Brazilian Criminal Record Certificate
PREVIOUS SCREENING OF DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE E-CONSULAR PLATAFORM IS MANDATORY: CLIQUEZ ICI .
Wait for your request to be validated before physically submitting the documents to the Consulate.
1) HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH E-CONSULAR
2) HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR HARD-COPY DOCUMENTS, AFTER CLEARANCE FROM E-CONSULAR
3) HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR DOCUMENTS BACK AFTER PROCESSED
1) HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH E-CONSULAR
a) Read these instructions carefully before requesting this service. Have all required documents ready.
b) It will be necessary to scan the original copies of the requested documents and their respective copies. Damaged or very old documents whose authenticity cannot be confirmed may be refused at the discretion of the Consulate.
c) After completing and electronically submitting the form below, the application will be checked by the Consulate. After that, adjustments may be requested. WAIT FOR E-MAIL AUTHORIZATION BEFORE PHYSICALLY SUBMITTING THE DOCUMENTS.
2) HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR HARD-COPY DOCUMENTS, AFTER CLEARANCE FROM E-CONSULAR
After receiving an email with the Consulate's validation message of your request, you can present the documents in two ways, at your convenience:
- by post: you must send everything by XpressPost envelope (Canada Post) or other service, with tracking number (FEDEX, PUROLATOR, DHL, etc),
or
- You can drop off a regular envelope with your documents (sealed, with your full name, address, telephone and email) in the Consulate's Dropbox, which is to the right of the entrance door.
3) HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR DOCUMENTS BACK AFTER PROCESSED
- By post: in order to receive your documents, after they have been processed, by post, a return XpressPost envelope, or corresponding one, with a tracking number must be included in your application.
or
- In person: the in-person withdrawal of documents may be scheduled at the E-Consular, after your request has been validated. For this, you must return to the E-Consular Platform and choose the service: "In-Person Document Withdrawal". Please fill in the required information and upload the automatic validation email received from the Consulate.
If you are requesting more than one service through the e-Consular platform, after each request has been validated by the Consulate, it can all be sent in a single envelope. In this case, you must tell us which are the other services requested in the "Remarks" field.
Only go to the Consulate by appointment. Without appointment it will not be possible to see you.
The Consulate-General of Brazil in Montreal does NOT issue Criminal Records Certificates.
The Consulate can legalize the Brazilian Criminal Record Certificate issued electronically through the website of the Federal Police Department [click here].
Please refer to the following unofficial translation of items in the form:
Nome: given and family names
Nome do pai: father's given and family names
Nome da mãe: mother's given and family names
Nacionalidade: nationality - e.g. brasileiro(a), canadense, haitiano(a) etc.
Naturalidade: city of birth
Selecione: Brazilian state of birth, if any
Documento de identificação: type of Brazilian ID - e.g. RNE etc.
Órgão emissor: Brazilian authority that issued the ID, if any
Selecione: Brazilian state where ID was issued, if any
Número do passaporte: passport number (numbers only)
Série do passaporte: letters in the passport number
Data de nascimento: date of birth
CPF: Brazilian tax payer number, if any
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4.1) To request the consular legalization of a Brazilian Criminal Records Certificate obtained on the website of the Federal Police, applicants must mail all of the following items to the Consulate:
a. The Certificate, issued at the above-mentioned link (please fill out the online form carefully, so that your name and other information are shown correctly on the printed Certificate)
b. A copy of your ID (passport or another official document with photo)
c. Proof of payment (CAD 7.50 per certificate)
- on the day that you book, if you opt for the option: "In-Person Document Withdrawal";
or
- up to 8 business days from receipt at the Consulate, by mail.
- CAD 7.50 per certificate.
- Interac - in this case, payment must be made to the Consulate's by e-mail: pagamento.montreal@itamaraty.gov.br. Pay attention to the correct amount, indicate the question and the secret answer. For further information click here.
- money order or certified cheque (CAD 7.50 per certificate) from Canada Post or your local bank, payable to "Consulate General of Brazil".
→ For enquiries, please write to: notarial.montreal@itamaraty.gov.br