The American Citizen Services (ACS) Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro operates by appointment only. You can schedule your appointment directly by clicking on the link below. By scheduling online, we can provide more efficient service to the public and you have more flexibility in scheduling your appointment time. Appointment requests via email and phone are not accepted.

Please make sure you follow the instructions at the bottom of this page carefully for each of the types of services provided at the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro. All forms must be completed (but not signed) before your appointment. Failure to complete the forms and to present the necessary supporting documents will result in your appointment being rescheduled so that you can have time to properly prepare the required documentation. 

Please arrive in the section 15 minutes prior to your appointment time, and go directly to the ACS Section on the Mezzanine floor – do not stand in the visa application line.

Schedule Appointment with ACS

Note: The only service that will be scheduled via email will be U.S. social security benefits inquiries. This service is only available on Thursday afternoons. To schedule an appointment regarding U.S. social security benefits, please send an email to acsrio@state.gov.

Once you click on the appointment link above, you will be directed to U.S. Consulate Rio’s appointment calendar to select a date for one of four services: additional visa pages, passport services, reporting the birth abroad of a child of a U.S. citizen and/or applying for the child’s first passport, or requesting notarial and other services. You can only select one service for your appointment. If you seek multiple services, check only one box for the first service to make the appointment for all services. 

If you need to cancel your appointment, you can do so directly via the same appointment link above. In order to accommodate as many appointments as possible, please cancel your appointment at least 48 hours beforehand. Customers who do not appear for an appointment and fail to advise us in a timely manner will be asked to wait one week before scheduling again. 

For security reasons, visa applicants and American citizens are not allowed to enter the Consulate grounds with bags or electronic devices, with the exception of one small purse. The guard detachment cannot check bags, suitcases, or electronic devices, with the exception of cell phones. Cell phones will be held by the guards and returned to the owner upon exiting the Consulate grounds.

Services provided:

Add visa pages to undamaged, valid U.S. passport

Required documents:

• DS-4085 
  

Passport services other than adding pages

• Instructions
  
  Required documents:
  
• DS-82  (only for adult passport renewal of a 10-year validity passport)
  
• DS-11  (for all other passports)
  
• DS-3053  (Statement of Consent – if a parent cannot be present for the appointment)
  
• DS-64  (must also be completed if your previous passport was lost or stolen)
  
  

Report the birth abroad of a child of a U.S. citizen and/or apply for the child's first passport, Report of Birth and Social Security Number

• Instructions
  
  Required documents:
  
• DS-11
  
• DS-2029
  
• DS-5507
  
• SS-5  (Not required. Optional)

It is important to note that registering a child as an American is a lengthy process and you should be prepared to spend several hours in the Consulate until the process is concluded.

Request notarial and other services not listed above 

• Instructions