Brazil Visa Waivers

TOURIST VISA EXEMPTION – when traveling for i) leisure, visiting friends and family, ii) unpaid participation in a conference or tournament or iii) living in Brazil with an extension protocol from the Federal Police or Ministry of Justice:

Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel as tourists for up to 30 days within a 180 day period: Singapore.
Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel as tourists for up to 60 days within a 180 day period: Venezuela.
Those traveling with passports issued by one of following countries are exempt from getting a visa to travel as tourists for up to 90 days within a 180 day period:

Albania	Denmark	Hungary	Netherlands	South Africa
Andorra	Dominica	Iceland	New Zeeland	South Korea
Antigua and Barbuda	Dominican Republic	Ireland	Norway	Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Argentina	Ecuador	Israel	Panama	Spain
Austria	El Salvador	Italy	Paraguay	Suriname
Bahamas	Estonia	Jamaica	Peru	Sweden
Barbados	Finland	Latvia	Philippines	Switzerland
Belgium	France	Liechtenstein	Poland	Thailand
Bolivia	Georgia	Lithuania	Portugal	Trinidad and Tobago
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Germany	Luxembourg	Romania	Tunisia
Bulgaria	Great Britain	Macau	Russia	Turkey
Chile	Greece	Malaysia	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Ukraine
Colombia	Grenada	Malta	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Uruguay
Costa Rica	Guatemala	Mexico	San Marino	Vatican
Croatia	Guiana	Monaco	Serbia
Cyprus	Honduras	Morocco	Slovakia
Czech Republic	Hong Kong	Namibia	Slovenia

BUSINESS VISA EXEMPTION – when traveling to Brazil i) to participate in business meetings and represent its company in a trade show or in a business negotiation such as to sell, to purchase, to inspect merchandise prior or after shipment, to discuss internal company policies; or iii) flight/ship crew without an International Crew card, or iv) for media coverage or filmmaking

Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel for business purposes* for up to 30 days within a 180 day period: Singapore.
Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel for business purposes* for up to 60 days within a 180 day period: Venezuela.
Those traveling with passports issued by one of following countries are exempt from getting a visa to travel for business purposes* for up to 90 days within a 180 day period:

Albania	Dominican Republic	Ireland	Peru	Suriname
Antigua and Barbuda	Ecuador	Israel	Philippines	Sweden
Argentina	El Salvador	Italy	Poland	Switzerland
Austria	Estonia	Jamaica	Portugal	Thailand
Belgium	Finland	Latvia	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Bolivia	France	Lithuania	Russia	Tunisia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Georgia	Luxembourg	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turkey
Bulgaria	Germany	Macau	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Ukraine
Chile	Great Britain	Malta	San Marino	Uruguay
Colombia	Greece	Mexico	Serbia	Vatican
Costa Rica	Grenada	Monaco	Slovakia
Croatia	Guiana	Morocco	Slovenia
Cyprus	Honduras	Netherlands	South Africa
Czech Republic	Hong Kong	New Zeeland	South Korea
Denmark	Hungary	Norway	Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Dominica	Iceland	Paraguay	Spain

OTHER VISA EXEMPTIONS:
Those traveling with valid passports from the following countries are also exempt from getting a VITEM I, VITEM IV, VITEM VI or VITEM VII for stays up to 90 days within a 180 day period:

Austria Finland Great Britain Paraguay Spain

Chile France Iceland Philippines Suriname

Colombia Germany Netherlands Poland

FIRST ENTRY RESTRICTIONS: Visas will be considered void if its holder fails to comply with the first entry requirement. The time the first entry must take place will depend on applicant’s nationality and on the type of visa held as listed below:

90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE: Those traveling with passports issued by the following countries must enter Brazil within 90 days from the issuance of any type of visa:

Angola	Gabon	Kazakhstan	Pakistan	South Korea
Bahrain	Ghana	Kuwait	Paraguay	Switzerland
Cambodia	Greece	Laos	Philippines	Syria
Cape Verde	Honduras	Libya	Portugal	Taiwan
China*	Indonesia	Myanmar	Qatar	Thailand
Cuba	Japan	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea	Jordan	Oman	Saudi Arabia

*Except VITEM II for businessman.

Therefore, citizens of the above mentioned countries must apply for their visas within less than 90 days prior to the intended departure date. It is also recommended to submit the complete and accurate visa application at least 2 weeks before the trip. Please plan ahead.

DURATION OF THE VISA: Brazil has visa agreements with certain countries. For those eligible for long duration tourist and/or business visas (valid for more than 90 days), the validity will count from the date of issuance of the visa:

Country	Type(s) of Visa		Maximum duration
Australia		VITEM II	Up to 5 years counted from the date of issuance
Canada		VITUR & VITEM II	Up to 5 years counted from the date of issuance
China		VITEM II (for businessman only)	Up to 3 years counted from the date of issuance
Dominican Republic		VITEM II	Up to 1 year counted from the date of issuance
Guinea-Bissau		VITUR	Up to 1 year counted from the date of issuance
India		VITEM II	Up to 5 years counted from the date of issuance
Jamaica		VITUR & VITEM II	Up to 5 years counted from the date of issuance
Lebanon		VITUR & VITEM II	Up to 3 years counted from the date of issuance
Mozambique		VITUR	Up to 1 year counted from the date of issuance
United States of America		VITUR & VITEM II	Up to 10 years counted from the date of issuance

1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE: If your country of citizenship and type of visa is not listed on items 4.A or 4.B, the first entry must take place up to one year from the date of issuance of the visa.

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