Features
With the Working Holiday Brazil program, you have the opportunity to work in Brazil for the period of time granted by your visa. Upon completion, you must return to your home country or you can extend your stay if you wish.
Additionally, through this visa, you can study within the timeframe granted by the visa, for up to 4 months, and/or you can access Brazil's educational system if it's your preference.
This program allows you to enter and exit Brazil as many times as you want within the visa period.
Requirements
- To apply for the visa, you must be a canadian citizen between 18 and 40 years old at the time of application.
- Having a good level of Portuguese is not mandatory, but it is recommended.
- You should have a level of maturity that allows you to live far from home, manage money, and be capable of solving your own problems.
Registration and Application Process Duration
You can register throughout the year. The time needed depends on the following points:
- Gathering the necessary documentation to apply for the visa.
- Confirmation period for the visa once all documentation is submitted.
- Annual visa quotas are limited, so it's suggested to start the application process as soon as you've decided.
Program Duration
Obtaining the visa allows you to be legally and with work permission in Brazil for the duration of the visa, but it doesn't mean you can't return to your home country earlier if you wish.
You can apply through one of these program options:
Freestyle Option
We take care of managing and/or guiding you through the visa process, handling everything necessary for your trip, guiding you upon arrival at your destination, and providing a "welcome pack" during the first few days.
Independent Option
We take care of managing and/or guiding you through the visa process, handling everything necessary for your trip, guiding you upon arrival at your destination, providing a "welcome pack" during the first few days, and offering "initial assistance."
Notes
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"Welcome pack" includes accommodation, program-related arrangements, and/or cultural immersion activities, or we guide you and connect you with private and/or governmental entities for your legal stay. For more information, you can review the "Conditions" section.
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"Initial assistance" is a service that provides initial guidance in the country for employment and/or guides you and connects you with private and/or governmental entities for your legal stay, cultural orientation, work, and customs of the country, and a 2-week intensive Portuguese course. For more information, you can review the "Conditions" section.
THE WORKING HOLIDAY BRAZIL PROGRAM INCLUDES
Freestyle option includes:
- Guidance and support for visa processing.
- Assistance and guidance for any eventualities during your entire stay.
- Handbook and information about Brazil.
- Guidance in obtaining your CPF and RG numbers.
- Guidance and/or assistance in obtaining a bank account.
Welcome pack
- One-week accommodation in a shared hostel with breakfast in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro with availability of accommodation.
- Guided tour in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
- Guidance upon arrival in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
The Independent option includes:
- Guidance and support for visa processing.
- Assistance and guidance for any eventualities during your entire stay.
- Handbook and information about Brazil.
- Guidance in obtaining your CPF and RG numbers.
- Guidance and/or assistance in obtaining a bank account.
Initial Assistance
- 2-week intensive Portuguese course
- Cultural immersion
Welcome pack
- One-week accommodation in a shared hostel with breakfast in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro with availability of accommodation.
- Guided tour in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
- Guidance upon arrival in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
THE PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Airfare to Brazil.
- Pick-up at the airport and/or accommodation for the first few days (subject to availability).
- Accident insurance (mandatory).
- Visa.
- Personal documentation costs.
- Search for accommodation and/or additional nights in hostels.
PROGRAM COSTS
1. Program
2. Additional costs to be paid to XPA
- Registration fee.
- Airfare to Brazil.
- Pick-up at the airport and/or accommodation for the first few days (Optional, subject to availability).
- Accident insurance.
3. Personal costs
- Visa.
- Personal documentation costs.
- Search for accommodation and/or additional nights.
Testimonials
Katerin Wong
Everything went great, and I only have words of gratitude for XPA because they truly made my arrival in the country so much easier, allowing me to focus solely on learning my new job.
Yessenia Lizasoain
My advisor has been a great support, especially in helping me remember the steps I need to follow.
Hugo Delgado
Our participant Hugo Delgado is experiencing his second XPA adventure, this time in Canada.
Mauricio Arcos
Everything has been wonderful. I work in my field, which is Industrial Mechanics. Besides, I was able to bring my wife and my 4-year-old daughter to live this experience.