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VITEM VI – News correspondents

by Andrea Prado de Medeiros — last modified 2010-12-16 09:19

NEWS CORRESPONDENTS

Temporary Visa Type VI (VITEM-VI) is issued to journalists travelling to Brazil as press, radio and television correspondents, as well as to their dependants or dependants of a VITEM-VI visa holder.
The issuance of this visa requires authorisation from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. The procedure has two phases.

First step: applying for an authorisation
The newspaper, news service, magazine, radio or television station or network must address to the Embassy a letter providing information on the assignment and giving the following details on the correspondent. Based on such information the Embassy will consult the Brazilian home authorities.

A – complete name in accordance with passport
B – date and place of birth
C – nationality
D – parents' names
E – passport number
F – civil status (if married, same data on spouse must be provided)
G – purported duration of employment in Brazil
H - if applicant will replace another correspondent, the name of the replaced journalist must be informed.
I - confirmation that the employer will be responsible for the correspondent's remuneration

Second step: collecting the visa
Once the Embassy receives authorization to issue the visa, the applicant must produce the following items:

A –Application form duly completed and signed. 
B – One recent photograph.
C – Passport valid for a minimum of six months.
D - Certificate of residence issued Norwegian/Icelandic authorities (international model).

E - Certificate of good behaviour (international model) issued by the Norwegian/Icelandic Police  and of the country of origin, in the case of being a national of a third country (issued not more than 90 days prior to delivery to this Embassy).

F - Certificate of employment (letter) stating that all revenues will be received by a source not from Brazil.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT
- Visas are valid for arrival in Brazil within 90 days from the date of issuance. 
- Maximum duration of VITEM-VI visas is four years. Extensions can be applied for at the Department of Federal Police, in Brazil, at least 30 days before the visa expires.  
- Applications for Temporary Visa VI can only be submitted in the consular district in which the applicant resides. 

IMPORTANT:Do not commit yourself to travel plans until you know when your visa will be issued.

 



For dependents:
 
Applicants intending to travel accompanied by spouses and/or minor children – applicable only if the foreign correspondent is to stay in brazil for longer than six months.
 

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS TO RETRIEVE THE VISA FOR THE SPOUSE AND MINOR CHILDREN:
 
A.      Passport valid for a minimum of six months.
B.    Application form (2 copies) duly filled in and signed by the applicant or signed by parents or legal representatives if the applicant is a minor.

C.    Two passport size photographs, front view, white background.

D - Certificate of good behaviour (international model) issued by the Norwegian/Icelandic Police  and of the country of origin, in the case of being a national of a third country (issued not more than 90 days prior to delivery to this Embassy).

 

E -    Original Marriage and Birth certificates (“internasjonal modell”), which will be legalized by this Embassy. Please note that certificates issued in other countries than Norway and Iceland must be legalized by the Brazilian Diplomatic Representation in the country where they were issued. Legalization fee: NOK 160 per document
 

CONSULAR FEES:

Visa fee NOK 160  
Legalization fee: NOK 160

USA citizens are subject to an additional processing fee of NOK 1040, on a reciprocity basis.

 

 
 
All applications not submitted by the passport holder in person are subject to a handling fee of NOK 80 in addition to any other applicable fee.
 

 

METHODS OF PAYMENT

All fees must be paid by bank transfer (account number 70320519126, DnB NOR Bank) or with debit card, if in person. Bank transfers from abroad: IBAN NO70 7032 0519 126, SWIFT: DNBANOKKXXX.
Please make sure that all taxes are included, so that the amount credited to our account corresponds exactly to the consular fee.
NOTE: The name of petitioner and the nature of the services to be rendered shall be specified in the payment sheet.

POST
For applications sent by post, please attach the consular fee payment receipt and a self-addressed pre-paid envelope (registered letters).
The Embassy cannot be held responsible for lost or delayed mail.
 
PROCESSING TIME
Upon arrival of complete documentation at the Embassy, please allow a minimum of ten (10) working days for the issuance of the visa.
 


British citizens are subjected to a NOK 1240 processing fee for all visas which validity extends the period of 180 days, on a reciprocity basis.