American Passport Holders Need An E-Visa To Brazil Starting April 9th, 2025
Intro
For countless years, American passport holders have been able to visit the beautiful country of Brazil visa-free. Well, as of April 9th, 2025, all US passport holders will require a visa (or E-Visa) to visit Brazil. This is bad news all around...
The Details
If you happen to be planning a trip to Brazil or already have one booked after April 9th, I hope and pray that you are aware that Brazil has begun implementing visa requirements for US passport holders. Originally, this was slated for April of 2024 but was later pushed back a year (for unknown reasons). However, there is some good news when it comes on how to obtain a visa, as you most likely do not have to visit a consulate.
If you are interested in applying for an e-visa, the price is 80$ (for up to 90 days) and the turnaround time is said to be around 5 business days. You can apply here, and the requirements are as follows:
Visa application form (completed online).
Passport (signed, valid up to end of Brazil trip, 2 visa pages free) for your eVisa application you will need a color scan of the bio page of your passport without any glare or fingers on it. Ensure that the MRZ code is fully visible. Click to see the sample file
Passport-style photo (color photo with a white background, sized 3.5 x 4.5 cm (413 x 531 pixels). Ensure that your nose, mouth, eyes and both ears are clearly visible. Do not wear glasses or head covering and ensure no teeth or shadows are visible in the picture). Please click here to view the guidelines for the photograph to be uploaded. Please Click here for assistance with your photo.
Note:
Each consular post has the power and authority to request additional documentation at its discretion.
Unfortunately, I have to say that 80$ for an e-visa is quite expensive that is not multiple entry. Even my visa to Libya was cheaper, and that is certainly saying something considering the country has barely had tourists for a long time.
My Thoughts
On one hand, I kind of understand why Brazil is implementing this visa requirement for US tourists/business travelers. If you think about it, the US has always had quite stringent visa requirements for those looking to visit, and they might as well make some money for US tourists looking to visit Brazil. My only wish is that Brazil would offer quicker turnaround times for the visa, as oftentimes last-minute reward flights down to Brazil become available...
There is one more thing that I would like to note about this topic: the US passport is becoming less and less valuable to have. For a lot of countries in Africa, US passport holders need visas. In South America, a 10-year visa is 160$ for US passport holders, and now in Brazil (80$). If we work our way east, with the ETA coming into effect for the UK, the ETIAS coming into effect for most* of Europe, and for the rest of the world? It proves complicated in a lot of places. Just look at Nigeria...
Final Thoughts
If you are planning a trip to Brazil after April 9th as a US Passport holder, you will now have to get either a visa or an e-visa to grant you access to the country. The E-visa is relatively straightforward and takes around 5 days to get. This is following an ongoing trend of the US passport getting less and less valuable, with lots of countries taking the stance that American passport holders should have to pay to visit...
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