Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Bazilian Visa

Documents required in order to apply for a tourist visa in the General Consulate of Brazil in Buenos Aires (formally distributed, verbatim list of requirements provided by the consulate):
  • Passport valid for at least six months
  • 01 Passport Sized Photo
  • A Round Trip Ticket to and from Brazil
  • Proof of Hotel Reservations and (if applicable) Intercity Transportation
  • A Bank Statement (Current and Previous Month), as well as the presentation of credit cards. You may also have to present a proof of work (employment contract and/or a letter from employer) and earning statements (or copy of last paycheck)
  • If Student, original and copy of Student Card and/or transcripts
  • Visa Application form (printed or machine typed, and signed by applicant)
  • Payment of a Processing Fee
  • Time required for processing a tourist visa: 10 Business Days
  • Public Attendance is from 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. Monday to Friday to fill the application present themselves for the interview.
  • Please note, the Consulate may request addition information and /or documentation as deemed necessary.
  • Issuing or deny of a visa is a sovereign act of governments. The kind of visa, if it is granted and its validity are also a sovereign decision of the Consulate General.
Documents required in order to apply for a tourist visa in the General Consulate of Brazil in Puerto Iguazu (stapled to a wall inside the single-roomed consulate):
  • Passport valid for at least six months
  • Payment of a Processing Fee

After stressing out over what appeared to be a strong possibility of not getting a Brazilian visa, I came to a border town in Northern Argentina that was rumored to provided hassle-free visas. After a short, two hour wait, I returned to the consulate and picked up my "Good for 30 Days" Brazilian Visa.
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What did I do when Brazil finally granted me permission to enter the country? I found the first bus headed for the border and spent the afternoon taking full advantage of my Tourist Visa on the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls.


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1 comments:

Leora November 24, 2009  

Glad you finally got into Brazil, can't wait to hear about it!