Brazil visa problems

[xpaulo]

Hello... I skimmed through some previous posts, but haven't seen this one. I'm filling out the e-visa  application and they say the exact dates of my last arrival and departure are mandatory and the one previous to that as well. My last trip was in June, 2014 for the World Cup, but my email account only goes back to 2017. Bank and credit cards even, and wouldn't have exact dates anyway. Has anyone else been in this situation. I tried calling the company with the visa contract, the woman kept saying she couldn't hear me, while a man was shouting loudly very close to her and then she hang up, then wouldn't take anymore calls from my number.

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[Xclay]

Wouldn't your credit card record show when you checked out of the last hotel? So at least one date would be exact.

In any event, I would be surprised if the current Brazilian system is electronically integrated with records from 11 years ago.

[xpaulo]

My online records go back to 2017, but I can call tomorrow to see if they can find the records. Trying Air Canada would be a lost cause. I am trying Expedia too, they may have booked it. 

[floridarob]

4 hours ago, Xclay said:

In any event, I would be surprised if the current Brazilian system is electronically integrated with records from 11 years ago.

I would agree.... I'd put a rough date, it's all about collecting the money in the end.

[xpaulo]

I think the chances of getting those dates are very slim so that would be the only way. 

[Mavica]

I put in a rough date and that worked for my application.

[buttnovice]

check the entry and exit stamps on your passport

[BobBudenbender]

Has anyone gone through with getting a temporary visa? They are good for two years, but I have found a lot of work to get its not an online thing. Would appreciate knowing if anyone has had experience with that? Thanks

[Connordrick]

In the topic of the Visa, did anyone have a new passport and need to bring their old passport along with the visa printout?

This is not a straightforward answer,  it’s quite frustrating. Some people mentioned that if the visa was stamped in the passport, but that’s not the case for me. I have to print it. Since it’s only a year old, not many of us may have encountered this issue. Anyone has experienced this ?

I hope I don’t have to reapply again. I won’t be traveling to Brazil until March or April.

I may have to email them is not a FAQ in any page

[Latbear4blk]

1 hour ago, Connordrick said:

In the topic of the Visa, did anyone have a new passport and need to bring their old passport along with the visa printout?

This is not a straightforward answer,  it’s quite frustrating. Some people mentioned that if the visa was stamped in the passport, but that’s not the case for me. I have to print it. Since it’s only a year old, not many of us may have encountered this issue. Anyone has experienced this ?

I hope I don’t have to reapply again. I won’t be traveling to Brazil until March or April.

I may have to email them is not a FAQ in any page

Did you try asking an AI? ChatGPT and Gemini are quite good for these things.

[Riobard]

2 hours ago, Connordrick said:

In the topic of the Visa, did anyone have a new passport and need to bring their old passport along with the visa printout?

This is not a straightforward answer,  it’s quite frustrating. Some people mentioned that if the visa was stamped in the passport, but that’s not the case for me. I have to print it. Since it’s only a year old, not many of us may have encountered this issue. Anyone has experienced this ?

I hope I don’t have to reapply again. I won’t be traveling to Brazil until March or April.

I may have to email them is not a FAQ in any page

You may have already quickly obtained this answer. It’s been clear right from the launch.

Obviously what is meant in the second sentence, as the visa is not physically contained within one’s passport, is that the passport number on your e-visa corresponds to your travel document, that is, the expired one. Many folks will eventually come up against this with a proportion of them having unwittingly discarded a document that should actually have been hoarded. I expect that they would need to re-apply. 

Also note, not applicable in your case, that the travel document (ie, passport) must have a commencement date at least a month before arrival, whether it’s the passport corresponding to your e-visa or a renewed passport presented along with the expired passport. 

The VFS portal stipulates that passport validity must endure for at least one month following arrival. I would not trust this piece of information since one’s visit may be up to 90 days, and for other options of visa acquisition the wording on Brazil’s various government sites ranges from required passport validity for total duration of stay or for 6 months following arrival. An imminently expiring passport may result in the immigration officer writing in the entry a ‘leave by’ date that inadvertently truncates one’s planned visit duration.

[Connordrick]

17 hours ago, Riobard said:

You may have already quickly obtained this answer. It’s been clear right from the launch.

Obviously what is meant in the second sentence, as the visa is not physically contained within one’s passport, is that the passport number on your e-visa corresponds to your travel document, that is, the expired one. Many folks will eventually come up against this with a proportion of them having unwittingly discarded a document that should actually have been hoarded. I expect that they would need to re-apply. 

Also note, not applicable in your case, that the travel document (ie, passport) must have a commencement date at least a month before arrival, whether it’s the passport corresponding to your e-visa or a renewed passport presented along with the expired passport. 

The VFS portal stipulates that passport validity must endure for at least one month following arrival. I would not trust this piece of information since one’s visit may be up to 90 days, and for other options of visa acquisition the wording on Brazil’s various government sites ranges from required passport validity for total duration of stay or for 6 months following arrival. An imminently expiring passport may result in the immigration officer writing in the entry a ‘leave by’ date that inadvertently truncates one’s planned visit duration.

Thanks.glad I can keep using it. Bring my old passport it shouldn’t be an issue.