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In a drastic policy change, Brazil will require visa from American passport holders From April 10th.
This means that, unless you have obtained authorization to fly to Brazil, from the Brazilian authorities themselves, you will be excluded from boarding your flight.
The same rule now applies to Canadians and Australians, and it is part of a considerable redeployment of border rules that have been established to meet millions of tourists flying to Rio, and other Paradisaical beach destinations in the largest countries in South America.
Here is everything you need to know about the new visa of Brazil for Americans, how you can register and why Brazil is the rules:
Why does Brazil focus on Americans with new visa rules?
From 10 April Brazil will all American citizens, as well as Canadians and Australians, who do not have a valid visa for entering Brazil.
This means that they have to apply for a permit to fly before their journey, otherwise they will not be left on the plane, much less by the Brazilian border.
This comes in the middle of the switch of the current Brazilian administration of an open, tourist-friendly approach to a Reciprocity based policy.
In simpler terms, unless Brazilians can travel visa -free to a foreign country, Brazilian officers will no longer allow citizens of the country of the country to travel visa -free to Brazil.
This is not exactly Uncharted Territory, as prior to the Bolsonaro government, Brazil had already imposed visa requirements on Americans, given that Brazilians were not allowed to enter the United States in the United States-the last 6 years an exemption was made when the country tried to stimulate tourism.
For political reasons, This is now changing again.
The same applies to Canada and Australia, who are equally stricter visa rules on Brazilians, and are thus affected by the policy change, but it is not about citizens of other Western areas, such as the European Union, the United Kingdom or New Zealand, who have signed visa device with Brazil.
How to register the e-visa of Brazil
The good news is that it is new Brazilian visa slightly easier than the previous oneSo don’t get in a panic if you have planned a trip in the coming months!
Unless you travel with children, but we will achieve that.
You no longer have to commute to the nearest Brazilian consulate – which for some who live in a small town in the middle of America can hold back to a large east of the city on the west coast – and you subject your paperwork personally, Much less attend an interview.
In the words of the Brazilian government, citizens traveling with passports from the United States, Canada or Australia for tourism and business purposes can be able to ask for an e-visa through the VFS E-visa Portal.
They claim that the process is ‘Easy and fast‘, and that if the requirements below are met, the e-visa will be issued within a few days.
If you have ever had to deal with Asian e-visas, such as the Vietnam or Myanmar, you know how it goes:
- You must be in possession of a valid passport, valid until the end of the trip to Brazil
- The passport must have at least 2 empty visa pages
- You must upload a photo in passport style to the platform (2 “x 2”, with a white background)
- You must show a confirmation of your flight reservation, enter Brazil and leave
This It must all take a few minutes to complete.
The rules are a bit different if you travel to Brazil for business, but because we mainly tackle tourists, we will not go into detail here, although you can always check the requirements for business travelers yourself on the official page here.
What if you travel with children or teenagers?
There is another catch:
If you are traveling with children or someone under the age of 18 at the moment, you must present all subsequent documentation, and The list is quite extensive:
- An original birth certificate for the minor person and a copy
- A completed authorization for issuing Brazilian visa for a minor, available for download here
- If one of the parents is Brazilian, they must present a statement that the child himself is not a Brazilian citizen, signed by the Brazilian parent
- In cases where a single parent has the custody of a child, a notary copy of the judicial order that grants custody and exclusive parent rights must be attached
- If the child has a deceased parent, a death certificate for the aforementioned parent must be included in the application
- A copy of passports or other forms of valid photo -ID from both parents is required
- Finally, the name on the photo -ID of the parent corresponds to the child on their birth certificate: If the parent has changed his name since the issue of this document, they must provide additional evidence that confirms the name change (for example, a marriage certificate)
We think that after all, families don’t come to Brazil for their vacations.
For travelers over the age of 18, they must present bank statements that show transactions that date at least a month, and prove that they have at least US $ 2,000 in funds for travel.
Last but certainly not least, everyone has to pay an e-visa fee US $ 80.90For every application, so if you are a family of 4, apart from the extensive paperwork, you have to choose no less than US $ 323.60.
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Other important information about the e-visa of Brazil
Regarding the issue of the visa itself, as soon as all documentation has been uploaded and validated by the platform, the E-VISA takes up to five working days to process, so keep in mind if you have a coming travel date and you are applying for a weekend or vacation in Brazil.
Our advice to you is to Apply as soon as you have a confirmed travel schedule For Brazil and your flights booked to prevent delays and the risk of getting in the entry is prevented because of no valid visa.
You must also ensure that you add the correct e-mail address when creating your account in the e-visa platform. All updates regarding the application and the authorization to travel are sent to that e -mail.
Once you have received your e-visa, make sure you download it in PDF form or print a few copies, because it is known that Brazilian border officers are not sure about digital documents.
Based on the available information at this stage, which we can confirm as soon as the system is fully used from 10 April, this e-visa is valid for up to 5 years.
It provides several entries in Brazil, as long as every stay does not exceed 90 days At the same time.
We think that the planning of carnival has just come abroad way More bureaucratic than normal …
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