Investor visa in Brazil

• The company route is for an individual who invests their own money from abroad in a Brazilian company, in a project with potential to create jobs or income, and the Ministry looks first at that potential (Decree 9.199, article 42; resolution 13/2017, articles 1 and 2). A lower-money version is for an entrepreneur investing in innovation or in scientific or technological research, where the business must be, for example, in a technology park, incubated or helped by a startup accelerator in Brazil (article 3).
• The property route is for an individual who invests their own money from abroad in urban real estate in Brazil, either already built or under construction (resolution 36/2018, articles 1 and 2). Buying property is not enough on its own: the Santiago consulate says the investment must meet the legal requirements and be recognised by the authorities.

Sources: National Immigration Council (CNIg), Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br), Consulate General of Brazil in Santiago. Checked 17 October 2026.

• For a company, the test is an investment in foreign currency of about R$500,000 or more, backed by an Investment or Business Plan. To be safe, have more than R$510,000. It applies to a newly formed company or an existing one that receives the foreign investment (resolution 13/2017, article 2).
• For an innovation or research venture, the Ministry may authorise prior residence for an investment below the company test, as low as about R$150,000. To be safe, have more than R$160,000. The printed resolution reads "R$150.0000,00", which the New York and Chicago consulates give as R$150,000.
• For property, the test runs from about R$700,000 (North and Northeast regions) to about R$1,000,000 (Centre-West, Southeast and South). To be safe, have more than R$1,100,000, or more than R$710,000 if you buy in the North or Northeast. The resolution says the minimum can be up to 30% lower there; the consulates state the lower figure.
• Several properties you own can be added together to reach the property test. Co-owners must each have invested the full required amount, and only the part of the price above the minimum can be financed.

Sources: National Immigration Council (CNIg), Consulate General of Brazil in New York, Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago. Checked 17 October 2026.

• For the company route, the prior authorisation asks for the company's articles of association with the foreign capital paid in, the exchange-operation record from a Central Bank-authorised institution showing the purpose as foreign direct investment, and a three-year Investment or Business Plan with a hiring plan, salaries, training spend and a financial plan for the money invested (resolution 13/2017, articles 4 and 5).
• For built property, the documents are the property register showing ownership free of liens and a bank declaration of the international capital transfer. For property under construction they are the registered purchase promise contract, the bank declaration for the purchase or down payment, the building permit and the registered incorporation memorial (resolution 36/2018, article 3).
• At the consulate, Lisbon asks for the signed application receipt, a passport valid six months with a blank page, a photo, and an apostilled birth certificate and criminal record certificate. Santiago asks for a criminal record certificate for applicants over 14 covering every country lived in during the past five years, apostilled, with the Brazilian residence authorisation and proof of the investment.

Sources: National Immigration Council (CNIg), Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon, Consulate General of Brazil in Santiago. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The process starts in Brazil. You ask the Ministry of Justice and Public Security for a prior residence authorisation, and only after it is granted do you ask the consulate for the visa; the authorisation does not issue the visa by itself (Decree 9.199, article 42, paragraphs 3 and 4). Lisbon's page, updated 8 September 2026, still names the Ministry of Labour, so confirm with the post that serves you.
• If you are already in Brazil, the Ministry can grant the authorisation there instead, with a request that refers to the earlier file and a copy of the CRNM card. For the company route it also asks for the company's last income tax return, three years of RAIS job records and the latest FGTS payment slip with the staff list (resolution 13/2017, article 6; resolution 36/2018, article 4).
• Santiago checks a request on e-consular within 2 business days and gives the issue time at the in-person appointment, and Toronto lists about 10 business days from receipt, plus 10 if the file is incomplete. After you arrive you register with the Federal Police within 90 days of entry, which can take about 30 business days for the last step and up to 180 calendar days overall.

Sources: Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br), Consulate General of Brazil in New York, Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon, National Immigration Council (CNIg), Consulate General of Brazil in Santiago, Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, Federal Police via gov.br. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The consular fee for US passports is US$290.00, paid by USPS money order at New York, against US$100.00 for other nationalities there. Lisbon lists €100 for the same visa, so the fee depends on the post and your passport.
• The residence authorisation carries a processing and evaluation fee of R$168.13, and the CRNM card costs R$204.77. Consular fees are not refundable, and paying one does not guarantee approval.

