furthermore, a non-criminal record from the police department of the applicant's city of residence, along with the equivalent of a us$ 100 application fee.

once all materials have been gathered, and everything has been submitted to the consulate, The procedure can take up to three months, with all documents needing to be translated into Portuguese and notarized.

after the application is approved, this step's completion is communicated to the ministry of foreign affairs - this office then authorizes the consulate or embassy to start processing the work visa.