Barneyitis
Irish expat in Brazil
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About me
Irish
Lives in São Paulo
Speaks Spanish. Portuguese. ( basic )
Registration: 09 August 2015
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Getting a Visa to Teach/Work :Come in on a Tourist Visa or Work Visa? by ryeguy29
Hi everyone, I need help. I am Canadian, a teacher and wanting to be living/working in Sao paulo Brazil by mid July. I was wondering if anyone knows : 1. If I come in on a 90 day Tourist Visa and take a job in that period of time, can I fly out ...
Ah yes indeed. Didn't know that part was rare!!! Read More
Getting a Visa to Teach/Work :Come in on a Tourist Visa or Work Visa? by ryeguy29
Hi everyone, I need help. I am Canadian, a teacher and wanting to be living/working in Sao paulo Brazil by mid July. I was wondering if anyone knows : 1. If I come in on a 90 day Tourist Visa and take a job in that period of time, can I fly out ...
Well it was up to me to pay for everything and sort out all the documents but it actually wasn't that hard. Read More
Getting a Visa to Teach/Work :Come in on a Tourist Visa or Work Visa? by ryeguy29
Hi everyone, I need help. I am Canadian, a teacher and wanting to be living/working in Sao paulo Brazil by mid July. I was wondering if anyone knows : 1. If I come in on a 90 day Tourist Visa and take a job in that period of time, can I fly out ...
I came here ona tourist visa, managed to find a job in a school and got a company in S.P to help me get a work visa. Yes it was expensive and yes I did have to stay a bit over my 90 day limit. ( I paid my fine). I then went to Argentina to pick up ... Read More
Teaching Positions & Work Visas by mada34
Hello, all! I am an American who is looking to work in Brazil as an educator. I have already spent nearly 12 months teaching and researching in the Brazilian education space, working as an after-school English teacher in southeastern public ...
Well i will be re entering with a work visa Read More
Teaching Positions & Work Visas by mada34
Hello, all! I am an American who is looking to work in Brazil as an educator. I have already spent nearly 12 months teaching and researching in the Brazilian education space, working as an after-school English teacher in southeastern public ...
Thanks Jim I want to pay it beforehand so I found the boleto on the Federal Police web page and filled it out. Am going to pay it in a bank this week. When I get to the airport do I just show the receipt as I go through customs or do I have to ... Read More
Teaching Positions & Work Visas by mada34
Hello, all! I am an American who is looking to work in Brazil as an educator. I have already spent nearly 12 months teaching and researching in the Brazilian education space, working as an after-school English teacher in southeastern public ...
Hi @ stevefunk. A different topic but do you know if I can pay overstay fee either leaving or returning to Brazil? I have to go to Argentina to pick up my visa and I am not sure if the banco do brasil at Guarulhos will be open during ... Read More
Student visa by Barneyitis
Hi James. How are you? So I'm back with a couple more questions for you. So I entered Brazil on Nov 28th 2015 and left on Feb 24th 2016. (89 days) am currently in Bolivia and plan to go back to Brazil on Aug 5th and leave on Nov 2nd (90 days).I ...
Couldn't find a portuguese course for foreigners in the place where I wanted to stay so I ended up not going with that plan in the end!! Read More
Teaching Positions & Work Visas by mada34
Hello, all! I am an American who is looking to work in Brazil as an educator. I have already spent nearly 12 months teaching and researching in the Brazilian education space, working as an after-school English teacher in southeastern public ...
True but my boyfriend is Brazilian and we just didn't wanna rush into the whole getting married stuff just to stay in the country so this was just another option..I know the pay is terrible but that's not the most important thing at the ... Read More
Teaching Positions & Work Visas by mada34
Hello, all! I am an American who is looking to work in Brazil as an educator. I have already spent nearly 12 months teaching and researching in the Brazilian education space, working as an after-school English teacher in southeastern public ...
What about if the person is willing to pay for the work visa process by themselves, with the help of a lawyer that helps foreigners get a work visa? Expensive but in this case is it possible? Read More
Paying the fine for overstaying tourist visa. by Barneyitis
Hi everyone, What is the procedure for paying the fine for overstaying a tourist visa? As always there is so much conflicting information that I want to try to get a definitive answer! Regards. Barney.
Ok,thanks. I want to pay it before I leave. So if I know for example how many days I going to overstay, do I just go to the Federal Police, get a form and then pay the fine in a bank? Then I'm good to go to the airport with the proof of ... Read More
Paying the fine for overstaying tourist visa.
Hi everyone, What is the procedure for paying the fine for overstaying a tourist visa? As always there is so much conflicting information that I want to try to get a definitive answer! Regards. Barney. Read More
We'll miss you James by Julien
Hi everyone, I am very sorry and sad to announce these sad news, but our expert James passed away in horrible circumstances. I haven't got all the details, I've heard he got murdered last week in Macae. I've lost a friend, a mentor, ...
I'm shocked and horrified to hear this. Deepest sympathies to his family and all who knew him. He provided such help to all of us and I was thinking, only a few weeks ago, before I return to Brazil later this year I'll have to send James a ... Read More
Student visa by Barneyitis
Hi James. How are you? So I'm back with a couple more questions for you. So I entered Brazil on Nov 28th 2015 and left on Feb 24th 2016. (89 days) am currently in Bolivia and plan to go back to Brazil on Aug 5th and leave on Nov 2nd (90 days).I ...
Thanks a million James. Will check that out here! Read More
Student visa
Hi James. How are you? So I'm back with a couple more questions for you. So I entered Brazil on Nov 28th 2015 and left on Feb 24th 2016. (89 days) am currently in Bolivia and plan to go back to Brazil on Aug 5th and leave on Nov 2nd (90 days).I ... Read More
Tourist Visa Stays in Brazil - 180 days per year maximum by James
Tourist Visa Stay – 180 day per year maximum The method of calculating the maximum visa stay is the subject of so much confusion that I have decided to try and explain it as clearly as possible so it can be easily understood by all. The standard ...
Hi James, just want to check something with you as the more the read the more confused I get! So as I said before, I'm an Irish passport holder and I'm arriving in Brazil for the first time at the end of November 2015. So as an Irish ... Read More