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Grongie

So I'm confused about my tourist visa.

I spend 60 days at the end of last year in Brazil. I came back in January, the officer at the border said that I only had 30 days left. According to the internet I can't ask for an extension because I'm from a schengen country.


But now I've noticed the stamp on my passport has 'prazo 90' on it.


554 1

clas 101

doc 03

prazo 90


Does this mean I can stay for three months?

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01/30/23 Grongie, you need to count the days you were in Brazil during the 90 days immediately prior to your most recent arrival in January.  The days available to you on that arrival was 90 minus that number.  If the Immigration Officer told you that you only had 30 days available, I'm guessing that that's what the system will show when you leave Brazil.  I'm not sure what the stamp indicates; I would probably go the PF and ask, rather than risk 60 days of overstay fines.


here's the Foreign Ministry's QGRV -- General Visa Framework -- in English, showing the stay allowed for citizens of each country in the VIVIS column.  This is the authoritative text for who can stay and for how long in Brazil.


4 means 90 days with a 90 day, extension, 180 days total in each 365


4* means 90 days in each 180 days, so no extension, but return for another 90 days allowed in the same year, after being absent 90 days.


Other numbers and symbols refer to requirements for specific countries, and are defined at the top of the document.


When you look down the list for Netherlands, you'll see that it's listed as 4*.


https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/p … 0sep22.pdf

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