🇧🇷 Brazil for 🇦🇺 AU citizens

Brazilian consular guidance for VIVIS requires a valid passport with at least two blank pages; some posts and airlines recommend at least 6 months’ validity beyond the intended stay. For eVisa applications via the official platform, a scanned bio-data page of the passport must be uploaded in one of the accepted formats. VIVIS consular instructions require a valid passport with at least two blank pages; pages reserved for amendments cannot be used. While Brazilian MFA generally requires validity for the stay, many consulates and airlines recommend at least 6 months’ validity beyond the intended stay. Standard VIVIS business visa instructions require a valid passport with at least two blank pages; pages reserved for amendments cannot be used. Although Brazilian rules focus on validity for the stay, many consulates and airlines recommend at least 6 months’ validity beyond the intended stay.

Photo must be recent (typically taken within the last 6 months) and show the applicant facing forward, without head coverings except for religious reasons. Some consulates may require two identical photos; applicants should check local post instructions. Photo must be recent (typically within the last 6 months) and meet biometric standards.

Applicants must complete the electronic visitor visa (VIVIS eVisa) form on the official platform and submit it online; a receipt or confirmation is generated. Some consular guidance for VIVIS refers to the Recibo de Entrega de Requerimento (RER); the eVisa platform uses an equivalent electronic confirmation.

Brazilian VIVIS guidance requires a booking confirmation or reservation with the applicant’s name, itinerary, flight numbers and arrival/departure dates. Fully paid tickets are not always mandatory at application stage, but a detailed reservation is typically required. Tourism and business VIVIS pages require a booking confirmation or reservation with full itinerary details (flight numbers, dates, airports). Some consulates accept reservations instead of fully paid tickets, but they must clearly show intended entry and exit from Brazil.

Consular guidance for VIVIS typically requires bank statements, credit card statements or payslips covering the last 3 months, issued within about 30 days of application. Posts often reference a benchmark of around USD 100–150 per day of stay as a guideline for sufficient funds; exact thresholds may vary by consulate. If a Brazilian host or company formally undertakes to cover all expenses, personal proof of funds may be waived, but supporting letters must clearly state this.

Tourism VIVIS guidance requires either a hotel booking or an invitation letter from a Brazilian host with full name, address and contact details. For business trips, an invitation or support letter from the Brazilian company often doubles as accommodation and sponsorship evidence if it states that expenses will be covered.

Business VIVIS guidance requires an invitation or employer letter on company letterhead, including applicant details, purpose of travel, dates, Brazilian counterpart details and, if applicable, a statement that the company will cover all expenses. If the Brazilian counterpart issues the letter, some consulates require the signature to be notarized in Brazil; for eVisa processing, scanned copies of such letters are typically uploaded.

Brazilian consular posts often require non-citizen residents to provide a residence card or visa for the country where they apply (e.g., US Green Card, Japanese Zairyu Card). This requirement is typically enforced when the applicant is not a national of the country where the application is lodged.