Sources: Consulate General of Brazil in New York, Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon, Government of Brazil (gov.br services portal), Federal Police via gov.br, Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The visa itself is valid for up to one year and has to be used within a year of issue. Lisbon and Chicago describe the prior authorisation behind it as having an indefinite term.
• For the company route, the resolution as changed in 2024 says the residence has an indeterminate term. Continuing it depends on proof that the plan was carried out, filed no later than 90 days before the end of the period granted, and the Decree says the residence can be lost if the plan was not carried out (resolution 13/2017, article 6; Decree 9.199, article 151, paragraph 6).
• For property, the first residence is 4 years (resolution 36/2018, article 3, as changed in 2021). You must spend at least 14 days in Brazil in every two-year period, counted from your Federal Police registration; if you miss that or the deadline to convert, you can apply for a new 4-year authorisation as long as you keep the investment.

Sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago, Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon, National Immigration Council (CNIg), Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br). Checked 17 October 2026.

• For property, after the 4 years the residence can be converted to an indefinite term on proof that the investment conditions still hold, a copy of the CRNM card and criminal record certificates from where you lived during the temporary residence (resolution 36/2018, article 5).
• For the company route, the Ministry can grant the residence for an indeterminate term from the start (Decree 9.199, article 151, paragraph 5; resolution 13/2017, article 6, paragraph 4), but it still asks for proof that the plan was carried out. The sources we read do not tie this route to naturalisation or give years for it.
• Family members apply separately for a family reunion visa (VITEM XI), at the same time as you or later. When your residence has an indefinite term, a family member's residence is also granted for an indefinite term (Decree 9.199, article 153, paragraph 4).

Sources: National Immigration Council (CNIg), Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br), Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago, Consulate General of Brazil in Santiago. Checked 17 October 2026.

• A temporary visa for a reason other than employment makes you a Brazilian tax resident the day after you complete more than 183 days, consecutive or not, within a 12-month interval from the date of any arrival. Until then only Brazilian-source income is taxed. Someone who enters on a permanent visa is taxed as a resident from arrival; the investor visa is a temporary one, and we found no source on whether an indefinite residence authorisation changes the test, so that is unknown.
• A resident is taxed on income from any location (article 34). Foreign tax is deductible only if a treaty provides for it or Brazilian income gets reciprocal treatment there, and never above the extra Brazilian tax that income causes (article 115).
• The sources we read do not cover tax on the company's profits, on dividends or on buying property, so those are unknown. For the 2026 tax year, filed in 2027, Law 15.270 sets a minimum tax for people whose total income in the year is above R$600,000, with the rate rising from 0% to 10% between R$600,000 and R$1,200,000.

Sources: Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br), OECD, Receita Federal. Checked 15 October 2026.

