Brazil Business Visa Validity: Brazilian Business Visa for U.S. citizens are normally issued for a 10 year validity with multiple entries and are valid for travel from the day they were issued. Validity and duration of stay per visit however is solely at the discretion of the Brazilian Government.

Business visitors are prohibited from performing any paid work, technical assistance or technical training in Brazil. Any applicants who will be performing any technical services and holding technical qualifications (engineers, computer specialists, installation/repair, etc) will require visa approval for a Temporary Type V Brazilian Technical Visa from the local Brazil Department of Labor prior to visa issuance. The host company in Brazil must arrange this approval and visa processing cannot commence until approval is received by the Brazilian Embassy/Consulate.

Brazil Stay Limitations: All Brazil Visa holders, regardless of nationality or visa validity date, may only stay in Brazil for up to 90 days per year. An extension of the original 90 days may be granted by the Brazilian Federal Police in Brazil but total stay cannot exceed 180 days a year.

Brazil Transits/Stopovers: No visa is required for a stopover or connection in Brazilian territory if the traveler does not intend to leave the international transit area. If the traveler intends to leave the international transit area then a visa will be required.

The Applicants Actual, Currently Valid & Signed Passport must be submitted with their Brazil Business Visa Application.
The passport needs to have a minimum two blank side by side visa pages and must not be expiring 6 months or less from the date of return into the United States.

U.S citizens should note that the last six pages of your U.S. Passport cannot be for entry/exit stamps or visa issuance. These are amendment pages specifically designated for U.S. State Department use only.

If your passport does not meet current Brazilian Business Visa Requirements, UVC can process your Brazil Business Visa Application and your application to Renew Your U.S. Passport, to add Additional Passport Pages, or to Get a New U.S. Passport back to back and in time for your trip.

Proof of Travel must be provided with your Application for a Brazilian Business Visa.

This can be a copy of round trip tickets or emailed flight itinerary confirmation which should include applicants name and show entry into and exit from Brazil.

Proof of the Applicants Residential Address in the United States must be presented when applying for a Business Visa to Brazil.

This should be a clear color copy of the applicant drivers license or state issued photo ID.

An Original & Notarized Business Letter from the applicants U.S. based company must be submitted with the Brazil Business Visa Application. The notary stamp on the business letter must be from the same state where the company/organization is located.

The Business letter should:

• be on company letterhead;
• addressed to the attention of "The Consulate General of Brazil";
• explain the nature of business of the U.S company;
• signed by a senior company manager;
• provide the applicant's job title, description & employment status in the U.S. company;
• provide the applicants passport information;
• provide detailed information concerning the nature of business & activities to be conducted in Brazil.
• provide name, address & contact information of the Brazilian company;
• provide name, phone number, job title & description of the contact person in the Brazilian company;
• guarantee financial support for the applicants entire stay in Brazil;
• guarantee the applicants return to their home country upon the completion of his work in Brazil;
• include the statement that the applicant "will not perform any paid work, technical assistance, technical training or any other activities that are incompatible with a Brazilian Business Visa".

Example Business Letter Template

Yellow fever vaccination certificates are required if the applicant has traveled to any of the following countries within the last 90 days:

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, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela.

Yellow fever vaccinations are advisable if the applicant intends to visit any of the following areas of Brazil:

Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Rondonia, Roraima, Tocantins and the Federal District of Brazil.

The Designated Consular Jurisdictions of the U.S. based Embassy of Brazil & Brazilian Consulates are:

Consulate of Brazil in Atlanta, Georgia
Consular Jurisdiction: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee

Consulate of Brazil Boston, Massachusetts
Consular Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Consulate of Brazil in Chicago, Illinois
Consular Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

Consulate of Brazil in Houston, Texas
Consular Jurisdiction: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

Consulate of Brazil in Los Angeles, California
Consular Jurisdiction: Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah e Wyoming. The following counties in California: Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura

Brazil Consulate Miami, Florida
Consular Jurisdiction: Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island

Brazil Consulate New York, New York
Consular Jurisdiction: Bermuda Islands, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

Consulate of Brazil in San Francisco, California
Consular Jurisdiction: Alaska, Oregon and Washington. The following counties in California: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benidito, San Francisco, San Joaquim, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba

Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC
Consular Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, North Carolina, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and all Military Bases except Guam