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How to extend your tourist visa in Brazil: a complete guide

Authored by Danish Soomro

Table of Contents:

What to do if I want to extend my tourist visa to Brazil?

Can i extend my tourist visa for brazil with my country passport, what are the sanctions if i overstay my tourist visa in brazil, how can i extend my tourist visa to brazil, which documents do i need to extend my tourist visa to brazil, when should i extend my tourist visa to brazil.

• Can I return to Brazil after I get an extension? 

Travelers have long been drawn to Brazil. With incredible beaches, the Amazon rainforest, fascinating cities, and beautiful people. Once people arrive, it is not uncommon to want to stay longer and longer. The easiest way is to extend your Brazi tourist visas. 

This is the most complete guide on how to extend your tourist visa in Brazil. Danish, who is the founder of visadb.io, has himself extended this tourist permit in Rio De Janeiro as a Canadian citizen. Kindly note that this article was written in 2022. For any specific questions or updates, check out the government websites below or contact a verified lawyer.

If you want to extend your Brazilian visa, you first need to verify if your nationality can apply for an extension (check the list below). Then you need to book an appointment with the Brazilian Federal Police Office or get help from a verified expert for a smooth process without language issues. You have to make a visit to the Federal Police Office to get your visa extended.

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Extending your Brazilian tourist visa depends on your nationality. Here you can find the nationalities that have a 90-day Visa Waiver which can be extended for another 90 days:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina (Mercosur)
• El Salvador
• Iceland 
• Liechtenstein 
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vatican City

*There may be other countries that could get 30 days extension, check the list here.

If you overstay you can get a fine which goes from R$100 raises per day (about $20 USD) to a maximum of 10,000 raises, but you can also get deported and restricted from ever applying for a tourist visa again as this is considered unlawful immigration. We strongly recommend not overstaying your visa.

1) Once in Brazil, you need to apply for an extension before your 90 days are over, for which, you need to book an appointment online. It is important that you consider that appointments are not available all the time, so you should get one at least 2 weeks before your visa expires.

2) When you book an appointment online, it will give you a BAR CODE so you can attend your appointment with the Brazil Federal Police.

TIP: There is one office at the airport in Rio de Janeiro.

3) You then need to fill in this form: https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br. This will give you a receipt so that you can go pay at a bank in Brazil.

4) Then, you need to present all your documents in ORIGINAL and not in copies in your appointment with the Brazil Federal Police or at the Consulate. Documents are listed below. Do not forget the proof of visa fee payment from step 3.

TIP: Even if somebody tells you that a document might not be necessary, it is better if you come prepared to avoid any hassle.

5) Attend your appointment with the Brazil Police or in the Consulate with the printed and signed receipt and all your documents in ORIGINAL, no copies.

6) Hand in the documents, and wait for around half an hour to one hour. The agent will call you to provide you with your visa extension. Done!

TIP: If you cannot apply for your visa extension, somebody else can do it for you. For example, you can reach out to Caroline and Gabriella, Verified Lawyers, which are always ready to assist you.

Brazil Tourist Visa Extension Assistance

• Passport. Must be valid for at least 6 months.
• Must be filled in online ( click here ). Please print and bring the Visa Request Form Receipt (RER) to the appointment.
• Application protocol signed. 
• Passport photo. 3x4cm.
• Proof of income. The last three payslips AND a bank statement from the last three months. You cannot apply with a credit card line.
• Round-trip-ticket. A copy of your e-booking or a letter from the airline with your passport name and number and itinerary of the flight. TIP: If you do not have a return ticket, you can check out OneWayFly which will give you a temporary flight ticket. Get 5% OFF here .
• Payment receipt for visa fees.
• The appointment Bar Code was previously generated online .

You should always do it at least two (2) weeks before your visa deadline and at most one (1) month before. 

Can I return to Brazil after I get an extension? 

Yes, but you can only return to Brazil as a tourist 6 months after that extension was over. 

It is clearly true that Brazil is one of the most beautiful places in the world; but, when it comes to extending your tourist stay, Brazil can be a complex one due to bureaucracy and language differences. 

We hope this article helps you apply for your extension, so you can continue your stay in this wonderful country.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Brazilian Tourist Visa

November 13, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 313 Comments

In an attempt to simplify the lives of people who wish to travel to Brazil on a tourist visa I’ve created this page that should cover 99% of the questions that people have. Everything from how to apply for your Brazilian tourist visa, how to extend your visa, what happens if you overstay your visa, what you can do and can’t do on a visa is covered in this post.

Please note that none of the following constitutes legal advice. Though every effort has been to provide accurate information based on official sources, consultations with legal professionals and hundreds of conversations with people who have been through the system, there are no guarantees when it comes to Brazil. Your mileage may vary.

Update November 2017: A new law went into effect that changed some of the laws governing the rights of foreigners in Brazil. This law also changes the fine for overstaying on a tourist visa from R$8.28 per day to R$100 per day, maxing out at R$10,000. See the law here:

Countries that do not require a tourist visa to Brazil

Holders of passports from the following 76 jurisdictions do not need to apply for a tourist visa before entering Brazil. For most South American countries it is possible to enter Brazil up to 90 days with just an ID card. Citizens of all other countries

Andora, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cypress, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland. Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia. Malta, Macau, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Malta, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Saint Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tunisia. Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela.

How to Apply for A Brazilian Tourist Visa

In general these are the documents you will need to apply for a Brazilian visa. Check the specific requirements of the Brazilian consulate in your jurisdiction.

• A valid Passport with at least 6 months of eligibility and 2 blank pages left open
• A signed Visa Application Form. You can get one from any consulate’s website .
• State ID or utility bill to prove residency in the jurisdiction you’re applying in (US citizens)
• 1 recent 2″ x 2″ color passport-type photo showing the full front view of your face
• Copy of your round trip ticket to Brazil (or other proof of outbound travel)
• Money Order for Consular fees
• Proof of yellow fever vaccination may be required if you’ve visited certain countries within 90 days before applying. Verify with your consulate.

You may also have to pay a fee, which is charged in reciprocity for an identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a tourist visa to your country.

United States: US$ 160.00 Algeria: US$60.00; Angola: US$100.00; Australia: US$ 35.00; Canada: US$ 65.00; CAD $81.50 Japan: US$ 25.00; Nigeria: US$ 65.00; United Arab Emirates: US$55.00; United Kingdom: US$175.00 (only if stay is over 180 days); all other countries: US$20.00.

You’ll need to schedule an appointment in advance with your local Brazilian consulate or embassy in order to apply for a visa. It should take between 1-2 weeks for your visa application to be processed. Check the list below for your nearest consulate location .

Your closest Brazilian consulate may be very far away, in which case it’s recommended you look into a visa expedition service to avoid having to make a 20 hour trek.

Time Restrictions on the Brazilian Tourist Visa

Brazilian tourist visas are typically valid for up to 10 years from the date of issue. Residents of some countries must enter Brazil within 90 days of the visa being issued in order for it to be valid. Countries  on the list found here  with (90) next to them have this requirement.

You are allowed to stay up to 90 days per visit to Brazil and a total of 180 days per year in the country as a tourist. You can stay 180 consecutive days in Brazil but you’ll need to go to the Policia Federal and request an extension. More on that below.

How Does the 180 Day Thing Work?

A lot of confusion is generated by misunderstandings of how the 180 days are distributed, resulting in panic filled nights and people changing their travel plans. Some of the confusion can be cleared up by better understanding the terminology that we use.

There’s 2 distinct pieces of paper that are often referred to as ‘my tourist visa’.

1. Brazilian Travel Visa – A piece of paper that authorizes a passport holder from a non-visa exempt country to enter Brazil.

2. Arrival card – A piece of paper that you receive upon arrival authorizing your stay for a certain period. Never more than 90 days, but less can be given under the discretion of the Federal Police Agent.

During any one year period you are allowed to spend 180 days inside Brazil. This can be broken up any way that you want. 10 days here, 20 days there, 90 days here, 60 days there. Many people stay for 90 days, request a 90 day extension then leave once their second 90 day extension runs out.

The year is calculated based on the first time you enter Brazil, and not on the calendar year or some calendar that the Federal Police invented, as some people erroneously believe. So if you entered Brazil for the first time on June 15, 2014, you have 180 days to spend between June 15, 2014 and June 14, 2015, 180 days to spend between June 15, 2015 and June 14, 2016, etc.

What this means is that let’s say you entered Brazil for the first time on February 12, 2010. You came to Brazil for a few weeks to see Carnival and haven’t been back since. It’s now November 14, 2014. Your period for this year started February 12, 2014 and ends February 11, 2015. You can spend the 90 days or so until your period starts over, at which time you have another 180 days to spend in Brazil between February 12, 2015 and February 11, 2016.

Keep in mind that the visa card you receive on arrival determines how long you have to stay until you have to apply for an extension or leave the country in order to have not overstayed. They may give you less than 90 days, but they will never give you more than 90 days at one time.

When leaving Brazil it’s a good idea to ask the immigration officer at the airport to simulate a reentry in their computer to see how much time you really have left this period and when you’ll be able to reenter if you’ve used up all of your time already.

In some cases people who have entered via land borders have found that their period started later than they thought due to computers not syncing up data with other immigration computers.

What if I’m a Dual Citizen?

While in the past you may have been able to enter Brazil using one passport, stay for 180 days, then leave and re-enter under another passport, this is no longer the case. It used to be that different passports were recorded differently in the system. Recently the Federal Police have been connecting all of the information in their systems in a process known as  encruzamento de informações,  and now everything shows up as the record of one person.

If you’ve heard somebody say that they were able to succeed in entering under a 2nd passport, this is likely due to the  imprudente imperícia  or  negligência of the Policia Federal agent who received them at the border crossing. Sometimes there is an error in the system when processing entrances, and sometimes the person managing the system creates an error, resulting in someone doing something they shouldn’t have been able to.

I heard about some special cases…

Due to the lack of uniformity in how procedures in Brazil are carried out, there is a lot of confusion about how things actually work.

There are the laws as they are written, the procedures by which organs of government apply those laws, and what actually happens on a day to day basis.

The systems are supposed to operate in a certain way, but sometimes there are unexplained errors in the system. People are supposed to do their jobs in a certain way, but sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes people get results than differ from the norm because the person attending them that day made a mistake.

How to Extend Your Stay in Brazil

Requests to extend your tourist visa for an additional 90 days must be made at the local Federal Police office. A complete list of Policia Federal locations is found at the bottom of this post.

It’s very important that you extend your stay before the initial 90 allotment has run out. If you stay 91 days and go to the Federal Police expecting to get an extension the Federal Police may give you a paper telling you that you have 7 days to leave the country instead.

You will need the following documents:

• A filled out visa extension request form. Found here.
• A printed bank statement or valid credit card to prove you will have sufficient money to spend another 90 days in the country; the bank statement has to be in your name.
• Proof of outbound travel. For simplicity’s sake, bring an airline ticket. A bus ticket will probably work without too much explaining. Having none of this, but having hotel bookings in a neighboring country may work with a bit of explaining done in your best Portuguese .
• Your passport  with the entrance stamp to Brazil.
• Your tourist card  (Cartão de Entrada) , issued when entering Brazil.
• Receipt of payment of visa fee . To do this you’ll first need to fill out this online form  (updated July 2018) and print out a receipt which you can pay at any bank. On the web form under Unidade Arrecadadora choose the city you’ll be submitting your request to. If you’re in a capital city you’ll choose Superintendincia regional no estado de [whatever state you’re in]. For codigo de receita STN use 140090, being the code for visa extentions. Then click ‘gerar guia,’ print out the form and pay the R$67 fee at the bank. Bring the receipt with you when you submit your visa application. Note that the website doesn’t always work with all browsers, so if it does something funny for you then try in a different browser.

Can I Change From A Tourist Visa to Another Visa Type?

If you enter Brazil under a tourist visa you will not be able to change visa types from within Brazil. You will need to leave the country then reenter under your new visa type in order for it to take effect.

Applying for a Student Visa for example must be done at a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy outside of Brazil. Some Europeans have reported success in completing this process in nearby Argentina or Uruguay, while many Americans have been told they need to do this in their home country. You’ll probably have to do this in your home country as well, but you may get lucky and succeed in getting your student visa without leaving the continent.

The exception to this is if you get married to a Brazilian in Brazil, or have a child born in Brazil you can apply for permanent residency at the Federal Police station without having to leave the country.

Overstaying a Brazilian Tourist Visa

Update November 2017:  The new Lei da Migração  has increased the fine for overstaying from R$8.28 per day to R$100 per day. The new maximum fine is now R$10,000.

Overstaying your tourist visa can happen in two cases:

• You’ve stayed beyond the 90 [or whatever they give you] days granted on your arrival card, or the 90 days granted by your extension.
• You’ve stayed in excess of 180 days during your 1 year period.

Once you’ve overstayed your tourist visa you will be subject to a fine of R$100 per day that you overstay, with the maximum fine being R$10,000. Whether you overstay 100 days or 10 years the fine is the same.

When you leave Brazil via airport, if they notice that you’ve overstayed they will take you into the back room and make you sign a form acknowledging that you’ve overstayed and that you agree to paying the fine. They will also leave a nasty stamp in your passport saying that you’ve overstayed and that you have an outstanding fine.  Make sure you have the form they give you with you when you return to Brazil in order to avoid complications. 

You’re technically supposed to pay this fine at a Banco do Brasil outside of Brazil, but in practice you’ll probably pay this fine when you try to reenter Brazil. If the immigration officer notices that you’ve overstayed he will hold onto your passport while you go to a bank or casa loterica to pay your fee. In some cases people have been sent back on the plane they came in on because their flight arrived in the middle of the night when banks were closed and the immigration officer didn’t want to be responsible for them. To avoid complications, bring Reais with you and arrive during normal business hours.

It’s also possible to go to the airport a day before your flight and pay the fine so that you don’t have to do this on the way back.

It’s worth noting that once you overstay your tourist visa you have committed an administrative infraction and have achieved irregular status. The penalty if you are caught is deportation and you will not be allowed back in until your period starts over.

On the rare occasion that a foreigner is caught by the authorities having overstayed their visa, they will typically be referred to the Federal Police and given between 3 and 8 days to leave the country.

Can I Get Married After Overstaying My Tourist Visa?

It is possible to marry to a Brazilian in Brazil regardless of how much time you have overstayed, as this is viewed as a fundamental human right. This is the law of the land, but  cartórios in the state of Rio de Janeiro have decided to not process marriages where the foreigner has overstayed their tourist visa. In this case you will need a court order to override their incorrect interpretation of the law.

When is the Next Time They’re Going to Give Amnesty?

There was a proposal that would’ve given amnesty to illegal foreigners in Brazil that was tabled on January 31, 2015. There is no indication as to when the motion will be considered again. View the proposal here.

Laws Governing the Brazilian Tourist Visa

Update:  A law passed in May 2017 that went into effect in November 2017 made some changes to the foreigner code. Previously,   LEI Nº 6.815, DE 19 DE AGOSTO DE 1980.   was the law which governed foreigner activities in Brazil. This law has been revoked and superceded by  Projeito de Lei 13445 / 2017 , which establishes the Lei da Migração or Migration Law.

A careful reading of this law would solve much of the confusion that people bring to this page. The rest of the confusion could be cleared up with uniform application of processes dictated by the laws as they are written.

What You Can and Can’t Do on a Tourist Visa

Article 9 states that tourist visas are granted to those who don’t intend on immigrating and aren’t aiming to participate in paid activities in Brazil.

Article 98 clarifies that you’re forbidden from partaking in paid activities in Brazil under a tourist visa.

Article 106 specifies a lot of things that foreigners can’t do, such as be the captain of a Brazilian boat, provide religious service to the armed forces, be a public auctioneer, be the leader of a trade union and a lot of other things that most foreigners wouldn’t think of doing.

Article 107 lays out the political activities that you’re forbidden from partaking in, such as organizing a political party, organizing a parade or demonstration or performing acts of political espionage.

Rights and Restrictions of Tourists in Brazil

Here are some rough translations of selected parts of Title X

Article 95. The foreigner residing in Brazil enjoys all of the rights recognized by Brazilians under the terms of the Constitution and the law.

Article 96. The foreigner should present proof of their legal stay in Brazil whenever requested by any authority or their agent.

Contact Info For Official Offices

You can find a complete list of Brazilian consulates around the world here.  Here’s another list in case you can’t find what you’re looking for there.

Brazilian Consulates in the US

Washington, D.C. Brazilian Embassy 3006 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008-3634 (202) 238-2700

Consular Service 3009 Whitehaven Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20008-3634 (202) 238-2828 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia

Consulate General of Brazil in Boston The Statler Building 20 Park Plaza, Suite 810 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 542-4000 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction:_Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago  401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3050 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 464-0244 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

Consulate General of Brazil in Houston 1233 West Loop South, Park Tower North, Suite 1150 Houston, TX 77027 (713) 961-3063/64/65 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

Consulate General of Brazil In Los Angeles 8484 Willshire Blvd., Suite 730 / 711 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Phone # (323) 651-2664 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, U.S. Pacific Islands (Johnston, Midway, Wake, Howland, Jarvis, Baker, Palmyra & Kingman), California counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura

Consulate General of Brazil in Miami 80 SW 8th Street 26th Floor Miami, FL 33130-3004 (305) 285 6200 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Florida,  Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the Bahamas

Consulate General of Brazil in New York 1185 Avenue of the Americas 21st Floor New York, NY 10036-2601 (917) 777-7777 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Bermuda

Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 981-8170 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and California counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolunme, Yolo and Yuma

Brazilian Consulate General in Atlanta 3500 Lenox Road, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: (404) 949-2400 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: States of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Brazilian Consulates in Canada

Note that the Visa Requirements for Canadians are the same as mentioned above . The visa fee must be paid with money order from Canada Post or your local bank.

Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver

666 Burrard Street – suite 2020 Vancouver, BC  V6C 2X8 Phone: 1 (604) 696-5311 Fax: 1 (604) 696-5366 [email protected] Jurisdiction: Serves British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Northwest Territories

Brazilian Embassy in Ottawa –

450 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6M8 Phone: (613) 237-1090 Fax (613) 237-6144 [email protected]

Brazilian Consulate General in Toronto

77 Bloor Street West, 1109 Toronto, Ontario. Phone: (416) 922 2503 Fax:  (416) 922 1832. [email protected] Jurisdiction: Ontario, except Ottawa, Manitoba and Nunavut

Brazilian Consulate General in Montreal

1, Westmount Square, suite 1700 Montreal, QC H3Z 2P9 Phone: 514-499-0968 [email protected] Jurisdiction: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland

Federal Police Station in Belo Horizonte. Bring a book to read while you wait.

Federal Police Offices in Brazil

The official list can be found here . Note that they give the incorrect address for the Policia Federal in Belo Horizonte and you should instead go to the address I’ve indicated below.

ACRE Rua Floriano Peixoto, 874 Centro 69908-030  Rio Branco AC Phone: (55) (68) 3212-1200 Fax: (55) (68) 3223-3565

ALAGOAS Av. Martin Luther King (Cais do Apolo), 321 Bairro do Recife 50030-230 Maceió AL Phone: (55) (81) 2137-4000 Fax: (55) (81) 2137-4033

Av. Maceió S/N – Bairro Jaraguá 57025-080 Maceió AL Phone: (55) (82)- 216-6767

AMAPÁ Av. Ernestino Borges, 1402 Bairro Jesus de Nazaré 68908-010 Macapá AM Phone (55) (96) 3213-7500/ 7504

AMAZONAS Av. Domingos Jorge Velho, 40 Bairro Don Pedro II- Planalto 69042-470  Manaus AM Phone: (55) (92) 3655-1515/ 1517 Fax: (55) (92) 3656- 7676

BAHIA Av. Oscar Pontes, 339 Bairro Agua de Meninos 40460-130  Salvador BA Phone: (55) (71) 3319-6000 Fax: (55) (71) 3321-3927

CEARÁ Rua Dr. Laudelino Coelho, 55 Bairro de Fátima 60415-430 Fortaleza CE Phone: (55) (85) 3392-4900 Fax: (55) (85) 3392-4973

DISTRITO FEDERAL SAIS Quadra 7 – Lote 23 Setor Policial Sul 70610-902  Brasília DF Phone: (55) (61) 2024-7500/ 7501/ 7502/ 7503/ 7678 Fax: (55) (61) 2024-7401

ESPÍRITO SANTO Rua Vale do Rio Doce, 01 São Torguato – Vila Velha 29114-670  Vitória ES Phone: (55) (27) 3041-8000/ 8002 Fax: (55) (27) 3041-8030

GOIÁS Av. edmundo Pinheiro de Abreu, 826 Setor Bela Vista 74823-030 Goiânia GO Phone: (55) (62) 3240-9600 Fax: (55) (62) 3240-9623

MARANHÃO Av. Daniel de La Touche, 4000 Cohama 65074-115  São Luis MA Phone: (55) (98) 3131-5100/ 5173 Fax: (55) (98) 3131-5103

MATO GROSSO Av. Historiador Rubens de Mendonça, 1205 Araés 78008-000  Cuiabá MT Phone: (55) (65) 3614-5600/ 5665 Fax: (55) (65) 3314-5506 E-mail:  [email protected]

MATO GROSSO DO SUL Rua Fernando Luiz Fernandes, 322 Lar do Trabalhador 79110-901 Campo Grande MS Phone: (55) (67) 3368-1100 Fax: (55) (67) 3368-1169 E-mail:   [email protected]

MINAS GERAIS Rua Francisco Deslandes, 900 – Anchieta – in the 3 rd floor of Shopping Plaza Anchieta (Note that the office has moved and and many official sources are outdated and mistakenly report that this is located at Francisco Holandes)

30310-530  Belo Horizonte MG Phone: (55) (31) 3218-6420 Fax: (55) (31) 3335-8832

PARÁ Av. Almirante Barroso, 4466 66610-000  Belém PA Phone: (55) (91) 3214-8000/ 8014 Fax: (55) (91) 3214-8043

PARAÍBA BR 230, Km 07, Via de Acesso Ponta de Campina 58310-000 Cabedelo PB Phone: (55) (83) 3248-5900 Fax: (55) (83) 3248-5901

PARANÁ Rua Professora Sandalia Monzon, 210 Santa Candida 82640-040  Curitiba PR Phone: (55) (41) 3251-7500/ 7501 Fax: (55) (41) 3257-2738 E-mail:  [email protected]

PIAUÍ Rua Maranhão, 1022 – Norte – Centro 64000-010  Teresina PI Phone: (55) (86) 2106-4924 Fax: (55) (86) 2106-4921

RIO DE JANEIRO GIG International Airport – Av. Rodrigues Alves, 1 – 3º floor – Centro 20081-250  Rio de Janeiro RJ Phone: (55) (21) 2203-4000 Fax: (55) (21) 2253-3454

RIO GRANDE DO NORTE Rua Dr. Lauro Pinto, 155 Nova Lagoa 59064-250  Natal RN Phone: (55) (84) 3204-5503/ 5500 Fax: (55) (84) 3204-5604 E-mail:  [email protected]  and [email protected]

RIO GRANDE DO SUL Av. Ipiranga, 1365 – Azenha 90160-093  Porto Alegre RS Phone: (55) (51) 3235-9000/ 9001/ 9003/ 9007/ 9020 Fax: (55) (51) 3235-9004

RONDÔNIA Av. Lauro Sodré, 2905 – Costa e Silva Porto Velho RO 76802-449 Phone: (55) (69) 3216-6200/ 6225 Fax: (55) (69) 3216-6244/ 3229-3546

RORAIMA Rua Fernao Dias Paes Lemos, 11 Calunga 69303-220  Boa Vista RR Phone: (55) (95) 3621-1515 Fax: (55) (95) 3621-1525

SANTA CATARINA Av. Paschoal Apostolo Pitsica, 4744 Agronômica 88025-255   Florianópolis SC Phone/Fax: (55) (48) 3281-6500

SÃO PAULO Rua Hugo D’ Antola, 95 – Lapa 05038-090  São Paulo SP Phone: (11) 3538-5000 Fax: (55) (11) 3538-5930/ 6187 E-mail:  [email protected]

SERGIPE Av. Augusto Franco, 2260 Siqueira Campos 49075-100  Aracajú SE Phone: (55) (79) 3234-8500/ 8579 Fax: (55) (79) 3234-8547

TOCANTINS Av. Teotonio Segurado, Qd 302 Norte QI 01 Lote 02 77006-332  Palmas TO Phone: (55) (63) 3218-5700/ 5715 Fax: (55) (63) 3218-5715

Using a Visa Expedition Service

While this guide was written for people who like to figure things out by themselves, some people may prefer to use the services of a visa expedition company. In other cases there may be no other option but to use the services of such a company, as they often have connections and insights into the visa application process that mere mortals cannot hope to attain under short notice.

If you would rather pay someone to take care of all of the dirty work for you, here are three visa expedition services that come recommended by readers:

VisaHQ  – The most popular option recommended by Brazilian Gringo readers.

Travel Visa Pro  – These guys are supposedly pretty quick and they offer a lot of other services as well such as legalizations.

Passport Visa Express  – Somewhat of a dinosaur in the visa expediting industry. Their website is really easy to use with a tool that shows you everything you need to know based on your zip code.

Though I believe this to be the best information you’ll find on this subject on the internet, nothing is guaranteed since this is Brazil after all, where bureaucrats can make up rules on the spot and deny your legal requests just because they can.

You may hear people disputing some of the assertions made above. I’m not going to say that they’re wrong, because their experience might speak to the truth of a particular government office on a certain day when a specific person was working there and decided that things were going to be done differently that day.

I understand that people make significant life decisions based around their legal status in Brazil and I’ve gone to painstaking lengths to gather enough stories from people to be able to guarantee with reasonable certainty that what I’ve written is actually how things work in practice.

Best of luck to you out there. If you have any questions or want to share your experiences so we can all benefit from them, please do so below.

Before You Comment

I’m sure you have questions about your case. I assure you that there’s nothing unique about your situation, and I’ve probably answered a question like yours several times before. Read through the comments thoroughly before asking another question.

If after reading you still feel like you need to ask a question, I’d like to ask you a question first. Is it information that you want from me, or are you hoping that I’ll remove some of the uncertainty you’re feeling about this process? At some point on your Brazilian journey you’re going to have to learn how to proceed boldly in situations of uncertainty. If you don’t start now, then when?

If you feel like your situation is really complex and you want help beyond what’s written in the article, leave a comment so that I can answer your question in a place where others can read it.

If you have legal issues that go beyond needing simple help with your tourist visa, email me and I’ll refer you to an immigration lawyer in Rio who can sort you out.

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Josh Plotkin is a long term expat and digital nomad who loves exploring Brazil. You can follow him on Youtube.

How to Extend Your Tourist Visa in Brazil: A Complete Guide

You’re currently in Brazil and your tourist visa is about to expire?

Fell in love with this magical country and would like to get yourself a visa extension?

You may be wondering whether it’s possible to legally extend your stay.

I’m a Immigration Lawyer, specialist in Brazilian visas, and am here to provide you with all the information you need to know about how to extend your tourist visa in Brazil.

Can Tourist Visas in Brazil Be Extended?

Tourism is one of the activities regulated by the Visit visa in Brazil.

Visit visas are typically issued for a maximum of 90 days, and they usually cannot be extended beyond that period.

If you overstay your visa, you may be subject to daily fines and even deportation, or other penalties.

However, there are some exceptions to this rule, meaning that some passports may have the perks of being able to extend the 90-day period.

Which Countries Are Allowed to Extend Their Tourist Visas in Brazil?

A tourist can potentially stay in Brazilian territory for up to 180 days every 12 months counted from the first entry.

The Ministry for Foreign Relations in Brazil periodically issues a list of countries that, based on the criteria of reciprocity, are allowed to extend their visit visas for another period of 90 days.

This list is called Quadro Geral de Regime de Vistos Simples (QGRV-Simples) and is available to check on the official website for the Ministry of Foreign Relations .

Portugal, United States, Australia, among other countries are examples of countries that are allowed to extend visit visas in Brazil.

What Is the Legal Basis for Extending Your Visit Visa in Brazil?

The legal base for this extension of visit visa being viable is the art. 20 of Decree 9199/17 that regulates how the Brazilian Migration Law is enforced.

The  Migration Law in Brazil, ( Law 13445/17 )  calls the “Visit Visa,” which may be granted to visitors who want to travel to Brazil with no intention of establishing residence in the country.

What Activities Are Regulated by the Tourist Visa?

The activities regulated by the visit visa include tourism, business, transit, art or sports activities, and other situations regulated by law.

However, under no circumstances does the tourist visa give the grantor the right to work in Brazil.

Travel expenses, artistic fees, and competition prizes for arts or sports events are exempted from the prohibition.

What Happens If You Overstay Your Tourist Visa?

If you are over the period of 90 days granted by your visit visa, there is a violation of the tourist visa, with the penalties of a daily fine with the possibility of deportation.

The tourist has the options of leaving the country or making his immigration situation legal, by obtaining a residence permit. 

In Co nclusion – Here’s How can you extend your tourist visa in Brazil

Extending your tourist visa in Brazil may be possible, depending on your passport and the activities you intend to carry out while in the country.

Always check the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Relations to know if your passport is eligible for an extension of your visit visa.

If you’re unsure, seek professional help to avoid overstaying your visa and facing potential legal consequences.

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How Do I Extend My Brazilian Tourist Visa? (& other Brazil visa questions)

Dealing with your Brazil tourist visa can be confusing, worrisome, and frustrating, especially if you don’t speak Portuguese.

I’ve answered the most common visa questions below, but please feel free to write in the comments if you have any other questions – I’ll be happy to help out if I can, or at least point you in the right direction!

Your Top Brazilian Visa Questions – ANSWERED

Brazil Visa Question #1

Do i need a brazilian tourist visa or can i just show up in brazil.

Many travelers receive 90 days of entry upon arrival to Brazil for FREE ( certain nationalities, including the USA, must apply for a Brazil tourist visa in advance and pay a processing fee due to Brazil’s tourist visa reciprocity policy – if your country would charge Brazilians for a visa, and require them to apply in advance, they will reciprocate those policies on you).

After receiving your Brazil tourist visa (or visa stamp if you’re one of the lucky visa FREE people), you should note the number of entries you are allowed, and your maximum period of stay.

For most with a visa, this is 180 days within a 1-year window. Meaning, from your first entry, you have a MAXIMUM of 180 days to spend in Brazil in the next 365 days . After 365 days have passed, you get to start over.

Please note – upon arrival you receive 90 days (for most – double check the number in the box marked “PRAZO” : this is the number of days you can stay and is subject to the whim of the immigration officer). For more days, you will need to apply for a Brazil visa extension ( more information on this below ).

Brazil Visa Question # 2

I’ve already stayed 90 days in brazil – how do i extend my brazilian tourist visa.

The government website on how to extend your Brazil tourist visa is in Portuguese here but I will explain in English below.

**Please note, some Europeans from Schengen countries cannot obtain a visa extension. If you can obtain a visa extension – the visa in your passport will explicitly state 180 days per year allowed in Brazil**

Step 1: Print and fill out the extension request form

You’ll need to go to this site , print the form, and fill it out in blue or black ink with all requested information.

Step 2: Complete your payment form

After filling out your extension request form, you will need to complete the online payment form here and then take it to a Banco do Brasil bank with a teller (ATM and other automated banking systems will not work). In March 2015, the cost was 67Reais.

After completing your Brazil visa extension payment, you will be given a receipt with a bar code. Do NOT lose this! Otherwise you will need to make ANOTHER payment.

Your visa extension application will not be accepted without the proof of payment receipt.

Step 3: Plan your federal police visit and gather your documents

For Rio de Janeiro, this means the international airport. The federal police is located on the second floor (follow the signs for Passport, as the office for foreigners extending their visa is located right next to the Brazilian passport office), and open from 8am.

I highly recommend if in Rio, during the high season, to arrive to the Federal Police before 7am . At that time, there will already be a line. Alternately, you can go in the afternoon (after lunch), but this is quite hit or miss. On a slow day, you’ll get right in but on a busy day you may not get seen (you’ll have to come back another day). Play it safe and go in the morning.

If you can, avoid Mondays and Fridays , as these are the busiest days, and you will likely spend the better part of a day there. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays have a much smaller crowd.

Documents needed: Original passport Visa extension form Payment receipt with bar code Copy of credit card statement (with credit limit circled) or bank statement from the last 30 days Entry/exit card (given at arrival) Air ticket out of the country showing the date and flight number

Also suggested to bring: A laptop or phone to pass the time – there’s airport wifi in the waiting room A book or Kindle – you’ll be waiting a while and want a backup in case your phone/laptop dies A snack and water bottle – once you enter the room, you shouldn’t leave, in case your name will be called and you miss it

Please note: if you are missing any documentation – you can and most likely will be denied the Brazil visa extension, and will have to repeat the process all over.

Unfortunately, it happened to me, when my plane ticket didn’t clearly show the date (my mistake), the whole application was rejected and I received a loud lecture about wasting the officer’s time.

Also unfortunately, this is more likely to happen if you don’t speak perfect Portuguese. If you have a friend who speaks Portuguese, I highly recommend you bring him/her with you, as the majority of the officers do NOT speak English and can be quite cruel about it even though it is the office for Foreigners…

I witnessed a poor guy being condescendingly scoffed at by an officer (in Portuguese, so at least he didn’t understand) “What are you doing here in Brazil if you don’t speak Portuguese?!?” after he asked a question regarding the protocol.

The meantest/rudest people I’ve met in Brazil have been in this process… prepare yourself.

Step 4: The big day

Wake up early in order to arrive at least 1 hour before the supposed opening (yes, there will already be people waiting, and yes, the doors will likely open at least 15 minutes late.. this is Brazil).

Regardless of the attitudes of the officers (my experiences haven’t been pleasant thus far), remain calm and kind. If you have all of your documents in order, you won’t need to do anything other than wait. And wait. And wait.

Step 5: Leave with 90 more days in this beautiful country! (hopefully)

Yay and congratulations (PARABENS)!!

Brazil Visa Question # 3

What happens if i overstay my brazil tourist visa.

Overstaying in Brazil is usually not really a big deal.

You will be charged an overstaying fee, which can be paid either on exit, or at the next re-entry (if you ever come back). The overstaying fine has been reported at R8.50 per day, with a maximum of 100 days (the largest fine would be R850).

**IMPORTANT NOTE: There have been reports that the overstay fine has increased to R100 per day!**

After you’ve paid the fine, you will be able to come back again without a problem.

Due to the problems and annoyances in dealing with the visa extension – many people choose to simply overstay . This is not something that I recommend, but I have three personal friends who have overstayed and re-entered at later times (after paying the fee), one of whom later switched to a working visa, without any problems. You can also read other examples online.

Brazil Visa Question # 5

What if i really really like brazil and want to stay longer can i get another tourist visa.

The tourist visa allows for only 180 days in Brazil in a 365 day year. This can only be extended for extreme extenuating circumstances (such as medical emergency).

