Eligibility quiz
Do you have a spouse or partner who is a Brazilian citizen?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Brazil
You can live and move freely in Brazil for the period on your residence record or card.
Your permission may have an end date or be for an unlimited period.
Attend public education
You can access public education in Brazil.
Work in Brazil
You can work in Brazil, including for pay, under the same conditions as Brazilian citizens.
You are not limited to working for the family member through whom you gained residence.
You have workplace protections and can join a union.
Leave and return
You can leave and return to Brazil, including while a residence or renewal request is pending.
Travel with a valid passport and residence card or other valid immigration documents, and check the carrier’s and destination’s rules.
Exercise everyday rights
You can join associations, meet peacefully and go to court.
You have a right to information and to have your personal data kept private.
Free legal help is available if you cannot afford it.
Own and manage property
You have property rights, can open a bank account and can legally send money abroad.
Use public healthcare
You can use public healthcare in Brazil whatever your citizenship.
Access social support
You can access social assistance, housing and other public social services and benefits available to migrants.
You can also access social security under its rules.
How to apply
From outside BrazilFrom outside Brazil
Find your consulate
Find the Brazilian embassy or consulate responsible for the place where you live.
Searches DuckDuckGo for “Which Brazilian consulate responsible for reunião familiar VITEM XI covers your city?”
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
See required documentsRegister with the consulate
Create an account in your consulate’s e-Consular service, select the visa service and enter your details.
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Fill in the form
Complete the online VITEM XI visa form and upload the requested images. Print and sign the application receipt, called the RER.
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Send documents for review
Upload your documents in e-Consular and submit them for the consulate to review.
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Wait for document review
Wait for the consulate to approve your documents or ask for corrections. Send any corrections it requests.
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Book an appointment
When the consulate tells you to, book your appointment through its e-Consular service.
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Pay the visa fee
Pay the consular fee using the method your consulate specifies.
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Go to your appointment
Bring your original documents, any required copies, signed RER, photograph and passport to the consulate.
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Wait for the decision
Follow the consulate’s instructions for tracking your application. Answer any questions and send any additional records it requests.
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Collect your visa
Once your visa is issued, follow the consulate’s instructions to collect it.
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Travel to Brazil
Enter Brazil while your visa is valid.
Find entry instructionsSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I enter Brazil with a reunião familiar VITEM XI visa?”
Once in BrazilOnce in Brazil
Find your police unit
Find the Federal Police unit responsible for the place where you live in Brazil.
Searches DuckDuckGo for “Which Brazil Federal Police unit handles reunião familiar migrant registration for your city?”
Register with the police
Complete your post-arrival registration with the Federal Police. Follow the unit’s instructions for receiving your migrant registration card, called the CRNM.
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Collect your card
Follow the Federal Police unit’s instructions to collect your CRNM. Keep your residence registration current as required.
Find card instructionsSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I collect my CRNM after registering a Brazil reunião familiar VITEM XI visa with the Federal Police?”
Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Partner's residence declaration
Your Brazilian spouse or partner must provide a signed declaration that they live in Brazil. The declaration is made under penalty of law.
Partner's Brazilian ID
Bring your Brazilian spouse or partner's Brazilian identity document. Check with your application office whether it also needs a copy.
Joint relationship declaration
You and your Brazilian spouse or partner must sign a joint declaration that your relationship continues and that you live together. The declaration is made under penalty of law.
Marriage certificate *
Bring your marriage certificate. If you married outside Brazil and apply at a consulate, first register the marriage at a Brazilian consulate or have it recorded in a Brazilian civil registry.
* Only if you are married.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationPartnership records *
Bring a civil-registry certificate of your partnership or an equivalent record. If you apply in Brazil and do not have one, bring statements from two witnesses and at least one supporting record, such as proof that one partner is the other's tax dependant, a religious marriage record, a joint property purchase record or a joint lease. If you apply at a consulate, ask it what partnership evidence it accepts.
* Only if you are applying as partners.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationProof of parentage *
Bring your birth certificate, marriage certificate or a consular certificate that names your parents. Get a copy from the office that issued it.
* Only if your passport or ID does not name your parents.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationConsiderations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Family sponsorship limit
In general, if you hold only this kind of residence, another person cannot use your residence as the basis for their own family residence.
Residence records and renewal
Keep your residence record and address up to date, and request renewal before your permission expires.
If its end date is tied to your family member’s, renewal requires proof that they renewed their residence and still live in Brazil.
Residence can be lost
Your permission can expire or be cancelled for reasons including fraud, a conviction or no longer meeting its conditions.
A family breakup does not end it automatically, but over two years abroad without an accepted reason can lead to cancellation.
You can be notified, defend yourself, seek an interpreter or legal help, and appeal.
Discuss
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Foreigners in Brazil
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