CONSULATE GENERAL OF BRAZIL



CONSULATE GENERAL OF BRAZIL IN HOUSTON

Visa Department

1233 West Loop South, Park Tower North suite #1150

Houston, Texas, 77027

visa.houston@.br

VIPER - Requirements check-list:

(permanent visa based on family reunion for spouses of Brazilian Citizens: for dependents of Brazilian citizens whom will be moving to Brazil, within no more than 3 months, to live with their sponsors.)

STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VIPER APPLICANTS

□ A) Applicant's Passport: original, undamaged; valid for at least another 6 months, with at least two blank visa pages.

□ B) Visa Application Form: printed receipt of the visa application form filled out and successfully submitted online duly signed by the passport holder (or parents/legal guardian of a minor) and with the photo glued on the appropriate boxes.

□ C) Photograph: one recent, clear, front view, in color, professional 2"x2" passport photo of the applicant with a plain white or off-white background.

□ FEES: Individual money order from the United States Postal Service in the exact amount for each visa requested listing applicant’s name on the section “From”.

Example: Maria (Brazilian) will come in person to submit a visa applications for her husband John(US citizen). During the appointment she must have a USPS money order in the amount of US$ 360.00 (US$ 200.00 basic visa fee and US$ 160.00 reciprocity processing fee.

□ D) Proof of Residential Address: notarized copy of one of the following: driver’s license, utility bills, copy of lease or bank statements reflecting applicant has lived in our jurisdiction for at least the 12 previous months.

□ G) Police Clearance*: which must:

□ Be an original document issued within the past 60 days on a standard letterhead with contact information of the issuing authority;

□ Have sufficient information about the applicant to determine it is not a homonym. Examples: full name, residential address, date of birth, identification document (passport, driver’s license or state ID), social security number;

□ Reflect where the applicant has lived on the past 12 months and match the applicant’s proof of residential address.

Note 1: Those that have lived in the United States within the last 12 months must present a standard police clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation – FBI listing applicant's full name, address and last 4 digits of social security number.

* ATTENTION:

• Documents not issued by American or Brazilian authorities must be legalized by the Brazilian consular office with jurisdiction over its place of issuance;

• Documents not issued in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French must also be accompanied by a translation done by a sworn translator in Brazil, by competent translator acknowledged in the country the document was issued and legalized by the Brazilian consular office with jurisdiction over its place of issuance or by Diplomatic Representation of the country that issued the document in the US.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A VIPER BASED ON FAMILY REUNION (CASE 1A)

□ H) Proof of Relationship with the main permanent visa holder or the Brazilian citizen. Authenticated or legalized copy of:

□ Brazilian marriage certificate ("Certidão de Registro de Casamento") drawn by "Cartório" or by a Brazilian Consulate.

NOTE: for other types of relationships please verify the dependents section of our website.

□ I) Sponsor's Brazilian I.D.: copy of "carteira de identidade"/RG or Brazilian passport or document alike.

NOTE: If the original will not be presented, the copy must be either notarized by US notary public or authenticated by a Brazilian notary ("Cartório").

□ J) Sponsor's formal affidavit assuming full financial and moral responsibility on behalf of the applicant - "Termo de Responsabilidade e Manutenção". The affidavit must be presented in its original and be duly filled out by the Brazilian sponsor and it must have the sponsor's signature acknowledged by a US notary public(and legalized at this office), or by a Cartório in Brazil or by the Legalization Department of this Consulate.

□ K) Copy of the Identification page(s) of the applicant's passport and every page with a stamp, visa or amendment.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR A VIPER BASED ON FAMILY REUNION

If the not applying with a US passport:

□ E) Proof of Legal Residency: notarized copy of visa, permanent resident card or US passport or US birth certificate.

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