Eligibility quiz
Have you invested, or are you investing, at least R$150,000 from outside Brazil in a Brazilian company?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Brazil
You can live in Brazil with no fixed end date, as long as you continue to meet the conditions.
You receive a migration registration card as proof of your registration; the physical card may need updating or renewal.
Study in Brazil
Migrants can attend public education in Brazil.
Work in Brazil
You can carry out and manage the business investment covered by your residence.
This is not general permission to take any salaried job in Brazil.
Travel and return
You can travel within Brazil, leave and return, with valid documents and under the applicable migration rules.
Use everyday services
In Brazil, migrants can open a bank account, join lawful associations and go to court, and have civil, social, cultural, economic and workplace rights.
Join eligible relatives
Eligible grandparents, grandchildren and siblings can join you in Brazil through family reunification.
They need their own visa or residence authorization and must meet the requirements.
Use public healthcare
Public healthcare is free for everyone in Brazil, whatever their migration status.
Use social support
Migrants can access social assistance and social security in Brazil under the rules for those services.
How to apply
From outside BrazilFrom outside Brazil
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your investment residence application and visa.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Create an account in MigranteWeb and fill in the investment residence application. A representative can apply for you if you do not have a CPF.
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Submit your application
Submit your investment residence application and documents to the Ministry of Justice through MigranteWeb.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the Ministry of Justice to decide your residence application. Answer any questions and send any extra documents it asks for.
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Find your consulate
Once your residence request is approved, find the Brazilian consulate responsible for where you live. You need to apply separately for an investment visa.
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Fill in the visa form
Fill in the electronic application for a temporary investment visa, known as VITEM IX. Print and sign the receipt.
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Send your documents online
If your consulate requires its e-consular system, submit the visa service request and scans of your documents there for a preliminary review.
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Wait for document validation
If you submitted documents for an e-consular review, wait for the consulate to validate them. Respond if it asks for more information.
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Book your visa appointment
Book an appointment with your consulate. If it requires an e-consular review, book after your documents have been validated.
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Pay the visa fee
Pay the visa fee using the method your consulate gives you.
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Go to your appointment
Bring your passport, signed visa receipt and original documents to your consulate.
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Wait for your visa
Wait for the consulate to decide your visa application and follow its instructions for receiving your passport. Answer any requests for more information.
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Travel to Brazil
Once your visa is issued, travel to Brazil with your passport and visa. You can then register with the Federal Police.
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Once in BrazilOnce in Brazil
Find your police unit
Find the Federal Police immigration unit responsible for the city where you live. You will register there and request your residence card.
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Fill in the registration form
Fill in the Federal Police residence registration form for your situation.
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Book your police appointment
Book an appointment online with the Federal Police unit responsible for where you live.
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Pay the registration fee
Pay the applicable residence registration and card fee using the Federal Police payment instructions.
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Go to your appointment
Bring your original documents to the Federal Police unit, give your registration information and biometrics, and request your national migration registration card, known as the CRNM. The card is your proof of registration in Brazil.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Passport or travel document
Provide your valid passport or equivalent travel document. Bring the original when you attend your consular or Federal Police appointment.
Police certificates
Get your criminal-record certificates or equivalent documents for the countries where you have lived, as required by the immigration checklist. For a property-investment application to change to indefinite residence, provide certificates for the places where you lived during your temporary residence.
Application forms
Submit your residence application through MigranteWeb and the Federal Police registration form. If you apply from abroad, also submit the electronic visa request and its printed, signed receipt. Check the current Ministry, Federal Police and consular lists for any additional documents they require.
Investment transfer records
Provide evidence that your investment came from abroad. For a company investment, get proof of the exchange transaction from an institution authorised by Brazil’s Central Bank, identifying it as direct foreign investment; for a property investment, get the institution’s declaration of the international transfer for the purchase or qualifying deposit. For an executive investment through an investment fund, provide the exchange contract and proof of the bank transfer paid into the Brazilian company; financial statements may replace the exchange proof where permitted.
Company registration documents *
Provide the Brazilian company’s registered articles or founding document. It must show that the foreign capital has been fully paid into the company.
* Only if you invest in a Brazilian company as an individual.
Residence card *
Provide your Brazilian residence card, called the CRNM. It is the card issued after your residence registration.
* Only if you apply to change your property-investment residence to indefinite residence.
Investment plan *
Provide your investment or business plan covering three years. Include the business, its objectives, expected jobs and income, and how the investment will be used, as applicable.
* Only if you invest in a Brazilian company as an individual.
May need translationInvestor appointment document *
Provide the document appointing the foreign investor. Obtain it from the organisation that made the appointment.
* Only if you apply as an executive for a foreign company investing through an investment fund.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationInvestment subscription record *
Provide the investment subscription record showing the foreign investor’s participation. Obtain it from the organisation that issued it.
* Only if you apply as an executive for a foreign company investing through an investment fund.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationProperty registration record *
Get the property registration record showing that you own the property. It must also show that the property is free of liens or other claims.
* Only if you invest in a completed property.
Property purchase agreement *
Provide the registered promise of sale and purchase for the property. Make sure it has been registered.
* Only if you invest in a property under construction.
Construction permit *
Provide the Brazilian construction permit for the property. Obtain it from the office that issued it.
* Only if you invest in a property under construction.
Development registration document *
Provide the registered incorporation memorandum for the property development. Make sure it has been registered.
* Only if you invest in a property under construction.
Proof of investment *
Provide evidence that you have kept your qualifying property investment. Use records that show the investment is still in place.
* Only if you apply to change your property-investment residence to indefinite residence.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Investment plan requirements
To keep your residence, you must maintain the investment and business activity on which it was granted.
You must also prove you are carrying out your investment or business plan.
Residence can be lost
Your residence can be taken away for fraud, hiding a reason you were not eligible, or no longer meeting the legal conditions.
You have the right to respond and defend yourself in the process.
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