You do have other options, including obtaining a student visa (including for studying at a university or even studying Portuguese ), or gaining employment and being sponsored for a working visa. If you have a Brazilian partner, you can also apply for a more permanent visa based on this relationship.

If you are switching your visa to a student or working visa, you will need additional documentation (provided by your school or employer), and you must leave the country to apply for this.

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Oh my god! Finally! Someone who explain me how it works! In ENGLISH!!!! Thanks a lot !

Happy to help, Chris! 🙂

I did not mean to reply to this post but did not see another option. So let’s take Rio as an example, you have two options. You can go to the Federal Police station in the airport and get an extension. But to be honest, unless you are extending you stay for a long time it often makes more sense to just wait and go to the airport when you are ready to leave. The fine is about R$12 for each day you overstay your visit but obviously a taxi to the airport to extend your stay is going to cost may R$200 round trip so it might make sense to just wait. Also, depending on your travel, the fine will actually be applied the next time you return to Brazil not on the current trip. FYI, sometimes that might actually slip through the paper work which saved me about R$80 on one trip. If you do have to pay on your next trip you will have to plan on maybe adding 45 or 60 minutes to complete paying the fine then returning to customs to complete immigration and customs.

Hi! Thanks for the information, it has been really helpful. However, do you know if there are other Federal Police offices besides the airport, for instance as I will be based in the state of rio but in another city? Do you know where I can check the information?

There are a list of other Federal Police Offices in RJ state here that should be able to help, I would call first to make sure of their hours and procedures, as they may be slightly different from the ones I’ve listed here. Superintendente:

DPF Mario Semprine

Av. Rodrigues Alves, 1 – 3º andar – Centro / CEP 20081-250

(21) 2203-4000

(21) 2253-3454

Comunicação Social:

(21) 2203-4406

Aeroporto Internacional Galeão (Antônio Carlos Jobim)

Avenida Vinte de Janeiro, s/nº – Terminal I – Setor Vermelho

Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim

Ilha do Governador – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – CEP 21942-090.

Delegacia em Angra dos Reis DPF Gladys Regina Vieira Miranda Endereço: Rua Benedito Pereira da Rocha, 463 – Casa A – Balneário Angra dos Reis-RJ CEP: 23906-250 Telefones: (24) 3364-8100 (Geral) (24) 3364-8130 (Plantão)

Passaportes/Estrangeiros Praça Lopes Trovão, s/nº – Porto de Angra dos Reis (24) 3365-3503

Delegacia em Campos dos Goytacazes DPF Gabriel Duarte Endereço: Rua Barão de Miracema 158 – Centro / CEP 28035-300 Fone: (22) 2726-8700

(22) 2726-8730 (Plantão) (22) 2733-9702 (Fax)

Passaportes/Estrangeiros

(22) 2722-8741

Delegacia em Macaé DPF Felicio Laterça De Almeida Endereço: Rua Governador Roberto Silveira, 427 – Centro / CEP 27910-000 Fone: (22) 2796-8300 (PABX) (22) 2796-8330 (Plantão)

Passaportes/Estrangeiros (22)2796-8316

Delegacia em Niterói DPF Roberto Maia

Endereço: Praça Fonseca Ramos s/n – Centro / CEP: 24.030-020 Fone: (21) 2613-8830 Fax: (21) 2613-8817

Niterói Shopping – Rua da Conceição – 3º Piso

(21) 2717-1935

Delegacia em Nova Iguaçu DPF Hylton Vieira Coelho Junior Endereço: Rua. Iracema Soares Pereira Junqueira, Nº 25 Centro, Nova Iguaçu CEP 26210-260 Fone: (21) 3759-8000

(21) 3759-8030 (Plantão) Fax: (21) 3759-8002

(21)3759-8057

Delegacia em Volta Redonda DPF Elias Escobar Endereço: Av. Sete de Setembro, 94/Aterrado CEP: 27213-160 Fone: (24) 3344-8200 Fax: (24) 3344-8202

(24)3344-8220

Núcleo de Polícia Federal em Petrópolis/RJ Endereço: Av. Ayrton Senna, 699, Quitandinha – Petrópolis-RJ CEP: 25.653-040 Telefones: (24) 2242-4554 – Gabinete (24) 2242-4947 – Cartório e Fax

ive overstayed due to waiting for a visa to be processed. I now have my work visa and have to go to Paraguay to collect it. Will I still be allowed in on the visa even though I’ve been in Brazil more than 180 days?

Yes you should be. Contact the embassy if in doubt. You’ll need to pay a fee based on the number of days you’ve overstated, but if you have an approved work visa already you’ll be allowed to re-enter. In Brazil, an over stay is almost NEVER a problem. So don’t worry 🙂

Hi, thanks for this great information. Do you know if the DPF for extensions is open on Saturday?

I can’t find the information anywhere. My 90 days runs out on this Sunday and I can’t go until Monday as is corpus christi feriado today.

If not I think i will go anyway on Monday though I will be over. A

any thoughts appreciated!

Hi – in Rio, it is open Monday through Friday. Can you go on Friday? I would recommend calling if not, or contacting your embassy. I have been informed that if you overstay, your extension will not be granted.

Thanks so much for reply, am going to go tomorrow. Do you know opening hours (is it 8-12?)

Are you going in Rio? It opens at 8, and goes until the afternoon. I’d recommend going on the morning – it takes quite some time 🙂

Thanks so much for this! I’ll be attempting my visa extension this week and it’s been confusing trying to figure it all out. Luckily I’m based in a smaller city so I’ve heard the wait isn’t as extreme but I didn’t know about all of those extra things you mentioned. We’ve been worried about the plane ticket out of the country. Since we hope to stay another 90 days but don’t know exactly when we’re leaving we haven’t booked a flight. A friend here said that if we just print off the itinerary of the flight we want to take, they will accept that, but it sounds unlikely to me. Do you have any advice? Thanks in advance!

Definitely bring the flight ticket. At least in Rio, this was REQUIRED. I had to have the flight confirmation in my name already purchased and with the date on it. They checked this. Can you buy a refundable or changeable ticket? Or maybe call ahead to confirm – smaller offices may be more lenient.

Hello! Did the process or legislation change lately, since this article was posted? I heard a rumour that the extension is not possible anymore. And my Portuguese is too bad to actually get my information from the Brazilian website 🙂 Thank you! Andreea

Hi Andreea! I went through the process myself the day before this was published. Last month a friend had her visa extended, and to everything that I know, the visa extension is still possible now – double check your visa. Not all tourist visas allow for the 180 days per year necessary for an extension

Thank you very much for your answer. I am an EU citizen, I don’t know if that makes the difference 🙂 I read on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page in my country that the extension might be possible at the Federal Police with all the required documents in order. But I did not find an official page in Brazil about it… I will have to see there… 🙂

Hi Andreea! What does your visa say? Are you allowed 180 days in a year? If so, then you will be able to do the extension 🙂 You could also call the Federal Police – do you have their number?

Hey Andreea, great helpful site! Question on overstaying, and leaving. Is it possible to simply check-in at the airport, and check bags, without going to the Federal Police office first?

Hi HP, which airport are you leaving from? For both of the Rio airports, you always check-in and check your bags at the airline counter BEFORE going through security and then to the Federal Police.

GIG. So I don’t need to go to the Federal Police office outside the gates?

In every case of overstay that I know, the passenger continued through check-in, past airport security, and settled their overstay with the Federal Police during the normal exit process. In most cases, overstay fines are paid on your RETURN to the country, not on your exit, although this does vary.

The rules change constantly in Brazil and are sometimes up to the whim of your particular officer. If in doubt, I would recommend contacting your embassy or the Federal Police directly to determine the best course of action for your specific case.

I’m planning my second trip to brazil, and wanted to know if I can enter the country with just a one-way ticket? I plan to buy a refundable ticket before my 90 day mark, hopefully get the extension, and cancel that flight ( utilizing the 24 hour cancellation rule on some sites). Also, if granted the 90 day extension, I will be at the end of my travel year and my 90 day clock starts again. Would I have to leave the country to be able to legally stay the 90 days of my new year?

Hello Jessica! Upon entry, when traveling on a tourist visa, I was required to show my plane ticket out of the country within the 90 days. To be granted the extension at the end of the initial 90 day period, I also then had to show another ticket out before the end of the extension period. The length of stay is calculated by the previous 365 days, not by the calendar year, keep in mind. Most tourist visas are for a maximum of 180 days within the prior 365 day period. The regulations change constantly so I would advise contacting your local embassy to determine if you will need to leave the country in order to start your new 90 day initial stay period.

Another option is to obtain a student or working visa if you prefer to stay in the country for an extended period.

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Thanks a million for this post 🙂 Does my ticket out of the country have to be in Portugese? I am Canadian, so naturally it’d be in English.

I’m glad it helped! Great question! Thankfully – NO! 🙂 Your ticket can be in English as well as your other supporting documents aside from the application and payment when you’re applying for an extension.

Ok great, thanks. How early can I get this done? I have one month left on my visa and would love to get this done and over, so I can plan to either be here or ship on home

While this isn’t on the official website (very frustrating), I was told by the Federal Police that you must do the renewal NO SOONER THAN 30 days before the expiration. I would recommend calling to double check, as I’ve also heard that it must be no sooner than 14 days before expiration. Please note neither of these timeframes are on the official Federal Police website, but like much in Brazil, it’s subject to change and also the whim of the officer on the day. I showed up to renew my visa earlier than 30 days before expiration, and I got to the final step of the process at the Federal Police before being turned away. SO FRUSTRATING!

have overstayed my 180 days will like to know if an over stayer stamp will be put on my passport in inten to pay on my return

Hi Gideon! If you have overstayed for only a short time, it is generally not a problem. If you’re worried, you should contact the Brazilian embassy in your home country or your own embassy in Brazil for assistance.

Hey, I’m overstaying my visa for 10 days. Having one internal flight in Brazil within those 10 days. (I hope this will be fine… ) And then leaving Brazil from Vitoria (es) do you know where the PF is located in Vitoria?Also 3 weeks later I’ll be returning to Brazil. As my flight back is from sao Paulo. Is it possible to return this quickly? I’m a European citizen. Cheers Dieuwke

Hi Dieuwke, it is generally not recommended to fly when you have overstayed, as your visa and passport will be checked. You should resolve your overstay first. Contact your embassy in Brazil, or the Brazilian embassy in your home country, for specific answers for your specific case as Brazilian visa policies change constantly.

I need some help urgently

Great – if you could let me know details I’d be happy to help.

Hey, thanks for the great articles. My friend went to see the federal police today to renew their tourist visa after 89 days in Brazil. By accident they only took proof of a flight out of Brazil after 180 days. After much trying to explain (in intermediate portuguese) that they made a mistake and genuinely wanted to immediately change this flight to an earlier date within the 180 days, and also that they would be part of the Olympic games (entitling them to apply for a volunteers visa which allows them to stay in the country until the end of the year – when they eventually receive proof from the olympic people). My friend’s application was rejected.

Any ideas on what my friend can do now? Having overstayed their 90 days by a few days now can they leave the country and return within the 180 days and be granted a new tourist visa? Or will they be refused re-entry if they leave now?

Any advice?

I would highly recommend contacting the Federal Police or your friend’s consulate.

When applying for the extension, it is VERY important to have all the paperwork correct otherwise it will be rejected, just as happened to your friend (and once to me as well).

Can the friend leave the country to apply for the volunteer visa?

Hey, great article. I’ve stayed in Brazil for 73 days in the beginning of the year and I’m coming back now after less than 90 days. What can happen at the passport control? Is it possible they won’t let me in? Thanks 🙂

Hi Alice! Which country are you from, and did you overstay? In most cases, you will be allowed to enter without an issue but you will need to pay the fee if you have overstayed. Regardless of whether you overstayed on your first visit: you will most likely be required to show a proof of plane ticket that you will be leaving the country within the visa requirements.

Does someone know what happens if you fail to leave Brazil within the 8 days given to you by the PF after you have gone to the federal police station to report your overstay? I went to report my overstay today, because I need to travel domestic and was warned about a chance of being refused from a domestic flight when running on “excess” days. The problem is my flight out from Brazil is not within 8 days, but only in 12 days. Advancing this flight by 4 days would also mean I need to change or cancel a bunch of domestic flights, resulting in high amendment fees and messed up plans.

Someone who settles visa issues in Brazil for a living told me I could just pay another fine for the additional 4 days at the airport when about to board the flight out of the country. Could it really be this easy?

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Hi Amjad! I am just a blogger, I can’t help with visa applications. Please contact the Brazilian embassy in your country for more help.

Hi! Can anyone explain the situation with Olympic time overstay? as everyone i talk with has different opinions of that.. i’m already almost for 90 days in Brazil and will stay for another 30 days minimum. As i’m working as volunteer they say if i can show some proof that i have been working for games that time – then it’s no problem and i don’t need to extend my overstay visa.. Thank you

Hi Ray! Unless there is an official policy and you have it in writing, I definitely wouldn’t rely on that getting you through immigration without a fine. I would recommend contacting the Federal Police ASAP and printing out whatever they tell you to have it on hand always (especially if you plan to take any domestic flights before then).

Hi…I’m contemplating within going for a visa run to Uruguay OR to apply for extension of visa OR to overstay for 3 days before leaving Brazil through Sao Paulo. I came in to Brazil on 7th Sept 2016 and was given 90 days tourist visa. I have a return flight at 1.25am on 8th Dec….which means I will be through the immigration (or FP) check on 7th Dec evening. Please help.

Hi Ravi – the 90 day visa is for 90 days, not 3 months from the day you arrive. Be sure to count the days – and include the day you arrived and the day you will leave. By my count, you will definitely be overstaying.

The first two options you suggest are the legal ones. The last is definitely overstaying, though as seen here that isn’t always a big deal. It’s your call. I personally don’t like overstaying (I’ve done it twice in other countries) as it makes me nervous and ruins my time.

Can you move your flight up?

Hi Steph! Thanks for your detailed instructions, however some of the links are not working for me. Can you confirm me that application form is called “Formulario de prorrogacao de prazo de turista” (yellow-white form)?

Furthermore, I did not get what I have to do before going to a bank. To pay online a fee? And then what to do in a bank if paid online? I am currently in Santa Maria (city near Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul state) and when I drop the menu down, I have an option to select Santa Maria. However, when I proceed, nothing happens: Looks like site is not working correctly? Maybe I shall go to Porto Alegre? On the separate note: It is showing me value of 110,44 Reais to pay. Looks like amount has been changed a lot in a year.

Thanks a lot!

Hi John! Looks like the Federal Police updated their website (but still haven’t added an English option…) and didn’t put in redirects. Can’t say I’m surprised but it’s annoying.

Anyway, I’ve updated the links to be the new ones.

Yes – the application is the yellow-white form. In English, this means the application to prolong the tourist visa.

No – the Brazilian system is EXTREMELY outdated. You print a receipt that you filled out a form, which you then take the bank to pay, and then you take the receipt the bank gave you to the Federal Police. Really silly (this is 2016, who doesn’t take online payments?) and really annoying (Brazilian banks aren’t known for their efficiency).

Regarding the website – you can try to contact the Federal Police if it isn’t working, but I wouldn’t bet on it. If you can choose a different location, or try again a day or two later, they may have fixed it.

Oh no, that sucks about the price increase, but still not too high I suppose.

I am currently in Brazil. I arrived with a US passport and a 90 day visa. I was wondering if I leave Brazil at the 90 day mark how long do I have to wait to return? If I leave for a month or 90 days can I come back again? Do I need an extension to return? Also I came here on a one way ticket and I was never asked about my return and was planning to take a bus across the border into another country. Will the give me trouble if I ask for an extension?

Depending on your visa (double check in your passport book), you should have 180 days in one year (365 day period). You should be able to wait a few days and come back (coming back the same day is risking it – I wouldn’t recommend it), as long as this is your first 90 days in the country. If you do not want to leave the country after your first 90 days, you can apply for the extension (follow the steps above) but this needs to be done BEFORE your original 90 days runs out. Usually an extension will not be granted with a bus ticket – you’ll need to show a plane reservation and the other documentation listed above. You could always buy a plane ticket the morning of your extension request, and cancel it within 24 hours (depending on the airline) for a full refund.

Hi Steph, I am from Sweden and I called the Swedish consulate, they said that no longer it is possible to extend the stay. They said that I dont need a visa, I can stay in Brazil visa-free for 90 days and apparently after those 90 days I have to be outside of Brazil for 90 days, then I can return to Brazil. Have you heard anything about that? My boyfriend read however on the Federal Police website that it is possible to extend the stay. Maybe the havent updated their website?

HI Diana, You can only extend your visa if you have a visa. If you’ve entered visa-free, you do not have a visa to extend. It is only possible to extend your stay with an unexpired visa, granted to certain nationalities (like Americans).

Check your passport if you’re not sure: As stated above in the post: “If you can obtain a visa extension – the visa in your passport will explicitly state 180 days per year allowed in Brazil”

Best of luck!

OK, thanks for your answer 🙂

You’re welcome! Best of luck 🙂

Hi, my visa is expiring in 4 days time n I’m less than 2months due for delivery..shud I go to pf with my big belly n request for extension or just wait, have d baby n hope 4 no problem at pf regarding getting my baby passport n my PR? Advise pls..thanks.

For this particular situation, I don’t have any experience (even secondhand) to offer you. However, I would recommend calling in anonymously to find out more. Most countries offer extensions based on medical reasons, which you have a great one: you’re not supposed to be flying while at that stage of pregnancy. By overstaying your visa now, you don’t want to put yours or you baby’s permanent residency at risk (especially yours) which may not be given if you’re in the country technically illegally. My recommendation would be to definitely request the extension, you don’t want to jeopardize your residency or risk legal trouble for overstaying (for example, when you check in to the hospital and need to show your passport, which clearly shows your overstay).

