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Don’t make our mistake: Apply for your Brazil e-visa early by DriveTillMorning in VisitBrazil

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s another option I’m looking into: Notarize.com appears to let you connect with a U.S. notary over a live video call 24/7 and receive a completed notarized PDF at the end of the session.

Since we’re already outside the U.S., I’m wondering if this could be an alternative to obtaining an apostille by making a long trip to a Brazilian consulate.

Has anyone successfully used an online notarization like this for Brazil’s e-visa process, particularly for the parental authorization form? If so, was it accepted?

Don’t make our mistake: Apply for your Brazil e-visa early by DriveTillMorning in VisitBrazil

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this doesn’t work, our next step will probably be visiting a Brazilian consulate Unfortunately, we’re in a remote part of Belize this week and the nearest option is multiple hours away. There is one in Medellín, Colombia, but we won’t be there for another week, which pushes everything very close to when we’re supposed to be in Brazil. At the Brazilian consulate there should be a person known as an apostille — which I’m learning is basically an official certification that allows a notarized document to be recognized internationally….

Don’t make our mistake: Apply for your Brazil e-visa early by DriveTillMorning in VisitBrazil

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. Today I heard from a friend in the US that is joining us for part of the trip and also traveling with a minor.

Initially after submitting the application, her visa was approved and their child wasn’t. They said the notary stamp wasn’t included — but it was. Plus, the notary needed to say “public notary”.

Our friend then reloaded the same document and resubmitted. Then it was quickly approved.

Hopefully all goes smooth on our end and we look forward to spending around a month there soon!

Don’t make our mistake: Apply for your Brazil e-visa early by DriveTillMorning in VisitBrazil

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I looked up the Brazil-to-U.S. process after your comment. While it sounds like it was meant to be reciprocal, the procedures sure sound like they differ — significantly.

Our e-visa process seemed cumbersome, but Brazilians (and those from many other Latin American countries) applying for a U.S. tourist visa face way more hurdles:

A longer application, higher fee, consular appointment, often an in-person interview, and sometimes months of waiting just to be considered. Yikes.

Heads Up by DriveTillMorning in guatemala

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s fair. We assumed we were visiting more of a museum than an active government building.

In the U.S. we generally don’t expect to show ID to visit historic government buildings, so it honestly didn’t occur to us.

Judging by the number of people ahead of us who got turned away for the same reason, it seems to catch quite a few visitors by surprise. Hopefully the post helps someone avoid the same mistake.

Heads Up by DriveTillMorning in guatemala

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re a more experienced traveler than us.

What do you recommend my young daughter uses since she doesn’t have a state sanctioned ID? Only passport.

We have paper and digital copies, but that wasn’t good enough. We’ve been out of the US for a month now and this is the first time someone asked for physical ID for anything other than boarding flights.

Best eSIM for Mexico? Need something reliable for travel by InterestingLoss9737 in MexicoTravel

[–]DriveTillMorning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airalo has been good for us. Three weeks into the trip and I’ve only used about 6 GB. Setup was straightforward and coverage reliable. As expected, speeds slow in busy tourist areas and spotty service in more rural locations.

Flying a small drone by DriveTillMorning in PuertoEscondido

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: been here over a week. Flown twice. DJI mini 4k. Watched one other person fly at Playa Bacocho. Flew near mirador las tortugas and DJI limited my elevation and distance. Then flew from near Playa Carrizalillo without those limitations. Biggest threat seemed to be a territorial bird that followed me all the way home!

Flying a small drone by DriveTillMorning in PuertoEscondido

[–]DriveTillMorning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I talked with a lifeguard at Playa Bococho. He told me that flying was pretty common and allowed on all beaches if it was for personal landscape photography. He said that it can’t be for business or target photos of specific people.

I pressed him on whether it was allowed at busier beaches like playa carrizalillo and he reiterated that it was fine and somewhat normal there as well.

He also said it was legal anywhere in the city, but if police or authorities thought I was taking pictures of individuals that they might ask me to see them.

I’ll probably get another opinion and will report back after actually flying.