Hello, just a few questions, I am from the UK, and looking to extend my tourist visa for a further 3 months. I understand what I need to do to extend this, however, I am just a bit concerned/confused about the `only being able to stay for 180 days per 365 days rule´.
Last year I entered Brazil in May and finally returned to the UK at the start of December, during those 7 months I spent about 2 weeks outside of Brazil in Paraguay and Uruguay, but in total I spent about 200 days inside Brazil well within the 365 day period, thus breaking the rules? Nothing was asked when I cleared immigration on my way out, and nor when I returned last month. Can anyone shed any light on this? Is the rule different for UK citizens and this rule doesnt apply for us?
I have been to Brazil before back in Sept 2016 for a couple of weeks, so would my 365 day period have started then? Running to Sept 2017 (thus some of those 200 days would be recorded in that period) and then a new period would have started after those 365 days concluded taking me to September 2018?
Anyway, as you can see I am a little confused, and would appreciate it if anyone knows the answers to my questions! Thanks