Do you need a new tourist visa issued when renewing your passport, or can you just pull the page out and place it in the new passport?

If you need to purchase a new tourist visa, can you come right back to Brazil rather than waiting 6 months to re-enter the country?

Thanks!

You need to travel with both the new passport and the old passport with the visa in it (they should give it back to you with wholes punched in the info page).

Applying for the visa, you have to list your last trips to Brazil.  Since you have to apply within 90days of going to Brazil, and usually have to show a roundtrip ticket, it is likely that they will catch the fact that you haven't been out for 6months and deny your visa until you have.  They will also probably ask what happened to your other visa and push you just to use that one (consular officials don't like doing more work than they absolutely have to.

If you are simply renewing your passport (same name), then there is a good chance you will get caught coming back in after less than 180 days out.  If you change your name (due to marriage or whatever), you can usually get in on the new passport and old visa in less than 180 (they don't usually check the old one/old name to make sure your under the time limit).

llessur from what I gather you need to wait 6 months if you've stayed 180 days in a 1 year period, or change visa statuses (which is my plan, to get a student visa and return).

Originally posted by nikkij12185 You need to travel with both the new passport and the old passport with the visa in it (they should give it back to you with wholes punched in the info page).

I'm kind of in the same boat as the OP, so I'm glad to see this thread was started. I just got my tourist visa within the last 2 years and it's a 10 year visa, so I should be good to go from that standpoint. It sounds like you've done this before Nikki - is it normal protocol to return the old passport with holes punched in the info page, or will I need to include a specific note attached to my old passport stating that I will need it back, due to the Brazilian tourist visa that's in it?

Another question: I am wondering what to write for the "duration" of my trip - I ask because I will be moving there permanently on my next trip (I will be marrying a Brazilian shortly and will be applying for permanent residency soon after). Is it best to put "indefinite" "permanent move" or something else? Obviously I want to be honest (I have nothing to hide) but my concern is having them reject my application because of what I write in the space for "duration".

Originally posted by tbird If you are planning on entering Brazil on a tourist visa, do not write indefinite. They won't care that you "plan on" getting married. The duration should be 90 days or less (or whatever nationals of your country are allowed).

I'd understand that if it was the Brazilian government that was questioning me, but would the American government care?