Many Americans are wondering how to go to Brazil if they don’t have a visa. This is something I get a lot of questions about and it’s understandable why. Most people don’t know about the special transit visa for US citizens (Provisional Transit Visa) or how to apply for one. I’m going to explain this in depth, so you can understand what you can do and what you can’t do.
When you are a citizen of the United States, you have less than three weeks to have a visa to travel to Brazil. This is valid only if you are planning to stay in a foreign country at least six days, but not more than one hundred twenty days within any period of one hundred eighty days. For this purpose, the term “Visa” is used when the duration of your stay abroad will be more than ninety (ninety) days in a year. In this case, 180 divided by 90.
You don’t need a Brazil transit visa as long as you have an onward ticket and remain in the designated transit area (for a maximum of 7 hours). However, if you want to leave the airport you need a visa unless you are from a visa exempt country.
There are dozens of nationalities who can enter Brazil for periods of between 30 and 180 days without a visa (depending on the country of origin). For example, citizens from all European Union countries can enter for periods of up to 180 days visa-free whereas citizens of Singapore and Indonesia can only enter for 30 days.
If you’re not from a visa exempt country, which includes citizens from the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan, you need a visa for Brazil even if you’re just entering for a few hours. The easiest way to apply for a Brazil eVisa. It only takes a few minutes to complete the Brazil visa application form.
How to apply for a Brazil visa online
It’s simple to apply for a Brazil visa online. The online form is straightforward, you just need to answer a series of basic questions. The types of details you enter include your name, address, date of birth, passport details and travel plans.
The Brazil eVisa allows you to enter Brazil multiple times over a 2 year period. There’s no maximum amount of permitted entries as long as the total amount of time spent in Brazil does not exceed 90 days each year.
The eVisa was introduced to make it much easier for travelers from the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan to apply for a visa for Brazil. There’s no need to queue at the border or go to an embassy or consulate which makes it very convenient.
To submit the form you need to pay a fee using a credit or debit card. Once submitted, applications are normally processed within 5 working days. The vast majority of applications are approved though sometimes, for various reasons, Brazil eVisas are rejected. Approved eVisas are sent to applicants by email.