Clients travelling to Brazil over the next several months – and scrambling to meet the visa deadline – have gotten a reprieve.

The requirement of entry visas in Brazil for holders of ordinary passports from Canada, the U.S. and Australia has been postponed, and is now effective for arrivals scheduled from April 10 onwards. The original start date was January 10.

As reported last month, Brazil recently launched a new platform from which citizens of Canada, the U.S. and Australia can obtain an eVisa to enter the country. The platform was developed by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and aimed at simplifying the eVisa process.

The Electronic Visa comes at a cost of US$80.90 per person and allows for multiple entries. It will have the same validity period as conventional visas (for Canadians, five years).

The Brazilian Tourist Board (Embratur) made the announcement about the 3-month extension.

“The extension is intended to complete the process of implementing the requirement system E-Visa and prevent the change from interfering with the flow of tourists from these countries to Brazil during the high season,” said a statement from Embratur.

This update for Brazil follows on the heels of visa confusion for other countries, notably Egypt, and also India. Meanwhile last fall the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa waiver program was pushed back to spring 2025. As Travelweek reported in early 2023, the ETIAS visa waiver program applies to residents of more than 60 non-EU countries, including Canada, who wish to enter 30 European countries.

The Brazil eVisa site is here, however it still lists the original January 10, 2024 start date.