1. REQUIREMENTS

ELIGIBILITY

1.1. Conditions:

1. for foreign citizens stopping passing by on the way to a third country.
2. Transit Visas are 1(one) entry only and are not suitable for tourism.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

1.2. One visa application form per applicant properly filled out online (https://scedv.serpro.gov.br), printed and duly signed, together with the following documentation:

1. passport with a minimum validity of six months (it must also have at least 2 blank pages available);
2. for non-Canadian returning to Canada, copy of Permanent Resident Card or valid Canadian visa allowing for re-entry into Canada;
3. for non-Canadian without a Permanent Resident card or valid Canadian visa, valid visa to country of final destination after trip to Brazil (this requirement does not apply to applicants returning to country of citizenship);
4. 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.

5. signed letter by travel agency attesting to the booking of the trip or print out of the booking;
6. 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.
7. as applicable, polio vaccination certificate (only for children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years)
8. appropriate payments, as applicable.

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

CONSULAR FEES

1.3. For Canadian citizens is 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.

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

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

PROCESSING TIME

1.6. A minimum of 10 (ten) working days is required for processing the visa, 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).