Digital Nomad Visa renewal

Hi @bennyllero,

1- Once you obtained the CRNM, the visa has served its purpose and it's irrelevant. Your residency is on your CRNM.

2- Proof of minimum bank funds alone should be enough (Consulates do make it difficult sometimes but in Brazil, only what the law says applies)

5- No private health insurance needed within Brazil.

6- Only Brazilian criminal records (Unless you spent more than 6 months elsewhere I guess)

7- Normally I would say yes, but considering what people shared here as you may have already seen and the delays mentioned, three months before would be a good choice.

8- There is nothing in the law that says it's not possible. How it works in practice is still unclear, but we should be having the first experiences soon, so by the time you have to renew for another time you'd have a clear answer.

3-4- A part time contract could also work, your contract explicitly mentioning remote work would of course be useful. Your existing contract should also serve as long as it's real and valid. Of course, none of these answers are legal advice : )

@bennyllero

About your point 8/ - future renewals of the Digital Nomad Visa. My understanding of the current situation is that the visa is granted for a period of 12 months, and it may be renewed ONCE for a further period of 12 months.

The rationale may be because, by definition, nomads are supposed to be transient, and Brazil regards 2 years as sufficient time to explore the country while working remotely. It was never intended to be permanent residence by the back door, just a reaction to modern culture.

Although, as has been pointed out, this has not really been tested yet to our knowledge, it may be foolish to rely for your future planning on a visa renewal that may not be granted.

Thank you guys, it was really clarifying!

07/12/24  Although, as has been pointed out, this has not really been tested yet to our knowledge, it may be foolish to rely for your future planning on a visa renewal that may not be granted.
   

    -@Peter Itamaraca

That's my read, too.  The VITEM XIV visa, defined only as "Immigration Policy", seems to be intended to allow the Foreign Relations, Justice, and Labor Ministries to test out different immigration modalities without having to go back to the Congress to create a new visa every time.  It currently includes both the Digital Nomad and the Retirement visas, and there's no reason to assume that the list won't grow, shrink, or change in the future.

Point 8 is my current question on renewing again after the first renewal. Anyone tried this yet? And if it's not possible, any recommendations for what type of visa to apply for if I want to continue living in Brazil?

11/19/24 @sovelong.  Please see my post #227 in response to your post on the other thread for this topic.  There's been updated guidance from the Justice Ministry leading me to think that they may entertain multiple renewals.

With respect to your question on other visa types, you'll find a good list here:

https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado- … es-of-visa

Clicking on the name of each visa will bring you to a page showing the requirements.  Most types require a formal connection, like marriage or employment, to a Brazilian person or entity. 

It's possible for a real estate investor to obtain a Residency Permit without having a related visa first.  You'll see the description of that here:

https://portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br/pt/ … ;id=401599

@abthree Just wanted to leave this "Navegação Guiada" link here too as I found related to your answer. I think that page is pretty useful. You select your current status (Tourist, Resident, In need of regularization, etc) and they give you your possible options:

https://portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br/pt/ … ew=default