Documents Required for Tourist Visa

Applicant’s Original Passport with

  • Validity having at least another 6 months from the date of submitting the application
  • Having blank visa pages (at least 2 for visa stamp)
  • The Consulate will not accept any damaged, soiled or defaced passports

Other Tourist Visa Requirements include

  • Applicants Bank statement for the previous 3 months
  • Providing a financial statement or proof supporting the applicant stay in Brazil financially (at least USD 100 per day)
  • An International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is also required from the applicants, if they have travelled to the following Yellow Fever Countries within the last 90 days before they travel to Brazil;

Angola, Benin, Bissau Guinea, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guiana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda or Venezuela

  • Also advisable is that the Yellow Fever Immunization International Certificate is needed, if applicants are visiting the following Brazilian States: Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Federal District, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondonia, Roraima, Tocantins

Passport Size Color Photograph of the applicant with dimensions having 2″ x 2″. Other photo requirements include;

  • That they should not be older than six months
  • Showing a clear frontal view of the applicants face in the center of the photo having no shadow
  • Photo must be taken in front of a plain white background
  • Applicant’s neutral(no smiling)facial expression must appear showing both eyes opened without wearing any eye glasses
  • No snapshots, photocopies or computer pictures will be accepted

Travel Itinerary includes applicant’s copy of their round trip ticket, other reservations or the letter provided from the travel agent under applicant’s name having complete details, arrival and departure dates, flight number and reservation code of the airline company.

Minor Applicants

Following Notarized documents are required to be submitted from minors under the age of 18;

  • Notarized letter stating consent from both parents or legal guardian
  • Minor’s birth certificate
  • Both parent’s photo IDs
  • If minor has legal guardians, then guardians must submit notarized legal proof of their guardianship

Athletes/Art Contest Participants apart from the said requirements must have an invitation letter signed by the organizers of the event, mentioning specific information like date, time, location, activities to be undertaken, prize money or any monetary benefits the participants will receive and taking responsibility for the return of the participants back to their respective country.

Sea Farers Family does require submitting the following documents;

  • Letter from the shipping company
  • Husbands passport copy
  • Husband’s CDC copy having validity page