Brazil e-visa for Australians: cost, validity, how to apply

Yes. Since 10 April 2025, Australian citizens need a visa for every trip to Brazil. The e-visa costs US$80.90 (about A$116, checked Oct 2026) on the official portal, brazil.vfsevisa.com, and allows stays of up to 90 days per year.

This page covers Australian passport holders. Americans and Canadians have their own pages: US citizens and Canadians.

The process is fully online and takes about half an hour if your photo and passport scan are ready. The main risks are applying too late, uploading a photo that breaks the rules, and paying on a look-alike site. This guide covers why the visa is back, where to apply, the fee and validity, documents, processing time and what happens at the border.

The e-visa at a glance

The table sums up the rules for Australians as of October 2026. Each line is explained below.

Why Australians need a visa again

Decree 9.731 let Australians visit Brazil without a visa from 17 June 2019. Canada, the United States and Japan got the same waiver. It allowed 90 days, extendable for an equal period, up to 180 days in each 12 months.

Decree 11.515 of 2 May 2023 revoked the waiver. Brazil pushed its start date back three times, from 1 Oct 2023 to the final date of 10 April 2025 (Decree 11.982 of 2024). Older articles may show an earlier date, so ignore them. Brazil’s government bases the rule on reciprocity, since Australia requires visas from Brazilians.

Brazil’s Foreign Ministry visa chart, updated 8 Apr 2025, lists Australia under code 1: visa required for a visit. Entry and exit conditions can change at short notice, so check the portal in the weeks before you fly.

A bill to cancel the requirement, PDL 206/2023, sits in the Chamber of Deputies. Its record shows a rapporteur’s opinion on 3 Mar 2026 and the status “ready for the agenda” at the Constitution and Justice Committee. Until a change passes and takes effect, the visa rule applies.

Where to apply

Apply at brazil.vfsevisa.com. VFS Global runs the portal for Brazil. The eVisa is available only to citizens of the United States, Canada and Australia, and Australia appears in its nationality menu.

The “Apply Now” button opens bronline.vfsevisa.com, the portal’s application system. Consulates and embassies do not accept e-visa applications. Several unofficial sites charge extra to file for you. Check the address bar before you type your passport number or pay.

The portal offers a tourist e-visa and a business e-visa. For study, work or residence you need a different visa. Ask the Embassy of Brazil in Canberra or the consulate that serves your state.

Fee, validity and length of stay

The fee is US$80.90 per applicant, about A$116 or R$ 411 (checked Oct 2026). It is charged in US dollars, so your card issuer may add a foreign transaction fee. Treat the fee as non-refundable once you submit.

The e-visa allows multiple entries. Australians are generally issued a 5-year term; US citizens get 10 years. The business e-visa is issued for 5 years. Check the validity dates on your approved e-visa, and ask the Embassy of Brazil in Canberra if they look wrong.

Each year you can stay up to 90 days. Brazil’s regulation counts the stay from your first entry and pauses the count while you are out of Brazil (Decree 9.199, arts. 19 and 20). A trip to Argentina or Uruguay in the middle of your stay stops the clock.

To stay longer, contact the Polícia Federal. It can add up to 90 days, with a ceiling of 180 days per migratory year. The fee is R$ 110.44 (about A$31, checked Oct 2026). Extensions are only for nationals of countries that treat Brazilians the same way (Decree 9.199, art. 20, para. 2).

Check before you go: if you might need more than 90 days, ask the Polícia Federal whether Australian citizens can extend before you build a plan around it. The steps are on how to extend your stay in Brazil.

Paid work in Brazil is not allowed on a visitor visa (Migration Law, art. 13). Staying past your date brings a daily fine, covered on overstaying in Brazil.

Documents and photo rules

The portal lists two documents for adults: a recent photograph and a color copy of your passport bio page. Consular offices may ask for more at their discretion.

Brazil’s regulation lets consulates ask visit-visa applicants for 3 extra items (Decree 9.199, art. 29, para. 11):

• Proof of transport into and out of Brazil.
• Proof of funds that fit the length and purpose of the trip.
• Documents showing what you will do in Brazil.

Keep your return or onward ticket, your first booking and a recent bank statement on your phone.

Photo rules:

• 3.5 x 4.5 cm (413 x 531 pixels), in color.
• JPEG or JPG file, 2 MB maximum.
• White background, face centered.
• Head and chin not cropped.
• No glasses, no headwear, no smiling or showing teeth.

A phone photo against a white wall works if you crop it to size. Most rejections come from shadows, glasses or a cropped chin.

The portal says your passport “must be valid for at least 1 month before arrival.” Many airlines and transit countries expect 6 months of validity. A 6-month margin covers the strictest reading.

Minors need more. The portal lists a birth certificate and an authorization letter signed by both parents and notarized. It also asks for color copies of both parents’ passport bio and signature pages, plus custody, divorce, death or adoption papers where they apply. Unaccompanied children, or children traveling with a non-parent, need the consent of both parents.

Processing time

Processing takes up to 10 business days after you submit a verified application. The portal advises applying 2 months before you travel. Many applications come back faster, but plan around the full 10 business days, and longer around Carnival and the December holidays.

How to apply, step by step

1. Check your passport. Confirm the expiry date and a free page. A 6-month margin is the safe choice.
2. Prepare your files. Take a photo to the specs above. Scan your passport bio page in color.
3. Open the portal. Go to brazil.vfsevisa.com, select Australia as your nationality and choose “Apply Now.”
4. Pick the type. Choose the tourist e-visa, or the business e-visa for business trips.
5. Fill in the form and upload. Answer every question and upload the photo and passport scan.
6. Pay US$80.90. Pay on the portal only.
7. Track the status. Use the portal’s status tracker and check your spam folder.
8. Download and print. Print 2 copies and keep them with you.

At the border

At the airport, show your passport and a printed copy of the e-visa PDF. Officers stamp your passport on arrival, and the stamp may be inspected when you leave. Check it before you walk away from the desk, since the entry date starts your 90-day count.

Brazil does not normally ask for yellow fever proof at the border. Vaccination is recommended for travel to many regions, including the Amazon and parts of the interior, and some airlines may ask to see the certificate when you fly on to Australia or other countries. Ask a travel clinic before you go, carry the certificate if you are vaccinated, and read Brazil vaccines and health.

If you are also Brazilian, you must enter and exit Brazil using your Brazilian passport. Dual-national men over 18 may have to do military service in Brazil, so check your status with a Brazilian consulate before you go.

Before you apply

Apply 2 months ahead, print the PDF twice, and count your days from the first entry. If you may need more than 90 days, read how to extend your stay before you fly. For work, study or a long stay, compare every visa and residency route.