Visas

PERMANENT VISA
Marriage to a Brazilian citizen or permanent resident

foreign citizen married to a Brazilian citizen or to an alien with a permanent residence permit to Brazil may apply for a permanent visa at the Consulate General. The visa application and the pertinent documentation must be lodged at the Consulate General. The Consulate General will then submit documentation to Brazilian home authorities. If the application is granted, the decision of the Brazilian home authorities will be published in this website at Authorized visas. The procedure takes around 3 months.

Minimum required documentation includes:

SPOUSE’S BRAZILIAN DOCUMENTS

A – Identity card
If the spouse is Brazilian, the required document is the “Carteira de Identidade Civil”. If the spouse is a resident alien, the required document is the “Carteira do Registro Nacional de Estrangeiros”.

B – Statement in Portuguese assuming responsibility for the applicant’s
maintenance in Brazil
(termo de responsabilidade e manutenção)
This statement must be either legalised by the Consulate-General or sworn before a notary public. For a model of statement click here.

APPLICANT'S DOCUMENTATION

C – One recent 3cm x 4 cm photograph, front view

D– One visa application form (click here to fill in the form). Please disregard the error message about the website’s security certificate. Click at “Continue to this website (not recommended)”.

One form for each accompanying dependant.

Fill in the form.
. Click "SEND" to receive your processing number and receipt.
. Print the receipt.
. Attach your photograph
. Sign the receipt.
. Bring the duly completed and signed receipt, the original documentation, passport and payment.

The visa application form filled out online is valid for one month only. If you apply after that period, it will be necessary to fill out another form.

E– Passport, which will be photocopied and returned to the applicant

F– Marriage certificate issued by the Consulate General or in Brazil

G– Certificate of good behaviour (international model - Verklaring omtrent het gedrag – VOG) issued by the Dutch Ministry of Justice within 90 days from delivery to the Consulate. Issuance by Dutch authorities may take up to 4 weeks, upon presentation of a declaration issued by this Consulate. Such declaration can be issued upon presentation of a photocopy of either the applicant's ID or passport. The consular fee is € 13,50 and the processing time is up to 5 working days.

H– Birth certificate (international model).

PLEASE NOTE THAT

1 – All Brazilian documents must be originals or notarized copies. All non-Brazilian documents must be notarized and have the signature of the notary public recognized by a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy, with payment of the appropriate fees.

2 – The legalization of documents B, F, H at the Consulate General is not required If the applicant has been married for five or more years.

3 - Any document (including documents B, F and H) issued outside the Netherlands will only be accepted after it has been legalised by the Brazilian Embassy (or Brazilian Consulate) in the country it has been issued.

4– Once all the necessary documentation is received, the Consulate-General must submit the application to the appropriate Brazilian authorities and receive authorization to grant the visa. This step, however, is not required if the applicant has been married for five or more years. In this case, the visa will be granted in a minimum of five working days.

5– After the authorization for issuance of the visa has been received by the Consulate-General and fees are paid, please allow a minimum of five working days for the issuance of the visa. The authorization to grant the visa expires within six months from the date it was received by the Consulate General.

6– Add a minimum of two working days for passports returned by mail.

7–– On a reciprocity basis, first entry into Brazil must be made within 90 days after the visa has been issued for passport holders of the following countries: Angola, Bahrain, Cambodia, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Taiwan and Tunisia.

8 - Holders of a permanent visa must require an Alien Identity Card (Carteira do Registro Nacional de Estrangeiros) at a Federal Police office within 30 days of arrival in Brazil.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE THE VISA

A - Passport valid for at least 6 months

B - Consular fee to a permanent visa

CONSULAR FEES

Each visa € 180,00

Each document legalized at the Consulate-General (items B, F, H and I) € 18,00

Marriage certificate issued by the Consulate-General € 18,00

Each photocopy authenticated at the Consulate-General (item D) € 13,50

An additional processing fee of € 126,00 is charged to visa applications presented by U.S. citizens. British subjects will be subject to a € 139,50 processing fee when the validity of their visas is over 180 days.

– All fees are payable either by debit card (PIN) or in cash. Credit cardsand cheques are not accepted.
– If the applicant has been married for five or more years, fees must be paid in advance.
– In the opposite case (married for less than five years) the fees will have to be paid at the moment the visa is granted.
– Visas of this kind are free of charge for Italian citizens.

DOCUMENTATION RETURNED BY MAIL
Applicants should provide the Consulate-General with a self-addressed stamped envelope
of suitable size.

THE CONSULATE-GENERAL CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR DELAYED MAIL.

“This Consulate General does not provide express services, therefore, we strongly advise you not to commit yourselfto travel plans until you know when your visa will be ready for collection.

General conditions are subject to change without prior notice.”

QUESTIONS?
Write to visas@consbras.nl