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[QUOTE=WanderingMan;2877422]People have been debating this bank statement issue, so I went to the official website concerning the Visa applications. Number six talks about the bank statement for the last 30 days showing a balance of at least $2000. That's not a significant amount for travel in a foreign country, but I don't want the Brazilian government in my financial affairs. Oh well, back to the drawing board to find another country.[/QUOTE]I read the 6 things from your link and it doesn't say proof of income. Just proof of 2 k. I hope that's the case.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2877736]Sounds very far-fetched. How is someone going to extort you by knowing you pay $30 for your electric bill on the 12th of every month? Maybe you guys have something on your bank statements that I do not that is making you paranoid. Here is a screenshot of mine. Guess I will be going on a hitlist now.[/QUOTE]Mr E, you are being pretty naive. It's the possibility that you can be extorted for anything. They know your name and banking info. If you are cheating on your wife they can call her. Didn't a guy in Colombia just get murdered over a measly 2 k. I would rather them not have my banking info on file. Let me show them the 2 k on my phone when I arrive.

You can set up a wise account and add 2 K in there for a Charles Schwab account and just add 2 K in there.

[QUOTE=WanderingMan;2877422]People have been debating this bank statement issue, so I went to the official website concerning the Visa applications. Number six talks about the bank statement for the last 30 days showing a balance of at least $2000. That's not a significant amount for travel in a foreign country, but I don't want the Brazilian government in my financial affairs. Oh well, back to the drawing board to find another country.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Dcrist0527;2878143]I'm not sure what you find far fetched. Is it common? No. But are you saying it's far fetched that a cartel in Mexico couldn't pay someone in Migration pennies to divert information? (I know we're talking Brazil but I think it's almost same scenario) I'm not thinking only about account activity but more about account balances. Addresses..[/QUOTE]I am saying that if you have ever been to Brazil, they already have your name, address, passport number, picture. But you guys are in an uproar because you also have to show them that you paid your light bill last week. If they have not already gotten you from the info they already have then they most certainly are not coming to kidnap you because they now know that you paid some bills.

It is the same as people being in an uproar because someone is taking their picture to get on the plane or back into the country. 10,000 other cameras in the airport that have already seen you and they already have the picture from your passport, yet because someone takes an active picture at this moment, you think you are doomed.

Funny thing is that when you put your ATM card in the machine in Brazil, the receipt comes back with the money you have in your account. Nobody is in an uproar that the bank in Brazil has that information and the cartel in Mexico could pay someone at the bank pennies to divert information. If they are going to get you then they are going to get you, and it won't be on the basis that you sent a piece of paper to the Brazilian consulate. Nobody makes a stink when they buy a house or rent an apartment or buy a car and have to show the same information.

[QUOTE=TjBrazil;2878989]Mr E, you are being pretty naive. It's the possibility that you can be extorted for anything. They know your name and banking info. If you are cheating on your wife they can call her. Didn't a guy in Colombia just get murdered over a measly 2 k. I would rather them not have my banking info on file. Let me show them the 2 k on my phone when I arrive.[/QUOTE]Tijuana, you are at the mercy of the Brazilian government when you are there. They can throw you in jail or kill you when you are there. The issue is why would they?

Mexico does the same thing with Colombians but it is not just official. They only want people coming in who can spend money.

If you are worried about Brazil, open up an account, put in 2 k, get into the country, and withdraw money from the account once you clear customs.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2879453]Tijuana, you are at the mercy of the Brazilian government when you are there. They can throw you in jail or kill you when you are there. The issue is why would they?

Mexico does the same thing with Colombians but it is not just official. They only want people coming in who can spend money.

If you are worried about Brazil, open up an account, put in 2 k, get into the country, and withdraw money from the account once you clear customs.[/QUOTE]I would rather show them my money when I get there. That's all I'm saying. Having a chick that makes 15 dollars a day that could be compromised doesn't sit well with me.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2879425]I am saying that if you have ever been to Brazil, they already have your name, [b]address[/b].....[/QUOTE]They can learn about simply by your address, zip code or city. They don't need bank statement to know if someone is wealthy or not.

[QUOTE=Nounce;2879661]They can learn about simply by your address, zip code or city. They don't need bank statement to know if someone is wealthy or not.[/QUOTE]Exactly. And the cartel is not going around kidnapping or extorting people they already know have money because they already see it is a fancy neighborhood, but people here think they will be kidnapped because they sent in a paper. Go figure.

I travel all over Brazil and buy a lot of domestic flights in Brazil. Mostly with Latam or GOL as they usually have the cheapest tickets. Sometimes their sites works really bad. Furthermore it's hard to manage to buy tickets showing the price in reais. When changing to another currency the price becomes way more expensive.

Today I chose to buy a ticket with Azul on a route where Azul was less than half the price of Latam. I was really impressed how smoothly the Azul site worked when buying a ticket in foreign currency. Also, the price in foreign currency didn't become more expensive that the price in reais.

[QUOTE=Sperto;2879710]I travel all over Brazil and buy a lot of domestic flights in Brazil. Mostly with Latam or GOL as they usually have the cheapest tickets. Sometimes their sites works really bad. Furthermore it's hard to manage to buy tickets showing the price in reais. When changing to another currency the price becomes way more expensive.

Today I chose to buy a ticket with Azul on a route where Azul was less than half the price of Latam. I was really impressed how smoothly the Azul site worked when buying a ticket in foreign currency. Also, the price in foreign currency didn't become more expensive that the price in reais.[/QUOTE]Have you tried using a VPN? The Azul app on my phone is always in Portuguese and showing reais no matter where I am or whether my VPN is set to Brazil or not.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2879724]Have you tried using a VPN? The Azul app on my phone is always in Portuguese and showing reais no matter where I am or whether my VPN is set to Brazil or not.[/QUOTE]I've no problem showing the prices in reais. The problems I had were with the Latam and Gol sites. They didn't allow to buy a ticket one the brazilian site as a foreigner using a foreign credit card.

I will be coming into Brazil for 2 months. Will I have to show proof of onward travel at Immigration?

I would prefer to decide my onward destination later on.

What is the reason for the visa beyond a passport? I've reviewed the website and application process. It appears to be basically the same information that is already on a passport. I'm not crazy about the bank statement thing either. Since it takes a substantial amount of money to fly to Brazil and stay for a vacation etc. , it makes very little sense to me. Obviously its a revenue generator is that it? The website says it takes 5 days to get the Evisa can someone confirm if that is accurate? Apparently you can't apply for the visa until you actually have the flight booked.

[QUOTE=Markon;2879965]What is the reason for the visa beyond a passport? I've reviewed the website and application process.[/QUOTE]It is only that if a country makes their citizens do it, then they make the citizens of that country do it.

[QUOTE=Markon;2879965]What is the reason for the visa beyond a passport?[/QUOTE]It's a FU to the USA because the USA requires Brazilians to get a visa. EU doesn't require Brazilians to get a visa so Brazil allows EU passport holders to travel to Brazil without a visa.