How To Make A Work Visa Application For Brazil?

To get paid job in Brazil, you will need a temporary or permanent residence permit, in addition to a work visa (Autorizaçao de Trabalho). It is the duty of your future employer in Brazil to make an application for your work permit at the Ministry of Labor and Employment (Ministério de Trabalho e Emprego) by supplying the contract of employment and some other documents. Once the application is accepted, you will have to make in your turn the application for a work visa with the Brazilian embassy or consulate in your country.

The Requirements for the work visa application:

To make an application for work permit in Brazil, your employer will have to supply your CV, your certificates and documents giving evidence of your education and your work experience, as well as a copy of your passport to the "Coordenaçao de Imigraçao do Ministério de Trabalho." Other documents can be asked according to the type of visa which you need. A list of these document is available on the Web site of the "Ministério de Trabalho e Emprego."

All your documents that are submitted for approval of the Brazilian authorities must be translated into Portuguese and certified before submission. The acceptance will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will authorize the embassy or the responsible Brazilian consulate in your country to begin the procedure for the work visa.

When you apply for the work visa in your country, you will have to present:

1- A valid passport, which should remain valid during at least 6 months. 

2- Two application forms available at the consulate. 

3- Two passport photos.

4- An extract of police record of less than three months.

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What Are The Types Of Work Visas For Brazil?

In Brazil, there are several types of work visas according to your profession and when you waish to travl to Brazil. But, generally, the work visas can be classified into types: temporary visas and permanent visas.

A- Temporary work visa or (Visto Temporario V)

In this type of work visas, foreign employees will be issued a temporary work visa that is valid for two years. An extension of this type of visa is possible and an application should be made, at least, one month before the expiration of the first visa. After four years of residence in Brazil, the company you are working with can make you an application for a permanent visa. If you hold a temporary visa, you shouldknow that you don't have the right to change employer without authorization.

In general, visas and work permits are delivered only to foreign workers, whose future employer is a Brazilian company. However, there are exceptions on this matter as, for example, for the technical supports or the professional cases. To be certain about which visa suits your situation, get in touch with the Brazilian embassy or consulate in your home country, or check out  the procedure guide of the Brazilian Ministry of work for work permits.

B- Permanent work visa or (Visto Permanente)

A permanent work visa is often delivered to foreigners workers, who have the right of permanent residence in Brazil. In general, this regulation applies to:

- Researchers or professional scientists for an activity of more than two years.

- Investors, if the investment exceeds $US50000 for the people, and $US200000 for companies. 

- Managers or directors. 

Again, to be certain about your particular case, contact the Brazilian embassy or consulate in your home country, or consult the procedure guide of the Brazilian Ministry of work for work permits.

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How To Apply For Study In Brazil?

General information about universities in Brazil:

Brazil is a favorite destination for many international students such as French students, who want to experience study and life in south America. The students wishing to apply for a study program at a university in Brazil, be it a Bachelor's degree, a Master's degree or a Doxtor's degree, have to send a complete registration form at least 7 or 9 months before the planned date for study entry.

Most Brazilian universities possess an internet portal, where it is possible to download the registration documents. At the moment, there is no system of generalized on-line registration. It is, thus, necessary to send your registration form to the service of the international relations of the educational establishments, which which you chose, by e-mail or normal mail.

What are the necessary documents for registration in a Brazilian university?

If you are an international student, for example a French student, the following documents are necessary to apply for a Brazilian university:

1- A copy of your passport.

2- From 2 to 4 passport-size photos.

3- The registration form that you have downloaded on the website of the university.

4- A well presenting CV in English, Spanish or Portuguese showing your work and academic experiences. The language of your CV is determined by that of the chosen program of study.

5- The academic results you obtained during the last three semesters. They must be translated into English or into Portuguese. You can go back to your educational establishment to obtain copies in English, or have them translated by a translator under oath.

6- A motivation letter of 1 to 2 pages written in the language of your future program. It has to present the reasons, which made you want to join a particular program of study, how this program will affect you in your professional project, and what you can bring to the educational establishment.

The language requirements to be able to study in Brasil?

