Brazilian Visas

[Guest needtraining]

One of my Brazilian guidebooks mentions but does not really explain that one can obtain a multiple use visa for visiting Brazil that is valid for several years. This is an alternative to getting (and paying) for a single visa each time. I'd appreciate your knowledge about this. Also, is it completely impossible to think of helping a Brazilian get a visa to visit the USA? Thanks.

[Guest pshaw]

The standard tourist visa to Brazil is for 5 years. You must use the visa for the first time within 90 days of its issuance.

[trilingual]

>The standard tourist visa to Brazil is for 5 years. You must

>use the visa for the first time within 90 days of its

>issuance.

 

And the visa is good for multiple entries. You don't need to get a visa for each trip. (That used to be the case when I first started going to Brazil in the '80s, but back then there were no visa fees.)

 

You do have to fill out some forms that will be given to you on the plane. DO NOT LOSE the second sheet of your entry card, because you have to surrender it when you leave Brazil. If you don't have it you could face lots of hassles and possibly miss your flight. To avoid losing it, I've stuck a paper clip on the passport page with my Brazilian visa (which also makes it easier to find) and clip the exit form into the passport.

[trilingual]

It's not impossible for Brazilians to get visas to the U.S., but it's certainly gotten more difficult, especially for young, single men with no strong ties that would assure they're return to Brazil, like a confirmed job, real estate, a large bank account, etc. Nevertheless, people do get visas. I don't remember the exact turn-down rate (which has probably gone up since 9/11) but it's actually a very small percentage of applicants. Most people get approved.

 

Many Brazilians are eligible for citizenship in various European countries based on their ancestry. Europeans still don't need visas to visit the U.S., so many young Brazilians get a European passport and use that to enter the U.S. If the person you'd like to invite to the U.S. is eligible for such a passport, that might be the easiest way to go!

[CT Dick]

I got my visa throught Zierer Visa Serivce: http://www.zvs.com/index.html

 

It cost about $175 but was worth not having to hassle with going to a consulate one day and returning the next blah blah blah.

 

Dick

[Guest pshaw]

If you decide to use a visa service, you may also want to check your local yellow pages for visa services. When I got my Brazilian visa last year, the service I used charged me $30 over the then actual visa cost of $55. Their office was near where I work, so I just dropped off and picked up my passport; otherwise there would have been additional FedEx costs.

[CT Dick]

Oh, pshaw! I wish I'd asked you first, Pshaw. x(

 

Dick

[+ Axiom2001]

I just thought I'd like to address this topic briefly: If you live near a consulate and your obtaining a visa is not during the peak season, I'd go this route. In October of '02, I went to San Francisco a week before departure, did not have to wait in any line, paid the $60 before the increase, and stated that by my not living in the area I'd appreciate their processing the visa before 3PM their closing time. The gracious assistant complied and sympathized; I got my visa right on the spot.

 

My friend, who went to Rio with me for Carnaval, drove to the same consulate in January; there were not that many folks present although they had innumerable chairs placed in the same room where only about five existed when I was there in October. He, too, received his visa the same day after waiting for about forty minutes. I enjoyed sitting with him in the room and reading stuff along with looking at all of the men who came in to procure papers/stamps for their Brasilian business/holiday!

 

Well, again, different strokes for different folks!! (The visa fee today is US$100 since the Brasilians have to pay the same amount in order to procure their visas to come here!

[Steven_Draker]

... hopefully, Europeans don't need a visa to Brazil :+

 

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[trilingual]

EU citizens don't need a visa to visit Brazil, the last time I looked. But always check with a Brazilian consulate or an airline that flies to Brazil, just to be sure! Being denied boarding, or returned on the next flight if you actually arrive in Brazil without the right documents, can really ruin a trip!

[Steven_Draker]

>EU citizens don't need a visa to visit Brazil, the last time

>I looked. But always check with a Brazilian consulate or an

>airline that flies to Brazil, just to be sure! Being denied

>boarding, or returned on the next flight if you actually

>arrive in Brazil without the right documents, can really ruin

>a trip!

 

And they still don't need ... }(

 

EU passport holders do not require a visa to enter Brazil. However, passports must be valid for at least six months and a return ticket and proof of sufficient funds may be requested on arrival. Tourists will be admitted for a stay of up to 90 days which is extendable, at the discretion of the Federal Police, for a further 90 days.

 

http://www.brazil.org.uk/page.php?cid=524

 

http://www.bresil.org/Consulat/Consulat.htm

 

 

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