Brazil medical treatment visa (VITEM II)

The visa can be granted to a migrant coming to undergo health treatment, to the person accompanying them, and for treatment involving a transplant in Brazil. The companion's visa has the same validity as the patient's. Exceptionally, more than one companion can receive VITEM II, even without meeting family reunion rules, if medical need is proven. Migrants or visitors already in Brazil request a residence authorisation for health treatment from the Federal Police.

For a transplant, the medical report must state the type of transplant and identify the foreign recipient and donor with both addresses. A living donor must be the spouse or a blood relative up to the fourth degree, in direct or collateral line, and the transplant must be a proven, indispensable and urgent therapeutic need. The donation must involve paired organs, parts of organs or tissue whose removal does not endanger the donor, the donor must be legally capable under Brazilian law, and the transplant cannot be funded by SUS unless a reciprocity agreement covers a non-resident.

Brazilian consulates ask for a valid passport, the application form with all required documents uploaded, the fee receipt, a criminal record certificate (valid 3 months), proof of means of subsistence during the stay, proof of means to pay for the treatment (own resources, health insurance valid in Brazil covering the specific care, or a certificate of health services under an international agreement), a medical indication or report, and a cost estimate.

Consulates also ask for a statement from the responsible doctor at the hospital or clinic confirming that the treatment will not be charged to Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS), except in reimbursement cases. The passport needs at least two blank pages, and one recent 3x4 cm photo on a white background is required. Each companion presents items 1 to 6 of the list: passport, photo, form, fee receipt, criminal record and proof of means of support. If you lived in several countries in the last 12 months, a criminal record from each, apostilled and translated by a sworn translator where needed, is required.

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. If the stay will not exceed 90 days, a visit can be used instead.

Once authorised, the visa is sent automatically to the e-mail address given in the SCI form.

Holders of a temporary visa register with the Federal Police after entry to obtain the migration registration. Keep the medical documents and proof of payment available during your stay.

Registration with the Federal Police uses its online form, your travel document, the original visa form and, where applicable, the CRNM card fee of R$ 204.77 (revenue code 140120, paid by GRU).