Hey Steph, PLEASE ANY ADIVCE WOULD BE AMAZING!!!! hey guys, British citizen, been in Brazil for over 3 years without a Visa and need to leave at the end of May to Columbia and come back into Brazil a few days later. if pay the $850 fine when i arrive back in Brazil, does anyone know how long until i can come back into the country? you mentioned above, it doesn’t matter s long as you pay the fine, but i have heard people saying i need to wait 6 months

Hi Virren, Have you tried contacting the Federal Police anonymously? And also your embassy? 3 years is quite a long overstay, you may want to consult with a lawyer to help on this one.

I have not travelled to Brazil yet but my visa will expire before I am ready to travel. what is d procedure for renewal pls. I am a Nigerian going for my studies in Brazil. how long will it take me to renew before travelling. can I start d renewal process before the visa expiration date? many thanks

If your visa will expire before you arrive, you’ll need to contact your embassy for renewal before arriving. Each embassy has different procedures and time lengths, only they will be able to tell you that. I’d contact them IMMEDIATELY to find out the information.

MY VISA RENEWAL ISSUE Hi,, i would like to renewal my expired Brazilian tourism visa, but I’m not in Brazil for now, i went to the embassy that i got it before, but unfortunately they makes me feel that they wont give it to me again, Because they keep on asking many things and when i provide it, they said why you’re so fast,and told me to come back again on the next month, if you come again in the same month, your application well be rejected and you’ll gonna have that stamp in my passport, which well be never to go to Brazil ever!!! OMG i really don’t know how to fix this and how can i have it again. Could someone help and advice me on this issue? Please mail me in this for anything could help : [email protected] And this is my what’s app number +966567963268 Thanks a lot and any help well be appreciated.

Hi Sami, Can you please share which nationality you are, and which embassy you have tried to apply at? For Americans, once we have “used up” our maximum days allowed each year, the only way to enter again is to apply for a different type of visa (working visa, volunteer visa, student visa, etc), or wait until sufficient time has passed to allow for re-entry. I have never heard of someone receiving a stamp or ban when their renewal is rejected. My renewal was rejected because I didn’t have the proper paperwork the first time I applied. It wasn’t a problem. Even people who overstay and clear their fines do not receive a stamp banning them from entry.

Well, thanks for your replying for my issue, and I’m a citizen of Saudi Arabia and I’ve got my 1st tourism visa from the capital of my country (Riyadh). The date I’ve got it was the 3rd of January /2017. For 90 days. Is it possible to have it again in the same year from same embassy in my city ,if not, is it possible to have it from another county near of my country?

I’m not sure for Saudi citizens, I can only speak about US citizens as that’s what I have experience with. Maybe it’s the same, but it’s best to contact your embassy. For a US citizen, your visa is good for 10 years, and you will be allowed to enter for the maximum number of days that your visa allows. Getting another visa won’t happen / won’t allow you to overstay those days. The only thing you can do is to extend your visa, or to change your visa (working visa, education, etc).

Hi, I’m currently in São Paulo and want to extend my visa. On the extension form it has a bit with “personal reference in Brazil Name/address.” Can I put down a friend in São Paulo who I am staying with at the moment?

The other thing I am slightly worried about is being asked about my address. I’m staying with a friend (rather than in a hotel), so was wondering if this is something that you were asked about when extending your visa?

Many thanks for any replies!

“personal reference in Brazil Name/address”: A Brazilian is preferred (ie not an expat) if possible.

I was asked where I was staying, which was my boyfriend’s apartment. If you’re staying at a friend’s house, that’s not a problem.

Oi! This information has been so helpful, it’s been very difficult to find blogs online that answer these types of questions and in such a way to easily understand.

My situation is that I plan to go to brazil on a tourist visa (it would be my extension to 180 days for the year) but have every intention of staying and *hopefully* changing my visa status to a working one (Its been difficult to find any concise answers on this, even from my a friend who is a Brazilian lawyer). It seems to me that you say it’s an option (once already in Brazil, but that you have to leave the country – does this mean return to the US, or can cross over shortly into a border country?

Thanks for any help!

Hi Rachel! When I switched from a tourist to a working visa, I did have to leave the country.

This is complicated BUT: I was supposed to apply for the working visa in my country of nationality, but I don’t live in the US (and hadn’t for years), so then it should have been my country of residence (which would have been Thailand, but I had left because of the military coup), so I ended up applying in Israel, which was the country of my fiance’s nationality, and it all worked out. I’m not sure if they’ll make you return to the US, or if you can go into a border country, but I would guess that they’d let you do so in a relevant third-party country (as I did, in Israel) especially if you have extenuating circumstances.

Hi Steph, the info on this site is very helpful!!!! I am from the UK and looking at entering Rio next year as a tourist for up to 6 months (180 days) based on the info above. My question is this – Can I enter Brazil on the 90 day tourist visa and IMMEDIATLY apply for an extention upon arrival in Rio at the airport? Or would this be impossible due to the fact that to enter for 90 days i would have had to have a return flight in under 90 days (and thus not allowing me to extend to 180 days until my flight date is changed). Hope this makes sense! Any advice would be AMAZING!

Hi Jimi, when you apply for your extension, it starts as soon as you receive it, so there’d be no point to get it upon arrival (as you wouldn’t be getting any extra days). Apply for your extension with a week left of your current visa. Good luck!

Hi! I’m staying in Brazil within a student visa of one year which will expire in the end of this February. Can I extend my staying with a tourist visa without leaving the country? or I need to leave the country and apply for a new visa? I couldn’t find information anywhere.

Hi Trang! When I was in Brazil, the rule was that you had to leave the country to apply for a new visa at the embassy. You should double check with your embassy in Brazil, or the Brazilian embassy in your home country, for the most up-to-date information.

Hi me and my partner are UK citizens heading to Brazil to volunteer on farms and do yoga courses and agroforestry courses. We want to clarify that the first 90 days are Visa Free and within one or two weeks of that ending we can apply for an immediate extension of maybe one or two months? We arrive in Brasilia on January 21 from the UK and intend to stay for more than 90 days and we have already purchased an return ticket on the may 20th to return to the UK. My question is, do we need a return flight within the 90 day period to enter Brazil and stay three months ? Can we purchase an flight online on January 21 before we land ? Maybe from Brasilia to Venezuela or Paraguay (somewhere cheap) to show that we have a flight leaving Brazil under 90 days ? After we land and clear immigration can we cancel the flight ? Thanks for this blog post ! We leave tomrrow so we urgently need a reply! Thanks in advance

Danni & Dario

Hi, I’m American and have no idea about UK-specific policies. Yes, I had to show my airline proof that I had a return flight from Brazil when I entered on a tourist visa – otherwise, I would have been prevented from boarding the plane.

I’d recommend contacting the Brazilian embassy in the UK, they would be able to give you the most accurate information. As you’ve said, you leave tomorrow, so you should call them ASAP.

Nice resource, thank you! For proof of return ticket would you know which airlines fly out of Brazil and offer a quick refund service with zero charge.

So far my research I have found the following: With Emirates 25 USD is charged in admin fees. Latam takes 45 days to give the refund but seems to be free. I think British Airways is free within 24 hours but there are no cheap flight options and it doesn’t feel nice to stump up $2000 in case something goes wrong! Ideally it would be a cheapish flight with a quick and free refund. Thanks Nicholas

Sorry Nicholas, I’ve never had to get a flight refunded so I’m not sure which airlines flying out of Brazil would have a zero-charge refund. I did hear that flights originating or ending in the US with an American carrier have 24-hour no-charge cancellation policies, but I rarely fly to the US so I can’t confirm whether that’s true or not.

OK thanks for the quick reply! Yes I think I just read the same on skyscanner. 🙂

The online payment link seems not to be working any longer. (As well as gov website on how extend visa in Poruguese). If I go to the airport I suspect they’ll give me the link. Is there a bank there to do the payment and a place to print out documents? If not, will have to come back again.. So difficult to get information. I’m at the Botafogo Federal Police right now and they hardly know anything.

The link seems to go in and out of functioning constantly, it’s very hard to keep updated, I’m sorry. I’d recommend calling. No, at the time of my visit, you needed to do everything before, there was no place to print documents or do the payment anywhere near. Yes, the bureaucracy in Brazil is extremely frustrating, disorganized, and backward. Definitely one of the reasons I’m very happy not to live there anymore: saving on daily headaches and time wastes.

Finally managed to get my extension. I have extended my stay in various Latin American countries and this was by far the most tedious. I got there late morning and left at 5pm. If you’re not planning to stay more than a month past your visa expiry I would consider just overstaying (assuming it’s 8.50Rs per day with no major consequences as people say – although problems arise if they check the passport when (e.g.) getting a bus?).

Updates / edits / additions: – You now need to have “Proof of tourism in the Brazilian Territory” – e.g. documental proof of future bus travel or a visit to Pão de Azucar. Utterly absurd. I got a bus ticket to a another state (I hope I can cancel it!). – You need to go to this link for the payment with code 140090 – https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/gru2/gru?nac=1&rec=2 – I would however just go there and ask in case it has changed by the time you do it. There was printing facility and bank at the one I went to (Rio) (see below) – I can confirm that for the city of Rio you can still only do the extension with the Federal Police in Terminal 1 of the international airport. – 50 metres from the Federal Police there is a hotel with computer / wifi and opportunity to print documents (and pay for the extension). Plus a bank for the payment another 100 metres away. – Ask for checklist for all documents (I couldn’t find it on the internet) when you arrive. When you give in documents politely request them to check all is in order so you don’t wait and then discover you’ve missed something. – I tried to call beforehand but couldn’t get through. This is the number in case you have more luck: (21) 3004 6050

Such great info! Thank you so much.

Thank you so much! A lot of the links in the blog post are not working and this is the only good info I have found, thanks again!

Hi Janell – sorry! I try to keep the links updated as much as possible, but unfortunately, the Brazilian government is always changing things up and does NOT do redirects (ugh). If you find something not working or a replacement, please do let me know.

Could you clarify on the “Proof of tourism in the Brazilian Territory” bit? What does that mean? Isn’t Pão de Azucar a supermarket — tourism in a supermarket?

Pão de Azucar is also a major natural attraction in Rio de Janeiro.

Seems that the overstay fine increased incredibly and is now not R$8.28, but R$100 per day! Be careful.

Hi. I’m a Canadian citizen. In past years, I have twice overstayed my 90 day stay by one month, and another time by 2 months , preferring to pay the 8 and something R per day fine to going through the frustration and unpleasantness of the renewal process at that very far away office of the federal police at GIG airport. (I once wasted most of a day going there only to be told that I lacked one of the required papers). But this time (May 2018), I was assessed a fine of 100R per day, which was completely unexpected. Had I known, I would have done things differently (either a shofter stay, of the renewal process in spite of its difficulties). As the fine is paid not on leaving but on reentering the country, , I wasn’t faced with an immediate problem, but I doubt I’ll go back (much as I’d like to) faced with a 3000R fine, instead of the 250R I had figured on. Spread the word. Do you see any likely – to – be – successful way to get the fine reduced to the previous levels- this one time, anyway?

Thanks for your service as this information is difficult to find. After 89 days in Brazil I have returned to the US. My question, do I need to request an extension in person? It sounds very risky to fly there for my 90th day and pray they accept my request. If I am rejected then my second day there would be considered an overstay.

If you have left the country and only stayed for 89 days on your initial visit, you don’t need to request an extension. You simply return and will be granted an additional 90 days. The 180 days within 365 still applies, however.

On the subject of rudeness… I was born and raised in Brazil but have American citizenship only ,because of unusual circumstances. For the past 30 years or so, I go thru hell every time I pass thru immigration in Rio. They demand as rude as they know how, for my Brazilian papers, even though I present to the necessary documents( Brazilian letters signed by a Brazilian Consul) that explain why I only have an American passport. They always( no exceptions!), do just the opposite of what the American Immigration does to me every time I come back to the US and that is , sometimes ask me how my vacation was and Always, tell me “ Welcome back home!”. God Bless America!

Aw I’m sorry to hear about how you’re treated in Brazil, but am so glad you receive a pleasant welcome home in the US! I can’t say that I’m always treated with kindness by US immigration officers (actually, I’ve been yelled at a few times and have also been told my love of packing light is strange and suspicious, but oh well), so I’m glad someone gets treated nicely! 🙂

This is actually useful, thanks.

Hi, this is very useful-thank you for all the info. Question: I’m from South Africa. We get 90 days Visa free. Do we qualify to do an extension for another 90 days?

Also: I arrived in Brazil on 28 September 2017, stayed for a month and left for Ecuador. My return flight is on 10 September 2018 to Brazil. Does this mean I have 2 months left of my initial 90 days, or will I get a new 90 days….

Hi Cassandra! This information is only for those with visas. They are the ones that qualify for extensions. I’d recommend contacting your embassy for your best course of action.

Hi everyone,

The information on here has been extremely useful and I share the following hoping it can be of use to you. As NG commented above, the checklist for the prorrogacao isn’t printed anywhere on line. The only one I managed to find was the one listed here and have taken note of NG’s update regarding the “proof of tourism” required.

I was able to get the contact to the Passport/Foreigner Office in Galeao, and the number is (21) 3398-5410. Caller beware: the person who picked up was very rude and refused to answer any of my questions insisting she was in charge of passports, and that I had to visit in person to have any information about the prorrogacao requirements. I told her I had a quick question and she just repeated the exact same thing. My language skills are not very good so I found it hard to insist because I lack the vocabulary. I will go to the office this week and try to get the extension using the documents listed on here. Wish me luck, I’ll post an update after the ordeal.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I will update the post later today to include the information you’ve very kindly provided.

**** EXTENSION UPDATE FROM RIO DE JANEIRO WITH 2018 EXTENSION REQUIREMENT LIST BELOW****

I was granted the extension I solicited today at Rio’s Galeao airport. I asked for 86 more days (to stay until November 1) and ended up getting an extension up to November 23, even though the flight information I presented was for departure on November 1st.

I arrived extremely early at 6:30 am and was the first one waiting at the office on a Wednesday. The Foreigner Office opens from 8:00-16:00 and by the time the doors opened at least 30 people were lined up. A separate line formed for people who made appointments previously, the “agendado” line, and people who were there for other paperwork, including the visa extension, were in the “general/information” line. Yes, even if you have to ask a simple question you have to get in this line. Currently, there is no option to make an online appointment for a prorrogacao de estada which is why I lined up in the “general” line.

What happens at 8:00 am? The bureaucrats open the doors and ask to serve people with disabilities, senior citizens, and pregnant women first. If no one walks up, they start moving onto the people standing on the agendado line. Yes, not the best procedure for those on a first come, first serve basis but this is what happened today. A woman who was returning told me the day she came they would take turns helping a person on the agendado line and then another from the general line. I guess it’s really up to whoever opens the door that day. Today, the bureaucrat told me to wait in line until all of the agendado people were serviced, then they’d move onto the rest of us.

Things went on like that for approximately 20 minutes and then around 8:20 a French couple who arrived shortly before the doors were opened to the general line just cut right in. Yes, they snuck in front of everyone waiting in line, including me who got there first, even though they had no previous appointment scheduled. I realized this kind of thing happens so I took a risk and right before I saw they were leaving the counter I jumped in and told the officer, “These two you just helped cut in front of all of us, I arrived at 6:30 and couldn’t make an appointment for the prorrogacao because the internet system doesn’t allow me to.” The man at the counter miraculously took pity on me and let me drop off my documents (including my passport) and told me to sit and wait for my name to be called. When the woman behind me tried to go next, because she saw I succeeded, she didn’t have the same luck and they sent her back to the line doing the whole agendados first, general line second. They finally got to the general line at 8:48 am. I timed it. I got my passport back at 9:53 am with the said prorroga stamp.

I detail the whole thing because it unfortunately shows how arbitrary things are at the Galeao Foreigner Office. People cut, people try and get around the line, neat things like that. You will have to be insistent, but nice, to the bureaucrats there if you have a question or objection. Don’t argue with them, you’ll loose, and if they tell you to wait you’ll just have to wait unless you have a serious emergency that you are able to explain in Portuguese. These people are not the kindest, you can tell they get a kick out of their petty positions of power in the demeaning way the speak to everyone who arrives. Just keep all this in mind and hope for the best, arm yourself with patience, a book, and something to eat because the waiting time is unknown and if you leave the room and you’re up next, good luck.

Before we bag on Brazil, I’ve done similar procedures in many countries and this kind of thing is a pain in the butt just about everywhere in the world if you’re a tourist/foreigner. Generally speaking, officers tend to share the same disdain for the people who show up, talk down at you, etc.. It’s awful, yes, but that’s the reality of things.

Below the current requirement list for the “prorrogacao de estada/extensao de visto de turista.” You can only obtain it in person from the Galeao Foreigner Office M-F 8:00-16:00 as of 8/8/2018. I’m transcribing the English text verbatim because I can’t upload a digital version of it.

