Before Your Arrival
Visa
Find out what type of visa is adequate for you. You should decide based on these three factors:
- How long you will be actually staying in Brazil;
- Your nationality;
- The purpose of your trip.
Short stay (up to 90 days)
Depending on your NATIONALITY, you may be required to obtain a visa to enter Brazil (visit visa = VIVIS) or you may actually be able to travel visa-free.
Click here to find out if you need a VIVIS to travel to Brazil.
Long stay (more than 90 days)
Depending on the PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT, you MUST apply for one of the following temporary visas (VITEM):
VITEM | PURPOSE | WHO CAN APPLY | LEGAL BASIS (in Portuguese) |
I | research or teaching | visiting professors, researchers, and postdocs – with NO employment relationship with a Brazilian institution | |
I | research or teaching | visiting professors, researchers, and postdocs – with an employment relationship with a Brazilian institution | |
IV | study | undergraduate and graduate students | |
XI | family reunion | those on family ties with a Brazilian citizen or a foreign citizen who’s a temporary or permanent resident in Brazil | |
XIII | citizens from Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
No. If you do not qualify for a visa waiver, you must apply for a visa before your departure to Brazil. The airlines WILL ONLY allow you to board a plane to Brazil if you have a visa. Even if they do let you, upon your arrival in Brazil the airline will be heavily fined and you will be deported back to your home country.
If you have any questions concerning immigration and visa requirements for Brazil (e.g., required documents, fees, and deadlines), please contact the Brazilian Consulate or Embassy where your application will be processed. For a list of the Brazilian consular network around the world, visit: www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil/reparticoes-consulares-do-brasil.
Time-saving tip: when applying for your visa at the Brazilian Consulate, don’t miss the opportunity to also request your CPF (Brazilian Tax Number). It is faster and easier than requesting it once you are already in Brazil.
Universal Passwords
FOR ALL EXCHANGE STUDENTS
First of all, you’ll have to create your universal password. You shall follow these instructions:
Access the http://id.usp.br
Click on the link “First Access” and follow these instructions:
Enter your USP number.
Enter your email.
Enter the characters for security verification.
Lastly, click on “Password Request” and wait to receive a confirmation email, at the address specified, by you, previously;
PS: Please be sure to check the spam box.
After receiving the confirmation email, click on the link in the message. you’ll be redirected to a page, where you’ll be able to create your universal password;
After creating your universal password you must also create your USP email:
Access the http://id.usp.br
At the “Usuário” (User: you must write your USP number) and at Senha (Password, you must write the password you have just created). For the next steps, follow the instructions on the site.
