Passport Visas Express is a private company, not a government agency.
Serving customers nationwide through our offices for over 25 years, and
registered with the U.S. Department of Stateas a passport courier. Government fees are separate from our service fees.
The article below provides important information about travel to Brazil.
For comprehensive Visa Application instructions, please see the specific
Visa Requirements page for your Visa Type (business, tourist, etc).
Our step-by-step instructions guide you through the process.
We review your application and submit it to the appropriate Consulate.
Our team is here to help with online chat, phone & email support.
• Crew members of foreign vessels traveling to Brazil to operate in waters under Brazilian jurisdiction, as required under a charter, services, or risk contract entered into with a Brazilian company;
• Crew members of foreign fishing vessels leased by Brazilian companies;
• Crew members or other professionals who perform paid activities aboard cruise vessels along the Brazilian coast, in the Amazon River basin, or in other inland waters.
The prior authorization by the Ministry of Labor may be waived for an emergency situation requiring the immediate presence of visa applicant in Brazil; beneficiaries, however, cannot apply for another emergency visa within a 6-month period.
Procedures:
Once a Type 5 Temporary Visa (VITEM V) has been authorized, the applicant should present to the Consular Service:
Two visa application forms per applicant, properly and completely filled in. Note: Every applicant must complete Item 21 of the visa application form, "Comments" (Purpose of Trip). In this section, the applicant must explain precisely what they are going to do while in Brazil. For especially complex trips, the applicant may submit details on an extra sheet of paper, if necessary. Each visa application form must be duly signed by the applicant (and parents must sign the application forms for those under 18 years of age), and must be submitted together with the following documentation:
• Passport with a minimum validity of six months (it must also have at least one blank page available for the visa stamp);
• For non-Americans returning to the United States, copy of green card or valid re-entry visa allowing for re-entry into the United States; For non-Americans without a green card or valid re-entry visa into the United States, valid visa to country of final destination after the trip to Brazil (this requirement does not apply to applicants returning to their country of citizenship);
• Two recent 2" x 2" passport-type photo, in color or black and white, front view, full face, light background (snapshots are not accepted);
• Proof of residence within the consular jurisdiction for the past 12 months;
• Recent (i.e. less than 90 days old) good conduct record issued by the (i.e., applicant's place of residence) police department/authority;
• Visa fee payment of US$240.00 per visa.;
• Copy of marriage certificate, birth certificate, or other official dependency document (if applying for an extended-stay visa to immediate family members);
• A person under 18 year of age not traveling with both parents or legal guardian(s) must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by the non-accompanying parent or guardian, together with appropriate payment to facilitate formal authentication by the Consular Service of the notarized letter of consent and, as applicable, the guardianship document (proof of guardianship is required)
Information only gets you part of the way. Most delays come from small mistakes on the form,
documents that do not match, or rules that changed since the last time anyone checked.
Passport Visas Express prepares visa applications for Brazil for you: a specialist completes the
application with you by phone, checks it against the embassy's current requirements, and sends you a
finished application to print and sign. We then submit it with the consulate on your behalf.
Professional preparation of every application in your order
Checked for the common errors that cause rejections and delays
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Preparation from $65 for one application (government fees are separate)
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Passport Visas Express is a private company, not a government agency, serving customers nationwide
since 2001 and registered with the U.S. Department of State as a passport courier.
Here's How to Apply:
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For over 25 years, Passport Visas Express (PassportVisasExpress.com) has been a privately owned passport and visa courier,
serving customers nationwide through our offices. We are not a government agency and are not part of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Department of State, any U.S. passport agency,
or any foreign embassy or consulate.
We are a courier company registered with the U.S. Department of State to deliver passport applications to
passport agencies on our customers' behalf. You can confirm this on the State Department's
list of registered courier companies, where we are listed as “Passport & Visa Express.”
You can apply for a U.S. passport yourself, without our service, through the U.S. Department of State at
travel.state.gov, including expedited service for an additional government fee.
Our fees are for our own services and are charged in addition to all government, embassy and consular fees.
Processing times are set by the government agency or embassy that issues your document.
Insurance notice: Passport Visas Express maintains liability insurance covering the passport applications in our care.
For written details of our coverage, call 1-888-596-6028 or email info@passportvisasexpress.com.
