With the aim of helping in the process of reception, reception and support for foreigners who have some connection with Unicamp (regular student, exchange student, visiting professor or researcher, post-doctoral student), we have listed some important information and guidelines below.
VISA
It is advance entry permission in a given country and must be requested by the interested individual at the Consulate or Embassy of the destination country in their own country of origin. There are different types of visas, which can be tourist, student, work, diplomatic, among others.
Due to some bilateral agreements, travelers from different countries can enter Brazil without the need to apply for a visa in advance, entering the country as tourists (only the Federal Police stamp is given at the airport where the traveler disembarks). Even so, we strongly recommend that students, professors, researchers and foreign visitors who come to Unicamp should look for the consular office of the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate in their country of origin and request a visa sufficiently in advance to carry out all bureaucratic procedures, which can be quite long .
For those who are unable to receive a visa in time for their trip to Brazil, and if entry into the country is allowed without a visa, it is possible to apply for a Residence Permit after arrival, within a maximum period of 90 (ninety) days. To this end, it is necessary that some documents, such as Birth or Marriage Certificate and Criminal and Criminal History Certificate are brought to the country, being legalized with a Hague Apostille or Consularization, in addition to being translated by a sworn translator recognized in Brazil.
More information:
To find out whether it is mandatory to apply for a visa before entering Brazil, visit the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) website at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/informacoes-sobre-vistos-para-estrangeiros-viajarem-ao-brasil
To find out about the Hague Apostille and Consularization, visit https://www.cnj.jus.br/poder-judiciario/relacoes-internacionais/apostila-da-haia/ e https://www.cnj.jus.br/paises-signatarios/
CPF
The Individual Taxpayer Registry (CPF) is a document used by Brazilian and foreign citizens to open a bank account, make purchases, apply for a credit card, buy a cell phone chip, among other things. As it will be an extremely necessary document during their stay in the country, we strongly recommend that foreigners request the CPF while still in their country of origin.
The CPF can be requested along with the visa at the Brazilian Consulate or Embassy abroad or via the internet.
To make the request online, the foreigner must:
- Fill in CPF Registration Form (called FCPF);
- Send an email to cpf.residente.exterior@rfb.gov.br containing:
- FCPF completed and signed;
- Photo of the passport page that contains the foreigner's photo and personal information;
- “Selfie” in which the foreigner appears holding the passport open to the photo identification page, close to the face.
The foreigner will receive the CPF number within a few days time via the same email in which the request was sent.
If the foreigner is unable to request the CPF in his country of origin, he can make the request after arriving in Brazil, but the procedure will involve face-to-face visits to the Post Office or Banco do Brasil and also to Caixa Econômica Federal, according to the procedure explained on the website https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/orientacao-tributaria/cadastros/cpf/servicos/2-inscricao-no-cpf.
More information:
For complete information about the CPF, visit https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/inscrever-no-cpf-no-exterior.
LEGALIZATION OF FOREIGN STATUS IN BRAZIL
IMPORTANT:
- Visa: permission to ENTER a country; it can be as a tourist, student, worker, diplomat and others.
- Residence Permit= authorization to RESIDE, even temporarily, in a country and develop activities other than tourism, such as study, work and others.
After entering Brazil, the foreigner who entered WITH a visa and/or who will remain in the country for more than 90 (ninety) days must regularize your situation as a foreigner with the Federal Police.
Exchange students, students regularly enrolled in Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Masters and Doctorate) and Post-Doctorate courses, Visiting Professors and Researchers have the maximum period of 90 (ninety) days to regularize their legal situation in the country, and the procedures vary according to the modality.
To regularize the situation in the country, the foreigner must make a prior appointment on the Federal Police website and, on the scheduled date and time, go to the service center in the city in which they reside and present all the required documents. Failure to present all documents may result in the foreigner needing to make a new appointment.
For foreigners entering Brazil WITH VISA (which can be a student visa – VITEM IV, Mercosur VITEM XII visa or Temporary Visa I visa: research, teaching or academic extension – VITEM I), they must follow the procedures called Visa Registration. At the Federal Police website , this process appears under the title “Register Visa".
Foreigners entering Brazil WITHOUT A VISA, entering as a tourist, but who will remain in the country for more than three months should request Residence Permit to the Federal Police within a maximum period of up to 90 (ninety) days. At the Federal Police website , this process appears under the title “Study in Brazil”. The documentation required depends on the modality and may be, for example, Residence Permit for Study Purposes, MERCOSUR Residency Agreement, Residence Permit for Family Reunion, or other types of Residence Permit. Therefore, foreigners must be aware of this, as incomplete and/or incorrect documentation may harm the process of regularizing their stay in the country.
Foreigners who will have a postdoctoral, researcher or professorship and who have entered Brazil WITHOUT A VISA must apply for a residence permit, in accordance with Normative Resolution No. 01/2017, “Normative Resolution No. 01/201” . As this is a labor immigration policy, even if there is no employment relationship, the residence permit must be requested from the Ministry of Labor through the system Migranteweb . To assist with this process, access the link PLACE LINK OUR PAGE Guidelines for Postdoctoral Fellows (Postdoc), Collaborating Researcher, Guest Visiting Researcher and Foreign Collaborating Professor at Unicamp.
After completing the entire legalization process in the country, the foreigner will receive the National Migration Registry (RNM), previously called the National Foreigner Registry (RNE), which is an individual identification number for each foreigner residing in the country (even if temporarily resident), and the CRNM or National Migration Registration Card, the physical identification document that contains the RNM and is valid throughout the national territory.
More information:
For more information on the procedures that must be carried out with the Brazilian Federal Police, access the following materials prepared by DERI at Downloadable guides.
DERI RECEPTION
In order to assist in the reception, welcoming, and integration of international students into the Unicamp academic community, DERI, together with UniIn students, organizes a Reception WeekThis event takes place before the start of classes and includes orientation sessions and support for the mandatory procedures for all students who register in advance. Among the activities offered are:
Orientation sessions – DERI members assist in filling out forms and checking documents to be delivered to the Federal Police. Questions about academic procedures are also answered, such as enrollment in subjects, use of services offered by Unicamp (restaurants, libraries), among other questions raised by students.
The main topics covered in the service sessions are:
- Institutional email and UNICAMP systems;
- Registration in classes;
- Documents for visa regularization with the Federal Police;
- Register of Individuals – (CPF).
Reception Event– It is an event organized by DERI in partnership with UniIn and which aims to introduce new students to the University's main services, such as CECOM and DAC, in addition to addressing important issues for the integration of new students. The Reception Event is a great way to meet other international students and learn about the practical and social aspects of life in Brazil. At this event we always have a cultural presentation related to Brazilian culture, so it's worth participating.
Other activities that can be offered, depending on availability, are a tour of the city of Campinas and a visit to the Ponte Preta and Guarani stadiums, the city's football teams.
Important: Foreigners who are unable to participate in the Reception Week can also schedule individual orientation sessions with DERI, at any time of the year, by emailing incoming@unicamp.br or derime@unicamp.br.
UNIIN
UniIn, an acronym for Unicamp Internacional, was created on March 11, 2015 by university students interested in making foreign student exchange a more meaningful experience, through the promotion of integrative activities and cultural exchange. The UniIn team provides support with registration procedures and does its best to help with the bureaucratic regularization of foreign students in Brazil, but, more than that, it organizes monthly (or even weekly) meetings for the Brazilian and foreign community at Unicamp and works as mediator of the mentoring program.
All foreigners can contact UniIn students even before arriving in Brazil, via email uniin@unicamp.br, or the group's social networks on Facebook e Social media coordinator.