Brazil residency permit — routes, documents and naturalisation timelines

Legal framework

Residence in Brazil is governed by the Migration Law (Lei 13.445/2017) and Decreto 9.199/2017. Authorisations are granted for a fixed or indefinite term depending on the ground; registration with Policia Federal produces the CRNM and Receita Federal issues the CPF.

Main routes

• Investment in a Brazilian company: Resolucao Normativa CNIg 13/2017 — R$ 500,000, or R$ 150,000 for innovation, research and technology projects; residence for an indefinite term.
• Real estate: Resolucao Normativa CNIg 36/2018 — R$ 1,000,000 urban property, R$ 700,000 in the North and Northeast; fixed-term residence first.
• Company administration, family reunification (Lei 13.445/2017, art. 37), study and employment.

Naturalisation timelines set by statute

• Ordinary naturalisation: four years of residence, civil capacity, ability to communicate in Portuguese, no final criminal conviction (art. 65).
• Reduced to one year with a Brazilian spouse or partner or a Brazilian child, among the cases in art. 66.
• Extraordinary naturalisation after more than fifteen years of uninterrupted residence (art. 67).
• The count runs on residence, not on the investment date; the often-quoted figure of eight years does not appear in the statute.

Sources

• Brazilian tax for non-residents
• Residency advisory service
• Book a consultation

Contact

Arasari & Partners — Rodovia José Carlos Daux 4190, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Email: info@arasari.com.br. Working languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Russian.

Engagements are non-discretionary advisory: we structure, coordinate licensed providers and track deadlines; decisions remain with the client.