Retirement visa in Brazil

• The route is for an immigrant who is a retiree or a death-pension (pensão por morte) beneficiary and can prove a regular monthly transfer to Brazil in foreign currency. Other regular income may be used to top up the amount.
• The resolution's text sets no minimum age and asks for no deposit. It also does not say whether a holder may work for pay in Brazil, so ask the consulate before you plan to.
• You can apply abroad for the temporary visa, or ask the Ministry of Justice and Public Security for the residence authorisation if you are already in Brazil.

Sources: National Immigration Council (CNIg). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The test is a monthly transfer to Brazil, in foreign currency, of about US$2,000. To be safe, have more than US$2,100 a month.
• You show it with proof of retirement and of the ability to transfer that amount, or proof of a death pension of the same size. Other regular income can complement the amount if needed.
• The amount is set in US dollars in a 2019 resolution, so what it is worth in reais moves with the exchange rate. Toronto asks for bank statements from countries other than Canada or Brazil to be legalised or apostilled.

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

• At a consulate the resolution lists a valid travel document, an international vaccination certificate when Anvisa requires one, health insurance valid in Brazil, proof of payment of consular fees, the completed visa form, proof of transport into Brazil and a criminal record certificate from your country of origin (or an equivalent at the consulate's discretion).
• New York adds one recent 2 by 2 inch photo, a copy of your birth certificate, a passport with at least one blank visa page and an FBI background check issued within the last 3 months, together with proof of the monthly retirement income or pension.
• If you are already in Brazil, the Ministry asks for the application form, your travel document, proof of filiation, the receipt for the government fee, criminal record certificates from every place you lived in the last five years, a sworn declaration of no criminal record and the retirement or pension proof.

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

• The visa itself is valid for up to one year, the initial period of stay is up to two years, and holders register with the Federal Police within 90 days of first entering Brazil.
• Toronto says a visa typically takes 10 business days from the day the consulate physically receives your application. Canberra says about 2 weeks, with no express service. New York requires an in-person request and takes fees by USPS money order.
• After entering, the Federal Police registration for the CRNM card has a last step of about 30 business days and up to 180 calendar days overall on the government's estimate.

Sources: Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Embaixada em Viena), Embassy of Brazil in Canberra, Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, Consulate General of Brazil in New York, Federal Police via gov.br. Checked 17 October 2026.

• New York lists US$290 for US passport holders and US$100 for other nationalities on its retirement page. Toronto lists CA$150 (the line is labelled for the nomad visa), Sydney lists A$190 for Australian passport holders and Wellington lists NZ$200.
• If you apply for residence from inside Brazil, the government's processing and evaluation fee is R$168.13, and the CRNM residence card costs R$204.77.

Sources: Consulate General of Brazil in New York, Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney, Embassy of Brazil in Wellington, Government of Brazil (gov.br services portal). Checked 17 October 2026.

• Both the visa and the in-Brazil authorisation start with residence of up to two years. The Ministry can renew it for up to two years on proof that you are still a retiree or pension beneficiary and can still transfer the required amount, with other regular income allowed to complement it.
• The resolution leaves renewal to a separate rule, which is the Ministry's renewal resolution (RN 30/2018): its annex for retirees lists the renewal documents. If you stop meeting the basis, the Federal Police must be told, and residence can be lost when the basis ends.

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

• The Ministry's renewal resolution lets a retiree ask for a change to an indefinite term. The annex asks for proof that you are still a retiree or pension beneficiary able to transfer about US$2,000 a month (to be safe, have more than US$2,100 a month), other income if needed, and the receipt for the processing fee.
• Ordinary naturalisation needs at least four years of residence in Brazil and Portuguese communication, and a minimum of one year with a Brazilian child or a Brazilian spouse or partner. The sources do not say whether retirement residence years count.

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

• A temporary visa holder with no employment relationship in Brazil becomes a Brazilian tax resident the day after completing more than 183 days, consecutive or not, within a 12-month interval from any arrival; a retirement visa is not an employment visa. Until then only Brazilian-source income is taxed.
• The sources we read do not say how Brazil taxes a foreign pension. As a resident you are taxed on income from any location, and foreign income nobody has taxed at source in Brazil is taxed monthly.
• For the 2026 tax year, filed in 2027, the annual bands run from 0% up to R$29,145.60 to 27.5% above R$55,976.16, and an annual reduction brings the tax to zero for taxable income of up to R$60,000, fading out at R$88,200. Law 15.270 also sets a minimum tax for total annual income above R$600,000.

