US Citizens: Get your Brazil Tourist - 10 Year Validity visa with the TDS New York Office

Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least two blank visa pages. Foreign Embassies cannot issue a visa on a page not labeled as a Visa page. Amendment and Endorsement pages in the back of the passport cannot be used for issuance of a visa.
A visa cannot be stamped on a page even if only one Small Stamp is on the visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages. If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Please send 1 recent professional color passport-type photograph, photo must have been taken in the last 6 months, be 2 inches by 2 inches in size.
Only JPG/JPEG, GIF and PNG files are accepted with a minimum dimensions of 431x531 pixels for the photo. The file can be no larger than 300KB.
Photo must be on a plain white background and you must be facing forward, eye glasses are not recommended.
As part of the application process you will need to upload your passport type photo, we recommend saving your photo to your desktop prior to starting the application form.
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Please send a photocopy of a round-trip ticket/Itinerary in one's name; or a signed letter on travel agency stationary, with confirmed round trip bookings.

or

If traveling by land, a notarized bank letter concerning the balances in one's bank accounts, signed by the bank's manager, as proof of financial capacity to pay for one's stay in Brazil;

Proof of residential address in the United States; Clear copy of applicant drivers license or state issued photo ID. Parent's ID can be submitted for children. Address on the Drivers License must match address on the visa application form.

A clear enlarged photocopy or scanned copy of your drivers license or ID is recommended.

If the visa application mentions "visiting friends or family" please provide a letter of invitation from the host in Brazil.

Scientists, professors, or researchers (who are current University faculty), 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). An invitation from the host organization would be required. The letter must clearly state that the applicant services will be unpaid.

Persons making short visits to religious organizations, churches, missionaries, or humanitarian organizations in Brazil, should present a letter from the church or institution responsible for organizing the trip.
The letter should explain what the group is going to do in Brazil, the name and contact information of the institution they will be visiting and what kind of volunteer assistance they will provide (brief or incomplete explanations are usually rejected, causing delays).

Participation in artistic or amateur sport competitions, whenever no monetary prize or paid admission is involved. An invitation from the host organization would be required.

Travel Authorization for Minors Form (Notarized). A person under 18 years of age not traveling with both parents or legal guardian(s) must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by the non-accompanying parent(s) or guardian authorizing this Consulate to issue a visa.

Minors original birth certificate is required, if the original birth certificate cannot be provided a notarized copy of the birth certificate will be accepted, or as applicable, the guardianship document, is also required.

Any application that shows self-employed or unemployed must be complemented with a current Balance Account Bank Statement with applicants name and address.

Applicants entering / leaving Brazil by land must provide a Balance Account Bank Statement.
Feel free to blackout the last 4 digits of the balance account number.

We strongly recommend that the statement be notarized.