Work visa
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19 Jun 2019
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Work Visa from Nigeria to Brazil
- The Brazilian work visa is for foreign workers or employees of foreign companies assigned to work in Brazil.
- A letter verifying the applicant’s employment is required. Applicants are advised to be sure they have been offered a job in Brazil before initiating the application.
- A letter from your future employer should be submitted. The letter should be written on the company’s letterhead and should state the address of the company and your job description.
- Your employment contract which determines the terms of employment signed by both the employer and the employee is required.
- Your employer will need to provide proof that there was no Brazilian willing and available to take up the job before you were offered the job.
- Applicants of this visa who do not have the right qualification which matches the job they have been offered may not be issued this visa.
- The proof is required from your employer that you will not be paid below the minimum wage paid to citizens of the country.
- If you are traveling with a minor, the original copy of the minor’s birth certificate is required. A notarized consent signed by both the minor’s parents should also be submitted.
- The short-term work visa which is valid for 90 days can be obtained by foreign nationals willing to work in Brazil by getting approval directly from the Brazilian consular offices. The applicant needs to provide the contract that has been signed as proof to the immigration department.
- The applicant needs to take out a print out of the application form that he or she will fill by logging onto the link https://scedv.serpro.gov.br/frscedv/index.jsp and paste a photograph in it. The application which is known as the ‘online confirmation page’ needs to be submitted at the embassy.
- Along with the ‘online confirmation form’, other documents such as a letter of invitation from the Brazilian company, CNPJ number of the Brazilian organization and proof of visa fees payment need to be submitted.
