🇧🇷 Brazil · Student Visa
Student visa categories, eligibility, required documents, work rights, and application steps.
Brazil’s student visa is VITEM IV for qualifying regular courses, academic exchanges, internships and language courses. Short study stays may use visitor rules depending on nationality and length, while longer stays require residence registration after arrival.
- Consular guidance describes VITEM IV for regular study, exchange and internships, with institution documents and proof of means.
- After arrival, visa holders usually register residence with the Federal Police within the official deadline.
- Work permission for students can depend on the specific visa/residence basis; confirm with Federal Police guidance.
Official authorities
- MRE — Study Visa (VITEM IV)
Official consular student-visa guidance.
- MJSP — residence authorization
Official residence-authorization process, including study residence.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.