How Nigerians Can Get a Visa to Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America, and the world's fifth-largest country by both area and population. It is the largest country in the world to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas. The population of Brazil is approximately 190 million.
With the 2016 summer Olympics due to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016, and Nigeria participating in 8 sporting events, this post will describe how Nigerians can get a visa to Brazil.
Types of Brazilian Visa You Can Apply for
1.Tourist Visa
2.Cultural Visa
3.Business Visa
4.Athletes/Artists Visa
5.Student Visa
6.Work Visa
7.Resident Journalists/Media Correspondents Visa
8.Resident Missionaries Visa
9.Permanent Visa
10.More Doctors for Brazil
Where to go
Brazilian Consulate General in Lagos
Address: 257, Kofo Abayomi Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Telephone: (+234) (305) 285-6200
Website: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
According to the official website of the Brazilian Consulate in Lagos, Visa applications will be received from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM (noon), and all applications must be presented in person.
Requirements
For the Business Visa, these are the requirements:
An original, valid passport. The passport must have at least 2 (two) blank visa pages (the endorsement pages at the back of the passport do not count as blank pages).
One recent individual passport photo with white background. You still need to present a passport picture taken less than 6 months ago even if you successfully uploaded the photo into the online application form. The required passport photo size is a 2"x2" picture.
Your electronic visa application form. After filling out the electronic visa application form, print the application receipt, glue your picture on it, sign on the appropriate field and bring your application receipt form along with the other required documents to the Consulate. Both parents must sign the application receipt of their minor children.
An original letter, on an official company letterhead or stationary from the employer, clearly stating the applicant's position in the company, the precise nature of business, dates of arrival and departure, and financial responsibility for the costs of the trip, signed by a senior manager.
Applicants intending to take part in the production/filming of documentary, commercial or advertisement videos or motion pictures in Brazil must also obtain a special authorization directly from ANCINE/Ministry of Culture in Brazil (Agência Nacional do Cinema, Ministério da Cultura) before coming to the Consulate. The authorization has to be obtained directly by a Brazilian partner/agent/representative in Brazil;
Those applying through a third party (family members, friends, employees or agencies) must present proof of residence within the jurisdiction of this Consulate.
Please note that additional documents and information may be required at the Consulate's discretion, according to each case.
Applicants under 18 years of age must present:
- Both copy and original of the birth certificate;
- A Letter of consent signed by the parents or legal guardians: Parents must present original and copy of ID document or passport along with the application. If Brazilian citizens, they must submit their original and copy of Brazilian ID (Carteira de Identidade) or Brazilian passport along with the application. Remember that a passport must be signed.
For the requirements for other and all types of Brazilian visas, you can check the embassy website.
