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Temporary Visa Type VI (VITEM-VI) is issued to journalists travelling to Brazil as press, radio and television correspondents, as well as to their dependants or dependants of a VITEM-VI visa holder.
The issuance of this visa requires authorisation from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. The procedure has two phases.

First phase: applying for an authorisation
Tthe newspaper, news service, magazine, radio or television station or network must address to the Consulate-General a letter providing information on the assignment and giving the following details on the correspondent. Based on such information the Consulate will consult the Brazilian home authorities.

A – complete name in accordance with passport

B – date and place of birth

C – nationality

D – parents’ names

E – passport number

F – civil status (if married, same data on spouse must be provided)

G – purported duration of employment in Brazil

H – if applicant will replace another correspondent, the name of the replaced journalist must be informed.

I - confirmation that the employer will be responsible for the correspondent's remuneration

Second phase: collecting the visa
Once the Consulate receives authorization to issue the visa, the applicant must produce the following items:

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 – Certificate of good behaviour (international model) 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.

E – Certificate of residence issued by Dutch municipal authorities (international model). Applicants must have lived in the Netherlands for the previous year.

PLEASE NOTE THAT
– 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 VITEM-VI visas is four years. Extensions can be applied for at the Department of Federal Police, in Brazil, at least 30 days before the visa expires

VITEM-VI holders intending to stay in Brazil for more than 180 days are allowed to take their personal effects exempt from import duties. Pertinent enquiries should be addressed to the Consulate-General.

Applications for Temporary Visa VI can only be submitted in the consular district in which the applicant resides.

CONSULAR FEES
A charge of € 18,00 is applicable per visa. An additional processing fee of € 126,00 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. Applications for Temporary Visa VI (VITEM-VI) may be submitted in person, by an agent or by mail.

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.

IMPORTANT
AFTER ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT AND THE CONSULAR FEES PAID, THE CONSULATE-GENERAL MUST CONSULT BRAZILIAN HOME AUTHORITIES AND RECEIVE AUTHORISATION FOR GRANTING A VITEM-VI VISA. IN THE MEANTIME, APPLICANTS MUST NOT TRAVEL TO BRAZIL. UPON RECEPTION OF THE AUTHORISATION, PLEASE ALLOW A MINIMUM OF FIVE WORKING DAYS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE VISA.

FURTHER QUESTIONS?
Write an email to visas@consbras.nl