Travisa Visa Service

I was not impressed with this organization. They offer a greater turn around time that going through the consulate yourself. I’m not sure what the large fee is exactly paying for. I tried to find out from their representative what the fee would provide me and they could not answer the question. In fact, they provided no additional knowledge than when what I had already learned from the brazilian consulate’s web page. Seems like a rip off to me.

A great help in walking me through the Brazilan Visa Process!
I did not realize until about 4 weeks before my trip to Brazil that a visa is required for a short tourist visit, not just a passport.
I was in a panic and searched the internet for a service to help me. I choose Travisa in Atlanta, GA.
I made a mistake in my initial fedex mail to Travisa, sending them my passport and the Travisa Brazil Visa Order order form that I signed instead of the actual Official Brazilian Visa Request Form from the Brazilian Consulate that one links to in part 2 of the visa process on the Travisa web sight.
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Terry, Assistant Manager of the Atlanta Branch, walked me through the process and looked at my passport to give me my date of issue, as that date is needed on the visa form, and was not on my record with Travisa. Only my passport # and expiry date was.
Warning: Do not use an IPAD to complete the official visa request form! Use a regular computer. Once you fill out the form, fill in the security code, and hit Submit, a number for your visa application appears with a link to print the one page form that you attach your passport photo to, sign, and mail to Travisa, along with your passport and other required information, such as Travisa Order Form, proof of flights, bank statement, etc. The other information that you fill out, such as parents’ names, address, hotel in Brazil, etc, does not print out. That is just kept in the Brazilian Consulate system. Only the one page form to sign, attach your photo to and send to Travisa prints out. You do not need to fill in the Nome Do Contato and Telephone lines at the bottom of the form. Just sign in the box at the bottom of the page.
Terry first alerted me to the fact that I was missing the necessary form the night she received my passport and other information. She sent me an email that same evening about it. We communicated a couple times by email and then I called her direct number that was in her email. She answered right away and called me back as I filled out the form. It turns out that my trouble in getting the Visa Application form to process was the result of using my IPAD instead of a regular computer.
Thanks, Terry!

Worth every penny, and more!
Travisa provides extensive instructions, tips, and information on their website, and their service processing is fantastic. The guys at the Atlanta office really know their stuff, and are responsive and friendly to boot. (I’m pretty sure this applies to all Travisa offices, the Atlanta location is just the one I deal with.) They really saved me on my last trip when I made a mistake in my visa application packet — they checked everything when they received it and emailed me *that day* to let me know what was missing. Really fabulous service – I can’t say enough good things about them.
P. S. The Travisa newletter is the only regular broadcast email that I really read. It actually contains useful information!