Before Traveling

Before departing for Brazil, all accepted students, professors, and researchers must apply for the appropriate visa at the Brazilian Consulate nearest to their residence.

Types of Visa

It is crucial that international visitors arrive in Brazil with the appropriate visa. Failure to do so may lead to significant difficulties when enrolling at USP or attempting to regularize your immigration status with the Federal Police (PF).

For detailed information, consult the General Table of Visa Regimes for the Foreigners Entering Brazil.

• For Short Stays - Less than 90 days (undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professors):

• VIVIS

• Passport (depending on reciprocity between Brazil and the foreigner’s country).

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students (longer stays - over90 days): 

• VITEM IV (Student);

• VITEM XIII (Mercosul);

• Postdoctoral Researchers and Professors (longer stays - over 90 days): 

• VITEM I (Teaching and Research);
  
  

Upon Arrival

Upon arrival in Brazil, you have up to 90 days to register with the Federal Police (PF).

If you already hold a VITEM, you must select the request: REGISTER AS A FOREIGNER IN BRAZIL.

If you arrive with only a passport or VIVIS, you must apply for a RESIDENCE AUTHORIZATION, this is a more complex and time-consuming process. For this reason, we do not recommend that exchange students arrive without the appropriate visa.

Regardless of the option chosen, please contact the Commission by email and submit the required documents:

Registration of an Immigrant Holding a Temporary Visa

• Completed electronic application form from the Federal Police website (click here);

• Valid passport or other document proving identity and nationality; 

• Original visa form (provided by the Consulate);

• Proof of payment of the CRNM issuance fee (revenue code 140120, amount BRL 204.77), when applicable (to issue the Federal Revenue Collection Guide – GRU, click here)

Residence Authorization for Study Purposes

• Completed electronic application form completed on the Federal Police website (printed and signed by the immigrant or legal representative) (click here);

• Travel document or official identity document;

• Birth certificate or marriage certificate or consular certificate, when the travel document or official identity document does not include parents’ names (apostilled and with a sworn translation);

• Criminal Record Certificates or equivalent document issued by the competent judicial authority of the country(ies) where the applicant has resided in the last five years (apostilled and with a sworn translation);

• Declaration, under penalty of law, of absence of criminal records in any country in the last five years (click here);

• Identification of the person responsible for the child or adolescent in Brazil, if applicable;

• Document proving the applicant’s own financial capacity or that of those responsible for supporting them in Brazil during the intended period of stay, or proof of receipt of a scholarship, when applicable;

• Document proving enrollment in the intended course, in the case of residence authorization to attend a regular course;

• Documentat proving that the applicant is enrolled in an undergraduate course at a foreign university, in the case of residence authorization for internship or study/research exchange;

• Term of commitment between the intern, the host institution, and the educational institution where the immigrant is enrolled, attesting to the compatibility between their field of knowledge and the activities carried out in the internship, in the case of residence authorization for internship;

• Declaration that the applicant is not linked to research and/or teaching and/or academic outreach activities (click here);

• Proof of payment of the residence authorization fee (revenue code 140066, amount BRL 168.13) and the CRNM issuance fee (revenue code 140120, amount BRL 204.77), when applicable (to issue the Federal Revenue Collection Guide – GRU, click here).

Renewal

Please note that your document and authorization have an expiration date. We strongly recommend scheduling your renewal appointment with the Federal Police at least 30 days before your document expires. Nonetheless, contact CCNInt if you need any help with you renewal process. And, above all, don't let it expire!

Need assistance? If you have questions, please contact the CCNInt office in person or via email. We are here to help guide you through these bureaucratic steps.