Originally Posted by
sushanna1
US citizen going to Rio in August. I have a hotel in Rio but intend to spend a second week in the country. Should I apply for my visa now or wait until I have a better idea of where I will be the second week? In other words, should I wait until I have a firmer idea of my itinerary? I am on the east coast, a 3.5 hour train ride from NYC and while I could apply in person, it would difficult for me to return two or three days later to pick up the completed visa. Will there be a problem if I do not stick to my original itinerary?
Gee, maybe I should have posted this in the "all questions thread?"
There could well be changes in procedure, but it used to be that you had to enter Brazil on your visa within 90 days of issue, so you may want to consider that factor in timing your date of application. The immigration entry form requires at most an address where you will stay in Brazil. I should expect that your Rio hotel would suffice for purposes of entry, regardless of where you may subsequently choose to visit.