Brazil family reunion visa (VITEM XI)

The visa can be granted to relatives of Brazilian citizens or of foreigners holding a residence authorisation in Brazil: wife, husband, partner (união estável), minor children and stepchildren, and parents. If the relative in Brazil is a recognised refugee, a certificate from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security proving refugee status is required.

You need the online visa form, a criminal record certificate from your country of nationality, a document proving the family link (birth, marriage or stable-union certificate), the identity document of the Brazilian or resident relative, and their declaration of residence or intention to reside in Brazil, signed under penalty of law, using the model for marriage, parentage or other family links. For applicants under 18, the minor visa authorisation form is required. The fee receipt completes the file.

The visa application receipt (RER) is printed, signed by the applicant or by both parents for a minor, and a photo is attached. The passport needs at least two blank pages. The consulate publishes separate templates of the residence declaration for marriage, for parentage and for other family links, and may ask for more documents depending on the relationship.

Since 1 September 2026, temporary visas for nationals exempt from the visit visa are issued electronically: you create the request in the Integrated Consular System (SCI) and upload the documents, without handing in paper documents or your passport, and the visa is e-mailed to you. Nationals who need a visit visa apply through the Brazilian consulate responsible for their place of residence, following its instructions. Civil-status documents such as a marriage or birth certificate prove the family link.

Within 90 days of entering Brazil, the family member must request a residence authorisation from the Federal Police and present a copy of the visa application form provided by the consulate.

At the Federal Police the family member presents the online application, a valid travel document, the original visa form, the identity document of the sponsoring relative and, where applicable, the R$ 204.77 CRNM fee (code 140120). Omitting or falsifying information in these documents is a crime under article 299 of the Penal Code.