British Embassy in Brazil
They will also be able to issue you a visitors visa for your girlfriend to holiday in the UK or a UK fiancee visa if you wish to marry her in Britain. If you are already married to a Brazilian then you can apply for a spouse visa for the UK. There are a number of visa options. The British Embassy will also register any of your children board abroad or in Brazil as British nationals. Details are below.
See also the British High Commission Gaborone and the British Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
British Embassy in BrasiliaEmbaixada do Reino Unido
Use the contact form for consular enquiries:
Office Hours: GMT: Mon-Thurs: 1130-1945 (lunch break: 1530-1630) Fri: 1130 – 1930 (lunch break: 1530-1630) Local Time: Mon-Thurs: 0830 – 1645 (lunch break: 1230-1330) Friday: 0830 – 1630 (lunch break: 1230-1330) |
Public Holidays in Brazil (British Embassy):
The following are the public holidays of Brazil. You might want to call or email the British embassy in the even that you wish to pay them a visit in person. You might want to find out on which days they are closed as the embassy is closed on both British and Brazilian holidays. The following table are Brazil’s public holidays however the public holidays of the embassy or British public holidays have not been included.
| Public Holidays | ||
| January 1 | New Year’s Day | Ano Novo/ Confraternização Universal |
| April 21 | Tiradentes’ Day | Dia de Tiradentes |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Dia do Trabalhador (Dia do Trabalho) |
| September 7 | Independence Day | Dia da Independência |
| October 12 | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| November 2 | Day of the Dead | Dia de Finados |
| November 15 | Republic Day | Proclamação da República |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Natal |
British Consulates in Brazil
There are a number of British Consulates in Brazil. These have been listed as follows:
British Consulate in Rio de Janeiro
See the contact details on their page on here.
British Consulate in São Paulo
See the contact details on their page on here.
See their pages for more details about the Consulate in the area.
British Embassy in Brazil, Brasilia (Visa Processing Time)
These are the processing times for a British visa out of the British Embassy in Brasilia. The other Embassies such as the one in São Paulo would have a different rate. Check with the embassies in Brazil what documents are needed and ensure that you have these before you apply for a British visa. Any documents that are short would create delays so ensure that everything has been collected and added to your application.
| Visits Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Visit (6 months or less) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Family Visit (6 months or less) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Other Visit (6 months or less) | 66% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 3 |
In summary, the data in the table shows very high approval rates for “General Visit” and “Family Visit” visas, with 100% approval rates for all processing time options. For “Other Visit” visas, there was a slightly lower approval rate of 66% for a 5-day processing time, but a 100% approval rate for longer processing times. It’s worth noting that the small number of decisions made in each category may not be representative of a broader population and could be due to specific circumstances.
| Points Based System Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS Tier 2 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| PBS Tier 4 | 55% | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 18 |
| PBS Tier 5 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| Settlement Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 100% | 3 |
