Brazil work visa (VITEM V)

Anyone going to Brazil to work under an employment contract needs this visa. Brazilian consulates also list professional internships, technical assistance, technology transfer, maritime workers staying over 90 days and staff of financial institutions, multinationals or non-profits. Unpaid business visits of up to 90 days are covered by the visit rules, but paid work requires VITEM V.

The consulate needs the approved prior residence authorisation, the SCI form and receipt, a passport with two blank pages, a criminal record certificate from your country of nationality, any documents the job type requires and the fee receipt. The employer's Ministry file follows Normative Resolution 01/2017 plus the resolution for the activity, uploaded as PDFs of up to 10 MB.

The Ministry charges R$ 168.13 for the authorisation, paid by federal collection slip (GRU). The consular visa fee depends on nationality and is paid as the consulate instructs. In Brazil the Federal Police charges R$ 204.77 for the migration card where applicable.

The employer files the prior residence authorisation on MigranteWeb with a digital certificate, under the normative resolution that fits the job. Once the approval is published in the Official Gazette, the consulate can see it. You then create the visa request in the Integrated Consular System (SCI): since 1 September 2026, temporary visas for nationals exempt from visit visas are electronic, with no paper file or passport to hand in, and the visa is emailed to you.

The Ministry aims to decide complete requests within 30 days and those needing corrections within 60 days, both extendable; missing documents put the case on hold until the employer fixes them. Progress can be tracked on the Ministry's public case search.

Within 90 days of entry, register with the Federal Police: start with the online SISMIGRA form, then attend the unit in the city where you live with your passport, the consular visa form and the fee receipt for biometrics. You receive a National Migration Registry number and the CRNM card.

Spouses, partners and children can follow on the family reunion visa VITEM XI. At registration, family reunion visa holders also show the sponsor's identity document.

A refusal can be challenged by an electronic reconsideration request that points to the error or illegality in the decision. New documents are not accepted at that stage, a new GRU fee is due and the review takes up to 30 days; alternatively, file a new, complete application.