PERMANENT VISA - VIPER

Who is eligible:

• scientists, professors or researchers; director or administrator of a social assistance and/or religious institution; investor or person under a work contract with a company in Brazil for a long-term activity;
• retired person.
• person married to a Brazilian citizen;
• immediate family member of a Brazilian citizen or a permanent resident in Brazil.

Important: Visitors should register at DPF's Office up to 30(thirty) days after arrival.

General Requirements:

• two Visa Application Forms, filled out, dated and signed by the applicant (parents must sign for minors under 18 years old);
  (click here to download the application form now)
• passport valid for a minimum of six months from the date of intended arrival in Brazil, with at least two blank pages available. The Consulate will take a copy of the passport to legalize. ¥700 fee will apply;
• two recent 5 x 7cm passport-type photos, front view, white background. Snapshots or computer pictures are not accepted;
• police clearance issued within the last 3 months, certifying absence of criminal record, legalized by the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will be charged;
• proof of residence within the consular jurisdiction for the past 12 months (i.e., letter from the employer/educational institution );
• copy of Birth and Marriage Certificate legalized by the Consulate. ¥700 fee will apply.

1) Copy of the last tax declaration and its receipt
2) Copy of the used pages of the travel document

Additional Requirements:

a) Scientists, professors or researchers; investor or person under a work contract with a company in Brazil for a long-term activity require previous authorization by the Ministry of Labor and Employment in Brazil:

Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego
Coordenação-Geral de Imigração
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco F, Ed. Anexo, 2º andar
Brasília, DF 70.059 900 – BRAZIL
Telephone (011-55-61)317-6417. Fax (0115561) 321-0652.

b) Director or administrator of a social assistance and/or religious institution:

• affidavit from the institution in Brazil, legalized by a notary public in Brazil, with:
  
  • invitation for the applicant to render service as a volunteer;
  
  •specific information on the activity to be performed, location and duration of the engagement;
  
  •declaration that the institution in Brazil assumes full responsibility for the maintenance of the applicant and his/her return on expiration of length of stay or at any time following the termination of the mission and that the applicant will not be paid by any source in Brazil;
  
  
• Brazilian or international health insurance valid in Brazil. The original can be presented for the Consulate to take a copy and legalize. Y. 700 fee will be charged. A copy that is brought by the applicant must be notarized by a notary public and legalized by the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will be charged;
• copy of the following documents of the institution in Brazil (notarized):
  
  • social statute;
  
  • act of nomination or designation of its directors;
  
  • proof of inscription in the national or local Council of Social Assistance;
  
  • proof that the institution is still established;
  
  
• act of indication of the applicant to the intended position, with powers of representation, registered at the Brazilian proper governmental institution.

Attention: These documents will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil. Only after the approval, will the visa be granted.

c) Person married to a Brazilian citizen, or immediate family member, dependent of a Brazilian citizen or a Brazilian permanent resident

• documents required from the Brazilian citizen or Brazilian permanent resident:
  
  • copy of the Brazilian ID or the Brazilian permanent resident card of the head of the family in Brazil; notarized in Brazil;
  
  • affidavit form stating full responsibility for the applicant’s stay in Brazil (Termo de Responsabilidade) filled and signed, notarized in Brazil or legalized at the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will be charged;
  
  • Japanese documents must be previously submitted to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Gaimusho ) and then to the Consulate for legalization. ¥2.800 fee will be charged. These documents must be translated to portuguese, by a sworn translator.
  
  
• documents required from the applicant and/or the Brazilian citizen or Brazilian Permanent Resident:
  
  • in the case of immediate family member, proof (through a notarized document) to the following relationship: a) spouse; b) economic or physical dependent parent; c) minor son/daughter (under 21 years old); d) single permanent economic or physical dependent son/daughter/orphan; e) minor and single brother/sister/grandchild and legally adopted children;
  
  • affidavit on means of support, on a job in a company established in Brazil (with position and monthly income), or declaring amount of the family’s income and resource, if self-employed. Also: business registration deed or detailed documents of the sources of income. Any of these documents must be notarized in Brazil or Japan. In this last case it has also to be legalized at the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will apply.
  
  

d) Person with the sole custody or financial responsibility for a Brazilian minor

• Documents required from the minor
  
  • copy of the Birth Certificate notarized in Brazil;
  
  • copy of the document that states the sole custody or the financial responsibility notarized in Brazil or in Japan. In this last case the Consulate must legalize it. ¥2.800 fee will be charged;
  
  • copy of the Brazilian ID or the Brazilian permanent resident card, if it is the case, notarized in Brazil.
  
  
• Documents required from the applicant:
  
  • copy of the passport (number and identification pages) legalized by the Consulate. ¥700 fee will apply;
  
  • affidavit on means of support, on a job in a company established in Brazil (with position and monthly income), or declaring amount of the family’s income and resource, if self-employed. Also: business registration deed or detailed documents of the sources of income. Any of these documents must be notarized in Brazil or in Japan. In this last case it has also to be legalized at the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will apply.

e) Retired person.

• Documents required from the applicant and his/her dependents:
  
  • copy of the passport (number and identification pages) legalized by the Consulate. ¥700 fee will apply;
  
  • copy of the Birth and Marriage Certificate (if it is the case) legalized by the Consulate; ¥700 fee will apply;
  
  • police clearance issued within the last 3 months, certifying absence of criminal record, legalized by the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will be charged;
  
  • proof of residence within the consular jurisdiction for the past 12 months legalized by the Consulate. ¥2.800 fee will be charged;
  
  
• affidavit of the payment institution on means of support, declaring amount of the month income and resource, certified by a notary public and legalized by the Consulate. ¥2.800 will be charged. Applicants must provide official documentation (from Social Security or the Military) stating a minimum pension of $2,000.00 (two thousand dollar) a month per person plus 2 (two) dependents for their life term, as well as bank statement verifying service for regular transfers to Brazil. An additional US$1,000.00 in the monthly pension will be necessary for each dependent in case the applicant has more than two dependents.
  In all cases, the Consulate may request additional information or documentation, as deemed necessary.
  
• Japanese documents must be previously submitted to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Gaimusho ) and then to the Consulate for legalization. ¥2.800 fee will be charged. These documents must be translated to portuguese, by a sworn translator.
  

Consular fees:

• ¥28.000 for each visa, to be paid after the petition is approved by the pertinent authority in Brazil.
• in addition to the amounts indicated above, a processing fee of ¥14.000 will be charged to all US passport holders, in reciprocity for an identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for visas to the US.
  
• an additional absent fee of ¥1.400 will be charged for any application not submitted in person by the applicant.

Note that:

• The Consulate General of Brazil in Tokyo does not process same day visas (no rush fee!). The processing time is up to 07 (seven) working days. Please plan accordingly! The approval of a Permanent Visa may take up to 90 days.
• How to apply and pick-up: In person(visa applicant) or by a visa agency only, click here for details.
• the visa is good for multiple entries and it must be used within 90 days from the date that was issued.
• registration with the Federal Police in Brazil is mandatory within 30 days from first arrival in Brazil. Together with the passport, you must submit one of the original visa application forms which will be returned to you once the visa is issued.
• check vaccination for information about yellow fever.
• the legalization of documents issued in Japan must be done by a Notary Public within the jurisdiction of the Consulate.