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• Visas in Brazil
• Brazil

1. Temporary visa IX: investment (requirements), Consulate General of Brazil in New York. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 21 February 2023, last updated 13 December 2024, so it may not reflect later changes. Lists R$500,000 in a company, R$150,000 in a startup, R$700,000 in real estate in the North or Northeast and R$1,000,000 in the Centre-West, Southeast or South; fee US$290.00 for US passports.
2. Investment (VITEM IX), Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 29 July 2022, last updated 29 September 2026. Same four amounts as New York; FBI check within 90 days; visa valid one year; Federal Police registration within 90 days; electronic issuance of temporary visas from 30 September 2026.
3. Visa fees (taxas do visto), Consulate General of Brazil in New York. Checked 15 October 2026. Last updated 17 December 2025. Temporary visas (digital nomad, work, investment, retirement, family reunion): US$290 for US passport holders.
4. United States income tax treaties, A to Z, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026.
5. US citizens and residents abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. Opened on 15 October 2026.
6. Entry Visas to Brazil (Quadro Geral de Regime de Vistos), English version updated 7 October 2026, Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty). Checked 15 October 2026. The United States, Canada and Australia are in the visa-required group for the visit visa (VIVIS); New Zealand is in the group with visa exemption for up to 90 days.
7. Visitor visa requirement for nationals of Australia, Canada and the USA (notice), Consulate General of Brazil in New York. Checked 15 October 2026. Published 17 June 2025, last updated 26 August 2026. Visitor visa needed from 10 April 2025; stay up to 90 days a year.
8. VITEM IX: investor visa, Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 3 April 2025, no later update shown. Gives no investment amounts and no investor fee; the only fees it lists are CA$150.00 for visitor visas, CA$435.00 for US applicants and CA$277.50 for UK applicants.
9. Agreements to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion, Receita Federal. Checked 15 October 2026.
10. Convention between Canada and Brazil for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income (CTS 1985 No. 11), Global Affairs Canada, Treaty Information. Checked 15 October 2026.
11. Tax treaties in force, Department of Finance Canada. Checked 15 October 2026.
12. Types of visas, Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 26 July 2022, last updated 17 March 2026. Lists Investment (VITEM IX) among the visa types but links no page or checklist for it.
13. Visa fees, Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney. Checked 15 October 2026. Last updated 17 March 2026. Temporary visas for Australian passport holders: A$190.00.
14. VITEM V - Work, Embassy of Brazil in Canberra. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 3 August 2022, updated 1 October 2026. Ministry of Justice approval first; National Police Certificate issued within 90 days. This is the work-visa page; no investor list was found for Canberra.
15. Income tax treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 15 October 2026.
16. Visas (general information, visitor visa), Embassy of Brazil in Wellington. Checked 17 October 2026. The English consular section lists three pages, all on general information and the visitor visa; none is a VITEM IX page.
17. Consular fees and payment methods, Embassy of Brazil in Wellington. Checked 17 October 2026. Page updated 16 September 2026. Temporary visas for New Zealand passport holders, including VITEM V, IX, XI and XIV: NZ$200.00.
18. Visto de Reunião Familiar (VITEM XI): notice on electronic issuance, Consulate General of Brazil in Istanbul (Ministry of External Relations). Checked 17 October 2026. Updated 28 August 2026. From 1 September 2026, temporary visas for nationals exempt from the visit visa are issued electronically through the Integrated Consular System, with no physical documents or passport.
19. Tax treaties: double tax agreements and tax information exchange agreements, Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Tax Policy. Checked 15 October 2026.
20. Resolução Normativa nº 13, de 12 de dezembro de 2017: autorização de residência para investimento de pessoa física em pessoa jurídica (as altered by Resolução CNIG/MJSP nº 49 of 25 June 2024), National Immigration Council (CNIg), Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Portal de Imigração Laboral). Checked 17 October 2026. Published in the Diário Oficial da União no. 245 on 22 December 2017. Art. 2: investment in foreign currency of R$500,000 or more with an Investment or Business Plan. Art. 3: below R$500,000 but not below R$150,000 for innovation or scientific and technological research (the printed text reads "R$150.0000,00", a typing slip that the consulates read as R$150,000). Art. 4: three-year plan. Art. 5 and 6: documents. Art. 6 paragraph 4: indeterminate term.
21. Resolução Normativa nº 36, de 9 de outubro de 2018: autorização de residência para investimento imobiliário (as altered by Resolução CNIG/MJSP nº 46 of 9 December 2021), National Immigration Council (CNIg), Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Portal de Imigração Laboral). Checked 17 October 2026. Signed 9 October 2018, published in the Diário Oficial da União no. 223 on 21 November 2018. Art. 2: urban real estate worth R$1,000,000 or more, up to 30% less in the North and Northeast. Art. 3: documents and 4-year term. Art. 5: conversion to indefinite term. Art. 6: at least 14 days in Brazil in every 2-year period.
22. Decree 9.199/2017 (regulation of the Migration Law), with the changes of Decree 12.657/2025: articles 42, 64, 135, 136, 151 and 153, Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br). Checked 17 October 2026. Consolidated text opened on 17 October 2026. Art. 42 paragraphs 3 and 4: prior residence authorisation now asked of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and does not by itself issue the visa.
23. Investimento imobiliário (VITEM IX), Consulate General of Brazil in Santiago. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 18 June 2026, updated 23 June 2026. Lists no amounts or fee; requests are checked on e-consular within 2 business days.
24. Visto Temporário IX - Investimentos, Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 8 July 2022, last updated 8 September 2026. Individual investment of R$500,000 in a Brazilian company (RN 13/2017); visa fee €100 at that post; visa valid up to one year; prior authorisation of indefinite term. The page still names the Ministry of Labour for the prior authorisation.
25. Register as a foreigner in Brazil (CRNM), Federal Police via gov.br. Checked 15 October 2026. Last updated 1 September 2026. Fee R$204.77; about 30 business days for the last step and up to 180 calendar days overall.
26. Obter autorização de residência e Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório (CRNM), Government of Brazil (gov.br services portal). Checked 17 October 2026. Last modified 23 July 2026. Processing and evaluation fee R$168.13 (STN code 140066); CRNM card R$204.77 (STN code 140120); up to 180 calendar days overall.
27. Income Tax Regulation (Decree 9.580/2018): articles 14, 16, 17, 34, 115, 118 and 119, Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br). Checked 15 October 2026.
28. Information on residency for tax purposes: Brazil, OECD, prepared with information from the Brazilian tax authority. Checked 15 October 2026.
29. Income tax tables for 2026 (IRPF), Receita Federal. Checked 15 October 2026.
30. Law 15.270 of 26 November 2025: income tax reduction and minimum tax on high incomes, Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br). Checked 15 October 2026.