US Citizens: Get your Brazil Business - 10 Year Validity visa with the TDS Washington DC Office

Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page. Foreign Embassies cannot issue a visa on a page not labeled as a Visa page. Amendment and Endorsement pages in the back of the passport cannot be used for issuance of a visa.
A visa cannot be stamped on a page even if only one Small Stamp is on the visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages. If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Please send 1 recent professional color passport-type photograph, photo must have been taken in the last 6 months, be 2 inches by 2 inches in size.
Only JPG/JPEG, GIF and PNG files are accepted with a minimum dimensions of 431x531 pixels for the photo. The file can be no larger than 300KB.
Photo must be on a plain white background and you must be facing forward, eye glasses are not recommended.
As part of the application process you will need to upload your passport type photo, we recommend saving your photo to your desktop prior to starting the application form.
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Please send a copy of your round trip airline tickets, or itinerary or e-ticket, or letter of confirmation from a travel agent. The itinerary must show the applicant's name, date of arrival and departure from the country, and flight information.

Proof of residential address in the United States; clear copy of applicant driver's license or state issued photo ID. Address on the Drivers License must match address on the visa application form.
A clear enlarged photocopy or scanned copy of your drivers license or ID is recommended.

A business letter (sample) from your firm, on your letterhead, signed by a senior manager, equivalent to Vice President or higher, addressed to:

Embassy of Brazil Consular Section,
Washington D.C.


The letter must explain all of the following
Introducing the applicant; explain position held and employment status; the purpose of the trip in detail
The precise nature of the business to be performed while in Brazil, in exact detail.
The employer or sponsoring company shall also specifically attest to each of the following statements: that the visa applicant will maintain his residency in the United States; that the visa applicant's trip to Brazil is of a short-term nature; that the goal of the visa applicant's trip to Brazil is strictly for business meetings not involving any technical work or assistance; the applicant intends to maintain his residency in the United States; and that the applicant has no intention to immigrate to Brazil.
And guaranteeing financial support for the applicant while in Brazil, and return transportation.

NOTE: It is extremely important that the business letter includes the statement that "no technical work or assistance" will be provided during stay in Brazil.

Complete the Brazilian Online Visa Application Form. Every question must be answered. Your name on the application MUST match your name on your passport exactly.
Print a copy of the completed confirmation page and include it with the materials sent to Travel Document Systems for processing. Your signature must be within the Rectangle on the application, not below the Rectangle.

1. When you access the site above you may get a message stating "untrusted connection". This is because the security certificate for the webpage was issued by the Brazilian Government and is not recognized by most web browsers in the United States. This is not a security issue using Traveldocs.com web site.
2. For English click the "British Flag".
3. As part of the application process you will need to upload your passport type photo, we recommend saving your photo to your desktop prior to starting the application form.
4. Once you have filled out all the of the fields you will be prompted to print a receipt like form that will have barcodes on it and the emblem of Brazil at the top.
5. Print this page and sign your name inside the rectangle at the bottom of the page (not below the rectangle). This page along with all supporting documents should be sent to Travel Document Systems for processing.

The Brazilian Consulates will only accept this web-based application form. No other forms will be accepted.
The Brazilian visa application MUST be submitted within one month of completion or it will expire. Please send to Travel Document Systems within 30 days of completing the application online.