Brazil Visitor E-Visa Is Online

12/05/23  Anyone considering a e-visa should review the FAQ from the site.

https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/

Note that the Foreign Ministry is suggesting applying two months prior to your trip, and that if for any reason your e-visa application is rejected, you can still apply for a Consular Visa.

Happy travels!

    12/05/23  Anyone considering a e-visa should review the FAQ from the site.
https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/

Note that the Foreign Ministry is suggesting applying two months prior to your trip, and that if for any reason your e-visa application is rejected, you can still apply for a Consular Visa.

Happy travels!
   

    -@abthree

Thank you @abthree for the additional caution here.  I did not read the fine print and I will apply asap for my Feb visit.

Also noticed that @rraypo has beaten me to that announcement on Dec 2, 2023.  All interested, please look at the forum posts of Dec 2 and you will get additional information about that e-visa.

01/05/23    Also noticed that @rraypo has beaten me to that announcement on Dec 2, 2023.  All interested, please look at the forum posts of Dec 2 and you will get additional information about that e-visa.
   

    -@Pablo888

No worries, this is one of those cases where having duplicate threads is probably a net positive.  Once we get past Christmas, I predict that a LOT of people are going to be half-panicked and looking for information on this subject ASAP, and the more chances they have of getting a hit, the faster they'll know and the fewer threads of their own they'll start repeating the same question.

thank you!

Feb 28, 2025

Just an update on the Brazil E-Visa for business and tourists.  As far as I know, the e-visa is still needed for visitors from Australia, Canada, and the US.

Effective date:  April 10, 2025.

It does not seem that there will be an extension this time....

Link to apply for e-visa -> https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/

Just to be safe, allow for 2 weeks for processing.  It should take a lot less but your application may rejected based on some silly reasons - like unclear picture or wrong size - and you will need to re-submit.

Good luck.

03/02/25 Just an update on the Brazil E-Visa for business and tourists. As far as I know, the e-visa is still needed for visitors from Australia, Canada, and the US.
Effective date: April 10, 2025.
It does not seem that there will be an extension this time....
Good luck. - @Pablo888

Yep.  I just checked the website of the Brazilian Consulate-General in Chicago, and it looks like it's going to happen this time.

Q

Q Can anyone confirm that a foreigner from Australia, Canada, and the US who currently hold an RNM does NOT need an e-visa to enter Brazil after April 10th

Thx!

04/14/25 Can anyone confirm that a foreigner from Australia, Canada, and the US who currently hold an RNM does NOT need an e-visa to enter Brazil after April 10th
Thx! - @Ipanema777

That's true.  Just show your valid passport and your CRNM.

April 15, 2025

Just got feedback from my sister who applied for the E-Visa from Seattle, the turnaround for the visa issue was around 4 days after submission.

My brother who applied for the E-Visa from Ottawa, the turnaround was an amazing 2 days...

Just FYI, everything is online - but once you get the e-visa by email, you may have to print out the page as I am not sure that the Brazil immigration officers will accept viewing online....

Better be safe than sorry.

Good luck.

As the new e-Visas are now active, this may prove to be a challenge... I just got sent this by a friend:

It was a pain to get the passport photo accepted. Newer US passports have a shiny watermark covering the lower right corner of the photo and the eVisa agency rejects this (justifiably). I had to edit the photo on my laptop to reduce the watermark glare, then they accepted it.

As the new e-Visas are now active, this may prove to be a challenge... I just got sent this by a friend:
It was a pain to get the passport photo accepted. Newer US passports have a shiny watermark covering the lower right corner of the photo and the eVisa agency rejects this (justifiably). I had to edit the photo on my laptop to reduce the watermark glare, then they accepted it. - @Peter Itamaraca

  May 7, 2025

An easy workaround to overcoming that shiny watermark is to take a color photocopy of the passport and then scan that photocopy for sending with the application.  There are  adjustments that you can make  when making a color photocopy - no need for editing after.

Just FYI if you are in a hurry or don't have access to editing software.