Visa Application Centers in Brazil

The step prior to the consular interview at the Embassy or Consulate in Brazil for your U.S. visa application is the appointment at the Visa Application Center (VAC). You must go to the VAC closest to your location in Brazil to have your biometric data collected.

The appointment to have your fingerprints and digital photograph taken must be requested at least 1 day before the interview at the consular premises. This information is necessary in order for the U.S. authorities to verify your identity and issue your visa.

U.S. Visa Application

Brazil has different VACs distributed throughout the country. Below you can consult the contact information for each of them:

VAC in Brasilia

Like the Embassy of the United States located in the country’s capital, the VAC in Brasilia is the default office for biometric data collection for citizens who wish to apply for an U.S. visa in Brazil.

Contact information:

  • Address

    Edifício Venâncio 2000 SCS, Quadra 8 Bloque B60 sala 340 - Sector Comercial Sul Brasília, DF - CEP: 70333-900.

  • Opening hours

    Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 16:00

VAC in Porto Alegre

The Document Service Center (DSC) also operates at the Porto Alegre VAC, which assists citizens of southern Brazil.

Contact information:

  • Address

    Av. Assis Brasil, 1712 - Passo d'Areia Porto Alegre, RS - CEP: 91010-001

  • Opening hours

    Friday from 07:00 to 16:00

VAC in Recife

Citizens of the consular districts of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piauí, Sergipe and Río Grande do Norte may go to the Recife VAC to have their fingerprints and photograph taken for the visa application.

Contact information:

  • Address

    Avenida Herculano Bandeira, 949 - Bandeira Comercial - Pina Recife, PE - CEP: 51110-130

  • Opening hours

    Friday from 07:00 to 16:00

VAC in Río de Janeiro

The VAC in Rio de Janeiro functions as a biometric data management center for the citizens of this region, as does the Consulate.

Contact information:

  • Address

    Rua Humaitá, 275- Store A - Humaitá Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22261-001

  • Opening hours

    Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 16:00

VAC in São Paulo

As is the case with the Consulate, the São Paulo VAC is the office where the citizens of this region in the southeastern part of the country must go to have their biometric data taken.

Contact information:

  • Address

    Avenida José Maria Whitaker, 370- Vila Mariana São Paulo, SP - CEP: 04057-000

  • Opening hours

    Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 16:00

    Sunday from 00:00 to 16:00