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
[email protected]
+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;
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Rua Sarmento Leite, 245 – Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
+55 (51) 3303-9000 – www.ufcspa.edu.br
•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);
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Rua Sarmento Leite, 245 – Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
+55 (51) 3303-9000 – www.ufcspa.edu.br
•Proof of payment of both Guia de Recolhimento da União (GRUs – see below).
The
GRU
forms
must
be
www2.dpf.gov.br/gru/gru?nac=1.
generated
through
the
website
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;
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•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.
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Rua Sarmento Leite, 245 – Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
+55 (51) 3303-9000 – www.ufcspa.edu.br
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
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Rua Sarmento Leite, 245 – Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
+55 (51) 3303-9000 – www.ufcspa.edu.br
SECURITY
•Fire Brigade: •Civil Police: •Federal Police: •Military Police: •Municipal Guard: •Public Transport: •Health Surveillance Agency:
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Rua Sarmento Leite, 245 – Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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