haragiar
American expat in Brazil
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Registration: 25 July 2021
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Brazil visa & Background check by gpickett00
I'm applying for a digital nomad visa and need the FBI background check. It looks like it requires fingerprints. Is there a way to do this without returning to the US? Or will that be required to complete this process?
Yes, you can print the fingerprint sheet and fingerprint yourself. I believe it's the FD-240. My advice would be to go to a stationery store and get an inkpad, and practice it a couple times to get it down. It's really easy and there are YouTube ... Read More
Farewell to Texanbrazil, Brazil Advisor by abthree
It is my deep sorrow to inform you that our colleague and friend here on the site, and my good friend in Real Life, Texanbrazil, passed away this morning after a long illness. Tex joined Expat in February of 2018, and enjoyed helping ...
So sorry to hear about Tex and thanks for the tribute. He was a prolific contributor here, and always willing to help.My condolences to his family and friends. Read More
Marriage and permission to stay in Brazil by JodyVL
Hi all,I read through many of the marriage threads and can't find a similar situation so posting a new one!I am a foreigner with Permanência, currently living in Brazil. I will (hopefully) be getting citizenship in the next few months. (I'll ...
@JodyVL Yes. Not sure what is unique about your situation. Once you are a Brazilian citizen, you will have the same rights as natural born ones (mostly -- can't be President or certain high ranking elected offices). Read More
Where do I pick up my RNE? by acpr
I'm here on a temporary 1-yr residency visa and I went to the PF in Rio in January to get my photo taken and fingerprints done, as well as hand over all the paperwork. They rushed me out at the end and just told me to wait for an email. I never got ...
@nelsonj35 No, not just to check the status of the CRNM. You can just go ask if it's ready. Read More
Getting the Brazlian residency permit for investing in real estate by Szegediensis
Hello everybody,I am from Hungary and a big lover of Brazil, especially of the state of Ceará and its beaches. I have already bought a house there but I traveled to Brasil always as a turist. Now, I want to live there, at least 6-7 month per ...
@Szegediensis If you want to hire a professional to help you, I had one recommended to me in this group a couple of years back. I have used him a few times and I have given his name to many others. He can accomplish anything in Brazil ... Read More
How do I circumcise my baby boy? by LegalWingman
Hello,It is a pleasure to be here.I recently moved to Salvador with my wife and had a kid.We are trying to get our son circumcised and only just realised circumcision (for babies) is not main stream in Brazil.Our Paediatrician asked us to find a way ...
Hello,It is a pleasure to be here.I recently moved to Salvador with my wife and had a kid.We are trying to get our son circumcised and only just realised circumcision (for babies) is ... - @LegalWingmanHi, I don't mean to offend and I know ... Read More
Giving a birth in Brazil by flyangel669
Dear all,I am planning to give birth in Brazil. Specifically home birth is of high value to me.Which city in Brazil can be recommended? (for cheaper prices, or where natural and homebirth is more popular).Can anybody advise about experienced ...
Hi @flyangel669,We have had 2 children here in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (a.k.a. Floripa), both natural home births. I believe Florianópolis is becoming popular for this.There are 2 or 3 well known midwife groups here (I will ... Read More
Residency/reuniao familiar processing times by rnbtg
Hi there I’m an American citizen and my Brazilian SO and I are thinking about/working on my move here. I have only found pretty old info which seemed to suggest that applying for the family reunion visa and subsequently residency could take ...
Congrats, and thanks for the update! Very good to know others' experiences with the PF. Read More
Giving birth in Florianopolis by Nazli&Nelly
Hi, We are going to Florianopolis in few days to give birth to our child. (We expect early July) 1-Can you suggest me good hospitals? (good service and not expensive) I want to know how much will it roughly cost? 2-Can you recommend a doctor or ...
We entered in late 2018 clearly 7 months pregnant on a tourist visa. It was an e-visa which was still a thing back then. There were no issues with entry, but we came from a stable 1st world country. But we didn't and wouldn't dream of using ... Read More
Best plan of action? by rhohlenwerger
Hi all! I’ve been married to a Brazilian national for 12+ years. In fact we got married in Brazil and have our original marriage license etc. We lived there for 3 years when first married but have been in the US (my home country) ever since. ...
Very good advice from abthree! When we first moved here I used a co-working space to print, but eventually bought a printer. It made life much easier. We got our CPF numbers on the first morning we got here, and it made everything else easier. You ... Read More
Docums required for brazilian girl when she come pakistan for marry. by SULAMAN.javed1
With due respect, i have brazilian girl friend . She wants to marry me and wants to come pakistan on visit visa.i want to ask you if she comes so which documents she needs for marriage or embassy requirements.. And which documents i need for ...
Should I send her an invitation letter for marriage before visiting PakistanYou should ask the Pakistan forum, your question has nothing do to with Brazil laws. Read More
Language Proficiency Test to get Brazilian Naionality by Rizwan Zulfiqar
Hi, i want to ask something on this forum,please tell me about Portugese language test which is compulsory to fulfill requirements regarding to Brazilian citizenship.is there any foreigner who had passed throuh this test? Moreover also tell me ...
Portuguese for foreigners course” in a Brazilian University can be an alternative to CELPE-Bras applying for citizenship from February 2019. How true is thisMy wife took this course at the local Federal university (UFSC), tested into and ... Read More
Temporary restrictions on entering Brazil by Texanbrazil
Brazil decided on Thursday, 24, to restrict on a temporary and exceptional basis the entry of foreigners into the country, with the aim of preventing the entry of people contaminated with new variants of the new coronavirus. The interministerial ...
Did your family members state on the Anvisa they were coming only as tourists and not visiting family members?I can't remember if the form asks but if so then they would have said visiting family. But none of the family members that came are ... Read More
Temporary restrictions on entering Brazil by Texanbrazil
Brazil decided on Thursday, 24, to restrict on a temporary and exceptional basis the entry of foreigners into the country, with the aim of preventing the entry of people contaminated with new variants of the new coronavirus. The interministerial ...
I think it might be difficult to enter Brazil as tourist at this time, but I was visiting family and on the anvisa request where it asked the reason for my visit I put other, then gave the reason as visiting family with our apartment address in ... Read More