Visa application in Brazil

Embassy Brasília and the consulates general, appointments, fees, payment and what to do after a refusal.

For stays over 90 days and for work you need a national visa (D visa). German missions in Brazil: the consulates general in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Recife (the Embassy in Brasília does not accept visa applications) (brasil.diplo.de, visa). Start with the Auslandsportal.

Which mission

• Each mission serves certain Brazilian states; the lists are on the jurisdictions page. The Distrito Federal belongs to Rio de Janeiro, as do Ceará, Maranhão and Piauí (as of 21 July 2026). For those three states the honorary consul in Fortaleza is an alternative.
• Book the appointment in the Foreign Office's online system, which is free (appointments). We found no external visa service provider named on the pages we read; confirm on the mission page.
• Waiting times for appointments change and were not confirmed.

Fees and payment

• National visa €75; minors €37.50 (§ 46 (2) no. 1 with § 50 (1) AufenthV); no fee for spouses and registered partners of Germans, their unmarried minor children and parents of minor Germans (§ 52 (1) AufenthV).
• Payment at the appointment: reais in cash or an international credit card in euros with the cardholder present. No euro cash, cheques, debit cards or PIX (mission pages on the individual visas; fees).
• Processing times are not guaranteed. Do not book flights or resign from work before you have the visa.

If the visa is refused

• The remonstration was abolished on 1 July 2025.
• The remedy is a lawsuit in German at the Administrative Court of Berlin within 1 month of service (§ 74 VwGO), or 1 year if the instructions on legal remedies are missing (§ 58 (2) VwGO). Court costs apply. Or apply again with a better file.

Employers can use the fast track (§ 81a): Skilled worker. Before booking: Entry without a visa. After the visa: After arrival.