“TOURIST VISA EXTENSION Demanded documents: 1) Passaport 2) Immigration paper* 3) Departure ticket reservation 4) Maintenance proof: bank statements, money etc. 5) Tourist visa extension form (fill only the first section) 6) Proof of tourism in Brazil (hotel/museum reservation in the future) 7) Copy of the arrival ticket* Internet site: http://www.dpf.gov.br click G.R.U. In the main page; It will open a window; write name and address in Brazil. Revenue code: 140090–R$ 110,44 (GRU–FUNAPOL) Collect unit code: SUPERINTENDENCIA REGIONAL DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO Print tax form and pay it in the bank Extension temp II: A letter from the firm asking more time in Brazil”

*The paper given to you when you arrived by plane to Brazil. I never got one because I crossed the Argentine land border and as long as you have an entry stamp, you’re good. **Not fully sure what this means but I got my extension without providing them with an arrival ticket, since I crossed the land border, I relied on my arrival stamp. I guess if you arrived by air just bring a copy of the arrival ticket just in case? To avoid having them deny you the extension because you don’t have that thing?

You’re a hero!! GREAT INFORMATION!! Thank you!

Do you have any idea what happens if they don’t give you a copy of the arrival ticket?

I don’t, I’m sorry! I would recommend contacting the Federal Police or your embassy.

Hi, I managed to take all the steps, but I’m stuck with the tax form. They ask me my CPF, but as I am a tourist, i dont have one. Do you know what I can do? ,

Here are directions for obtaining a CPF.

Hi Is it possible tl change a tourist visa to a working or student visa in brazil within the 90 days without leaving brazil ?

My knowledge is that the answer is no. You need to leave Brazil in order to change your visa type. I had to leave to change to a working visa (which I did in Israel), and I’ve had friends who left (to nearby South American countries) to change to a student visa. You can’t change the status within the country.

Hello Steph,

I got my Brazilian visa with an exit flight to Buenos Aires, and an intention of going to Argentina for a week, and coming back to Brazil to start my other 90 days because you can do that in Colombia. Can you extend by doing a border hop for a few days, in my case a week?

Thanks in advance!

Does the 90-day extension begin on the day you are granted it OR does it begin once your initial 90-day period expires? If it’s the former scenario, then to get 180 days total you’d have to leave the extension request until literally the last day you are legally in the country.

Officially: Begins on the day you are granted. Unofficially: may depend on the person granting the extension.

Yep, it’s not the way I would have organized the system but it is what it is.

Hi, thanks for the complete article!

What I’m wondering, is if I can do the 90+90 tourist VISA, and then come back with another citizenship? I’m a dual national, so I could really use one passport for each 180 days and stay as long as I want(with the exit trip to switch declared citizenship) 🙂

Any insight on that would be appreciated, thanks!

Sorry Amber, I’m really not sure! I would recommend checking with the Brazilian embassy in one of your countries of citizenship!

Hello Steph, First of all many thanks for the great information. My question is if I need to extend my work/Technical Visa,how many days before I can start the process before my current visa end. What is the timeline it takes to get approved.

Hi Aj! For anything to do with work or technical visas in Brazil, I would ask directly to your company/company’s lawyer or to immigration.

This is an amazing blog. Thanks for explaining it so simply 🙂

Thank you 🙂

Some outdated information here: – Policia Federal in Rio moved from Galeão to the third floor of Santos Dumont – Entry and exit tickets aren’t given anymore – I needed to bring a “proof of tourism” which can be as simple as a “bus ticket” to Buzios or another destination, I just screen printed before the payment screen with all my personal info in there

Thanks so much!

Was it hard to get the extension? Did you make an appointment before going? How long was your extension? 90 days or more?

If you meet all of the requirements and provide all of the required documents, you will be approved. You cannot make an appointment; you need to show up and wait. I received 90 days, which is the maximum for the extension.

I am holding Brazil Tourist VISA for 90 days how can I extend my visa for another 90 days I am an Indian citizen. Now I am in Matta Grouso Brazil

Hi Anand, I’ve explained everything above. If you have unanswered questions I’d advise contacting your embassy/consulate. Best of luck!

Hello..Great website and I appreciate reading all the assistance you have provided those with our comments!u

Just a quick question – I arrived in Brazil on a 90 day “multiplas” VISA on May 28, 2019 (before the VISA elimination date for US nationals came into effect on June 16).

Heading back to the US for a wedding on August 10, with a return back to Brazil on August 22. Will I still be granted another 90 days upon entry? Or do I need to extend my visa before my departure back to the US?

I suppose i wanted to confirm that 180 days maximum (ok with multiple entries) per year – is still valid? I have been trying to locate to confirm this is still valid with the new non-visa introduction.

Any assistance would be wonderful!

Much appreciated!

I am eligiable to enter brasil without a visa and stay up to 90 days with my passport. I entered Brazil on 26th of february 2019 and only stayed for 70 days. I am coming back for the carnival on 28th of January 2020 and I want to stay for 180 days. Can I do this with an extention and by not leaving the country ? Because my timer resets on 25th of February 2020 and I am coming on 28th of January 2020. It is confusing

I recommend contacting your embassy. My experience and this article are based on needing a visa to initially enter.

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Passport and Visa Regulations for Brazil

Check this page for up to date and detailed information on the passport and visa regulations for Brazil. Also, view details on visa exemption and how to extend a visa for Brazil.

When coming to Brazil, it is essential that you are aware of the visa regulations for Brazil concerning your country of origin. Firstly, you must ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months and has a blank visa page (even if you are coming from a visa – exempt country). If you are travelling from a non – visa exempt country, then depending on the purpose and duration of your stay you will need to produce additional documents to enter Brazilian territory. As a general rule, Brazil applies reciprocity in terms of its visa policies. This part of our Brazilian travel guide deals with passports, visas and Brazil.

Tourist Visas for Brazil 

Due to a recent change in visa regulations for Brazil – As of June 17th 2019 passport holders from the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan can enter Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days within a 180 – day period.  All European Union and United Kingdom citizens, can also enter Brazil for up to 90 days without a visa.

If you enter Brazil without a visa, this period of 90 days is non – renewable.

For full country by country visa requirements click here. 

If your country is not exempt from visa requirements for Brazil, you will require a Tourist visa to enter Brazilian territory for the following purposes:

• Sports or Arts Activities/Competitions

A tourist visa will allow you to stay in Brazil for up to 90 days. You may request a further extension of 90 days from the Polícia Federal (Federal Police of Brazil) if you wish to stay for longer. Remember, if you want to extend your visa, do so while your original visa is still valid . (If you go to the Polícia Federal to extend an expired visa, they will fine you at least 120 reals per day and give you 7 days to leave the country.)

You may not stay in Brazil on a tourist visa for more than 180 days in a one-year period. Holders of Brazilian visit visas cannot receive payment by Brazilian sources for their activities whilst in Brazil, except if the payment is specifically to reimburse travel costs, accommodation/living costs or is a cash prize for a competition/award.

To apply for a Brazilian Visit/Tourist Visa, check with your local Brazilian consulate or the “ Itamaraty” website that corresponds to your country. There you will find a detailed description of the process. Usually you will need to submit at least:

• Passport valid for 6 months with 1 blank visa page
• Completed visa – application form (application receipt if form completed online)
• Recent passport photo with dimensions stated in application form
• Proof of residence in your country

Extending a Brazilian Tourist Visa

It is possible to extend a valid Brazilian visa for a further 90 days. Make sure to initiate this process while your current visa is still valid. The Polícia Federal performs this service. Print the visa extension form and fill it out neatly with blue or black ink. Pay the visa extension fee at any bank and make sure you keep the receipt. Ask for the nearest Polícia Federal Office that performs this service and remember to bring:

• Your passport
• Completed Visa extension form
• Original Visa
• Flight tickets (Inbound and Outbound)
• Proof of sufficient funds for your stay (Bank Statement)
• Visa extension fee payment receipt

Temporary Brazilian Visas

For a stay of more than 90 days, you must apply for a Temporary visa. Depending on the purpose of your stay, you may need authorization from General Coordination of Immigration (CGIG). The purpose of your stay will also dictate whether you can engage in paid work or not.

Temporary visas are used to cover such things as academic research, health treatment, study, religious activity and voluntary service of more than 90 days. To apply for a temporary Brazilian visa, visit your local Brazilian consulate or check the “Itamaraty” website that corresponds to your country. Usually you will have to schedule an appointment at the Brazilian consulate, to which you will need to bring the documents outlined on the Itamaraty website of your country. See details of Itamaraty services below. 

Overstaying a Brazilian Visa

If you overstay your visa in Brazil, you will be fined at least 120 Brazilian reals per day and given a 6-month ban once you leave.

If the authorities in Brazil catch you overstaying your visa, you will be fined at least 120 Brazilian reals per day by the Polícia Federal. They will give you 7 days to leave the country and you will receive a 6-month ban, during which you will not be able to enter Brazil.

Brazilian Embassies Abroad

If you have any trouble organizing or applying for your visa, or need help concerning visa regulations for Brazil – your first stop should be your nearest Brazilian embassy or consulate. To obtain a temporary visa you will have to go through the Brazilian embassy in your country.

Brazilian consular services abroad each have an “Itamaraty” website. They offer lot´s of information on services provided by Brazilian consular services abroad and guidelines on how to use them. This should be your first stop for any information regarding visas for Brazil.

USA Itamaraty Website (Washington)

UK Itamaraty Website (London)

France Itamaraty Website (Paris)

Germany Itamaraty Website (Frankfurt) 

Brazilian Embassies in the USA 

Foreign Embassies in Brazil

In case of emergency, problems with visas or Brazilian authorities, you should contact your country´s representation in Brazil.

U.S. Embassy Brasília

SES – Av. das Nações, Quadra 801, Lote 03

70403-900 – Brasília, DF

Phone: (+55) 61 3312-7000

* There are United States consulates in Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre and an “American presence post” in Belo Horizonte. 

British Embassy Brasília

Av. das Nações ,Quadra 801 – Conjunto K – Lote 08

70408-900 Brasilia – DF

Phone (+55) 61 3329 2300

There are also British consulates in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Belo Horizonte.

German Embassy Brasília Avenida das Nações quadra 807 lote 25 70.415-900 – Brasília – DF Brazil

Phone: (+55) 61 3442 7000

There are German consulates in Anápolis, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Blumenau, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Joinville, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rolandia, Salvador, Santos and São Paulo.

For a full list of foreign representation in Brazil click here. 

Tourist Services

Some Brazilian cities have tourist offices that can help if you need tourist information or if you have a particular problem. Sometimes they are quite helpful and informative although we do not recommend you rely solely on the tourist offices for information. In some places, the standards of service in the tourist offices can be lower than you would expect. Contact Brazil Selection or ask at your hotel for advice on local attractions and events.

Embratur/Visit Brasil

Embratur (The Brazilian Tourist Board) is the agency in charge of the promotion, marketing and support of Brazilian tourism abroad. It is part of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism and aims to stimulate social and economic development through the increase of international tourism to Brazilian destinations.

The Official Brazilian Tourism Website  offers suggestions, advice and an interesting travel blog for international tourists.

Other Pages of Essential Information on Brazil 

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Brazil Visa & Entry Requirements

Everything you need to apply for an evisa and travel to brazil.

If you’re planning a trip to Brazil, you need to understand the visa and entry requirements . The visa you need depends on your nationality and how long you’ll stay.

With this guide, you can find out whether you’re eligible for a Brazil e-Visa , and everything you need to apply . Check all the eVisa conditions and the information required for a successful application with brazilevisas.com.

Brazil’s Visa Policy for Foreign Visitors

Brazil’s visa requirements are divided into 3 catgories :

• Countries eligible for the eVisa
• Other visa-required countries
• Visa exempt countries

Check each category below to find out what you need to travel to Brazil.

Countries eligible for the Brazil eVisa

The Brazil eVisa is available to citizens of:

• United States

You must hold a valid passport from one of these countries to apply for a Brazil visa online . It’s the most convenient visa option for eligible short-stay visitors.

Other visa-required countries for Brazil

Travelers from some African and Asian countries need a traditional visa for Brazil. If you’re from a visa-required country other than Australia, Canada, and the United States, you need to apply for your visa in person .

Check the visa requirements for your nationality and apply at the embassy.

Visa-exempt countries for Brazil

Visa exempt countries for Brazil include all European Union member states and several Africa, Asian, and Central American countries. Visa exemptions are for up to 90 days in most cases.

Important : Australia, Canada, and the United States are no longer exempt from visa requirements for Brazil. An eVisa is required for entry from April 10, 2025.

Visa requirements to work or reside in Brazil

The Brazil eVisa does not allow you to work or stay in Brazil long term. If you want to stay longer than 90 days, of for reasons not permitted with an eVisa, you need to get a different visa type regardless of your nationality.

Eligibility Conditions for the Brazil eVisa

As well as being from an eligible country , you must meet the other eVisa requirements.

Maximum length of stay To get an eVisa for Brazil, you must be staying for no more than 90 days.

Permitted travel reasons You can apply for an eVisa if you’re traveling to Brazil for tourism, business, transit, sports and artistic performances

Documents You Need to Apply for an eVisa

To apply for your eVisa for Brazil you need your:

• Debit or credit card

Make sure your passport was issued by one of the eligible countries and is valid for at least 6 months after the date you’ll enter Brazil. You need to upload a digital copy of your passport bio page and proof of employment as part of the application process.

For the Business eVisa , applicants need to provide:

• Business invitation letter
• Proof of company’s financial support
• Proof of sufficient funds (.e.g bank account statement)

You must also supply a recent digital photograph of yourself . It must meet all the Brazil visa photo requirements .

Technical Requirements for the Online Visa Application

You need an electronic device connected to the internet to complete the online visa application.

Use your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or personal computer to apply from anywhere in the world.

There are no specific technical requirements. Complete the form from your device and submit your application. If you do have any issues completing your application, get in touch with the brazilevisas.com technical support team .

Information Requirements for the Brazil eVisa Form

To complete your Brazil eVisa application, you need to provide accurate information.

Personal information

• Nationality
• Date of birth

Passport data

• Passport number
• Expiry date

Travel details

• Date of arrival
• Reason for visiting

Make sure you enter all your information accurately. Mistakes or missing information could lead to processing delays. Check the tooltips provided on the brazilevisas.com form for additional information on what to include in each field.

Entry Requirements for Brazil

As a foreign national, you need your passport and visa to travel to Brazil . Make sure you have both ready for inspection by immigration officials.

You must apply for your visa and travel to Brazil using the same passport. If you have renewed your passport since your visa was issued, you’ll need to reapply for your visa.

Holding a valid passport and approved visa does not guarantee entry. Immigration authorities will verify you meet all the entry requirements.

Do I need travel insurance to travel to Brazil?

Travel insurance is not mandatory to travel oto Brazil, but it is recommended . Consider taking out an insurance policy that covers trip cancelations, medical emergencies, and lost luggge.

Healthcare costs for foreigners in Brazil can be high, so it’s advisable to take out comprehensive insurance.

If you're traveling as part of a tour group or if you've booked your trip through a travel agency, they might have their own requirements or recommendations regarding travel insurance.

Additional requirements for children traveling to Brazil

Children also need a passport and visa to travel to Brazil. In addition, children who are are traveling with just one parent, or other relatives/a third party should carry:

• Copy of the child’s birth certificate
• Letter of consent from the non-traveling parent or guardian

Check the latest requirements for traveling to Brazil with children and make sure you have all the relevant documents.

Brazil tourist visa (how to extend it/cost/what you need)

Do you need a Brazil tourist visa? If so, how long does it take to get one? Do you have to apply? How much does it cost? How long is it valid for? Can you extend it? How?

These are all stressful questions that may or may not cross your mind before flying out for your dream vacation.

Stress no more! I shall ease your troubled mind and answer all of the above.

(***FYI*** This guide is only for passport holders from the UK wanting to extend their Brazil tourist visa )

(***FYI*** Updated May 2019 after my second successful extension)

(***FYI*** Updated April 2020 – If you’re in Brazil during quarantine check out this post )

The British passport is pretty strong.  According to the Global Visa Power Index (how cool does THAT sound!?!) it ranks 4th, granting visa-free access to 186 countries… including Brazil! Whoop whoop!

That means for 90 days you can wander between the beaches, mountains, jungle and desert, all for free! All they require is proof that you’ll depart their fine shores when your time is up – an onward flight/bus ticket is sufficient.

How do you get the initial Brazil tourist visa? There’s no need to apply.  As long as you have the proof that you’ll be moving on, you’ll be able to board the plane and just fill in a short form (Cartão de Entrada e Saída) before landing.  ( No longer required or checked at Immigration Control )

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A note about onward tickets

In my experience, onward tickets are rarely asked for. I’ve spent 3 years bouncing around South America and I’ve only ever been asked for proof of onward travel once. Some say it’s a waste of money, but I always book something just in case. A $10 bus from Iguazu to Asuncion is sufficient ( book a cheap ticket through Busbud/NSA ), and it saved me a lot of tears.

So you have your onward ticket, you’re wandering around Brazil, you realise that IT’S JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL and you need more time to take it all in. What do you do?

It is possible to extend your Brazil tourist visa from 3 months up to 6, but this is where it can get tricky.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then let us begin.

The business of extending visas in Brazil is not so straightforward. Although the general information is the same (all the information below is tried and tested twice over), the actual procedure or requirements may vary. Some offices require you to make an appointment, others don’t and you just walk in. Some have a dress code, some don’t. If in doubt, check first.

If you know any Brazilian citizens or friend, I’d recommend bringing them. Not all the offices will have English speakers, and the language/questions they use may be beyond the average visitor. (Brush up on your Portuguese with some of the best language learning apps of 2019 here).

To extend your Brazilian tourist visa you will need:

• Your Cartão de Entrada e Saída (the little form you filled in on the plane) No longer required .
• Go to the Brazilian Federal Police website and generate an invoice
• Proof of residency (A bill containing the name, address and CPF number  of a Brazilian resident – If you have a Brazilian partner, awesome. If not, then something from your hostel or Airbnb host should suffice)
• Proof of sufficient funds (I just took a photocopy of my credit card and not a statement, but they never even looked at it)
• Proof of onward travel
• A photocopy of your passport – The photo ID page plus any pages containing stamps

How to renew it – From start to finish

When you go to the Brazilian Federal Police website you’ll need to go to the section for Imigração / Estrangeiros . Before selecting  Pessoas e entidades estrangeiras (option 3), scroll down to the  Atenção!

