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Living in Brazil after Married

Vin_glau08

hello.

Upon checking, it's a lot of requirements needed.  :sosad:

I wish I can provide this month because we will travel in Brazil on November 1.

GuestPoster204

You have less than a month to gather criminal records from the countries you lived in for the last 5 years! Saudi Arabia, maybe the Philippines and even Brazil if you stayed
long enough.

Now, it´s even tougher. Start ASAP as you have to legalize the papers and then translated in Portuguese.   :o

Texanbrazil

As said, it is a short time to get this done. Get documents now and all legalized. More time on doc's and less on forum will help.

abthree

Yes, the documentation requirements are extensive, and the  Federal Police are strict about them. 
As others have mentioned, be sure to pay attention to the legalization requirements:   merely having a document is not enough.   If the issuing country is a party to the Apostille Convention, an apostille from that country is sufficient;  if not, the document must be legalized at the Brazilian Consulate before you can use it.
Good luck!

Vin_glau08

If I can I will proceed if not sad life

GuestPoster204

If you need papers in the Philippines (criminal background) you could send a power of attorney to one of your relatives to obtain that and can even send them to Brazil at your wife´s residence or to one of her relatives.

Saudi Arabia... You can obtain it there yourself but make sure there is an arabic translator in Brazil that would do it for you... I´m sure there is because I´ve seen Middle Eastern people in the forum who are immigrants of Brazil.

Brazil would be the easiest if you lived here before. You could do them on line for the states you lived in...

robal

Texanbrazil

Robal has  good idea. Just e sure to use overnight carrier. Postal in Brazil has strikes and takes a long time to receive things.

Vin_glau08

Just I need they record from Police right?

Marriage contract and birth certificate it's already translated in Portuguese.

GuestPoster204

Police record is just for regional use like an employment etc. It should be nationwide like
the FBI background check in the USA. For the Philippines it would be the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

If you could only tell us exactly what country, we could guide you accordingly...

Vin_glau08

I’m living in Saudi for 10 years

Texanbrazil

May look for Philippines for sure since that is your passport and still valid for 6 months before applying.

GuestPoster204

Ok then. Only Saudi Arabia. Easy woozy... They call it Police Clearance and apparently good enough for immigration:

1. Go to the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh so they can make an Endorsement Certificate
for you to the Office of the Director of the Police Dept. in Riyadh. For that Police Clearance, make sure to bring your Philippine Passport, Residence Permit in Saudi Arabia and some SR100 for the fee.

https://riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph/consular-se … -clearancehttps://ofwupdate.com/how-to-get-saudi- … clearance/

2. Saudi Arabia is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention so make sure to
legalize the Police Clearance at the Brazilian Embassy - also in Riyadh.

3. When in Brazil have the Police Clearance and other documents that need translation to be converted to Portuguese. I don´t know if the Brazilian Embassy in Riyadh accepts the Police Clearance in Arabic. Here´s the link of sworn translators in Brazil (juramentados). Just locate São Paulo.

http://www.institucional.jucesp.sp.gov. … pretes.pdfhttps://premierbrasileventos.com.br/tra … o-paulo-sp

Just follow the procedure on the requirements needed by the Brazilian Policia Federal.
Make sure to bring your wife with you who speaks fluent Portuguese during your
transaction with them.

And remember, if you´re running out of time, have somebody mail your papers to Brazil
(overnight couriers) if possible like what Texanbrazil stated. Don´t do FedEx. It´s been over a week and I´m still waiting for my letters. DHL I think would be the same.

There has been a requirement to put CPF (Cadastro de Pessoa Fisica) number on packages coming from abroad to Brazil. If you ever need to mail letters to Brazil, have also your wife´s CPF placed
about 2 lines below her address in Brazil just to make a safer passage...

robal

Vin_glau08

Many thanks for your message ! I will double check again what are the requirements and do it one by one .