What are my options for getting a VIPER in Brazil

You can't get a VIPER anymore, because VIPER was abolished in 2017.  VIPER was a permanent visa that required the Federal Police to give you Authorization to Reside in Brazil.  The same function is now served by a VITEM, a temporary visa, which let's you come to Brazil and apply to the Federal Police for Authorization to Reside.  Since you're already here, you can go directly to the Federal Police step.

You want to request Authorization to Reside in Brazil on the Basis of Family Reunion  - "Reunião Familiar".  You can do this either as a married couple or as partners in a stable union.  Check the "Imigração" pages of the Federal Police website:  the documentation requirements are slightly different in each case.  The end result, though is the same:  a CRNM, national migrant ID card, which is what you want.

As for marriage,  different cartórios seem to have somewhat different requirements,  so talk to whatever one your fiancè's family usually uses, but if they seem unreasonable, try some others.

Good luck!

Here's the link you'll need for the documents:

http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/imigra … o-familiar

Thank you very much for the information! That helps a lot!

AvaRoyle wrote:

Thank you very much for the information! That helps a lot!

But you´ll still need your birth certificate and criminal background check authenticated by the Brazilian
Embassy/Consulate in Canada and later translated in Brazil by a "tradutor juramentado" - that is for your CRNM for permanent residence.

robal

Ava,

For sworn translations, you have two options.  There are licensed professionals who do this in any major Brazilian city.  Google "Tradutor Juramentado São Paulo", and you should find many names.  If you have scans of your documents, you can also use a licensed translator online.  I've had good luck with Fidelity Translations.

You will need all of the applicable documents listed at the URL I sent you, including the ones that Robal mentioned.  For the Criminal Background Check, you should contact the RCMP and find out whether and how you can obtain it remotely.

If your home address is in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, or Northwest Territories, your Canadian documents will need to be legalized at the Brazilian Consulate General in Vancouver.  There may be companies that can handle this for you; family members or friends also may be able to help.

With the covid emergency, your current Brazilian visa is being automatically extended -- that's the good news.  The bad news is that both the Federal Police and the Brazilian Consulates abroad are working a much reduced schedule.  When you have your documents together, you should contact them to find out their schedules.

If you and your fiancé decide that you need to go back to Canada to complete the documentation, getting married before you leave Brazil will probably facilitate your admission to both countries.

Thank you very much robal and abthree for all the information. From what I understand, then, my fiancé and I have to wait until we’re in Canada (because of my documents needing to be processed in Vancouver) to complete any legal actions regarding civil marriage, common law marriage, or religious marriage?

If that is so, is there any way to get some evidence of our relationship so that he is more likely to be admitted into Canada? I was just told today by the Canada Border that they are not allowing even boy/girlfriends in if they are foreign. Only common-law and spouses. How does one prove something like this?

Since we are religious, I am interested to know more about religious marriage if anyone knows. Is that it’s own category or is it the same thing as civil marriage but just done in a church?

Kind of overwhelmed by all the formalities and procedures. We just want to get married and move on with life. Thanks all for your helpful responses!

Have you and your fiancé spoken with cartórios and made sure that they won't marry you with the documents you have with you?  In Brazil, workarounds are often possible, especially at a time like this.  I wouldn't give up just based on things you've read in places like this, without confirming everything yourselves.

The way that "Religious Marriage with Civil Effect" works in Brazil is that the couple goes through the normal process of cartório paperwork, up to the point just short of where the tabelião would perform the actual marriage.  Instead of that, s/he delivers the marriage certificate to your clergyperson, who completes it with you just before or after (or, as I've seen in a Mormon ceremony, during) the wedding.  Then the clergyperson returns the completed document to the cartório, and it's registered.

Since you're religious, you should talk to your fiancé's pastor about your plans.  S/he may even have some pull with a cartório and be able to ease your way.

With respect to a "união estável", I believe that you and your fiancé can sign an affidavit in a cartório that would give your relationship recognition under Brazilian law, but I have no idea to what extent Canada would accept it.

My fiancé went to the registry just recently, but they told him that my documents needed to be translated and authenticated in Canada first.

We’ll do some asking around here though, as there must be some sort of way! I’ll update if we find anything out. I know there’s been a lot of other people in this difficult situation too. Thanks again!

Have you checked your CA Consulate(s) in BR? They can authenticate documents and provide Citizen services.
As said cartórios will accept such and many translators located in BR.
See what Consulate can help you with.
I had many documents authenticated by US consulate. It provided me with a local translator and the cartório also did a few translations.

Thank you Texanbrazil! We went to the Federal Police today and that’s exactly what they told us. Good advice!

I am happy the PF assisted. Many complain, but the office here has always been helpful.

Yes, I really like to go to the PF here. They’ve always been extremely helpful.

This is a good site for any questions about getting married in Brazil:

https://www.casamentocivil.com.br/estra … -no-brasil

Abthree, excellent! Thank you!