VOLUNTARY WORKER

VITEM-I visas are issued to a foreign citizen travelling to Brazil to work for a religious or social assistance institutions or for a public interest Nongovernmental Organization (NGO), provided that he/she is not employed by a company or institution in Brazil. The visa application shall be submitted by the Consulate General to Brazilian home authorites. The Consulate will only isssue the visa after the requirement is granted. The procedure takes around 3 months. Check whether your visa authorization has arrived in this website at Authorized visas

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS TO LODGE THE APPLICATION

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

B– 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)”.

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.

C– Proof of studies and professional qualification compatible with the activities to be carried out in Brazil. Diploms and course of studiesin Dutch must be translated into Portuguese, Spanish, French or English by a sworn translator before being delivered at the Consulate, together with authenticated photocopies of the original..The Consulate will judge if professional qualifications are compatible. If they are judged insufficient, application will be refused.

D– Letter of invitation from the Brazilian institution specifying details of work place and type of activities to be carried out by the applicant, notarised by a Notary Public, in Brazil

E– written statement from the Brazilian Institution assuming full responsibility for the maintenance of the applicant while in Brazil and for his/her return to the Netherlands, notarised by a Notary Public in Brazil. The institution must assume responsibility, not the applicant.

F– written statement from the Brazilian Institution assuming full responsibility for the health care of the applicant and his dependants during their stay in Brazil, notarised by a Notary Public in Brazil. The institution must assume responsibility, not the applicant.

G– Proof of constitution of the Brazilian sponsoring institution, i.e. social statutes, articles of association, appointment act or nomination of the current board of directors

H - Proof of registration with the respective National, State, Federal District of Municipal Social Welfare Council, legalized photocopies of current documents by a Notary Public, in Brazil, or alternatively a certificate, issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, to the effect that the NGO's activies are of public interest

I– Proof that the Brazilian Institution is fully functional , notarised by a Notary Public, in Brazil

J– Copy of pages with personal data of the passport, legalized by the Consulate-General

K– Original certificate of good behaviour (international model), legalized by the Consulate-General. 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.

L– Original certificate of birth (international model), legalized by the Consulate-General

M– Original certificate of residence in the Netherlands (international model), legalized by the Consulate-General.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS TO RETRIEVE THE VISA

A – Passport valid for a minimum of six months

B - Pay the consular fee to the visa

PLEASE NOTE THAT

- Authorizations to retrieve a visa are valid for 180 days after reception by the Consulate General

– A permanent visa can be granted to applicants designated as directors or administrators of a religious or social assistance institution in Brazil. Specific information on issuance of permanent visas is provided separately in this site.

– – 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, China, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lybia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Thailand, Tunisia and Switzerland.

- - Maximum duration of the visa is two years.

CONSULAR FEES
This visa costs € 54,00. A charge of € 18,00 is applicable per document legalised by the Consulate General. An additional processing fee of € 135,00 is charged to visa applications presented by U.S. citizens in reciprocity for identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a visa to the United States of America. British subjects will be subject to a € 139,50 processing fee when the validity of their visas is over 180 days, on a reciprocity basis. All fees are payable either by debit card (PIN) or in cash. Credit cards and cheques are not accepted.

PASSPORTS 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. UPON ARRIVAL OF COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION AT THE CONSULATE-GENERAL, PLEASE ALLOW A MINIMUM OF TWELVE WEEKS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE VISA. ADD A MINIMUM OF TWO WORKING DAYS FOR PASSPORTS RETURNED BY MAIL.

FURTHER QUESTIONS?

Write an email to visas@consbras.nl