Effective June 17, 2019, nationals of the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia can travel to Brazil visa exempt for a stay up to 90 days in a year. In the meantime, before the effective date, Australian, Japanese, Canadian, and… Read more »
On October 26, 2018, the government published Normative Resolution 35/2018, regulating the issuance of a temporary visa and residence authorization for receiving training related to the operation or maintenance of equipment or other goods produced in Brazil. The Resolution allows… Read more »
On July 25, 2018, the National Immigration Council published Normative Resolution 30/2018 regulating procedures for the renewal of residence authorization for foreign professionals, effective immediately. Residence Renewal Normative Resolution 30 establishes that the Ministry of Labour may renew the period… Read more »
Criteria for dependents have changed effective immediately. Qualifying dependent relationships now include: Spouses (opposite and same sex) Domestic partners (opposite and same sex) Children, grandchildren, and stepchildren who are economically dependent on the sponsor Parents Grandparents Siblings who are financially… Read more »
The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Justice have issued a joint statement clarifying that applications for conversion of temporary residence into permanent residence permits must be submitted to the Ministry of Labour for processing, rather than the Ministry… Read more »
The Ministry of Labour has issued a Technical Note stating that current resident visa holders applying for residence renewal in Brazil are not required to present a legalized and translated police clearance certificate from their country of residence covering the last… Read more »
Effective 27 December 2017, the Federal Police in Brazil have introduced a new documentary requirement for the mandatory in-country registration (“Registro Nacional Migratório” or RNM). What has changed? Applicants must now submit their original birth certificate (and marriage certificate if… Read more »
On December 8, 2017, the National Immigration Council published new Normative Resolutions regulating residence authorization for foreign professionals. The resolutions implement the recent Brazilian immigration law (13445/2017, published 25 May 2017). Note that the resolutions do not mention renewal… Read more »
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil implemented the E-Visa program for nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States. Eligible nationals can apply for the e-visa at the following website: http://www.vfsglobal.com/brazil-evisa/. The E-visa costs 40 USD which… Read more »
A new normative published on December 15th, 2016, issued new rules regarding the time frame for registration of foreign nationals before the Federal Police in regards to visa extensions and transformation approvals. According to the new ordinance, once the request… Read more »
