instructions

TDS Service Fee:

$45.00 per visa
Consular Fee:

$140.00 Per Visa - Tourist Visa
Include credit card authorization, a check or money order payable to "Travel Document Systems, Inc." for TDS handling fee per visa, plus Consular Fee per visa, plus 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)

Visa - Validity

Visa is usually valid for entry within 90 days of the issue date, and then becomes valid after the first entry, for multiple entries for a further five years. If not used within 90 days of issue date the visa automatically expires. The period of stay in Brazil, of each entry, is up to three months.

Visa Notes:

The visa application may be copied, but it must be back-to-back, correct side up, on a single sheet of letterl size paper.
Children under age 18 not travelling with both parents must provide a notarized parental consent form, signed by the absent parent(s).
Children under 18 must submit a copy of their birth certificate even if they are traveling with both parents
Applicants under 18 will only receive a visa for 90 days stay.
Int'l Certificate of Vaccination showing valid polio vaccination s required for all children age 7 and under.
International Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever is required if entering Brazil from an infected area.
The Brazil tourist or business visa is usually valid for entry into Brazil within 90 days of issue date. The tourist visa is then valid for multiple entry for five years, for a stay of up to 90 days each time.
There are nine different Brazilian consular offices in the U.S.-- each issues its own application form and requirements may vary.

INFORMATION AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 07/2008

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