How To Obtain A Work Visa

ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR OBTAINING A WORKING VISA Welcome to our faculty! We are glad that you have decided to join us. However, in order to legally enter the country, you have to obtain a work work visa. To do that, you must carefully follow each of the steps below: STEP 1 - RESUME Prepare a special RESUME, exactly as explained below: The resume is divided into five “items” as followed: ITEM 1 - PERSONAL DATA • • • • • • • • • • Full name (names on documents must be consistent. If you have officially changed your name, include documentation); Maiden Name; Marital Status; Date and Place of Birth; Nationality; Full Name of Parents; Passport Number; Passport Expiration Date (must be valid for at least seven months after the expected arrival in Brazil); Address outside Brazil; Last salary. Updated on 8/20/2007 ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 ITEM 2 - EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND • • • Elementary School(s): please list all schools, grades and years attended; High School(s): please list all schools, grades and years attended; College(s)/University(ies): please list all Colleges/Universities, degrees obtained and years attended. Include the number of credits obtained towards Masters/Doctorate degrees, if not completed; Information regarding teaching certification, indicating Institution and specific grades/subjects certified for. • ITEM 3 - DEPENDENTS • List full name, birth date and relationship of all dependents. ITEM 4 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE • List all Schools/Institutions in which you have been employed, in chronological order, specifying job performed, subjects taught, month/year job began, month/year job ended, and full address of the School/Institution. ITEM 5 - WORKS PUBLISHED • List all books, papers, thesis, articles, etc., published, mentioning name of magazine/journal, issue, month and year. If you have no publications, please include the item and answer NONE. That is the end of your Resume. Please initial all pages, date and sign the last one. • ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 STEP 2 - DOCUMENTATION A) A full copy, including all the blank pages, of your passport. B) Copies of all College/University diplomas/degrees listed in your resume. C) A full copy of each dependent’s passport and birth certificate. (Only for dependents who are coming to Brazil) D) The Brazilian Government requires at least one year of commensurate teaching experience to obtain a work visa. • You will need an official letter from your previous employer verifying your most recent teaching experience. If you have an earned Master’s degree, no previous teaching experience is required. E) A copy of your last pay stub or a letter from your last employer stating your last monthly or annual salary. F) Brazilian Contract: You will receive a file by e-mail from EAB. Please print three copies of the contract. G) One passport size photo of yourself and each dependent coming to Brazil. H) Marriage Certificate. (If applicable) I) As soon as your visa is approved by the Ministry of Labor, you will need a signed good conduct police report in order to get your visa at the Brazilian Consulate. Please check with the Consulate in your jurisdiction to find out which kind of police report they require. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND THIS DOCUMENT TO US. KEEP IT WITH YOU UNTIL YOUR VISA IS APPROVED. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR POLICE RECORD CANNOT BE MORE THAN 3 MONTHS OLD. ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 STEP 3 - LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS • In order for a document issued abroad to be recognized as legally valid in Brazil, it is necessary to obtain Brazilian Consular Office authentication of the original document issued in its consular jurisdiction. Once you have all documents listed in Step 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E, 2F and 2H, they must be authenticated/legalized at the Brazilian Consulate. Take or send the originals and one photocopy of each original to the Brazilian Consulate of your jurisdiction to get the photocopies legalized. The Consulate will charge you to legalize each one of your documents. Be prepared to pay by cash or money order. You can also send your documents to the Brazilian Consulate through a visa service (please check the companies available in your area). Regarding the Brazilian contract (Step 2F), your signature on all three copies must be notarized. Once notarized, take the three copies of your contract to the Brazilian Consulate to be legalized. • • • We strongly recommend that you contact the Brazilian Consulate of your jurisdiction to confirm their procedures to legalize your documents. ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 STEP 4 - DELIVERY OF THE DOCUMENTATION After all your documents listed have been legalized and prepared in accordance with these instructions, FEDEX them to the address below. Please include the location of the Brazilian Consulate where you will obtain your visa: Fernanda Anderson Human Resources American School of Brasilia SGAS 605, Conjunto “E”, Lotes 34/37 70200-650 Brasília-DF Brazil • NOTE: All legalized documents and materials must arrive at the school by April 13th, 2007 to provide sufficient time to process your work visa. When all necessary documents are received in Brasilia, the school will start the process to obtain your Brazilian Work Visa. ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 STEP 5 - OBTAINING THE VISA • • As soon as the Ministry of Labor approves your contract, a memo will be sent to the Brazilian Consulate indicated in Step 4. Take your passport and the passports of your dependents, two additional photos of yourself and your dependents, two application forms (you can obtain it on the Consulate’s website) and a signed good conduct police report to the Brazilian Consulate. Please check with the Consulate in your jurisdiction to find out which kind of police report they require. Please note that your police record must be recent, no more than three months old. Before going to the Brazilian Consulate, please call or e-mail them to: Confirm that they have received the memo; Confirm the documentation you need to take; Establish the time required for processing the visa; Determine the consulate work hours for drop off and pick up documents. You will find the address and jurisdiction of the Brazilian Consulates in the United States attached. You will be required to pay a fee for the visa. Make sure you keep receipts of expenses incurred for future reimbursement. You must have the receipts in order to be reimbursed. If you need to contact the school, either e-mail, call or fax Fernanda Anderson or Craig Johnson at the telephone numbers or e-mail addresses below: • 1. 2. 3. 4. • • • e-mail: fanderson@eabdf.br / cjohnson@eabdf.br Telephone: 00-55-61-3442-9716 / 00-55-61-3442-9703 Fax: 00-55-61-3244-4303 Website: www.eabdf.br Good Luck! We look forward to working closely with you!!! ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA AMERICANA DE BRASILIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA CNPJ 00.112.557/0001-14 SGAS 605 - Conjunto E - Lote 34/37 CEP 70200-650 - Brasília-DF - Brasil Phone: (61) 3442-9700 - Fax: (61) 3244-4303 C F-DF 07.330.682/001-97 BRAZILIAN CONSULATE’S ADDRESSES AND JURISDICTIONS BRAZILIAN CONSULATE GENERAL IN BOSTON The Stattler Building 20 Park Plaza, suite 810 Boston, MA 02116 Phone: (617) 542-4000 Fax: (617) 542-4318 E-mail: cgbos@consulatebrazil.org http://www.consulatebrazil.org Jurisdiction: States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. 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