Brasil - Visa and entry fee.
Jan 31, 2005 | 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
Okay, I got my Visa last June and entered the country at GIG in July. I mad eno mention of multiple entry and was not asked about it either at GIG or by the Visa service that got me the visa. Is the five year thing automatic or did I need to do/request something else? I am going again over Presidents Day weekend and need to act fast if I need a new visa.
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Feb 1, 2005 | 7:53 am
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Originally Posted by dogcanyon
Have you checked your passport? On mine the actual wording on the visa that was stamped in my passport states that it is valid for multiple entries (although it is pretty fine print).
Feb 1, 2005 | 11:55 am
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
I chgecked and indeed it does, although it is in fine print and the stamp was pretty weak (i.e. it needed more ink). The problem is that I have no stamp to show that I actually entered Brazil. Without that stamp, it looks like I got the visa in June and am now trying to enter on it for the first time. I'm going to call to see if that is a problem.
the visa has to be used within 90 days of issue or it's not valid. A friend of mine found out that they are very strict about this when he tried to re-enter and his first entry stamp was so light that it was almost illegible (they finally agreed that he had originally entered within 90 days and let him in after several hours of waiting and talking with officials).
Feb 1, 2005 | 12:34 pm
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Originally Posted by dogcanyon
Yes, that will likely be a problem. Unless things have recently changed, the
the visa has to be used within 90 days of issue or it's not valid. A friend of mine found out that they are very strict about this when he tried to re-enter and his first entry stamp was so light that it was almost illegible (they finally agreed that he had originally entered within 90 days and let him in after several hours of waiting and talking with officials).
the visa has to be used within 90 days of issue or it's not valid. A friend of mine found out that they are very strict about this when he tried to re-enter and his first entry stamp was so light that it was almost illegible (they finally agreed that he had originally entered within 90 days and let him in after several hours of waiting and talking with officials).
Feb 1, 2005 | 1:53 pm
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I flew JFK-GIG in October and was neither fingerprinted nor photographed. The visa application process was very easy: I went to the Brazilian consulate in Boston with my application and $100 and was able to pick up my visa the next day.
Feb 1, 2005 | 2:17 pm
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Well, Brazil screwed itself out of my visit (a real tragedy, I know 
).
My call to the Consulte in NY confirmed that I would need a new visa. As I live in the Hartford, CT area, I would have to use a visa service and, as I am about to start a rotation at a client's site that will require an ID badge, I cannot spare my Passport at this time as it is my proof of citizenship.
I actually have my boarding pass for my SCL-GIG flight, but that will not fly as proof that I had entered on the Visa. I would have thought the fingerprint and photograph would have been retained, but apparently it is entirely for show.
Their Immigration Officer f-ed up and I refuse to pay the consequence of someone else's mistake.
).My call to the Consulte in NY confirmed that I would need a new visa. As I live in the Hartford, CT area, I would have to use a visa service and, as I am about to start a rotation at a client's site that will require an ID badge, I cannot spare my Passport at this time as it is my proof of citizenship.
I actually have my boarding pass for my SCL-GIG flight, but that will not fly as proof that I had entered on the Visa. I would have thought the fingerprint and photograph would have been retained, but apparently it is entirely for show.
Their Immigration Officer f-ed up and I refuse to pay the consequence of someone else's mistake.
Feb 1, 2005 | 7:17 pm
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If it were me (Mr. Vegas) I would go anyway. Most likely the officer at GIG wouldn't care. And if he did he would find 50 Real stuck in the back of the passport. Bribery has never failed me in south America.
Feb 2, 2005 | 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by stimpy
If it were me (Mr. Vegas) I would go anyway. Most likely the officer at GIG wouldn't care. And if he did he would find 50 Real stuck in the back of the passport. Bribery has never failed me in south America.