Brazilian Visas
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- For tourist trips to Brazil. Includes visit to relatives and/or friends.
- Unpaid participation in athletic or artistic events, competitions
- Unpaid participation in a scientific/academic seminars or conferences sponsored by a research or academic institution.
- For foreign citizens stopping or passing by on the way to a third country.
- Scientific, technological, research under an international technical cooperation program.
- Professorial studies/research/ teaching and/or scientific/ technological activities at an university, research institution or similar organization.
- Student exchange program.
- Unpaid internship in a program sponsored by a Brazilian government agency or international organization.
- Technical learning in the operation and/or maintenance of machinery or equipment produced in Brazil.
- Paid participation in Conferences.
- Provision of voluntary services to a religious or social assistance organization.
Temporary Visa II (Business Visa)
- For business trips to Brazil, including participation in a trade/industrial show a temporary visa II will be required.
- For Media coverage or film making.
- Adoption of a Brazilian child.
- Flight/ship crew members not holding an international crew card (for all other crew members a Temporary Visa V is mandatory).
- Attention: this does not apply in case of technical support or provision of services in Brazil.
- Paid participation in athletic events.
- Students on an undergraduate or graduate academic studies in Brazil.
- Work under a Brazilian-ruled employment contract.
- Technical assistance (engineers, geologists, etc).
- Internship immediately following the conclusion of undergraduate or graduate studies or for the purpose of teaching English or another foreign language.
- Medical residence.
- Media correspondent.
- Religious, missionary purposes.
- Family Reunion.
- Foreign investors.
- Retirement.
- Workers.