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

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1. Temporary Visa XIV: retirement (requirements), Consulate General of Brazil in New York. Checked 17 October 2026. Last updated 13 December 2024, so it may not reflect later changes. Pension or retirement income of US$2,000 a month; fee US$290 for US passports.
2. 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; footnote: the e-visa fee is US$80.00 for US, Australian and Canadian passport holders.
3. 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; e-visa fee US$80.90; stay up to 90 days a year; about 10 business days on average.
4. US-Brazilian Social Security Agreement (text), US Social Security Administration (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026.
5. United States income tax treaties, A to Z, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026.
6. US citizens and residents abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. Opened on 15 October 2026.
7. VITEM XIV: retired person or pensioner (documents, fee, processing time), Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 3 April 2025, no later update shown. The fee line on the page is labelled for the digital nomad visa and may be a copying error.
8. Brazil: pensions and benefits, Government of Canada. Checked 15 October 2026. The Agreement on Social Security between Canada and Brazil came into force on 1 August 2014. Covers CPP and OAS only, not QPP; page date 6 October 2026.
9. Lived or living outside Canada: do you qualify, Government of Canada (Service Canada). Checked 15 October 2026. CPP retirement benefits are payable outside Canada; OAS abroad needs 20 years of residence in Canada after age 18.
10. VITEM XIV - Immigration Policy (retirees, pensioners and digital nomads), Embassy of Brazil in Canberra. Checked 17 October 2026. Published 3 August 2022, updated 1 October 2026. National Police Certificate issued within 90 days; usually processed in about 2 weeks.
11. Visa fees (VITEM), Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney. Checked 17 October 2026. Last updated 17 March 2026. Temporary visas for Australian passport holders: A$190.00; fees are non-refundable.
12. International social security agreements, Australian Government, Department of Social Services (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026.
13. When you leave Australia if you get Age Pension, Services Australia (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 2 December 2025; page last updated 3 March 2022. Check the live page for changes.
14. Departing Australia superannuation payment, Australian Taxation Office (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 8 October 2025; page last updated 13 February 2025. Written for super funds: the payment is for temporary residents who are not Australian or New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
15. Visitor visa application information, Embassy of Brazil in Wellington. Checked 15 October 2026. Page updated 4 October 2026. New Zealand citizens are exempt from visitor visas, are granted entry at the border for up to 90 days, and can extend once for the same period as long as the stay does not exceed 180 days within 12 months of first entry.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Social security agreements, Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026.
19. Living overseas if you get NZ Super or Veteran’s Pension, Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026. People who already qualify for NZ Super; last updated 24 June 2026; Brazil is not mentioned.
20. Travelling overseas for more than 26 weeks (NZ Super), Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026. Last updated 24 July 2026; amount depends on months lived in New Zealand between ages 20 and 65, out of 540.
21. Resolução Normativa nº 40, de 2 de outubro de 2019: visto temporário e autorização de residência para aposentado ou beneficiário de pensão por morte, 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. 229 on 27 November 2019. Art. 1: monthly transfer to Brazil of US$2,000 or more in foreign currency. Art. 3 sole paragraph and art. 4: initial residence up to two years. Art. 5: renewal set by a separate resolution (see RN 30/2018, annexes XXVII and XXVIII).
22. Resolução Normativa nº 01, de 1º de dezembro de 2017: procedimentos gerais para autorização de residência (as altered by Resolução CNIG/MJSP nº 51 of 14 March 2025), 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. 235 on 8 December 2017. Art. 1: requests go through the MigranteWeb system with the listed documents; art. 5: foreign documents apostilled under the Hague Convention and translated by a sworn translator in Brazil.
23. VITEM XIV: transfer of retirement/pension, Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Embaixada em Viena). Checked 15 October 2026. The visa is valid for up to 1 year; the initial period of stay is up to 2 years; holders register with the Federal Police within 90 days of first entry.
24. How to apply: VITEM temporary visas, e-Consular and payment, Consulate General of Brazil in New York. Checked 17 October 2026. Opened on 17 October 2026. Online form, upload on e-Consular, appointment requests reviewed in 2 business days, originals brought to the appointment, fees by USPS money order.
25. Register as a foreigner in Brazil (CRNM), Federal Police via gov.br. Checked 17 October 2026. Updated 1 September 2026. Fee R$204.77; temporary visa holders register within 90 days of entering; 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. Resolução Normativa nº 30, de 12 de junho de 2018: renovação do prazo de residência ou alteração para prazo indeterminado (annexes for RN 02, RN 13 and RN 40), 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. 142 on 25 July 2018. Art. 1: renewal for up to two years, or change to an indefinite term. Annex II and III (RN 02), annex XIV (RN 13), annex XXVII and XXVIII (RN 40).
28. Decree 9.199/2017 (regulation of the Migration Law), with the changes of Decree 12.657/2025: articles 38, 42, 64, 135, 142, 147, 151, 153 and 160, Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br). Checked 17 October 2026. Consolidated text opened on 17 October 2026.
29. Migration Law (Lei 13.445/2017): articles 13, 14, 30, 37, 65 and 66, Presidency of the Republic (planalto.gov.br). Checked 17 October 2026. Consolidated text opened on 17 October 2026.
30. 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.
31. Information on residency for tax purposes: Brazil, OECD, prepared with information from the Brazilian tax authority. Checked 15 October 2026.
32. Income tax tables for 2026 (IRPF), Receita Federal. Checked 15 October 2026.
33. 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.