Comments on: Getting a Brazilian Visa in Buenos Aires

By: heather

heather — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:33:27 +0000

hi i have a question..i currently am in brasil on a tourist visa but would like to change it for a student visa. i read on the brasilian consulate (buenos aires) that i need to be a resident in b.a. for the past year. is this something they really are strict on or if i go in there will i be able to get around that? thanks a million!

By: DaVe

DaVe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:06:52 +0000

You're the first person I've heard of to get a 5 year visa in Buenos Aires. So far, everyone has said they do not give Americans 5 year visas here. Maybe this is a new policy?

By: meredith

meredith — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:46:04 +0000

http://meraedith.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/how-to-...

I just received my visa for Brazil Yesterday and it is valid for 5 years and up to 180 day. I don't know why your friend was only granted 30 days.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:55:43 +0000

Hi there,

Glad I found this post. We're actually about to head to Buenos Aires and would like to visit Brazil after but my friend will need a tourist visa. I was wondering if there were any specific requirements for the bank statement. I read on another blog that if you print out a statement from online banking it must have your name on all pages. He is self-employed so I was wondering if you had any experience with this and know specifically what they want from that.

Thanks

By: mon

mon — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:16:39 +0000

can you give me info that do i need visa to go to buenos aires argentina..pls respond

By: rosana

rosana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:28:08 +0000

Me and my husband moved from Boston to Florianopolis, we have a poodle, he is loving Florianopolis, The government is controlling strays dogs, i am sure the this problem will be resold soon.

Rosana

By: DaVe

DaVe — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:51:14 +0000

Cassidy – Hey Cassidy,

Glad that you liked the blog and are considering a move. We’ve had a great time so far and pretty much did exactly what you’re thinking about doing…sell things, pack up and move. We’ve had a great time and love Buenos Aires as well as Floripa. We’re only in Florianopolis for 2 months and then we go back to Buenos Aires, so this is much more of a vacation for us.

Floripa has been a blast, but I personally do not think I could live here year round. I need a bigger city! But, it is beautiful here – the people, the clubs, the beaches, etc are amazing. If you come next November, that would probably be a great time since it would be the start of summer.

One thing you’ll have to research is how to get a visa to live here. The Brazilian tourist visa only allows you a maximum of 180 days in the country. Argentina has a much more relaxed tourist visa, which can be renewed easily.

There are a lot of dogs here – both strays and owned dogs. They all seem very friendly. I think people treat dogs more like animals here than family members though. (In BsAs, they are treated more like we do in the US.) Seeing the number of strays can be sad, but for the most part, they seem happy and fed.

Let me know if I can help answer anything else.

By: Cassidy

Cassidy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:06:51 +0000

Oi!!! So what do you guys think of Floripa? My boyfriend & I have been researching moving out of the country to BsAs for months & have been in touch with Jackson & Erika asking lots of questions… but just recently decided we want to shoot for Florianópolis instead because of the beaches. Was curious if you have seen many locals with dogs/pets? I hear there are strays but we have a lhasa apso mix, Moby who’s about 25lbs we will be bringing him along… I wanted to check to see if you’ve seen parks or beaches that are dog friendly. Excited to hear your feedback!
obrigado!
Cassidy

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:54:08 +0000

I’m an American Citizen living in BsAs. I got into Brazil near the border with Argentina in Misiones Province, we simply just walked right over the bridge, no checks nothing.
I was wondering, if I have an Argentine DNI, or Cedula, can I enter and stay without a Visa?
My take on the Visa situation is 2 wrongs don’t make a right, Brazil has gone too far to charge this. I’m wondering if Argentina’s fee has kicked in yet?
Fred
http://www.fourpointreport.blogspot.com

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:25:39 +0000

How timely. I was just reading about Florianópolis in the NY Times this weekend. In their estimation, it’s the “Party Destination of the Year”!

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/travel/11party.html

I’m curious to see what you think of it. Be sure to write up your impressions!