1. REQUIREMENTS

ELIGIBILITY

1.1. Conditions:

a) media correspondents.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.2. Visa holders cannot be paid a salary by a Brazilian organization.

1.3. For extended stays (a minimum of 6 months) the same type of visa can be issued to immediate family members. Those, are, however, prohibited from engaging in any paid activity in Brazil.

1.4. This visa is good for multiple entries within the visa's duration. If necessary, a visa extension may be issued by the Federal Police in Brazil, if requested at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the authorized stay (special requirements apply).

1.5. Whenever the planned stay exceeds 90 days, registration with the Federal Police in Brazil is mandatory within 30 days from first arrival in the country (together with the passport, you must submit the original visa application form that will be returned to you by the Consulate once the visa is issued).

1.6. Brazilian nationals must enter and leave Brazil with their Brazilian passport only.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AND PROCEDURES

1.7. One visa application form per applicant properly filled out online (https://scedv.serpro.gov.br), printed and duly signed (parents must sign for those under 18 years old and have their signature notarized), together with the following documentation:

a) passport with a minimum remaining validity of six months (it must also have at least 2 blank pages available);

b) One recent photograph 5cmx5cm ( 2”x 2”) of applicant.  Please glue the photograph on the form as indicated;

	PHOTOGRAPH SPECIFICATIONS
	- The picture must be taken against an off-white plain background.
	- The applicant’s face and shoulders must be centralized on the camera and he or she must be looking into the camera.
	- No reflections, shadows or glares are accepted in the picture.
	- The length from the bottom of chin to the top of the head must be between 31 and 36mm (millimetres) in heigth.
	- The facial expression must be neutral.
	- The eyes must be open and clearly visible.
	- Glasses should not reflect any light. Neither sunglasses nor colorful frames are acceptable (no sunglasses or colored lens accepted).
	- No head covering, excepting the ones used for religious reasons as long as they still enable the perfect visibility of the applicant’s face.
	- Children carrying toys, with pacifier or showing the hands of the adult holding them will not be accepted.

c) letter from the employer or sponsoring organization, on its letterhead stationary, specifying the nature of the job to be performed, the duration of the contract, and proof of assumption of full financial responsibility for the applicant's stay in Brazil;

d) recent non-criminal record issued by the local (i.e., applicant's place of residence) Police Department (if applicant is of a criminally liable age);

e) as applicable (i.e., if applying for an extended-stay visa to immediately family members), copy of marriage certificate, birth certificate, or other official dependency document;

f) Yellow fever vaccination certificate, as applicable, i.e., if applicant traveled within the last 90 days to any of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia,  Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,  Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda or Venezuela.  Please note that yellow fever vaccination is advisable if applicant's destination in Brazil includes any of the following States or regions: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Federal District, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins,  south of Piauí, west and south of Bahia, north of Espírito Santo, northwest of São Paulo, west of Paraná, west of Santa Catarina and west of Rio Grande do Sul.

g) as applicable, polio vaccination certificate (only for children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years);

h) appropriate visa and legalization payments, as applicable.

1.8. The requirements listed are not all-inclusive. When processing a visa submission, the Consulate may request additional information/documentation.

1.9. All supporting documentation that is not originated in Brazil must be authenticated by the Consulate. Copy of Brazilian supporting documents must be notarized by a Cartório in Brazil. Original Brazilian documents do not require notarization.

CONSULAR FEES

1.10. The consular fee for a Temporary Visa VI is of Cnd$ 28,00 (twenty-eight Canadian  dollars), which must be paid by means of money order or certified cheque to the “Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto”. Cash, personal cheques, credit card or debit card will not be accepted.

1.11. The Consulate will accept visa submissions by the applicant in person or by a third party, acting on his/her behalf – an extra fee of Cnd$ 28,00 (twenty-eight Canadian  dollars)must be included.

1.12. The Consulate cannot and will not recommend travel/services firms and makes it clear that all of them receive same identical treatment by the Visa Section of this Consulate. It is wise therefore to shop around and compare costs in case you use a travel/services firm. Minimum processing time is 10 (ten) business days, assuming all requirements are met. This does not include mailing time.

PROCESSING TIME

1.13. The minimum processing time is of 10 (ten) working days, not included the days used by the services provided by Canada Post.

APPLICATIONS BY MAIL

The same requirements above apply plus a pre-paid and self-addressed envelope (only Canada Post "Xpresspost", "Priority Courier" or "Registered Mail" will be accepted) and a processing fee of Cnd$ 28,00 (twenty-eight Canadian  dollars)per person (money order or certified cheque payable to the Consulate-General of Brazil in Toronto).