Investment (Vitem IX)

Publicado em 29/07/2022 13h46 Atualizado em 23/08/2024 16h14

A temporary investor's visa may be granted to a foreign citizen who is:

➢ Administrator, manager, director, or executive with supervising responsibilities over a foreign corporation or society intending to invest in a Brazilian counterpart (RN 11/2017).

➢ Individual who intends to invest at least R$ 500.000,00 in a Brazilian company/enterprise (RN 13/2017).

➢ Individual who intends to invest at least R$ 150.000,00 in a Brazilian Startup (RN 13/2017).

➢ Individual who intends to invest at least R$ 700.000,00 in real estate in the North or Northeast regions of Brazil (RN 36/2018).

➢ Individual who intends to invest at least R$ 1.000.000,00 in real estate in the Center West, Southeast, or South regions of Brazil (RN 36/2018).

This type of visa requires approval from the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security, which will then send the authorization to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Application procedures for this visa type must be initiated in Brazil through the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

LENGTH OF STAY IN BRAZIL

Granted period: indefinite leave.

Validity: visa is valid for one year. This means the applicant must use the visa within one year from the issue date before expiration.

VISA FEES

Click here to check the visa fees and how to pay them.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Item	Observation
Valid Passport	Original passport signed by the applicant, with at least two contiguous blank pages left. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes. If your passport has run out of pages, you must obtain a new one before applying for a visa to Brazil. Your passport must be in good condition to be accepted as a valid document. It must not be torn, wet, damp, stained, cut, punctured, excessively dirty, etc. Adults must sign their passports. Passports of minors do not need to be signed. *Very few countries have passports that do not require signatures. Check your passport and ensure it is signed if there is a field for it.
Photo 2x2 inches (specifications)	Provide a printed photo with your application along with the upload of a digital copy of your photo, signature, and other supporting documents to your application process. (Please note that the upload and a hard copy of your photo are mandatory). *Photos must be printed on photo-quality paper that can be either matte or glossy on a white background.
Complete the online Application Form (read carefully before applying)	Complete the online form. There is no printable version available for download. Enter complete information – please note that some fields are mandatory. Parents' names must be entered in full (name and surname), exactly as displayed on the applicant's birth certificate. Click the "Complete Application" button to generate the Visa Request Form Receipt (RER). Print and sign the RER; affix your photo on the indicated field. Upload the digital copies of all documents listed below on the E-Consular platform. Applications without uploaded documents will not be accepted.
Background check (applicants aged 18 and older)	FBI Background Check issued within 90 days. When mailing the documents to the Consulate, it'll be necessary to send the original colored logo watermarked criminal record, obtained at Accurate Biometrics: 134 N La Salle St Ste 2060, Chicago, IL 60602 (https://accuratebiometrics.com/illinois/services/fbi-personal-background). The PDF downloaded from the FBI website is not accepted. If the applicant has lived in the United States less than 1 year, he/she will need to provide a criminal record in all the countries where he/she has lived in the last 12 months, dully apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country, and, if necessary, translated.
Proof of residence	Applicants must show where they lived in the last 12 months. For this purpose, it's possible to upload utility or credit card bills, which contain the applicant's address and are in his/her name. As an example: if the FBI was issued in May, the applicant can upload 5 bills: May, August and November from the previous year + February and May of the presetn year.
Birth Certificate (along with a photocopy)	Original Birth Certificate *Attention: submitting this document is intended to prevent discrepancies between the information in the visa application and the birth certificate itself. As the birth certificate will have to be presented during the mandatory registration of the visa with the Federal Police in Brazil, any inconsistent data will preclude the conclusion of this process. It must also be duly apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a certified translator in Brazil.
Proof of Immigration Status in the United States (if not American national) (photocopy)	Valid green card or visa. WE ONLY ACCEPT ORIGINAL GREEN CARDS, NOT COPIES, EVEN NOTARIZED ONES. If you're an American citizen with double citizenship applying for a visa with a non-American passport, you must present proof of your American citizenship, for instance, your American passport or certificate of citizenship, apostilled.
Consular Fees (non-refundable)	The Consulate General in Chicago ONLY accepts payments by Postal Money Order issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS), payable to "Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago." Personal checks, credit cards, or other forms of payment are not accepted. Please note that the payment of the consular fee does not guarantee that the visa will be granted.

* Applicants willing to travel accompanied by their spouse/partner/children must present, in addition to those mentioned above, the following documents:

Minor children (under 18 years old):

Original birth certificate;
Consent Form: by signing the minor's consent form, the parents/legal guardians authorize the visa issue. Both signatures must be certified by a public notary.

Spouse/partner:

Original marriage certificate (or equivalent) and/or birth certificate;
FBI Background check (same as above).

If issued outside the United States, the documents have to be apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a certified translator in Brazil.

FAMILY REUNION

Applicants willing to take their spouse/partner/children /other dependents, please click here to check their eligibility. Dependents may be granted a Family Reunion Visa (VITEM XI), bound to the primary applicant, thus subject to the same conditions (e.g., same length of stay, etc.). Family applications may be applied jointly or after the primary applicant's VITEM has been issued.

If eligible, each applicant must submit the following documents:

Applicant	Documentation
Spouse	See Family Reunion Visa (VITEM XI) on the grounds of marriage.
Partner	See Family Reunion Visa (VITEM XI) on the grounds of stable union.
Children (son/daughter of any age)	See Family Reunion Visa (VITEM XI) on the grounds of offspring. In this case, presenting the birth certificate is mandatory in order to attest the family relationship/level of relation with the primary applicant. Please note: if the dependent is under 18 years old, both parents/legal guardians must sign the child's Consent Form. Both signatures must be certified by a public notary.

Note - Supporting documents will vary depending on the purpose of the trip and may be requested at the Consular Authority's discretion.

IMPORTANT

The Consular Authority will determine the type of visa that applies to your case based on the information provided.

Processing time may vary and will be determined by the Consular Authority.

All visa requests shall be initiated through the E-Consular platform. Create an account and upload all necessary documents and wait for the approval.

Once the documents are approved on the E-Consular platform, the original documentation can be sent by mail or delivered at the Consulate, after an appoinment is scheduled on the E-Consular platform. If mailed, a pre-paid return envelope, exclusively from the USPS, must be included. ATTENTION: it's necessary to present ONLY original versions of the documents that were validated, such as passports, whrere visas are stamped, birth or marriage certificates, green cards, notarized documents, Apostilles, and watermarked FBI criminal records. Otherwise, the issuance of the visa will be held until these documents are mailed or another appointment is scheduled to bring them.
If the applicant is late to the appointment at the Consulate, it will also be necessary to schedule another time or mail the documents.
IMPORTANT: the visa is NOT issued on the same day documents are handed in. After it's ready, we'll get in contact so that another appointment can be scheduled on the E-Consular platform to receive it, under the service "Pick up issued visas".

REGISTRATION WITH THE FEDERAL POLICE

Holders of this type of visa must register with the Federal Police within 90 days of their first entry into Brazil. Contact the Federal Police directly to learn how to register.

The Consulate anticipates that, among other documents, the applicant will have to present the Visa Application Form (FPV) provided upon the issue of the visa, as well as the original of the birth and, if it's the case, of the marriage certificate, that must be apostilled by the competent authority in the issuing country. After being apostilled, the document will have to be translated into Portuguese by a sworn translator ("tradutor juramentado") in Brazil.

For additional information documents needed for this type of visa, please email visa.chicago@itamaraty.gov.br.