Visit extension
Extending your tourist stay in Brazil
Visitors can usually ask the Federal Police for up to 90 more days, as long as the total stays within 180 days a year. It depends on your passport, and you must ask before your current stay ends.
In short
Most visitors can ask the Federal Police for up to 90 more days, as long as their total time in Brazil stays within 180 days in the migratory year. Your passport must allow it, so passports limited to 90 days in any 180, such as most of Europe's, can't be extended. Apply before your stay ends and pay the R$110.44 fee.
- Extra time
- Up to 90 more days, 180 days at most per migratory year
- Who can
- Nationals of countries that treat Brazilians the same way
- When
- Before your current stay ends
- Fee
- R$110.44, paid by bank slip (GRU)
Who can extend
- Visitors whose passport allows it in Itamaraty's visa table, which follows how each country treats Brazilians.
- Not passports limited to 90 days in any 180, which includes most of Europe: that allowance can't be extended.
- The 180 days count over a migratory year: the 12 months from your first entry. Days spent outside Brazil don't count.
- An extended stay is still a visit, so you can't be paid for work in Brazil. Living or working here needs a residence route.
How it works
- Check your passport's rule, and count the days you've already used this migratory year.
- Pay the R$110.44 fee online on the Federal Police's GRU page (revenue code 140090).
- Book an interview at a Federal Police unit. Some units also see people without an appointment.
- Go to the interview before your stay ends, with your passport and the fee receipt.
Documents
- Your valid passport or travel document
- The paid fee receipt (GRU)
- The Federal Police's request form
- Anything else the officer asks for, such as proof of where you're staying, of your means or of your return ticket
Staying past your allowed days brings a daily fine set by the Federal Police, between R$100 and R$10,000 in total, and a notice to regularise or leave within 60 days. The fine can also be turned into fewer days on a later visit.
Have an attorney handle your extension or next step
An OAB-registered lawyer who works on immigration cases checks whether your passport allows an extension, or which residence route fits if you want to stay longer. You choose them from Emigro's directory of independent lawyers.
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Official sources
Extend your stay in Brazil, gov.br ↗
Decree 9.199/2017, art. 20 (extensions) and arts. 301 to 307 (fines) ↗
Checked against official sources on October 25, 2026. Emigro gives preliminary guidance, not legal advice. Emigro is a private company, not affiliated with the Brazilian government, the Federal Police, Itamaraty, the Ministry of Justice or the Receita Federal. Emigro is not a law firm and does not provide legal services. Lawyers listed are independent, registered with the OAB, and solely responsible for their advice.
Common questions
Can I extend my stay in Brazil with a European passport?
Usually not. Most European passports are limited to 90 days in any 180 days, and that allowance can't be extended. Ireland and the United Kingdom are exceptions: check your passport's rule in Itamaraty's visa table.
What happens if I overstay my visit in Brazil?
The Federal Police fines you for each extra day, between R$100 and R$10,000 in total, and notifies you to regularise or leave within 60 days. If you do neither, you can be deported.
Can I work in Brazil after extending my tourist stay?
Not for anyone in Brazil: an extended stay is still a visit, and visitors can't be paid for work here. A job in Brazil needs a work visa; longer remote work for employers abroad fits the digital nomad route.
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