CITIZENS OF OTHER NATIONALITIES REQUIRING VISA FOR BRAZIL

VISAS FOR ATHLETES/ARTISTS

THE ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF A VISA IS THE ACT OF A SOVEREIGN STATE.

The temporary visa III has to be authorized by the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil (www.mte.gov.br).

The institution or organization sponsoring the trip has to submit a contract of employment to the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil. Once approved, the Ministry of Labor and Employment, through the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil, authorizes to the Consulate General of Brazil to issue the visa. (The contract of employment is not required for a stay not longer than 90 days of sportsmen invited by sports associations to attend sports events or competitions in Brasil; in this case, please provide letter of sponsorship).

Once the visa is authorized, the name of the canditate is included in the Consulate's web page: "Vistos autorizadas"

Documentation Required:

• A passport, valid for at least 6 (six) months and containing at least 2 (two) blank visa pages;

• Two recent individual passport size photograph (2”x2”), front view, full face, taken against a light background;

• Two Visa Application Forms, duly filled-out and signed, in original;
  

Note: A tourist visa will be granted to the participants of sports competitions or artistic contests who will be not remunerated in Brasil or do not get "cachet" from Brazilian sources, even if they compete for prizes, including money.

Payment of a PROCESSING FEE. Click on "Emolumentos/Aranceles" on the front page to check updated prices

For US citizens only, aa adicional processing fee is being charged in reciprocity to identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a VISA for the U.S.A.

Note:

Artists and sportsmen entering Brazil with equipment necessary for their performance must present to the Brazilian Customs a notarized letter, legalized by the Consulate, listing the equipment and declaring that they will be taken out of the country at the time of their departure from Brazil. The notary's signature must be first legalized by Brazilian consular authorities or by the Ministry of External Relations of Argentina.

Payment of a Consular legalization. Click on "Emolumentos/Aranceles" on the front page to check updated prices