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Who can apply?
Business visas are granted to:
- Scientists, professors, researchers, participants in cultural, technological or scientific missions;
- Scientists, technicians, researchers or volunteers under the aegis of an international cooperation program;
- Interns and other unpaid trainees, bearers of scholarships for professional practice in Brazil;
- Exchange students;
- Technicians receiving training in the operation and maintenance of machinery or equipment produced in Brazil;
- Amateur athletes, under 21 year of age, participating in training programs in Brazil.
- Travelers with business purposes, except when the trip involves the provision of services of any nature in Brazil (in which case a Vitem V is mandatory). Business visas are issued to business travelers who possess signed import/export contracts or who are traveling to visit companies or make commercial contacts;
- Media coverage or filming;
- Flight/ship crew members not holding an international crew card. and
- Adoption of a Brazilian child.
Business visa holders are not allowed to engage in any paid activity in Brazil.
How to apply?
To apply for a business visa you must come in person to the Consulate
General and present the following documents in original and copy to the Consular Section :
1/ Passport with a minimum validity of six months (and at least a couple of blank visa pages available);
2/ One visa application form per applicant, provided by this Consulate General
(download the form by clicking here) duly filled in (front and back pages) and signed by passport holder;
3/ One recent identity photo;
4/ A company letter with bank endorsement;
5/ An invitation letter from a Brazilian company containing its Registry number (CGC);
6/ Round-trip ticket or in-transit ticket (required upon visa approval, but before issuance);
7/ Proof of accommodation (hotel address or friend's address);
8/ Payment of consular fee of HK$600 (after documentation check, payable at bank );
9/ Third-person, if applicable (additional charge of HK$100).
No visa applications will be processed by mail
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