VISA FEES
There are different types of fees associated with obtaining a visa. Please read carefully
the instructions below, since more than one fee may apply per visa.
Please note that all payments should be made exclusively in U.S. POSTAL MONEY
ORDER, payable to the CONSULATE GENERAL OF BRAZIL. Cash, personal or
company checks, certified checks, bank or personal money orders, and credit card
charges are not accepted.
BASIC VISA FEE (per visa):
VISAS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS
TOURIST (VITUR) No basic fee (*)
BUSINESS (VITEM-II) No basic fee (*)
STUDENTS (VITEM-IV) OR
No basic fee (*)
EXCHANGE STUDENTS (VITEM-I)
VITEM-III US$ 40.00
VITEM-V US$ 100.00
VITEM-VI US$ 20.00
VITEM-VII US$ 70.00
PERMANENT VISA US$ 200.00
VISAS FOR OTHER NATIONALITIES
TOURIST (VITUR)
CANADA, NIGERIA US$ 65.00
AUSTRALIA US$ 35.00
ANGOLA, MEXICO US$ 30.00
JAPAN US$ 25.00
ALL OTHER COUNTRIES US$ 20.00
VITEM-I AND VITEM-II US$ 60.00
VITEM-III US$ 40.00
VITEM-IV US$ 40.00
VITEM-V US$ 100.00
VITEM-VI US$ 20.00
VITEM-VII US$ 70.00
PERMANENT VISA US$ 200.00
PROCESSING FEES:
American citizens must pay a non-refundable processing fee per visa in
reciprocity for an identical fee charged to Brazilian citizens applying for a U.S.
visa. The table below shows the different processing fees for American
citizens only:
TOURIST (VITUR) US$ 140.00
BUSINESS (VITEM-II) US$ 140.00
STUDENTS (VITEM-IV) US$ 140.00
VITEM-I US$ 150.00
VITEM-III US$ 150.00
VITEM-V US$ 150.00
VITEM-VI US$ 140.00
VITEM-VII US$ 150.00
PERMANENT VISA US$ 140.00
British citizens must pay a non-refundable US$ 155.00 processing fee when the
validity of their visas is over 180 days, in reciprocity for an identical fee charged
to Brazilian citizens applying for a British visa under the same condition.
HANDLING FEES:
Regardless of nationality, if visa submission is not presented personally by the applicant,
an additional fee payment of US$20.00 per visa applies to visa submissions presented
by a third party (friends, co-workers, visa/travel agencies, etc), except when submitted
by an immediate member of applicant's family (spouse, son, daughter, father and
mother). This fee is also non-refundable.
LAISSEZ-PASSER:
CITIZENS OF TAIWAN MUST HAVE A LAISSEZ-PASSER TO ENTER BRAZIL. THE
COST FOR THE "LAISSEZ-PASSER" IS US$80.00 PLUS ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
VISA OR HANDLING FEE.
CONSULTATION:
Citizens of the following countries applying for a tourist or business visa require prior
approval by the Ministry of External Relations:
Afghanistan Iran Iraq
Central African Republic Lebanon Senegal
Jordan Libya Nigeria
Palestine Pakistan Syria