GUIDE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AT UFCSPA WELCOME TO UFCSPA! Your coming to UFCSPA requires, in addition to the administrative measures taken at your university of origin, other steps to enable your stay in Brazil (visa, CPF, RNE) and to guarantee your comfort and safety (health and transportation). To assist you in these proceedings, the International Relations Office at UFCSPA created this guide outlining the most important documents you will need. If you have any doubts, do not hesitate to contact the International Relations Office: Prof. Rodrigo de Lemos inter@ufcspa.edu.br +55 (51) 3303-8863 BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE VISA Temporary visas for students (IV) should be requested at Brazilian embassies and consulates abroad prior to your departure. To request a visa, you must submit the following documents: Valid passport for six months beyond your stay in Brazil, with two blank pages; Visa application form completed and signed (found at the website https://scedv.serpro.gov.br/frscedv/index.jsp, once selecting the option Require Visa ) in two copies; Birth certificate; Two recent 2x2 cm photos (passport type) on a white background; A letter of acceptance notarized by a Brazilian entity (the duration of your studies must be included); Certificate of good conduct (issued less than 3 months prior to the application); Proof of return to your country of origin (travel ticket confirmation with date); Medical and hospital insurance coverage valid in Brazil during your stay;
Proof of financial capacity, such as credit card limit, savings account statement, letter from the student s financing institution or other (the document must be notarized); Proof of fee payment (check the amount due with the Brazilian consulate in your country of origin). TO GET FROM THE AIRPORT TO UFCSPA BUS Take the number T5 bus in front of the airport. Get off the bus on Osvaldo Aranha Avenue, in front of Auditório Araújo Viana. Walk until the end of Osvaldo Aranha Avenue. UFCSPA is around the corner of Osvaldo Aranha Avenue and Sarmento Leite Street. TAXI Take a taxi in front of the airport. From 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM, you will pay around R$ 45.00 for the ride. From 10:00 PM to 06:00 AM, the fare may be around R$ 50.00. AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL RNE (REGISTRO NACIONAL DE ESTRANGEIROS NATIONAL REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS) Every foreigner staying for more than 90 days under the condition of permanent or temporary immigrant or seeking asylum must apply for a National Registration of Foreigners (RNE) within 30 days after his/her arrival at the Federal Police. This will be the primary document for your stay in the country. The following are required to apply for this document: Two 3x4 cm photos on a white background; Original passport (with certified copy); Original Visa Application Form (with certified copy);
Proof of payment of both Guia de Recolhimento da União (GRUs see below). The GRU forms must be generated through the website www2.dpf.gov.br/gru/gru?nac=1. You will need to generate two GRUs: To generate the first GRU, you should do as follows: After entering your personal information, select Código de receita and choose number 140120. In the field Valor total, add: R$ 204.77; To generate the second GRU, you should do as follows: After entering your personal information, select Código de receita and choose number 140082. In the field Valor total, add: R$ 106.45. In both cases, choose the option RS (023-0) Superintendência Regional do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul as the tax collecting unit. CAUTION: It is important to schedule a visit to the Federal Police in advance. To do so, please fill out the form available at servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreweb and print it out. Be careful and remember to arrange a visit during the first 30 consecutive days upon your arrival. CPF (CADASTRO DE PESSOA FÍSICA BRAZIL S EQUIVALENT FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER) The Cadastro de Pessoa Física (CPF) is the main document for your financial life in Brazil (used for opening bank accounts, for a public transportation card, among other services). It consists of a record at Receita Federal. First, you must open a Protocol in a Post Office, or at Banco do Brasil, and must pay a fee of R$ 5.70. The same can be done free of charge at Tudo Fácil (www.tudofacil.rs.gov.br). Then, you will be sent to Receita Federal, where the service is completed. The necessary documents to request a CPF are: Passport; Proof of residence; RNE (or protocol); Payment of the R$ 5.70 fee (according to conditions mentioned above). BANK ACCOUNT Bank accounts can be opened at Banco do Brasil with the following documents: Identification Document (ID); CPF;
Declaration of enrollment at UFCSPA; Proof of residence; RNE. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION As an international college student, you are entitled to the card of advance ticket (TRI card) for your locomotion within Porto Alegre. To make one, you should go to the UEE (Mercado Público, Centro Histórico, from 10 AM to 4 PM) with the following documents: Registration form (to be provided at the UEE); 3x4 cm photo; A copy of the RNE protocol or print screen of SINCRE (Sistema Nacional de Cadastro e Registro de Estrangeiros) or copy of UFCSPA s student card; Copy of CPF; Declaration of enrollment at UFCSPA; Fee of R$ 17.60 If you do not live in Porto Alegre: you will need a copy of a proof of your residence (valid for 60 days before the date of making the registration form for the card). You must renew the card every year. To do so, you must go to the UEE with your declaration of enrollment, a copy of the TRI card, and pay a fee of R$ 17.60. Once you have your card, you can fill it with credit at the following addresses: Centro Integrado de Passagem Escolar e Isenção da EPTC (Rua Uruguai, 45 Centro) ATP (Av. Protásio Alves, 3885) Posto Integrado Terminal Triângulo (Av. Assis Brasil Terminal Triângulo). There is also a mobile unit of the ATP; information about it may be found at the TRI website: www.tripoa.com.br. HEALTH It is highly recommended that you, as a foreign student, have an international health insurance valid throughout the duration of your stay in Brazil. Generally, the phone number to get information about services (private hospitals, among others) is listed on the insurance policy. If you do not have health insurance, you can seek free health assistance at health centers and hospitals in the city accredited by SUS (the Brazilian Unified Health System) available. However, this service may take long or not be available.
USEFUL ADDRESSES Polícia Federal Federal Police (Porto Alegre): Av. Ipiranga 1365 - Azenha (51) 3235-9000 www.dpf.gov.br Receita Federal - Federal Revenue (Porto Alegre): Av. Loureiro da Silva, 445, S/208 (51) 3455-2185 www.receita.fazenda.gov.br Tudo Fácil (Downtown): Av. Borges de Medeiros, 521 (51) 3224-1924 www.tudofacil.rs.gov.br Open from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 07:30PM Tudo Fácil (Zona Norte North Zone): Rua Domingos Rubbo, 51 Cristo Redentor (51) 3337-0375 www.tudofacil.rs.gov.br Open from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 07:30PM Tudo Fácil (Zona Sul South Zone): Rua Wenceslau Escobar, 2666 Tristeza (51) 3311-7113 www.tudofacil.rs.gov.br Open from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 07:30PM Banco do Brasil Brazilian Bank (the nearest agency to UFCSPA): Av. Paulo Gama, 110, Anexo Botânica, Prédio 12105 (51) 3220-3000 www.bb.com.br Post Office (the nearest agency to UFCSPA): Redenção Agency Rua Fernandes Vieira, 637 (51) 3303-0100 www.correios.com.br OTHER IMPORTANT ADDRESSES AND USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS Airport: (51) 3358-2000 Water and Sewer Company: 115 Defesa do consumidor - Service of Consumer Protection: 151 Electric Energy Company: 0800-721-2333 Health: Santa Casa R. Prof. Annes Dias, 295 (51) 3214-8080 Hospital de Pronto Socorro: Lg. Teodoro Herzl, s/n (51) 3289-7999 Hospital de Clínicas: Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350 (51) 3359-8000 Emergency Medical Service: 192
SECURITY Fire Brigade: 193 Civil Police: 197 Federal Police: 194 Military Police: 190 Municipal Guard: 153 Public Transport: 118 Health Surveillance Agency: 150