Visa applications for Portugal in Brazil can only be made in person from April onwards. The change was announced tonight, March 2nd, by the Portuguese Embassy in Brasília. From April 17th, all requests will be made in person at VFS offices located in the country.
According to the Portuguese Government, the objective is to “guarantee greater efficiency and proximity to users”. Orders sent by Post after April 16th will be returned.
To make a visa application, there will also need to be a vacancy. According to the embassy, ”vacancies for face-to-face service will be opened from the aforementioned date (April 17), on a weekly basis, allowing the user to choose the most convenient date and time.” No information has been released on how many places will be available.
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The cities where it will be possible to place orders are: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Belém do Pará, Fortaleza, Recife, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. The change will have an impact, because there are states without company offices. Even where VFS is located, there are distant cities, due to the size of the country.
Sending by mail, as is currently the case, allows people from areas far from the capitals to have more options. Now, you will need to enter the travel planning accounts to apply for a visa.
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