The official language of Brazil is Portuguese, thus you have to possess a good knowledge of the Portuguese language. To give evidence of your level in Portugues, you will have to take a national examination of Portuguese called Celpe-Bras (it's something like: Certificate of skills in Portuguese for the foreigners).The Celpe-Bra has 04 levels, which are: intermediate, upper intermediate, advanced and upper advanced. It is accepted by the Brazilian educational establishments as well as companies.

In the Master's degree and Doctor's degree programs, it is possible to follow a program in English or Spanish. Brazil has a policy of internationalization of these programs to attract foreign students. Private institutions possess offers the most developed training cources delivered in English. Nevertheless, the undergraduate university programs are still little affected by these changes.

When you register in a Brazilian university, specify your address (if you are French then mention your full address in France) and your phone number student to assure that you will receive the documents, which the university will send you afterward. And once you got admission in a given program at a given Brazilian university, the next step is to apply for a study visa at the embassy of Brazil in Paris (if you are French and live in France) to be able to go to study in Brazil.

Brazil is a country off the European Union, which means that you have to get a student health insurance, because, it is compulsory before leaving and will be asked upon your arrival, as well as during the application of student visa.

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How To Obtain A Tourist Visa To Argentina?

Argentina is a plain land, rising from the Atlantic to the Chilean border and the towering Andes peaks. It is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, and by Uruguay and Brazil on the east.  The country contains several amazing touristic attractions such as: the Iguazu Falls, the city of Mendoza, Patagonia and the Andes Mountains. If you wish to visit it, then this article will help you to find out what you need in order to be able to visit it.

What are requirements for passports?

All nationals of other countries have to have a valid passport. Exemption is made for people native of the following countries, who can present another document of identity than the passport: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

What are the requirements for visas?

Who does not need a visa to travel to Argentina?

The people native of the following countries do not need a visa when they travel to Argentina as tourists: 

 Andorra, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, North Korea, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, the United States, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Netherlands, Peru, Dominican Republic, Romania, The United Kingdom, San Marino, Holy See, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines, Saint Lucia, El Salvador, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, East Timor, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela. 

Visa waivers mentioned above are only for the people going to Argentina for a tourist visit. Argentina travelling minors from or towards Argentina, if they are not accompanied by their parents, they have to have a parental consent to travel, which must be certified by an Argentinian consulate if the place of residence is abroad.

The necessary documents to apply for a tourist visa:

1- Fill in a registration form.

2- (01) passport size photo.

3- A valid passport containing a blank page.

4- A return ticket.

5- Proof of sufficient funds for the period of the stay.

6- Payment of the visa fees. (€ 74 and, in case it's a student visa, you will pay €31)

The validity and the processing time of the visa:

The visa you will get is valid for 90 days and the processing time to get your visa is 1 to 2 days. But, if you apply for a tourist visa by mail, it may take a longer time.

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Visit The Mysterious Easter Island In Chili!

If you are a person who like travelling a lot and seeing different places on earth,then the Easter Island is a good destination for you. The Easter Island or Rapa Nui, is a fascinating place.

The Easter Island is a Chilean Island that is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle. It is considered as the world's most isolated inhabited island. It is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called "Moai," created by the early Rapa Nui people. Numerous were the ones, who tried to drill the multiple mysteries, and more still those who built the most extravagant hypotheses on the origin of its people.

The Easter Island is paradoxically one of the sites most known for the world, because its famous monoliths became a universal picture. But it is also most taken the away from any inhabited ground! Hardly 30 years ago, the island received only a warship a year, bringing foods and equipments.

The Easter Island is one of those rare places that has a reputation of which is inversely proportional to what we know about them. Its fame is, above all, based on its mysteries and legends. Some scattered certainties, which cling the scientists, and many hypotheses which fill the abysses of the general ignorance. That why you may want to visit it.

You should not approach the Easter Island as a paradise island, as you can find there only few coconut palms and only two small beaches, but rather as an island capable of raising the emotion every moment. There are few places on earth, where we feel on a surface which reduced the strength and the wealth of a big civilization, and its battle to survive.

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