Did I also mention that you should do this in plenty of time, as it’s not a simple process?

The instructions for installing the security certificate vary depending on your browser, but at least it provides them when you click on that link.

Once you’ve installed the certificate, then you’ll want to click on  Pessoas e entidades estrangeiras (option 3), and fill in the form.

When you get to the section below, STOP! (for 2 reasons)

The  Unidade Arrecadadora  is the exact Federal station that you’ll be going to.  If you choose one and then try and apply at another station, you will be turned away.  Also, not all stations provide the visa extension service, so it’s best to choose the one in your State starting with “SUPERINTENDENCIA…” (the main Office).

***Additional note: Check with the Federal station before printing/paying. The second time I applied was in Rio de Janeiro, the office had moved and they hadn’t updated the website.***

The  Codigo Receita STN  is the code for the service you are requesting. Whichever code you enter will generate the Valor Total below.  The code for extending your travel visa is 140090 (Price accurate as of June 2018).

If the form fails to submit, or you receive an error message, or some of the fields don’t auto-populate… DON’T GIVE UP! It took over an hour of constantly resubmitting, refreshing and resubmitting before it finally went through.

Once you’ve generated your invoice, take it to the nearest Caixa, Banco do Brasil or Caixa Loterias to pay.

So you have all the documents. Surely my Brazil tourist visa is all sorted, right? Wrong… now the fun begins!

Be firm and wear long pants.

Those 6 words will keep you sane, trust me.

You will not be allowed into the Federal building if your legs are exposed. Obviously I learned the hard way and was turned away at my first attempt (wearing some snazzy shorts).

The second time I applied was in Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro. It was much more relaxed, but I believe it’s because it’s not a Federal building. If in doubt, cover your legs.

Once inside, be firm!

If your Portuguese is not so strong, try and take a native speaker.  Depending on the mood of the Officer, you may get a variety of responses.  They may try and turn you away, claiming you needed to book an appointment. It’s possible they might claim your visa has expired due to the poor quality of the passport stamp.  They may even take your passport away 5 separate times to show the supervisor.

All of these were hurdles I would have stumbled over with my poor Portuguese, but easily countered with a majestically stern performance from my Brazilian girlfriend.

And then suddenly it was all over.  The passport was handed back with the new extended Brazil tourist visa stamp inside, and we were free to go explore Brazil for another 3 months!

Whoop whoop!

It’s just a shame I have to leave and cannot return for 6 months once the extension passes. You can only stay in Brazil for 180 days out of the year. There are other visas you can apply for – Business, Student etc, but they each have their own rules, complications and costs involved.

Will this information change if/when Brexit kicks in? Who knows? I imagine that British citizens travelling to Brazil for vacation will be fine. Unless the UK Government decide to charge Brazilians then I imagine the 90 day stay will remain free of charge.

There’s still no news of an E-visa for British folk. It’s currently only for Nationals of Australia, Japan, Canada and USA (and then only valid for 90 days in 1 year so we’re still winning).

While the services and processing time vary slightly between cities, if you follow the above information and bring the correct documentation you’ll be fine. If your passport is clean then you’ll be able to extend your stay, have more time to practice your Portuguese and really get a feel for living in Brazil.

If, like me, 6 months just isn’t enough then you’ll to head elsewhere until you’re valid to enter again. Paraguay is always fun, there’s plenty to do in Argentina and Uruguay, or you can go further afield to Colombia etc Hopefully the switch from Portuguese to Spanish isn’t as difficult for you like it was for me. If you need to brish up on your Spanish then check out my review of the best language learning apps of 2019 .

Was this helpful? Did it make sense? I hope I didn’t put you off applying to extend your Brazil tourist visa with all the requirements, but I wanted to give you a step by step, foolproof plan.

If I missed anything, or you have any questions then please drop a comment below and I’ll get back to you.

I’ve extended my visa twice now, once in Fortaleza (2018) and then again in Rio de Janeiro (2019). The second time in Rio was much quicker and less stressful. I just handed over all the documents listed above and then sat in the waiting area for an hour until I was called and it was handed back to me.

Good luck and happy holidays.

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48 thoughts on “Brazil tourist visa (how to extend it/cost/what you need)”

Thank you for this very useful article ! Do you know if there is any deadline to go through this procedure?

I have just paid for my visa and wanted to go to the Federal Police after the holidays, right now it is a mission to get around and we (Brazilian boyfriend and I) are not in Rio.

Technically I have another month left, but I read on one website this morning that you need to apply for the second visa within the first 60 days of your stay. That would be a very close call in my case, and I am a bit stressed. However, on the website of the Police there was no such thing written.

If I overstay this visa, will I be banned from re-entering the country or simply have to pay the fine? Naturally I want to avoid this as it quickly gets very expensive….

Thanks a lot in advance, would be great to get your feedback !

All the best from Arraial do Cabo Katy

I’ve got a meeting with the Feds tomorrow morning. The information they provided is very confusing, so hopefully I’ll get some clarity tomorrow.

I’ll update the post as soon as I get back

Awesome article, thanks so much ! I actually lost my Cartão de Entrada e Saída and am VERY relived that apparently you don’t need it anymore… In case the police still asks me, how would I be able to replace it?

Has anybody made experiences with this process now in Covid times? Thanks a lot !

Hey, so it’s Sunday and I took the day off tomorrow to go get my visa extended. I’ve left everything to the last minute. I have some questions. I can go to the local Internet café and fill out the forms there.

Do I need to arrive super early, and if so, what time?

Do I go to Santos Dumont?

Is it essential to have proof of onward travel? Do they ask you for it? I don’t have any onward travel as I don’t want to buy it and get turned away and then I’ve wasted 600 dollars.

I’m in the Corona virus circumstances when the visa has been frozen from 16th March 2020 to apparently 3rd November 2020. I first entered the country on 30th January 2020.

So I have a few questions if someone could help me it would be greatly appreciated. My resumed visa count after 3rd November will take me until 2nd January 2020. But because I’m from Slovakia, EU, and the situation with second wave of Corona is pretty bad I want to do all I can to not have to come back to Europe yet at this time…

So I thought of several options and I wanted to check if someone knows more about it. I heard that I could go to policía Federal in Sao Paulo once my days are over, say I’m illegally in the country but don’t have enough finances to go back and they should freeze my visa up until this situation is fixed for me. Is this true? Has anyone heard about it?

Secondly I’m thinking of any way I can stay a bit longer, so in case I lost my passport let’s say a few days before my visa ends and therefore was unable to fly and I’d had to ask my embassy for another passport, would that be counted as overstaying??

And is overstaying an actual crime or it’s not serious? I mean just in the lines of wanting to get a working or study visa later on and wondering if this will be a problem. Also if I overstay, let’s say the flight is possible more later in January only, do I have to stay out of the country for 6 months because of overstayed? I heard it somewhere…

Also in my case, I can only stay in the country for 90 days, cannot extend and then have to stay out 90 days before entering. But doesn’t my ‘travel year’ reset on 29th January 2021? So technically even if I left 2nd January, could I then come back on 29th January even if I wasn’t away for 90 days but within the year period I didn’t pass my days? Hope it makes sense…

Also has anyone heard of volunteering visa and if I could change to volunteer visa from within Brazil?

Please if anyone knows of some way of helping me, please you can suggest anything. In my case, if I had to leave in January, I’ll be in very bad situation because apart from it being very unsafe to travel right now, to get to my country I have to take a minimum of 3/4 flights and there is a huge risk of some of them being cancelled and me being stranded at some European airport in a lockdown country. I’m very desperate to just stay in Brazil where I have a place to stay and I’m safe and I’m beyond anxious about travelling in January. I’d think they would make an exception for my case but not sure. Do you think it’s worth to try to ask for extension of my visa under these circumstances if otherwise it’s not possible for Slovak people? Or I even thought about travelling to just a nearby country, asking for a new passport and hoping they will let me back in without having to stay out of the country for 90 days since this would be a new passport and they wouldn’t see the stamp…not sure how much they check the staying outside in reality…

Anyway, please if anyone can help if some way, any words are appreciated ? I’m in a very sticky situation.

Hello All, thank you Adam for this website and all help you provide to all of us. I want to share my yesterday’s experience from Sao Paulo Superinternedencia in Lapa. I went there in trouser (it was very hot day) but I saw many people there in shorts, so i consider this as not important information. Anyway, as being a Czech (Czech Republic is part of EU) I was told that there is no option for me to extend my tourist visa and that I have to leave country after expiring 90days and I can return after 180days period runs out and new period starts. Luckily enough for me it is just 2 weeks, so I guess i will make a trip to Argentina or Chile for a while and return back to my brazilian girlfriend afterwards. But it is a little bit annoying that this option is not possible for us. After next 3 months I will have only 3 options how to stay futher in the country and that is to obtain a job here, to start studying or get married, according to what I was told there is no other option. One more thing, my portuguese is also rough (learn about 4months), but I have to say all people in Federal Policia were nice, friendly and patient to repeat all what I needed in order to understand them better. So thumbs up for them. Also they wrote down everything for me, so I had it in black and white for my future reference. Good luck to all of you who will have to go through this in future.

Thanks for the guide. It’s the same process for Australians too. I just extended my visa in natal. I just handed over the receipt, the form and my passport. They didn’t ask any questions. I waited for about 10mins and they came back with my stamped passport. I had my onward travel just in case but they didn’t ask for it.

Thank you so much for writing and posting this! The details of what to expect saved a lot of questions and I’m sure frustrations in going through the process. I’m about to try it myself, wish me luck…..

Did they really ask you to provide the name and CPF of a Brazilian resident? Can you use a temporary (ex. Airbnb) address?

Thanks again! 🙂

Thank you, I hope it helps smooth the process.

Yep, they asked for the name and address. My girlfriend is Brazilian so I was fine but I think you should be fine to use an Airbnb address. You will need a CPF too. Would the Airbnb host allow you to use theirs?

The process is really random so I’d always recommend going to the office first, speaking with the staff, getting them to write down exactly what they want and then come back with everything fully prepared. They like to throw curveballs depending what mood they’re in.

Definitely good to know before going there! Yes my Airbnb host helped me out thankfully. Thanks again 🙂

If anyone is attempting to extend their visa in Salvador, the address on the form you generate online directs you to the superintendent’s office, which no longer handles visas. The one to go to is in the airpot in a little room on the 2nd floor.

Awesome. Thank you for contributing the information!

Hey, great article but I have a question! Under Unidade Arrecadadora there is no option for Santos Dumont airport, which apparently the office moved to instead of GIG airport where it used to be. Should I select Delegacia do aeroporto internacional Galeão RJ or Superintendencia regional no estado do Rio de Janeiro? Thanks

Yes, the fact their website is out of date when it’s such an important area… it’s infuriating!

That is what I did, but if you have the time I’d go to Santos Dumont first and speak to the staff there. Ask them to write down exactly what you need to bring so there are no surprises.

I tried to extend my visa in Rio. I went to the major airport Galeão, but the federal police wouldn’t help me. They sent me to the smaller airport Santos Dumont. There, I was asked to present a printed bank statement, which I didn’t have. Then they told me that I could not renew my visa yet, because I had to wait until the last month of my current visa. Lot of time wasted running around today…

It’s complete Russian Roulette as to what they ask for. I’ve extended mine twice and never been asked for a bank statement.

The renewal restrictions are news to me too.

I’ll be going through the process again soon, so we’ll see what happens.

Bro you’re a lifesaver. Thanks so much for uploading this.

No problem at all. I’ll be going back in February and renewing again in April so I’ll keep it updated with relevant information.

Glad it helped. Enjoy your extra time! Adam

I’m in Rio right now, about to walk from my hostel to the airport to extend my visa for an additional 90 days. The rules have changed for residents of Canada (me), USA, Japan, and Australia. As of June 2019, we can extend our visas to the 180 day limit that your UK passport affords you, so we’re catching up, buddy! Hahaha… sincerely though, I appreciate your taking the time to spell this all out for us. This is a beautiful country, and you are absolutely right when you say that three months is not enough time. I’m hiding from the brutal Canadian winter, and I will try to do the same thing next year. Thanks again!

That’s awesome Mark! I’ll update the post to reflect it, thanks for the information.

Are you using an E-visa? Is your extension process the same amount of hoop-jumping?

Nice Article.

Just a couple of questions

On February 26th 2019 I came to Brazil and stayed for 60 days. With my passport I can stay up to 90 days.

However I am coming back to Brazil in 2020 for the carnival on 16th for 60 days.

The Question I have is do I need apply for an extention of my visa ? Because it is 90 days per calender year.

When my calender year ends on FEB 24th 2019I would have been in the country for like 70 days. So after 24th of feb 2019 will I get a fresh 90 days as the calender resets ? Or do I need to apply for an extention ?

Are you on a UK passport? If so then it’s absolutely fine. You’re technically allowed 180 days per year (with the extension) so you should have no problems whatsoever.

The extension is only if you want two consecutive periods of 90 days back to back.

I may see you around as I’ll be shaking my tail feather at Carnival yet again.

Thanks Adam, this post was so useful to me in applying to extend my tourist visa.

I’m in the taxi fresh from successfully renewing at the Superintendência in São Paulo. Some observations:

* All documents mentioned were checked. The process is arbitrary so best to have everything.

* I thought a proof of £1500 for 3 months would be sufficient. However, proof of the equivalent of 15,000 reais was expected (around £3000). Luckily my uncle who helped me with the process was there and signed a guarantor form. But if you don’t have a handy uncle, be careful to have at least this amount. My uncle asked the man who stamped the passport (not the woman who asked for the proof) why 15,000 reais was expected. He said that he didn’t known but it was an internal rule rather than a federal regulation. It’s possibly practice in the office in SP, or perhaps made up on the spot. Who knows? Best to be prepared or overprepared in this respect and recognise that what flies in SP may not in Rio or Bahia.

*The process was quick – 40 mins.

*The staff, although thorough and demanding weren’t unpleasant

*Here is the address of the Superintendência Polícia Federal – Passaporte R. Hugo D’Antola, 95 – Lapa, São Paulo – SP, 05038-090 (11) 3538-5000

I’m glad it all went well James and thank you for the extra information!

I’ve never been asked for the proof of money, and £3000 is insane! I’m glad I’ve been lucky and avoided that.

Enjoy your extension. I can’t wait to go back in February

Thanks for the info as it really is a right palava getting the 180 days in Brazil! It really does help to have a Brazilian fight your corner in Portuguese with the Feds. Even the Brazilians get frustrated with the needless hassle.

I managed to get 8 months as a tourist back in 2017-2018 but it was only because they were updating the immigration system at the time at the Federal Police in Rio. So on my first visit to them they extended my stay for an additional 2 months and asked me to return to them at the end of this period. When I did they added on an extra 3 months! Giving me a stay of 8 months which I was really shocked but very pleased about.

Now I’m applying to return to Brazil on another longer term visa and I was wondering if you know of anyone who has been granted a temporary visa and has been able to travel to a different country and return to Brazil during the term of the visa – without problems?!! I’ve asked the Brazilian consulate in London and they say its up to the Feds in Brazil which was not what I was wanting to hear.

You got 8 months? Awesome! Although they claim to have limits and regulations I truly believe it’s completely on the whim of the agent you speak to. We spoke to multiple different people and got multiple answers. All of them claimed theirs were the concrete facts and nobody would tell us differently, yet it was also telling that none of them were willing to put any of these ‘facts’ in writing.

Having a convincing, charming yet forceful Brazilian in your corner is an absolute must to get the best outcome.

Unfortunately I don’t know of anyone, but I’m always asking and researching as this 6 month in/6 month out policy puts a real strain on our relationship

I just extended my stamp today. (I’ve an Irish passport). The Unidade Arrecadadora relates to the region you are applying in and not the exact station to go to. For example, there were three options in Pernambuco, but only one in Recife – the Federal Police headquarters of Pernambuco. However, the renewal needed to be carried out at the airport. To clarify, the airport was not on the list. I had actually went to the headquarters first as I thought the same – that I have to go the same location as I select on the list. They told me I was at the wrong place and sent me to the airport where there is a Federal Polic tourist service.

Jonathon, apologies for the slow reply but I’ve been in the Paraguayan wilderness for a while.

The government website is certainly not well maintained. They rarely update it when buildings close or move location.

That’s definitely why I’d recommend going to the listed building first before printing anything or paying any fees. That way, if it’s moved, someone can hopefully direct you to the latest location.

Hey Sam and Fray,

Thanks so much for the article, really useful.

Sam, I’m currently in the same situation as you – I have plans to leave Brazil at the end of my 90 days this week but would like to return to Brazil later this year. It seems there’s no clear answer on whether you will automatically be renewed another 90 days when you return or if you need to do the visa extension, so would love to know what they tell you and your girlfriend at the Federal Police station if you’re happy to share? Please and thanks!

How long will you be away from Brazil?

Thanks for the helpful up to date info. My girlfriend and I are arriving in Rio his weekend and on Monday 20th May is our 90th day in the country. We would both like to extend that day but our situations are different, I have a return flight back to the Uk that day, returning to Rio 10 days later. My question to you is do you know if I need to extend my visa as well or will the fact I am exiting the country allow me to reset and use the second 90 days on re-entry automatically?

