PROCESSING TIME
 
See below the processing time required for each visa type in the last seven days:
Requests with documentation in order, received and attributed a processing number, at the Consulate's Service Counter:
● Tourism 7 days
● Business/Work  
  ·  On Business 5 days
  · Employment Contract 8 days (please see note ①)
● Seminars/Conferences  
  · Participating without Pay 7 days
  ·  Receiving Compensation 7 days
● Education/Research  
  ·  Scientist/Professor/Researcher 8 days
  ·  Attend School 8 days
  ·  Japanese Teacher 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Internship 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Pratical Training 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Learn Machine Maintenance 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Long Term Scientist 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Exchange Program 8 days
● Sports 
  ·  Participating without Pay 7 days
  ·  Professional Sportsman 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Amateur - Intensive Practice 7 days
  ·  Under Employment Contract 8 days (please see note ①)
● Arts/Media/Filming  
  ·  Filming/Media Coverage 5 days (please see note ③)/5 days
  ·  Media Correspondent 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  Artist/Musician 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  Under Employment Contract 8 days (please see note ①)
● Medical  
  ·  For Medical Treatment 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  As a Medical Resident/Intern 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  For Medical Research 8 days (please see note ①)
● Religious  
  ·  To Attend a Religious Course 8 days
  ·  Clergyman/Missionary 8 days
  ·  To Work as a Lay Missionary 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  To Accompany Church Volunteers 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  To Take Part in Social Work 8 days (please see note ②)
● Permanent Residence  
  ·  To Live as a Permanent Resident 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  By Marriage to a Brazilian Citizen 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  As an Immediate Family Member 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  Under Long-Term Contract 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  As an Academic on Long Term 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  As Director or Administrator of a Social or Religious Institution 8 days (please see note ②)
  ·  As a Retiree 8 days (please see note ②)
● Social Assistance  
  ·  To Take Part in Social Work 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  As Director/Administrator 8 days (please see note ①)
● Other/Misc.  
  ·  In Transit to Another Country 7 days
  ·  Under an Internat. Cooperation Agreement 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  To Render Service to the Brazilian Government 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  As a Ship Crewmember 8 days (please see note ①)
  ·  To Visit Indian Reservations -

Notes

① After the sponsoring institution or company in Brazil has received authorization from the Ministry of Labor of Brazil, and, subsequently, the complete visa application has been submitted to the Consulate.

② After the complete visa application has been submitted to the Consulate, and, subsequently, the Consulate has received authorization from the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil.

③ After the event promoter in Brazil has received authorization from the National Cinema Agency of Brazil (ANCINE), and, subsequently, the complete visa application has been submitted to the Consulate.


Information about processing time will be updated weekly in this section.

Updated in December 2008

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