Brazil Visa Requirements for Kenyan Nationals 2023 ⋆ EvaMtalii

If visit Brazil has been on your bucket list, I share with you the Brazil visa requirements for Kenyan passport holders.

Although you will get a 1 year multiple entry Brazil visa on your Kenyan passport, the short stay tourist visa allows Kenyans to stay in Brazil for a maximum of 30 days at a time.

You are not permitted to work in Brazil during this period as a tourist.

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Brazil Tourist Visa Requirements for Kenya Passport Holders:

Valid passport for at least six months with at least two blank pages

(the Consular Section of the Embassy reserves the right not to endorse soiled, damaged or defaced passports).

Return or onward ticket

booking statement from the travel or e-ticket confirmation with your name, confirmed itinerary, flight numbers and arrival/departure dates.

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Proof of financial self-support during your stay in Brazil.

You can provide a 3-month bank statements of account in you country of residence, payslips or credit card statements as proof. Make your the statements are verified by your bank and the payslips are verified by your employer

Certificate of vaccination, if necessary (see information on vaccinations).

I don’t think as Kenyans we need this. At least I didn’t need to supply this information but keep checking with the consulate website as things keep changing from time to time.

Original letter is required from the organizing institution in Brazil

This is for those participating in conferences, seminars and arts or sports event.

Must contain specific information on the activity to be performed, location and duration of the event and stating that the participant will not receive any kind of payment.

Introduction letter from your company if you’re employed, school or entity if you’re a student

If you’re self employed, make sure to carry your business registration certificate and bank statements.

Proof of payment of consular fees

Original lodgment receipt only, duly stamped by the bank if paid via EFT,

I just deposited money on my M-Pesa then made a payment through M-Pesa PayBill directly at the Consular Section once all my documents had been verified and accepted by the visa officer.

A confirmed hotel reservation from Brazil if traveling for tourism purposes

You can make your Brazil hotel booking online via aggregation sites e.g. Booking.com. or AirBnB

I love Booking.com as it has very many hotel selections that allow for allow free cancellations before a certain date and don’t ask for pre-payment.

This works especially in the unfortunate event that a visa is denied. Its also advantageous in that the visa may be granted all the same, but your circumstances change and you want to change hotels without cost implications.

I also use Booking.com to compare prices then head over to the hotel website to check if there’s a cheaper option before finalizing the booking.

Signed letter from Employer.

The letter should give details of your position, how long you’ve been with the organization, your position, and also state that they’ve granted you permission to go on leave (dates, and for how long) and that you will return to your job at the end of your visit to Brazil.

Your Brazil visa application form duly completed and signed

The application form available at: https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br

One (1) recent passport size photo (3×4 cm) on a white background

This you should have in both hard copy and in soft copy.

You will need to upload your photo on the online application hence why you need it in soft copy.

The photo should not be more than 6 months old.

Your signature in digital/electronic format

You will need to upload it on the online application

The following requirements are not mandatory but helps strengthen your application – at least they did for me 🙂

Proof of travel history

If you have traveled outside of Kenya, use your travel history to build a case for your Brazilian visa application. This can be in the form of passport stamps and visas from countries in the Schengen area, US, UK, Canada etc. If your stamps and visas are on an old passport, make sure to bring it along and submit it along with the rest of documents 1 to 12 above.

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Visa Fees for Brazil Visa application in Kenya

Multiple Entry Tourist Visa: KES 9,600 NON-REFUNDABLE
- Payment is either via electronic funds transfer or MPESA Paybill (Buy Goods)

There is no legal right to a visa. A visa is not a guarantee to enter Brazil.
Please note that the Brazil Embassy in Kenya requires 5 – 10 working days to process the Visa if approved and subject to paying all fees in advance, which are NON-REFUNDABLE.

Visas to Brazil for Kenyan nationals: Application Process

Completion of the form

 Fill in electronically the application form

Available at: https://formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br

Once logged, select your preferred language on the drop down at top right hand side of the application screen.

To start a new visa application, select visa, then continue with the rest of your application.

To start a new application, click the button: Start New Application.

The Application Form must be completed exclusively online. Make sure to save your details every time you complete a page before clicking next to make sure you don’t lose your unsaved information or so that you can always return to your application at a later time.

To continue an application previously saved or to change an already completed application, click on the button: Continue Application.

Make sure to have all the above documents in electronic format as you will need to upload then onto your application online. Once you save it, make sure to record the code for recovery of application on the right side of the application screen.

Please note that you must upload your photo online.

After completing the application form, click on “Complete Application” to receive an application code. The code is important for recovery of your application when you want to return to it or update it as well as for checking the status of your Brazil visa application in Kenya once you submit it to the consular.

 Print the form delivery receipt, sign it the same as the passport, and glue your photo (3×4 cm) in the indicated space on the printed Receipt

This you must do even if you though you have already uploaded it online onto the application form. The picture must have white background and be no more than 6 months old.

 Submit the printed and signed form delivery receipt to the Consular Section of the Brazilian Embassy

Along with above documentation in original.

You can either submit your application personally to the Brazilian Consulate in Nairobi where your Visa Application will be processed or send it by curior.

You get to select your preferred option when filling out the application form – just a heads up, the choices are in Portuguese which with a simple Google Translate, you will be able to figure out.

At The Consulate

Present your printed Receipt to the Consular officer, along with the original required documentation.

 Pay your Brazil visa fees if application approved

The officer will inspect your documentation, and if approved will collect payment and provide a receipt to confirm delivery.

Make sure to safely keep the visa payment receipt as you will need it to pick up your passport once it is ready. Should you need to send someone to pick up your passport, you must give them this original receipt.

 Collect your passport in 5-10 working days

Location | Physical address of the Brazil Embassy Consulate in Nairobi

Embassy of Brazil in Kenya
121, U.N. Crescent Rd., U.N. Close, Nairobi

Tel: +254 20 8562434, 057-2513129
E-mail: zakhemis@africaonline.co.ke

Hours: 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.

Phone: +254 (20) 7270003

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