Eligibility quiz
Can you do your professional work remotely using the internet or other communication technology?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Brazil
You can live in Brazil for up to one year at first.
You can renew your stay for an equal period if you still qualify.
Study in Brazil
You can use public education without discrimination because of your citizenship or immigration status.
Work remotely
You can work remotely from Brazil for an employer or clients abroad, but not for a Brazilian employer or client under this status.
You also have workplace protections where work obligations apply.
Travel in Brazil
You can travel within Brazil, leave and return while your residence permission and residence card are valid and you have a valid travel document.
Travel rights also apply while a residence, extension or visa-change request is pending.
Bring other family
Your grandparents, grandchildren and siblings can also apply to join you in Brazil, with proof of your relationship and any required proof of financial dependence.
Use public healthcare
You can use public healthcare without discrimination because of your citizenship or immigration status.
Access justice and rights
You can go to court and get free legal help if you prove you cannot afford it.
You can join lawful associations and peaceful gatherings, access information and have your personal data kept confidential.
Open a bank account
You can open a bank account in Brazil without discrimination because of your citizenship or immigration status.
Use social support
You can access public social assistance and social security without discrimination because of your citizenship or immigration status.
How to apply
From outside BrazilFrom outside Brazil
Find your consulate
Find the Brazilian consulate that serves the place where you live. Use its instructions for the digital nomad visa application.
Searches DuckDuckGo for “Which Brazilian consulate serving your city accepts Nômade Digital visa applications?”
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
See required documentsFill in the form
Fill in the electronic visa application for the digital nomad visa and upload the requested documents. Print and sign the application receipt, called the RER.
Fill in the formSubmit documents for review
Create an e-Consular account, select the digital nomad visa and upload the requested scans for review. If your consulate does not use e-Consular, follow the instructions it gives you.
Submit for reviewPay the visa fee
Pay the consular fee using the method your consulate directs. Include proof of payment if the consulate asks for it.
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Wait for document review
Wait for the consulate to approve your documents for the next stage. Respond if it asks for more information or documents.
Follow your reviewBook an appointment
Book your appointment when the consulate enables booking. Follow its instructions if it uses a different booking system.
Book an appointmentGo to your appointment
Bring your signed application receipt, passport, photograph, originals and copies, and the other documents your consulate asks for. You can mail your application instead only if your consulate permits it.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the consulate to decide your visa application and respond if it asks for anything else. Follow its instructions for receiving your visa.
Follow your applicationSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I follow my Brazil Nômade Digital visa application and receive my visa?”
Travel to Brazil
Once your visa is issued, enter Brazil with it. You can then register your stay with the Federal Police.
Plan your entrySearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I enter Brazil with a Nômade Digital visa?”
Once in BrazilOnce in Brazil
Fill in registration form
Within 90 days after entering Brazil, fill in the Federal Police registration form online. This starts your registration for a migration registration card.
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Pay the card fee
Generate the payment guide and pay the fee for your migration registration card. Keep the payment receipt for your appointment.
Find payment instructionsSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I generate and pay the migration registration card fee in Brazil after receiving a Nômade Digital visa?”
Book a registration appointment
Book an appointment at the Federal Police unit serving the place where you live in Brazil. Complete your registration within 90 days after entering Brazil.
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Attend your registration appointment
Bring the originals and other items required by the Federal Police to your appointment. This registers your stay and lets you receive your migration registration card.
Find registration instructionsSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I attend a Federal Police registration appointment in Brazil after receiving a Nômade Digital visa?”
Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Application forms
For a visa at a consulate, provide the printed and signed visa application form, called the RER. For residence in Brazil, provide the signed residence application form, signed by you or your legal representative.
Remote work declaration
Provide a signed declaration that you can do your professional work remotely using information and communication technology. Describe your work and identify your employer or clients abroad; your consulate may ask for your signature to be notarized.
Passport or ID
Provide your valid passport. For a residence application in Brazil, another identity document recognised under a treaty can also be used if it shows your identity and nationality.
Proof of work
Provide your employment contract, service contract or other evidence of your relationship with your employer or clients abroad. The documents should show the professional work you do for them.
Proof of income or savings
Provide documents showing income from outside Brazil of at least US$1,500 a month or bank funds of at least US$18,000. Bank statements can show your funds.
Health insurance *
Provide proof of your health insurance. It should be valid in Brazil for your initial stay.
* Only if you apply at a consulate that asks for it.
Proof of current residence *
Provide proof that you live legally in the area your consulate serves. Check its instructions for the documents it accepts.
* Only if you apply at a consulate that asks for it.
Passport photograph *
Provide a recent passport photograph of yourself. Check your consulate’s instructions for its requirements.
* Only if you apply at a consulate that asks for it.
Police certificates *
Get a police certificate or equivalent criminal-record document from each place where you lived during the past five years. Ask the office that issues criminal-record documents in each place.
* Only if you apply in Brazil or you are over 14 and your consulate asks for them.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationCriminal record declaration *
Provide your signed declaration that you had no criminal record in any country during the past five years. The declaration is made under penalty of law.
* Only if you apply in Brazil.
Power of attorney *
Provide a power of attorney authorising your representative to act for you. Check the residence application rules for how to prepare it.
* Only if you apply in Brazil through a representative.
Proof of parentage *
Provide your birth certificate or another document that names your parents. Get it from the office that issued it.
* Only if you apply at a consulate that asks for it or you apply in Brazil and your passport or ID does not name your parents.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationConsiderations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Renewal requirements
Renew before your permission expires and keep your residence card valid.
For renewal, show your card, current proof of remote work abroad and records of any criminal history, including during your stay.
Show at least US$1,500 a month from abroad or US$18,000 in bank funds.
Status can end
Your permission ends when it expires, and applying for another residence permission after expiry can lead to a penalty.
It can also be canceled for fraud or hiding a reason you were not eligible.
You have the right to respond and defend yourself in that process.
Discuss
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