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Originally Posted by wandererbird
Thanks...but the problem is not with the 90-day thing, I know that can be extended at the Pol. Fed. ...the problem is the visa itself will expire while I'm there, because I got it about 5 year ago. That's probably a somewhat more serious issue but I can't find any info. about it or what happens if the visa itself expires while you're there.
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If you got the visa 5 years ago and it will still be valid when you travel to Brazil, you can extend it.
The 90 day stamp that they give you when you enter is irrelevant. If your visa isn't valid for 90 days when you enter, you won't be given 90 days. You will be given the total amount of days remaining. (For what it's worth, I've never been given any number of days [written on my stamp, a la Argentina] when I enter the country, only the 180 day maximum per year.)
When the visa you have expires, you will start paying $7something reais a day for 100 days. This will be a maximum of $800something reais.
You will
have to go to the Federal Police if you plan on staying past the validity of your 5-year visa. As I said, it can be extended for 6 months. Foreigners are only authorized to stay in Brazil for 180 days in a 12-month period.