In a move that will be felt immediately by business travellers and visiting-friends-and-relatives traffic alike, the Brazilian government has lengthened the validity of visit visas issued to Angolan nationals from the current two years to five years. The change entered into force at 00:00 BRT on 1 February 2026, following publication of a diplomatic note circulated to both countries’ foreign ministries late last week.
Under the new rules, Angolan citizens may enter Brazil an unlimited number of times during the five-year life of the visa, although each individual stay remains capped at 90 days, renewable once within any 12-month period. All other conditions—including fee levels, documentary requirements and processing times—remain unchanged. Brazilian consular posts in Luanda and Benguela began issuing the new-format stickers this morning. Officials estimate that the measure will reduce by at least 30 % the annual workload of Brazil’s embassy in Luanda, which has been handling close to 2 000 applications per month since post-pandemic travel resumed.
For companies, the biggest win is administrative. Mobility managers who routinely cycle Angolan employees and contractors through Brazil on short-term assignments will now be able to plan travel up to 60 months in advance without repeated trips to the consulate. Industries that rely on Angolan expertise—oil-and-gas services in Macaé, shipbuilding in Rio de Janeiro and higher-education partnerships in São Paulo—expect cost savings on legalisation services and fewer project delays caused by last-minute visa bottlenecks.
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To make navigating these new rules even easier, travellers and corporate mobility teams can lean on VisaHQ’s dedicated Brazil portal (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/). The platform provides clear checklists, digital document uploads and real-time status tracking that streamline the application for the new five-year visa—saving time whether you’re an Angolan engineer heading to offshore rigs or a family planning a Carnival getaway.
Diplomatically, the decision is being framed as reciprocity for Luanda’s own liberalisation drive, which removed tourist-visa requirements for 98 nationalities in 2023. Brazilian officials also see it as a test case for the wider Lusophone Mobility Agreement signed under the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), hinting that similar five-year schemes could be rolled out to Mozambique and Cape Verde later this year.
Travellers should note two practical points. First, although the visa label is valid for five years, the Federal Police will still monitor cumulative stay: Angolan visitors may not exceed 180 days in Brazil within any 12-month window without upgrading to a residence permit. Second, holders of existing two-year visas may continue to use them until expiry but can request the five-year version at their next renewal. Consular officials are advising applicants to allow at least five working days for processing during the first fortnight of February while staff adapt to the new workflow.
Under the new rules, Angolan citizens may enter Brazil an unlimited number of times during the five-year life of the visa, although each individual stay remains capped at 90 days, renewable once within any 12-month period. All other conditions—including fee levels, documentary requirements and processing times—remain unchanged. Brazilian consular posts in Luanda and Benguela began issuing the new-format stickers this morning. Officials estimate that the measure will reduce by at least 30 % the annual workload of Brazil’s embassy in Luanda, which has been handling close to 2 000 applications per month since post-pandemic travel resumed.
For companies, the biggest win is administrative. Mobility managers who routinely cycle Angolan employees and contractors through Brazil on short-term assignments will now be able to plan travel up to 60 months in advance without repeated trips to the consulate. Industries that rely on Angolan expertise—oil-and-gas services in Macaé, shipbuilding in Rio de Janeiro and higher-education partnerships in São Paulo—expect cost savings on legalisation services and fewer project delays caused by last-minute visa bottlenecks.
To make navigating these new rules even easier, travellers and corporate mobility teams can lean on VisaHQ’s dedicated Brazil portal (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/). The platform provides clear checklists, digital document uploads and real-time status tracking that streamline the application for the new five-year visa—saving time whether you’re an Angolan engineer heading to offshore rigs or a family planning a Carnival getaway.
Diplomatically, the decision is being framed as reciprocity for Luanda’s own liberalisation drive, which removed tourist-visa requirements for 98 nationalities in 2023. Brazilian officials also see it as a test case for the wider Lusophone Mobility Agreement signed under the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), hinting that similar five-year schemes could be rolled out to Mozambique and Cape Verde later this year.
Travellers should note two practical points. First, although the visa label is valid for five years, the Federal Police will still monitor cumulative stay: Angolan visitors may not exceed 180 days in Brazil within any 12-month window without upgrading to a residence permit. Second, holders of existing two-year visas may continue to use them until expiry but can request the five-year version at their next renewal. Consular officials are advising applicants to allow at least five working days for processing during the first fortnight of February while staff adapt to the new workflow.
