American, Australian, and Canadian tourists who wish to visit Brazil can now request an electronic visa, the ‘e-Visa’, through the electronic address: https://brazil.vfsevisa.com – the document will be required for citizens of the three countries at ports, airports and land borders beginning January 10, 2024.
The applicant will process the entire application digitally, including uploading the necessary documentation, and will receive the visa electronically, via email. To enter Brazil, the visitor will only need to show a valid passport and a printed copy of the visa. The electronic visa will cost US$80.90, will allow multiple entries, and will have the same validity period as conventional visas: 10 years for North Americans, 5 years for Canadians and Australians.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends keeping a copy of the e-Visa file on the cellphone. It also recommends registering for a visa if the visitor is traveling within a few days prior to January 10 if the flight or, for another reason, the travel is delayed.
“Despite the return of visa requirements for citizens of these three countries, the Brazilian federal government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has worked to make this process as fast as possible, with no need for tourists to travel to the Embassy or a consulate and it can be requested online. In fact, data from the World Tourism Organization shows that facilitating the entry of tourists can contribute to an increase of up to 25% in the number of foreigners entering a country”, said the Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino.
The United States is the second largest country sending tourists to Brazil, behind only Argentina. In the first 10 months of 2023, 530,690 North Americans visited Brazil (11% of the total). In the same period, the country received 66,338 Canadians (16th largest emitter) and 38,544 Australians (17th largest emitter), according to data from Embratur.
Brazil first announced the reintroduction of its visa requirement in March with the goal of having the program in operation by October. In September, however, it was delayed until January 2024. The move to suspend visa requirements took place in 2019 by then-president Jair Bolsonaro to facilitate tourism. However, the current Administration decided to reinstate the visa to follow Brazilian diplomacy reciprocity guidelines.
Source: Embratur