Visa Requirements
Do Somali citizens need a visa for Brazil?
Official Requirement
Visa required
for Somalia citizens travelling to Brazil
A visitor visa (VIVIS) must be obtained from a Brazilian embassy or consulate before travel. The visa covers stays of up to 90 days for purposes including tourism, business, transit, and conferences where no paid activity is undertaken in Brazil.
Last checked 5 months ago (18 April 2026)
We are not a government authority. Requirements change without notice. Always verify with the official consulate link before travel.
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At a glance
Key facts for Somali citizens visiting Brazil
- Requirement
- Visa required
- Maximum stay
- Up to 90 days
- Official source
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Step by step
How Somali citizens enter Brazil
Check your passport is valid for the whole trip. Many countries also want it valid for a period beyond your departure date, so confirm the exact rule on the official page below.
Book an appointment at a Brazil embassy or consulate. There is no online pathway for this route, so the appointment is the application.
Carry proof of onward or return travel and of where you are staying. Border officers ask for both, and an airline can refuse boarding without them.
Check the requirement again close to your departure date. This route was last checked on 18 April 2026, and rules change without notice.
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Avoid Some Regions
UK FCDO: The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Amazonas State, including stretches of the Amazon River and its tributaries west of Codajas and east of Belem do Solimoes, the Itaquai River, the Japura River and its tributaries, and the Rio Negro north or west of Barcelos. It does not advise against travel to the rest of Brazil.
Updated 2026-08-15 11:41:06
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Questions
What Somali citizens ask about entering Brazil
Yes. Somali citizens need a visa arranged before travelling to Brazil. This was last checked on 18 April 2026.
Up to 90 days on this entry route. A longer trip needs a different permission, which this page does not cover. A border officer decides the length granted on the day.
Start from the destination government page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
Brazil uses BRL. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 18 April 2026.
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