Work Visa (Temporary V)


This type of visa can be issued to persons who travel to Brazil to work and/or perform any services under contract, including scientists, researchers, technicians, professionals, and Maritimes:

N.B. The Work Visa must obligatorily be applied for in Brazil with the Brazilian Ministry of Labour and Employment:

a) Professors, technicians, researchers or scientists, providing services or working in either a public or private entity under a contract (RN 01/1997/CNIg);

b) Providing services of any kind to the Brazilian Government, particularly those arising from international agreements to which Brazil is a party (RN 35/99/CNIg);

c) Employed by a foreign company and sent to work in Brazil to receive training at a Brazilian subsidiary, branch or headquarters of the same parent company (RN 87/2010/CNIg)

d) Who are foreign instructors or professors travelling to Brazil to undertake an internship in the teaching of foreign languages, provided that they are paid exclusively outside of Brazil by the foreign institution (RN 41/99/CNIg);

e) Employed by a foreign company and sent to work in Brazil as an intern at a subsidiary or branch of the company, provided that they are paid exclusively outside of Brazil by the foreign company (RN 44/99/CNIg);

f) To provide (technical) assistance in a situation of emergency, without an employment relationship with an entity based in Brazil, or for the transferral of technology, arising from a contract or agreement between the foreign and Brazilian entities (Article 1 of the RN 61/2004/CNIg);

g) To provide technical services in a situation of emergency without a work contract (Article 6 of the RN 61/2004/CNIg):
i) For stays up to 90 (ninety) days;
ii) Under very exceptional circumstances, without previous authorisation from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, for up to 30 (thirty days);

h) Contracted by a foreign company/corporation or other entity based in Brazil to work in the country (RN 12/98/CNIg);

i) Professional athletes with work contracts or an employment relationship with a duly registered athletic entity (RN 76/2007/CNIg);

j) Contracted by a company from a Trans-national Economic Group, whose headquarters is a Brazilian company, to provide technical-operational or administrative services, without an employment relationship or work contract, with the aim of enabling and learning the business methodology and culture, contributing towards the management of the Brazilian headquarters, as well as to allow the exchange and sharing of experiences inherent to the functions of the employees (RN 79/2008/CNIg);

k) Contracted by a Brazilian entity to work in Brazil (Ordinance 3.721 of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and RN 80/2008/CNIg);

l) Scientists, professors, or researches who have work contracts with a Brazilian institution of teaching or technological/scientific research (RN 82/2008/CNIg);

m) Maritimes that are employed by a foreign tourism vessel, including cruise ships, operating in Brazilian territorial waters, including the Brazilian coast, Amazonian river basin and internal waters, without employment relations with a Brazilian company, and without a valid International Maritime Identity Card (RN 71/2006/CNIg);

n) Professionals providing services on board a foreign vessel or platform that is operating in Brazilian territorial waters, without employment relations with a Brazilian company, and without a valid International Maritime Identity Card (RN 72/2006/CNIg);

o) Crew members of a foreign fishing vessel that is operating in Brazilian territorial waters, that is under a leasing contract with a duly registered Brazilian entity (RN 81/2008/CNIg);

p) Recent graduates or student who will participate in a professional exchange programme with a Brazilian employer, with the aim of improving upon their academic training, and having a cultural experience within a work environment (RN 94/2011/CNIg).

 

Application Process in Brazil

Work visa applications must be submitted directly to the Brazilian Ministry of Labor (specific requirements are listed at www.mte.gov.br, under the heading “Trabalho Estrangeiro”).

The Embassy can only process applications once the proper authorization has been received from Brazil.

It is possible to apply for a Work Visa whilst in Brazil. The requesting party should contact the Ministry of Labour (www.mte.gov.br) to obtain appropriate instructions regarding the application process.

All visas must be issued outside of Brazil. Therefore if a Work Visa is authorised to an applicant that is already in Brazil, they must leave the country in order to receive the visa in their passport, re-enter on the condition of the Work Visa and register with the Federal Police Department.

Once the Embassy of Brazil has received the authorisation for a Work Visa, the following documents must be submitted:


Visa Application Form

The Visa Application form must be filled out online at http://scedv.serpro.gov.br. Once filled out and submitted, your online application form will be valid for thirty (30) days. After this period your online form will no longer be valid and it will be necessary to complete a new one.

Instructions:

  • Click “Visa Request”
  • Read the instructions
  • Fill out the form as accurately and completely as possible
  • Click “Submit” to receive your application number and receipt
  • Print the Visa Form Delivery Receipt (Recibo de Entrega de Requerimento)
  • Attach one passport sized photo, according to the photo requirements (do not staple it to the form)
  • Sign the receipt in the square at the bottom of the form
  • Either photocopy the receipt or write down the application number (protocolo número) and keep in a safe place (can be used to check at which stage of processing your application is at; see Processing Time
  • EITHER post the duly completed and signed receipt to the Embassy of Brazil together with the required documentation (below) OR hand in the form in person to the Embassy during Consular opening hours, together with required ORIGINAL documentation (below).

 

Required Documents

  1. A Passport, valid for at least 6 (six) months and containing at least 4 (four) blank visa pages. Please note that the amendment pages are not intended for visas;
     
  2. Photocopy of round trip ticket to Brazil, with flight numbers, dates and itinerary. Instead of a ticket, the Embassy will also accept a signed letter from the carrier or travel agent, on company letterhead, with the name of the vessel (in case of ships), itinerary, dates of arrival in and departure from Brazil;
     
  3. Self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of the passport. NB. A mail/courier service that provides a tracking number is strongly recommended – please keep a copy of the tracking number.

The Embassy may at any time request further information or additional documents as deemed necessary.

  

Fees

To see the visa fee, please consult the Table of Consular Fees.

An additional handling fee is incurred when the passport submitted for the issuance of a visa is not delivered by the applicant themselves or duly authorised immediate family member. The same fee also applies to applications submitted by postal and courier services. To see the handling fee, please consult the Table of Consular Fees.

An additional non-refundable reciprocity fee per Work Visa applies to Emirati and American passport holders. For further details, please see the Table of Consular Fees.

 

Processing Time

To see at what stage of processing your visa application is at, go to http://scedv.serpro.gov.br

  • Click “Check Visa”
  • Fill in the form (the application number (protocolo número) can be seen on the application receipt (Recibo de Entrega de Requerimento))
  • Click “Search”

Applications received through the post: fifteen (15) working days

Applications received in person: ten (10) working days

N.B. If the online application form is not filled out by the applicant themselves, the processing time will be up to thirty (30) days.

 
Further Information

  • For certain passports, the bearer must enter Brazil within ninety (90) days from the date of issuance of the visa, or it will no longer be valid. To see the list of passports that require entry into Brazil within 90 days, please click here. 
  • Please note that the Consular Section DOES NOT ISSUE SAME DAY VISAS, unless in the case of a documented medical emergency;
  • Applications will only be accepted if all required documents are enclosed. Incomplete applications will be returned at the applicants' expense.
  • It is possible to alter your online visa application. Go to http://scedv.serpro.gov.br and click “Update Visa Request Form”. Fill out the form and click “Search”. You can then alter your application form. Click “Submit” and then follow original instructions as above.
  • Once your online visa application form has been submitted, it is possible to hand in the rest of the documentation and apply for the physical visa in any Brazilian Consular Representation. Your online form will be valid for thirty (30) days.