India and Brazil have upgraded their bilateral visa regime, extending the maximum validity of visitor visas for each other’s citizens from five to ten years. The change, confirmed in Verbal Note 164 issued jointly by Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Brazilian Embassy in New Delhi on 16 January and publicised in an immigration bulletin on 5 February, applies to both business and tourist categories.
Indian passport-holders will now be able to secure a 10-year, multiple-entry Brazilian visitor visa permitting continuous stays of up to 180 days for business and 90 days for tourism. In return, Brazil-ian nationals can obtain 10-year Indian visas with the same stay limits. Consulates in Mumbai, São Paulo and Rio are already accepting applications under the new rules, though processing times remain at roughly seven working days.
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For applicants who would rather avoid consulate queues, VisaHQ’s streamlined online platform (https://www.visahq.com/india/) can manage the entire filing process, from document checks to courier return of approved passports, making it easier for both Indian and Brazilian travellers to take advantage of the new ten-year validity.
Strategic context: bilateral trade crossed US $16 billion in 2025 and major Indian IT firms such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro employ more than 35,000 staff across Brazil. The longer-duration visa will cut renewal costs and paperwork for project engineers shuttling between delivery centres in Bengaluru and client sites in Campinas or Curitiba. For Brazilian energy conglomerates eyeing India’s hydrogen corridor, easier access for feasibility teams is likewise a boost.
Practical tips: assignees with existing 5-year visas can continue to use them until expiry but may request re-issuance if more than two years’ validity remains. HR should update global mobility policy matrices and traveller-tracking systems to reflect the new 10-year maximum and educate employees that the cumulative-stay limit per calendar year (180 or 90 days) still applies.
Indian passport-holders will now be able to secure a 10-year, multiple-entry Brazilian visitor visa permitting continuous stays of up to 180 days for business and 90 days for tourism. In return, Brazil-ian nationals can obtain 10-year Indian visas with the same stay limits. Consulates in Mumbai, São Paulo and Rio are already accepting applications under the new rules, though processing times remain at roughly seven working days.
For applicants who would rather avoid consulate queues, VisaHQ’s streamlined online platform (https://www.visahq.com/india/) can manage the entire filing process, from document checks to courier return of approved passports, making it easier for both Indian and Brazilian travellers to take advantage of the new ten-year validity.
Strategic context: bilateral trade crossed US $16 billion in 2025 and major Indian IT firms such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro employ more than 35,000 staff across Brazil. The longer-duration visa will cut renewal costs and paperwork for project engineers shuttling between delivery centres in Bengaluru and client sites in Campinas or Curitiba. For Brazilian energy conglomerates eyeing India’s hydrogen corridor, easier access for feasibility teams is likewise a boost.
Practical tips: assignees with existing 5-year visas can continue to use them until expiry but may request re-issuance if more than two years’ validity remains. HR should update global mobility policy matrices and traveller-tracking systems to reflect the new 10-year maximum and educate employees that the cumulative-stay limit per calendar year (180 or 90 days) still applies.
