EMERGENCY

Emergency work visas are issued up to five working days to foreign citizens travelling to Brazil in an emergency situation to work in the framework of a contract for transfer of technology or provision of technical assistance or technical cooperation agreement between a Brazilian and a foreign company or institution. This visa can only be issued in the cases of fortuitous situations that represent an immediate risk for human lives, the environment or assets or have caused an interruption of production of goods or services. The applicant must not be remunerated by a source in Brazil.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

A – Passport valid for a minimum of six months

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

C– 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.

D – A letter from the employer in the Netherlands, addressed to the Consul General, written in Portuguese, Spanish, French or English, indicating that the employee has the necessary skills to deal with the emergency and assuming full financial responsibility for their employee whilst in Brazil.

E – A letter from the Brazilian company, addressed to the Consul General, in Portuguese, fully describing the emergency situation that required the application for this type of visa, the technical skills required to attend the emergency situation, as well as the name(s) of the technician(s) indicated by the Dutch company.

PLEASE NOTE THAT
The informations provided in items D and E above will be transmitted by the Consulate General to the Brazilian authorities in Brazil, who may at any time check its truthfulness.

Applications will only be accepted if all required documentation is presented and fees paid. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to obtain all the documents required for issuance of the visa.

– 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.

Maximum duration of the visa is thirty days and cannot be extended. New visa can only be issued 90 days after the applicant’s departure from Brazil.

CONSULAR FEES
A charge of € 90,00 is applicable per visa. 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 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY AGENT OR BY MAIL ARE SUBJECT TO A € 18,00 HANDLING FEE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FEE.

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 FIVE WORKING DAYS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE VISA. ADD A MINIMUM OF TWO WORKING DAYS FOR PASSPORTS RETURNED BY MAIL.

QUESTIONS?
Write to visas@consbras.nl