How to get a Brazil visa from Botswana

• Visitor visa is a short-stay visa.
• It can be used for tourism, family/relatives visit, research or attending conferences.
• A Brazil visitor visa can also be used for transit purposes.
• Business meetings, events, signing of contracts, auditing or consulting can be done with a business visitor visa.
• For those participating in conferences, seminars, athletic or artistic events, and competitions, an original invitation letter from the organizing institution in Brazil is required.
• Holders of this visa are prohibited from engaging in any form of paid businesses. Individuals can however, receive allowances, payment for entertainment performances or compensation prices.
• This visa is a multiple-entry visa which is valid for 1 year but allows a stay of only 90 days.
• Extensions are possible after arrival for an additional 90 days. The combined stay must not exceed 180 days in a year.
• Tourist visa holders can also engage in short studies or courses as long as it does not exceed 90 days and is not a degree-awarding course.
• Employed applicants are to have a letter from their current employer stating that the trip is a permitted one and that the applicant will return to the job after the trip.
• If you are traveling for visitation, an invitation letter from your host in Brazil will be required.
• Visa prices were recently reduced from $160 to $40 in 2018 and applies to all types of visas.
• All applicants must present a recent bank statement or other documents showing that they can cater for themselves while they are in Brazil.
• Travelers are advised to get vaccinated for yellow fever and have a yellow card as proof of vaccination. The yellow card must be issued by a renowned physician.
• It is illegal to bring in animals, meat, dairy, seeds, plants, egg, honey, fruit or any kind of non-processed food to Brazil without a permit.

• A work visa is under VITEM which are issued as temporary visas.
• This visa can be used to work or take up paid employment in Brazil.
• It is a multiple-entry visa which means that the individual can travel to Brazil numerous times during the validity of the visa.
• The Brazilian work visa is categorized into two; temporary and permanent work visa.
• In order to have a remunerated job in Brazil, applicants will need both a residence permit (either temporary or permanent) and a work visa (Autorizaçao de Trabalho).
• Brazil work visa allows for stays up to 90 days and can be extended. Extensions should be done within 90 days of arrival in Brazil.
• After registration for extension, the individual would be issued a migration registration card and granted temporary residency.
• Before requesting a visa to engage in work or investments, the applicant must obtain authorization from the General Coordination of Immigration(CGIG).
• Applicants traveling for employment purposes must provide proof of a job contract.
• All the documents to be approved by the Brazilian authorities have to be translated into Portuguese and certificated before being submitted.
• It is the sole responsibility of the sponsoring institution or company to carry out all the formalities at the Ministry of Labor in Brazil for the work visa process after labor approval.
• Police report issued at least twelve months before visa application would be required. If the applicant has a criminal record, the visa might be refused.
• This visa costs $40.
• If you do not enter Brazil within the first 90 days of the visa being issued, the visa would be invalidated no matter how long it was otherwise valid for.

The metro and subway are the easiest ways to get around in Brazil. The metro is one of the easiest ways to get around major cities like Rio and São Paulo. Fares are around R$3.50 - R$3.80. The metros are generally cleaner and safer than traveling by local bus.