For my girlfriend, she has broken her wrist (the reason for our late arrival in Rio and last minute extension application!) which was operated on here in Chapada Diamantina after a fall on the trails in the park.

We’re hoping that this combined with our reasonable Portuguese and turning up with all of the documents for both of us (just in case (except for the entry card which we never received)) will be enough for her extension and mine if needed.

Sorry to hear about your girlfriend. I’m sure that’s not the memory of Chapada you were hoping for.

So, just so I understand: You both want to extend your visas, but you will be going back to the UK for 10 days while your girlfriend stays here in Brazil, right?

Here is my advice: Fill in the online form (one each). For the office, choose Superintendencia (code: 0213 Superintendencia regional no estado do Rio de Janeiro (as I said in the post, they’ve moved offices but haven’t updated the website) STN Code:140090 0094 R$110.44

Print out the forms but don’t pay them yet (there’s a lottery kiosk in the airport where you can pay).

Collect all the other necessary documents – photocopies of passports/card, a bill/cpf.

When you arrive in Rio you both go to Santos Dumont airport. It’s really close to Centro, only a couple of stops away on the VLT (overland tram).

Go up to the top level to the Federal office. That’s where you’ll need to give your documents to extend.

From my understanding, only your girlfriend should extend her visa. If you do too, then you leave and attempt to re-enter you may find your extension is invalid and you just wasted your money.

As I said in the post, it sometimes feels like they make decisions on a whim, so head straight there, explain everything and clarify the situation with a Federal agent. If they say you should both extend then just pop down to the kiosk to pay then go back and give all your documents to the agent and wait (1 or 2 hours).

If only your girlfriend has to extend (meaning you get a free 90 days when you return) then she pays at the kiosk and all you’ve lost is the cost of your photocopies (a couple of £).

What do you think? Makes sense? If you need anything else let me know

experience from the regional federal police superintendency in SP (not Rio) – they didn’t ask me for “proof of tourism” or proof of residency – i didn’t have to wear long pants/trousers to enter the building – they asked for a copy of my credit card (????) – i didn’t realize you need a photocopy of your passport (the page with your photo; the page with your physical visa if you have one; the page with the entry stamp) – my new 90 day period began after the end of my first 90 day period thankfully

I will be updating this post next week after I extend mine again. This time I’ll do it in Rio, so hopefully it will be a smoother operation.

Even though they love their bureaucracy, it seems like pot luck which rules they choose to enforce. I was under the impression that the long trousers was absolutely mandatory nationwide.

The advised me that they could request to see a photocopy of my visa credit card (Why? I have no idea), but when I offered it to the official she waved it away.

I’ll update it after my new experience.

I hope you’re enjoying yourself in SP

I’m confused. Every website mentions the Cartão de Entrada e Saída but I didn’t receive one when I came to the country back in October 2018 on my first trip and I didn’t receive one when I arrived my second time December 2018. When I left the first time nobody ever asked me for that document either. I found that I can print one from the Brazilian government’s website and fill it out but there is a box that is apparently necessary to be filled out by an official upon arrival of course. I’m from the USA and came in using an E-Visa which I’m assuming might have removed my need for this card. Any idea about this?

Hello Stewart,

To my understanding, the e-visa removes the need to fill in the cartão. As It’s a multi-entry visa it wouldn’t be necessary.

If I’m correct, the e-visa enables you to spend up to 90 days a year in the country, so you’d be unable to do a 6 month stint like other nationalities (who can renew).

Did that help? If you need anything else, I’ll be back there next week and explaining the joys of trying to get a CPF

Hey Frey, thank you for all the insightful information! It is really helpful. Which website/bus company did you use to book your bus ticket to Paraguy? You mentioned it was only 10£. I wouldn’t mind a that kind of ticket too. Does the day of the bus trip needs to be at (relatively) the end of your extended 90 day period or it doesn’t make a difference when applying for the visa? Thanks again!

My apologies for the slow reply. Your message was lost in a mountain of spam comments I received over the festive period.

The company I used was NSA… cheap as chips! I just checked for tomorrow and it’s £14, so do it a little in advance to drop the price even more.

As for the date, as long as it’s before the visa expiration date you should be fine. It doesn’t necessarily have to be in the final days.

If you need anything else, let me know.

Happy New Year! I hope it’s an amazing one

Does the 90-day extension begin on the day you are granted it OR does it begin once your initial 90-day period expires? If it’s the former scenario, then to get 180 days total you’d have to leave the extension request until literally the last day you are legally in the country.

It’s tricky trying to get exact information from the Brazilian authorities, but we were told to go 15 days before your visa expires as it may take one or two visits.

In theory the new visa should start after your 90 days finishes, but it’s completely on the whim of the person doing the application. I got less than 90 extra, but she was in a terrible mood when we arrived (our full folder of ready documents eventually put a smile on her face, but the final decision was made by a mysterious guy stood in the wings).

Hi Fray! Thanks for the helpful article- did you set up an appointment with the Federal Police, or just show up? People talk about setting up appointments, but I have no idea where to do it.

When we first went I was wearing shorts, and so wasn’t allowed into the Federal Building (keep that in mind… they love the long trousers). This meant that my girlfriend went in, found out all the required documents, arranged the date for next time and so we came back prepared.

With that in mind, when we went back they tried to tell us that we needed to make an appointment. Carolina took no prisoners and stood her ground. It was only when we showed them that we had every document required (and more) that they backed off and processed our application.

They say there are procedures, but I believe it’s completely on the whim of how they feel at the time. If you arrive with all the correct documents (and are persistent with good Spanish) I believe they would do it then and there. If not, then you would just need to return the following week at the designated time with the same documents.

Setting up the appointment is basically just showing up to the Federal Police building. There’s no online appointment system, no phone booking or anything technical. Just arrive and be strong.

Does that help? If you need anything else, give me a shout. If we can help, we totally will.

I like the helpful info you provide in your articles. I’ll bookmark your blog and check again here frequently. I am quite sure I’ll learn lots of new stuff right here! Best of luck for the next!

I am trying to fill out the form but I obviously don´t have a CEP as I´m a tourist. But the CEP number is a required field. What do I do?

The CEP is different from the CPF. The CEP is the local equivalent of a postcode or zip code. You can use the address of your hostel, Airbnb, or wherever you’re staying. It should be in this format: 12345-000

I hope that helps. If you need anything else please let me know.

My boyfriend is from UK and we want to extend his tourism visa. Is there any official brazilian website listing the required documents ? I have heard about needing to show you had bought the flight ticket back.

Hi Nathalia,

I’m not aware of an official site that lists the items I mentioned in the post, but as long as he downloads and pays the invoice, has a copy of his passport (photo page and any pages with stamps), his Cartão de Entrada e Saída, proof of funds (usually a statement, although it’s not always checked), proof of residency in Brazil and finally proof of an onward journey, he should be fine.

The proof of onward journey can be a flight ticket, a bus ticket to Paraguay/Uruguay etc, or in some cases they’ll accept proof that you’ve booked accommodation in another country (although I wouldn’t feel confident only going with this, as you’d probably have to do a lot of convincing). It definitely doesn’t need to be a return ticket to his home country… only one showing he will leave Brazil within the visa allocation.

I hope that answered your question. If you need anything else, don’t hesitate to give me a shout.

P.s. I hope he’s having an awesome time 🙂

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How To Extend Your Time in Brazil

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When traveling to Brazil under a tourist visa, a question that commonly arises for foreigners who really liked the country or developed some form of attachment to it is the following: Is it possible to stay in the country as tourist for more than the standard 90 days?

The answer for this question may vary depending on which country the foreigner is from. Based on the international principle of reciprocity, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations has set rules for each country concerning holders of official and diplomatic passports, as well as holders of ordinary passports interested in using business and tourist visas.

From time to time the ministry updates a list named as “ Quadro Geral de Regime de Vistos ”, which can be translated as “ General Visa Rules Table ”. This table (link below) contains rules for all countries concerning the tourist visa, and it is constantly updated.

Foreigners with the intention to stay in Brazil for a longer period of time need to be aware of the rules for his/her country and plan ahead with care, since Brazil has penalties for overstaying a visa’s time limit.

If your country is in the list of those for which it is allowed to extend your stay in Brazil for another 90 days, you must go to a Brazilian Federal Police station and request the extension on your visa before the initial 90 days expire, otherwise it is possible to be fined for overstaying and even face deportation.

Usually the foreigner needs to present personal ID documents, a copy of the round flight ticket, fill a form and pay a fee.

It is interesting to point that the mentioned table also sets up rules concerning visa exemptions.

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Come on in, the water's lovely, what happens if i overstay my tourist visa in brazil.

In the past, Brazil has had a rather relaxed attitude to overstaying on visas. Recent legislative change in the country has brought this era to a close, with financial penalties for overstaying increasing considerably, as of mid 2017.

Overstaying your tourist visa can happen in two cases:

• You’ve stayed beyond the 90 [or whatever they give you] days initially granted on your arrival card, or the 90 days granted by your extension.
• You’ve stayed in excess of 180 days during your 1 year period.

In the past, you would have been fined R$8.28 per day that you overstay, with the maximum fine being R$828. However with the new Lei da Migração , the fine is now R$100 per day, and the new maximum fine is now R$10,000.

If you have overstayed your tourist visa and you intend to make an application for permanent residency at the Polícia Federal, you will still be allowed to make your application. You will be given an opportunity to lodge an appeal to have your fine minimised or cancelled entirely. We can help you regularise your immigration status in Brazil and write your appeal letter. Please contact us to discuss your situation.

If you are just travelling in Brazil and do not intend to lodge a permanent residency application, you will be given the fine as you leave the country, and you do not have to pay the fine until you want to re-enter Brazil next time you travel. Please note, tourists are allowed a maximum stay in Brazil of 180 days in a one-year period, so you need to stay outside of the country for enough time for the clock to reset.

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Imagine immersing yourself in the vibrant culture of Brazil, a country where the rhythm of samba fills the air, and nature's wonders unfold at every turn. Picture yourself dancing at Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Carnival or soaking up the sun on the golden sands of Copacabana Beach. As enticing as these experiences are, it's vital for travelers to keep in mind the duration of their Brazil Visa.

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Applying for a Brazil Visa is straightforward and can be completed by following a few basic steps:

Step 1: Contact the nearest Brazilian embassy or consulate and find out the requirements for the visa you want to apply for.

Step 2: Complete the visa application form. This can be done online through the Brazil immigration website . Upload all the required documents.

Step 3: Once your application is complete, print out the receipt of the visa request form and attach a passport photo.

Step 4: Submit your visa application. Depending on the embassy or consulate, you can do it in person or send it by post.

Step 5: Pay the visa fee.

Step 6: Wait for the visa decision. You will be notified if your visa is approved and you’ll have to go and collect your passport, which contains your Brazil Visa.

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The Brazil Visitor Visa (VIVIS) generally allows stays of up to 90 days , with possible extensions. The validity of the visa, which is the time frame within which you must enter Brazil, can be up to one year. For citizens of certain countries, this validity period may be extended to 3, 5, or 10 years​.

How to extend a tourist visa in Brazil

If you wish to extend your stay in Brazil beyond the initial period allowed, an extension must be requested from the Brazilian Federal Police before the first period expires. It is only possible to apply for a visa extension before your visa expires . Extensions are not guaranteed and must be officially approved.

Extending your visa depends on your nationality and your intended purpose of stay in the country . Here’s how to get an extension:

Booking an appointment with the Federal Police: This can be done online. We recommend you do this at least two weeks before your visa expires, as availability can vary. When you book online, you’ll receive a barcode necessary for your appointment.

Filling out a visa extension form: Complete the required form. This generates a receipt, with which you'll need to make a payment at a local Brazilian bank.

Attend the appointment: At your appointment, submit all the required documents. Remember to include the proof of visa fee payment you acquired in the previous step.

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What happens if I overstay my tourist visa in Brazil?

If you overstay a tourist visa in Brazil, you'll face a daily fine . You have the option to pay this fine either upon leaving Brazil or during your next visit. However, re-entry into Brazil is not permitted if the fine remains unpaid. Additionally, overstaying results in a six-month ban from re-entering the country .

In cases where authorities find you with an expired visa, you'll be given a seven-day window to depart Brazil. Along with this directive, you will have to pay the overstay fine and face the six-month re-entry ban.

How much does it cost to extend a tourist visa in Brazil?

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Entry requirements

This advice reflects the UK government’s understanding of current rules for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’ passport from the UK, for the most common types of travel.

The authorities in Brazil set and enforce entry rules. If you’re not sure how these requirements apply to you, contact the Brazilian Embassy in the UK .

COVID-19 rules

There are no COVID-19 testing or vaccination requirements for travellers entering Brazil.

Passport validity requirements

To enter Brazil, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.

Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.

You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.

Visa requirements

You can visit Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism.

If you want to extend your tourist visa, contact the Federal Police (in Portuguese) before your visa expires.

For more information about visas, contact the Brazilian Consulate in London .

If you overstay your visa, you’ll face a daily fine. You have the option to pay this fine either when you leave Brazil or during your next visit. You will not be allowed to re-enter Brazil if you do not pay the fine. Overstaying your visa will result in a 6-month ban from re-entering the country.

Make sure you get your passport stamped.

Make sure the border control officer puts a stamp in your passport. If it is not stamped, you may be fined when you leave.

Read about passport stamping if you live in Brazil  (in Portuguese).  

At Brazil border control, you must be able to show:

• information about the purpose of your visit
• evidence you have enough money for your whole stay
• details of your accommodation
• evidence of return or onward travel

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Brazilian immigration authorities often require dual British-Brazilian nationals visiting Brazil to travel on Brazilian (rather than British) passports.

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Children with dual british-brazilian citizenship.

British-Brazilian dual nationals under the age of 18 who are travelling without all parents or legal guardians need authorisation from all parents or legal guardians to travel in Brazil or leave the country.

If they travel with only one parent (or guardian) or without any parent, they must have 2 original written authorisations from all parents or guardians. Read more about the formal travel authorisation process for Brazilian minors and the frequently asked questions .

You must show this permission when the under-18 leaves Brazil. One copy will be kept by the Federal Police inspection agent, together with a copy of the under-18’s identification document, and the other must stay with the under-18 or the adult accompanying them on the trip.

Children who are not dual British-Brazilian nationals

The Federal Police have sometimes delayed the travel of non-Brazilian under-18s who travel without authorisation from both parents. Families of non-Brazilian under-18s travelling through Brazil without one or both parents should follow the instructions for dual British-Brazilian under-18s. Make sure the under-18 or their travelling companion also carries the original or notarised copy of the under-18’s birth certificate. Contact the Brazilian Consulate in London for more information.

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At least 8 weeks before your trip, check the vaccinations and certificates you need in TravelHealthPro’s Brazil guide . Depending on your circumstances, this may include a yellow fever vaccine.

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Overstay Brazil visa - fine

Hi -- I overstayed my visa by a number of months - was trying to get a student visa and it didn't work out. I was told when I left Rio that I could appeal the fine and it often worked. Does anyone know where you can appeal the fine? And on a separate note - I've seen lots of comments on here about people getting late payment fines on top of the fine. Is this common? I owe 9000rs and can't afford for it to be higher. Thanks! - Sam

Sam, it does cost $R100 per day plus interest. Are you in Brazil? If not you have to pay when entering. If in Brazil: I would go to the PF office at the nearest international airport. (Domestic airports do not deal with immigration much and can be given misleading information.) Once at the airport go to the PF and ask for a hearing. You may have to wait, but there is an adjudicator that handles such. You better have a good explanation to overrule this decision. Not many win. You may be given 8 days to leave or be deported Just bite the bullet and get the next flight home. Play the fine when leaving, because the fine continues to accrue interest.

08/08/21 The situation is exactly as Texanbrazil said. And although the fine itself tops out at R$10,000, the interest begins to accrue from the day you leave Brazil with the fine unpaid, and there's no ceiling on that . So, unless you're sure that you'll never return to Brazil, it's best to pay on departure,  if at all possible.

I had an overstay of 7 days in April this year, so they gave me a document stating my fine (100R$ per day= 700R), plus the account information. They didn't ask me to pay for it right there, I don't know if that's possible. I don't think there's any information on how to appeal, but I found an e-mail address of the immigration service, and that's where I appealed (flight cancellation because of Covid). They approved my appeal and canceled the fine, however, upon entering again last week, the immigration officer said I could only stay 83 days this time. When I showed him the cancellation, he went to see his manager and came back saying that I was getting the full 90 days. I have no idea if I had also gotten the 90days if it had been paid rather than canceled? Word of advice: if you intend to appeal, do it quickly. You have 10 days to appeal, as a friend of mine learned the hard way: he has to pay 5000R$ (50 days). I have no red stamp in my passport, just the regular exit date stamp.

Thanks for your reply - I've left Brazil and plan to return in 6 months. They said there would be no interest, is there anyway to pay the fine once you've left the country?

Sam, I do not believe there is any way to pay a multa out of the country.

When I first overstayed my tourist visa waiting on documents to arrive, I was fined R$9500 and told almost the same thing as you - no interest and even that I'd be allowed back into the country upon my return if I paid. Tried to pay before leaving but they insisted I pay when I return. When I returned, my fine was around the R$13,000 mark. I landed in SP from Lisbon and when I went to change terminal for domestic flights, at the passport control, I was confronted about the fine, which I was fully expecting to pay the original amount for, but as mentioned, it had increased by a lot. They wouldn't let me into Brasil understandably, and confirmed that even if I paid the new amount, I'd need to leave for 180 days. They wanted to put me on a flight back to Lisbon but luckily I was able to negotiate with them to allow me to book a new flight to elsewhere in South America. After the 180 days were up and I could enter the country legally again, I was miraculously let in without paying straight away but with the condition that I was actively working towards paying it. I spoke to a lawyer once I was back in the country legally who said appealing is a waste of time and money and would definitely cost more than just paying the fine, so that's what I had to do to get my permanent status unfortunately. Definitely don't expect this to go away!

