Brazil Student Visa Chicago Consulate
The Chicago Consulate serves the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
This visa is for students at the undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate or technical level, including religious courses, offered by academic institutions recognized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC).
Maximum duration of the VITEM-IV visa is one year although you will likely be issued a visa that will cover just the duration of the course.
Go to my Brazil student visa page for more information on how to get a Brazil student visa if you are applying at a different consulate or embassy.
- Enroll in an institution recognized by the Ministry of Education in Brazil.
Once you enroll, you will either receive on the Brazilian institution’s letterhead a Declaração de Pagamento (an official document from the institution recognizing that you paid for the course) or a Declaração de Matricula (an official document recognizing that you have entered the course).
- Either ask the institution to get this notarized by a Notary Public in Brazil (i.e. “Cartorio” in Portuguese) or ask them to direct you to a Notary Public in Brazil to get it notarized.
- When I got this done, I got a little slip of paper from the Brazilian school I was attending that directed me to their Notary Public.
- I took my Declaração de Pagamento to a Cartorio in Rio De Janeiro, paid a few Brazilian Reais, and got the signature on the Declaração de Pagamento notarized in 5 minutes.
- Go to this site and make sure you have all of the required materials.
Check to see that you have gotten a USPS (United States Postal Service) money order in the correct amount.
- You can go here to see submission details.
- Here is the address to the Consulate: “Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Chicago – 401 North Michigan Avenue, suite 1850 – Chicago, IL – 60611”
- The Chicago Consulate site is one of the most detailed sites for visa information.
- The Brazilian Consulate will give to you your brand new Brazilian Visa.
- Validity of the Student Visa for Brazil – Vitem IV:
- Visas are valid for arrival in Brazil within 90 days from the date of issuance.
- Maximum duration of the VITEM-IV visa is one year although you will likely be issued a visa that will cover just the duration of the course.
- If your planned stay exceeds 90 days, go to the Federal Police to register within 30 days of your first arrival in Brazil.
- This visa is good for multiple entries.
- Check vaccination requirements here at the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
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