Digital nomads
Publicado em
13/03/2023 15h10
Atualizado em
08/08/2024 16h02
VITEM XIV: Digital Nomads
The temporary visa XIV for digital nomads may be granted to immigrants who (remotely and with the use of information technologies and communication) are able to perform their job activities in Brazil, for a foreign employer, without emplyment contract in Brazil.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- Passport (valid and signed with at least two blank Visa pages)
- For non-US citizens: copy of proof of legal immigration status in the U.S. ( U.S. visa or Green Card)
- Water, energy or gas bill in applicant's name
- Visa Application Form Receipt (printed and signed)
- Passport photo (2”x 2”), with clear background
- U.S. Postal Service Money Order payable to the Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta (see Visa Fees). Visa fees are non-refundable
- Birth Certificate (copy) - if not born in the USA, Birth Certificate must be apostilled or legalized
- FBI Background Check (issued within the past 60 days)
- Health insurance valid in Brazil
- Flight itinerary showing entry in Brazil
- Notarized statement attesting applicant’s ability to carry out their professional activities remotely, through information technologies and communication;
- Employment contract or provision of services or other documents that prove the link with foreign employer; and proof of means of subsistence, from a foreign paying source - monthly payments equal to or greater than US$ 1,500.00 (one thousand five hundred dollars) or availability of bank funds in the minimum amount of US$ 18,000.00 (eighteen thousand dollars).
► Additional documents may be requested at the discretion of the Consular Authority.
HOW TO APPLY
The documentation listed above may be submitted:
► In person:
- Applicants may deliver the documentation in a closed/sealed envelope at the Consulate, Monday through Friday, between 1pm and 3pm. No documentation will be analyzed at the time of delivery.
- Applicants are responsible for checking visa status here. No e-mail will be sent to inform when the visa is ready for pick-up.
- Applicants may choose to pick up the visa in person at the Consulate, Monday through Friday, between 1pm and 3pm (no third parties allowed) or leave a self-addressed, pre-paid return envelope (Priority or Priority Express flat-rate only) from the U.S. Postal Service envelope.
► By mail to the following address:
Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta - Visa Section
3500 Lenox Rd NE, suite 800
One Alliance Center
Atlanta, GA 30326
Applicants must also include an additional self-addressed, pre-paid return envelope (Priority or Priority Express flat-rate only) from the U.S. Postal Service envelope. This envelope will be used to return the visa to the applicant, and may be folded in half to fit inside the original sending envelope.
Return envelopes with addresses outside the United States will not be accepted.
Visas submitted by mail are the sole responsibility of the applicant. The Consulate is not responsible for any delays or loss by the postal service, nor will it track or provide information of the whereabouts of documentation sent.
Questions? Send an e-mail to visa.atlanta@itamaraty.gov.br .