Thanks for this - very helpful! How long were you out of the country for the fine to go up to 13,000 reais? I won't be able to return for at least 6 months so worried it's going to grow massively!! It's so annoying that they wouldn't let me pay at the airport...

So roughly, when I left for a holiday, the fee was around 9000-9500. When I returned about 3 weeks later, it had gone up to about 10,000, but as mentioned, I was able to fly elsewhere during the 180 days I had to remain out of the country and on arrival again, it was the 13,000  figure. I left in February, and finally paid the fine in December of the same year. I wish I could tell you there is a chance you won't have to pay it mate, but honestly, I think the chances are slim to none. I was overstaying on the assumption the fee capped out at something like R$30 a day, which it was before a pretty recent, back then, change to the fine. Good luck but I highly recommend paying it on arrival to avoid headaches. It took me a much longer time than it should have to get my permanent residency because of it.

Also regarding your last point there about not being able to pay on departure, this is the exact same bull that they pulled on me. I wanted to pay when I left because I knew I had to pay this fine. They straight up said not to bother, just pay next time I come to Brazil. That's what lead to the "promise" that on return, I can just pay the fine and enter again without the 180 day reset. That was obviously a lie, and when I did return after the 3 weeks, I went to pay and my wife spoke with them to confirm that part and after 10 or 20 minutes, the agent returned to say that wasn't the case and I could pay now but would still have to wait 180 days to enter again. That's what led me to find an alternative flight to the city next to where we live and wait it out to enter at the border again. I think entering on a land border is the only reason I was able to get in on a valid visa without paying the fine. The agents at the border where far more reasonable than at the airport.

Just to clarify and sorry for spamming the post guys, but I mistyped in that first reply when I said it was 13,000 on return, it was closer to 10,000 after the 3 weeks, and eventually was 13,000  when I paid.

08/09/21 It appears from people's reported experiences that the advice we've traditionally given -- to pay your fine on departure -- is no longer working.  I suspect under the current system, the PF agent at Passport Control only sees the fine when s/he reads a passport into the "Exiting Brazil" transaction, and then it becomes impossible to issue a boleto and let the traveler back into the terminal to pay it.  We need to change or advice -- what to do? I would suggest arriving at the airport early, going to the Polícia Federal office there, and asking for your boleto, which you can then go pay at a bank in the concourse.  This will give you a receipt to show the agent at Passport Control, and should at least prevent interest from stacking up on top of the fine. I understand that this is no use to people who have already been caught in this particular Catch-22 -- sorry about that -- but it may helpful to people who overstay in the future.  As for current fines, I've researched the question of paying from abroad many times, most recently this morning, and still haven't found a way to do it.

I agree with abthree. For many years one received the boleto and went to the window to pay or after hours to Safra (GRU). Present receipt and go. I was lucky to be shown around the secondary a few times and noted many paying and passing through. I will know more in Sept. when a family member arrives from the Fortaleza PF office.

Hi guys. Let me explain about my overstay situation here in Brazil. I arrived in Rio on my US passport back on October 23rd of 2020. I extended my Visa one time with the Federal Police, but now my Visa expired on April 21st. I decided to stay in Brazil once I found out about the extension period given without assessment of fines. This extension is set to expire on September 16th, 2021. You can read the official extension info here: https://portal.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/p … -307058544 Anyway, I've been wanting to gain permanent residency status for a while. This is not my first time staying in Brazil. I was hopeful to gain residency by way of marriage since this is the simplest and cheapest method. My Brazilian girlfriend and I had discussed the idea but I was hesitant to go through with it with her. Good thing as we are no longer dating so I am stuck of what to do! If I were to leave the country before September 16th then I believe there would be no fine assessed upon departure. But if I overstay beyond the 16th I am not sure if they would backdate the days of overstay from April 21st (when my visa expired) or if day 1 of fines for overstay would start on September 17th. Does anyone have a concrete answer?

Forgot to mention, can one apply for marriage if in an illegal status? I have read it is possible because it is a civil right, but maybe not in Rio. I read there are issues with the Federal Police in getting this done. As usual these matters are confusing and information provided can be different and/or incorrect. Also about overstay fines. If you have overstay fines and then get married does one need to pay those fines first before applying for permanent residency with FP? Of course I would prefer to stay and try to gain permanent residency by way of marriage in the near future (hopefully). I really enjoy living in Rio so I don't want to leave!

I'm not sure in regards to "marriage" but a stable union couldn't be done when not on a legal visa status. That was a very large part of my struggles getting my residency due to documentation taking to long to arrive before my initial visa expired. Ended up pushing the process of stable union by 6 months at least.

You should not have a fine before 16/9/21. After that, it is a gamble. They offered to help those who needed such, and now they may not be so pleasant. I guess I am missing something as to just pick a partner to marry for PR. Call me old fashion, but is love not a factor. I have done stupid things, but finding a wife in 30 days???. Sounds like a Las Vegas movie. The clock is ticking to apply for a CRNM and a marriage close to being overstaying will be looked at hard.

Thanks TexanBrazil. Yes before Sept. 16th I believe there should be no fine. The real question is will they backdate my fine from April 21st if I were to stay beyond Sept. 16th or would it start from Sept. 17th? I'll probably need to contact FP by email or make a trip to go discuss with them. As for the marriage subject, no no, I'm not looking to get this done within the next 30 days. I'm contemplating the idea to stay in Brazil and at some point down the road, say 6 months to a year I meet someone I would want to marry. The question then becomes can I do that while in illegal status? I've stayed in Brazil for long periods of time over different years and also returned home to the US a couple times.  But I always come back to Brazil. So while there are obstacles and challenges living here I just have to admit that I prefer it. I most certainly prefer Brazilian women to women back home so if I were to marry, she will most likely be Brazilian. But no, I am not quick to do something like this. I've had 2-3 ex Brazilian girlfriends who proposed the idea of marriage to me. I was the one who didn't want to do it.

08/09/21 gspdac, Good idea to talk to the Federal Police now, while you're still legal.  Best case, they'll tell you that you still have 79 days after September 16. If they balk, you can fairly ask them whether the clock didn't stop on your last extension on February 2; it's their decision, but they might agree, especially if you're pleasant about it. If they tell you that your time's up on September 16, staying illegally is not a good idea.

They gave me a document that contains account information, didn't they give you that? It might have been the same paper where the reason and amount of the fine is explained, but about half of the page was something that resembled a payment slip. Fortunately I didn't have to use it, but I would think that if your bank does international payments, there should be enough information on how to do it?

sam1466 wrote: Thanks for your reply - I've left Brazil and plan to return in 6 months. They said there would be no interest, is there anyway to pay the fine once you've left the country?

You may certainly apply at a cartório for marriage if you are not here legally; however, I know that in my city [Embu das Artes] the tabelionato will ask to see your passport and will not proceed if you aren't legal.  (I saw this firsthand; I went with a friend to serve as a witness for his marriage, and a couple was sent out rather unceremoniously and told not to return until the groom had a valid passport stamp). Furthermore, without a CPF, you can't have documents notarized (reconhecimento de firma) or register them at a cartório.

I looked at the document they had given me at the airport, back in April. Other than the page stating the fine, there's an entire page with a payment slip for an account at Banco de Brasil, and there seems to be everything needed to make a payment from any bank, I don't see why you couldn't do that from abroad. Also, at the top it says ‘O pagamento desta GRU Cobrança poderá ser efetuado em qualquer banco'.

Texanbrazil wrote: Sam, I do not believe there is any way to pay a multa out of the country.

Kurterino wrote: I looked at the document they had given me at the airport, back in April. Other than the page stating the fine, there's an entire page with a payment slip for an account at Banco de Brasil, and there seems to be everything needed to make a payment from any bank, I don't see why you couldn't do that from abroad.

I thought I was a hero regardless, my mom always told me so. However I will admit that I have never heard of this bolero system. Are you saying that it's impossible to make payments to Brazilian banks because of this system? Out of curiosity, I logged into my account and started the process of making an international payment, and when I selected Brazil, no warning or anything like that showed up, I had the infos necessary to fill in the mandatory fields and the ‘Send/Execute' button was actif. Of course that doesn't mean it would have worked, as i stated before that I don't know anything about this boleto system. But I find it hard to believe that it's impossible to do a payment from abroad. Do you have a link to something that explains it more in detail ?

abthree wrote: 08/09/21 Because the barcode on the GRU has to be transmitted from the paying bank to the receiving bank through the Brazilian boleto system, and foreign banks don't have access to that system. If anyone manages to pay a fine successfully from abroad, please post here how you did it:  you'll be an Expat.com Hero.   

Kurterino wrote: Do you have a link to something that explains it more in detail ?

We're getting a little OT, but note the last sentence in the "How Does It Work?" section. https://www.pagbrasil.com/payment-metho … -bancario/

Even at the state and city level, you have to physically take gov. boletos to BB. I got DTRAN's and the line at BB branch was very long, so I tried mobile banking and it said this bank cannot pay this boleto.

English Penguin wrote: Also regarding your last point there about not being able to pay on departure, this is the exact same bull that they pulled on me. I wanted to pay when I left because I knew I had to pay this fine. They straight up said not to bother, just pay next time I come to Brazil. That's what lead to the "promise" that on return, I can just pay the fine and enter again without the 180 day reset. That was obviously a lie, and when I did return after the 3 weeks, I went to pay and my wife spoke with them to confirm that part and after 10 or 20 minutes, the agent returned to say that wasn't the case and I could pay now but would still have to wait 180 days to enter again. That's what led me to find an alternative flight to the city next to where we live and wait it out to enter at the border again. I think entering on a land border is the only reason I was able to get in on a valid visa without paying the fine. The agents at the border where far more reasonable than at the airport.

if you paid immediately the first time you would still have to go out for 180 days???? thks

Yes, no matter what, you will have to wait the 180 days for your visa to reset.

Hi there, I'm gonna pay 5800 reais once Im arriving in Brazil in October. I'm all willing to pay the fine, but Im worried about the payment method. Do I need to pay the fine right at immigration (a bank there?)? Cause I'm only arriving after 5pm on a Friday and I'm super worried "their bank" will be closed by then and Im not able to pay the fine :-/ Cheers and thanks alot Ronia

Ronia, Which airport? GRU has Safra and 24 hrs. I would think GIG has a place to pay also.

Oh amazing. Im gonna arrive in GRU. So you're positive that Im able to pay it on arrival or how does it usually work? (Sooryy Im super worried cause like most people here I had sooo many issues with extensions and fines etc😅 just wanna be sure) Thank u alot.

I can not be 100%, it has been a couple of years since I was around the PF in GRU, but I know the RF sent many to pay customs boletos on imports after their windows closed. The agent gave them a boleto and they went, paid, and came back for the items with the receipt.

Was looking for some other information, but because it might be helpful : usend.com lets you pay boletos from outside Brazil. I used it to send r$1000 from abroad to my brazilian prepaid card, but the site supposedly allows you to pay larger boletos. the money showed up. i only used the company twice so i can't vouch for them beyond that, but it may be worth looking into for anyone stuck on this issue

English Penguin wrote: Yes, no matter what, you will have to wait the 180 days for your visa to reset.

filippo456 wrote: if you paid immediately the first time you would still have to go out for 180 days???? thks

A friend of mine just arrived here in Brazil, after having had about 2 months of overstay in April this year. Through a friend, he had paid the fine (about 5000 Reais) within the deadline (30 days after getting fined?), and came back to Brazil after just 3 months. Apparently, he had no problems getting the usual 90 days tourist visa.

Kurterino wrote: A friend of mine just arrived here in Brazil, after having had about 2 months of overstay in April this year. Through a friend, he had paid the fine (about 5000 Reais) within the deadline (30 days after getting fined?), and came back to Brazil after just 3 months. Apparently, he had no problems getting the usual 90 days tourist visa.

I had no choice but to stay in Brasil during the coronavirus pandemic and the state of the health emergency that was preclaimed worldwide. I was informed about the suspension of the calculation of stays in the tourist visas starting from the 16/3/2020 but, the member of staff, Sra. Monique Ferreira Portella at the delegacia especial of the Federal Police at the international airport of Rio de Janeiro in Brasil, did not follow the orders of the Chief of the Federal Police and did not start the calculation of the days in my tourist visa from the 3/11/2021 and calculated all of the days between 16/3/2020 -2/11/2020 she was ordered by the PF not to calculate and charge me a fine of 10.000 reais, the maximum penalty she could apply based on the article 108 of the Imigration Law in Brasil. Based on what I know the specific brasilian at the specific delegacia at the international airport of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, did not have the legal right up to the 16/9/2021 based on the orders of the PF, to apply a multa to a visa that had expired during the coronavirus pandemic and after the 16/3/2020. She applied the multa of 10.000 reais against my person on the 13/9/2021, without hearing anything about my situation, position during the coronavirus pandemic or about the orders of the Federal Police to the specific delegacia about the suspension of the calcualtion of the days in the tourist visas, did not comply with the orders and calculated all days she was told she could not calculate.  She did not even ask me and could not care to ask me , whether I can pay the 10.000 reais and what a financial disaster this would be for me. Does anyone have the same experience during the coronavirus pandemic with the specific delegacia especial at the internacional airport of Galeao at Rio de Janeiro in Brasil?. The specific employee at the specific delegacia also had not informed me where I had the legal and human right to present a written defense within 10 days. Does anyone know where written defense to the accusation and fine based on the accusation can be presented and whether the weekend , Saturday and Sunday are calculated in the 10 days?. Than you in advance.

09/25/11 universerules1111, What were the dates of your arrival in and departure from Brazil?

I entered Brasil , 4 days before the boarders of it and airports closed and the state of health emergency in it was declared, on the 14/3/2020. As it was mentioned on my post, Sra. Monique Ferreira Portella on the 13/9/2021 at the delegacia especial da PF at the international airport Galeao of Rio de Janeiro in Brasil, applied a fine of 10.000 reais for illegal stay, calculating ALL DAYS she was ordered by the Chief of the Police and Diretor -Geral da PF not to calculate and applied the multa on the 13/9/2021 when she was ordered by the FP that this was not possible to take place up to the 16/9/2021. Obviously the day of my departure was on the 13/9/2021 passing from the specific delegacia and passport control at which for the first time in my life having been to more than 24/25 countries up to now, I have seen those employees who verified and checked the passports at it, not to be with the uniform of their own Police and the uniform of the Federal Police. They were with civil clothes and looked like they worked for a private company whose purpose was to make profit for them and the company they worked for, to make as much money as possible for company they worked for in order to benefit themselves financially and to be rewarded by  the company.

Hi guys, I have a question as well. In 2016 I overstayed my visa for 392 days (back then the max. Fine was 900reais). When I left Brazil they told me to pay the next time I enter. But when I entered Brazil again, nobody said anything. Now, I'm married to a Brazilian. We have been living in Germany for 4 years and I am 6 months pregnant. We want to move to Brazil in the end of October as my husband is starting a new job there. However, we have been having difficulties getting my family reunion visa. They told us we need to pay the fee first, which we would love to do. However, nobody is answering our emails. We sent our request to 5 different emails (policia federal in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) - no response. I'm becoming a bit nervous since time is passing and I'm afraid I will not get the visa. We would then fly there anyway since as a German you are allowed access for 90 days as a tourist and then we would try to solve the issue in Rio de Janeiro. However, I'm afraid they will not let me enter the country. If I wasn't pregnant it would all not be such a big deal but I'm afraid I won't be with my husband for the delivery of our baby. Does anybody know how to solve this issue or where to reach the policia federal? Thanks guys!

If you are from the UK why do you need a visa? I am here from canada and didn.t know I needed to apply for a visa after 90 days. Will I be subject to a fine when I leave? What are options for paying assumed fine?

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Timing Is Everything When It Comes To Visas

Applying for a visa can give us travelers anxiety. You either need to wait to book flights, hotels, and excursions until after it's approved (which can take many weeks) or risk paying cancelation fees for everything if your visa is rejected. So, it should go without saying that you need to do your research in advance of deciding to go somewhere to determine if a visa is needed and, if it is, how long it takes to acquire said visa. Don't apply at the last minute and hope for the best.

Another aspect of your application timing you will need to check on is your passport expiration date. If your passport expires within six months of your travel dates, it's almost guaranteed that your visa application will be rejected, regardless of the country. This is a pretty universal rule and one you should follow regardless of whether you're applying for a visa. In fact, most countries will not allow you to enter if your passport is within six months of expiring.

You will also need to consider the duration of your tourist visa and ensure your travel plans start and end on the appropriate dates. You do not want to overstay your visa and risk fines, jail time, and deportation. You also will never be allowed back into the country if you're caught overstaying.

Use A Travel Visa Service Or Book Your Trip With A Travel Agency

When it comes to visas, sometimes it's better just to leave it to the professionals. For many countries with a strict, complicated, or lengthy visa application process, some companies offer travel visa expediting services to assist you with the process. For example, G3 is a popular visa expediting service that offers travelers the ability to apply for visas for a fee. The cost depends on your nationality and where you are applying for a visa but typically ranges in the hundreds of collars.

In other cases, like U.S. citizens traveling to Bhutan or Cuba, you can only apply for a visa as part of a tour package. For travel to these countries, it might be easier for you to book your trip with a tour group and apply for your visa with that agency or company. You might have to pay an additional service fee on top of the application fee, but taking the hassle of applying for a visa out of your hands will be worth it.

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