29.04.2008
STUDENT VISA (VITEM IV)
GENERAL
RULES
Foreign citizens travelling to Brazil to
attend study courses – including theological and technical studies – must have
a ‘Student Visa’.
• Citizens of Austria, Finland, France,
Iceland, Italy, The Philippines, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, are not
required to have a ‘Student Visa’ when travelling to Brazil, provided that they
are not University or College students and that their stay does not exceed 90
days.
• Applicants must have lived in the UK for
at least one year prior to the visa application.
• Applicants must lodge their application
in person.
• First entry into Brazil must be within 90
days from the date the visa is issued.
It is the responsibility of the applicant
to make sure the application is lodged accordingly.
• Within 30 days of arrival in Brazil,
bearers of a ‘Student Visa’ must register with the Brazilian Immigration
authorities (DPMAF) and submit the second copy of the visa application form,
which will have been stamped and returned to them by the Consulate General.
• Length of stay in Brazil is up to one
year, extendable, at the discretion of the Brazilian Federal Police.
REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS
• Applicant’s passport, valid for no less
than 6 months
Soiled, damaged or defaced passports will
not be accepted
• Two visa application forms, duly filled
and signed by the applicant
• Two passport-size photographs
• A letter from the educational institution
in Brazil, confirming acceptance of the student and indicating the length of
the course, number of hours per lesson and number of lessons per week. The
signature on that letter must be legalised by a Notary (Tabelião) in Brazil.
• For applicants of 18 years of age or
above: Certificate of Prosecution/Conviction History (Section 21, Data
Protection Act 1998, Subject Access, Person Record).
Certificate may be requested at any Police
Station in the UK, may take up to six weeks to be issued, and is valid for 3
months only.
• Proof of means of support during the
applicant’s stay in Brazil.
Bearers of this type of visa are not
allowed to work.