1. REQUIREMENTS
ELIGIBILITY
1.1. Conditions:
- for foreign citizens stopping passing by on the way to a third country.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
1.2. Submission to the Consulate of one visa application form per applicant (Download here: Word_Format or RTF_Format), properly filled out (first and second pages) and duly signed, together with the following documentation:
- passport with a minimum validity of six months (it must also have at least 2 blank pages available);
- for non-Canadian returning to Canada, copy of Permanent Resident Card or valid Canadian visa allowing for re-entry into Canada;
- for non-Canadian without a Permanent Resident card or valid Canadian visa, valid visa to country of final destination after trip to Brazil (this requirement does not apply to applicants returning to country of citizenship);
- one recent 5x7cm passport-type photograph of applicant, showing entire face (must be front view) in white background. Snapshots and computer pictures are not accepted;
- signed letter by travel agency attesting to the booking of the trip or print out of the booking;
- Yellow fever vaccination certificate, as applicable, i.e., if applicant traveled within the last 90 days to any of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda or Venezuela. Please note that yellow fever vaccination is advisable if applicant's destination in Brazil includes any of the following States or regions: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Federal District, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, south of Piauí, west and south of Bahia, north of Espírito Santo, northwest of São Paulo, west of Paraná, west of Santa Catarina and west of Rio Grande do Sul.
- as applicable, polio vaccination certificate (only for children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years)
- appropriate payments, as applicable.
The requirements listed are not all-inclusive. When processing a visa submission, the Consulate may request additional information/documentation.
CONSULAR FEES
1.3. For Canadian citizens is Cnd $36.00, which must be paid by means of money order or certified cheque to the “Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto”. Cash will not be accepted.
1.4. The Consulate will accept visa submissions by the applicant in person. If the application is sent by mail or presented by a third party, acting on his/her behalf, an extra fee of Cnd $18,00 (eighteen dollars) must be included.
1.5. The Consulate cannot recommend travel/visa services firms and makes it clear that all of them receive same treatment by the Visa Section of this Consulate. It is wise therefore to shop around and compare costs in case you use a travel/visa services firm. Minimum processing time is 10 (ten)business days, assuming all requirements are met. This does not include mailing time.
PROCESSING TIME
1.6. A minimum of 10 (ten) working days is required for processing the visa, not included the days used by the services provided by Canada Post.
APPLICATIONS BY MAIL
The same requirements above apply plus a pre-paid and self-addressed envelope (only Canada Post “Xpresspost”, “Priority Courier” or “Registered Mail” will be accepted) and a processing fee of Cnd $18,00 per person (money order or certified cheque payable to the Consulate-General of Brazil in Toronto).