Investment Visa – Vitem IX
A) General rules and Eligibility
This visa can be granted to foreign citizens who wish to establish residence in Brazil as a:
- intra-company transferee to represent commercial or civil corporation, group or economic conglomerate as administrator, manager, director or executive with management powers (Normative Resolution No. 11/2017);
- foreigners investing in a Brazilian company, with the creation of new jobs (Normative Resolution No. 13/2017);
- foreigners investing in innovation or basic/applied research in the fields of science and technology, including startups (Normative Resolution No. 13/2017);
- foreigners investing in Brazilian real estate market, acquiring real estate (in the form of one or more units) in value at least equal to or above R$ 700.000,00 (seven hundred thousand Brazilian reais), if the purchase is made in the Brazilian North or Northeast, or R$ 1.000.000,00 (one million Brazilian reais), if the purchase is made elsewhere within Brazil. (Normative Resolution No. 36/2018).
The application procedure for a Temporary Investment Visa is initiated from Brazil with the submission of the application and supporting documents to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública – MJ). Once authorization has been granted and subsequently received by the Embassy, the applicant may submit the appropriate documentation to lodge a visa application
For General Visa Information, please check here.
B) Length of stay in Brazil
Visas are issued for up to 1 (one) year, counted from the day of issue.
Residence authorization (once in Brazil only) is given by the Federal Police Department (Polícia Federal), accordingly to the purpose of the stay.
Within 90 (ninety) days of arrival in Brazil, bearers of investment visas must register with the Brazilian Immigration authorities (Polícia Federal) in the place where the applicant intends to establish residence. The applicant should present the copy of the visa application form, provided upon collection of the visa at the Embassy, as well as the other documents listed in the Interministerial Ordinance nº 12 of June 13, 2018.
C) Required documents
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1. Passport |
Valid for no less than 6 months, with at least two blank pages. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes. If you have been to Brazil before, make sure to bring your used visa to our Embassy |
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2. One recent photo |
Filipino passport-size, in color, front view, white background and taken within 6 (six) months. Low quality photos will not be accepted. Please click here for photo specifications. |
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3. One visa application form |
Printed and signed by the passport holder. All supporting documents must be digitally attached to the online form. |
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4. Original NBI clearance issued within the last 90 days |
In case the applicant has resided in other countries in the last 12 months, police clearance from each country duly apostilled/legalized. |
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5. Legible birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority – PSA and apostilled by the DFA |
In case the applicant is not Filipino, original birth certificate duly apostilled/legalized by the competent authority in the country of origin of the document. Note: The apostille/legalization of a birth certificate is not compulsory for visa processing, but it is likely to be required upon registration in Brazil. Therefore, it is highly recommended that applicants apostille/legalize their documents before applying for a visa, as a foreigner must register within 90 days of entering Brazil. |
Please note:
- Consular officers will only receive applications from applicants who are able to comply with all the requirements presented above.
- Please notice that this Embassy only accepts visa applications once the applicant has uploaded his/her photograph, signature and other documents through the visa application form. All documents must be scanned and attached to the online form. Otherwise, it will not be possible for this Embassy to accept the visa application.
- After filling out the online form, it is mandatory to present all documents when submitting the application at the Embassy. Please bring the originals of these documents, plus a set of ordinary copies.
- Consular officers may request additional information or documentation as deemed necessary. Personal interview may also be necessary.
- Unless presented personally, the consular service will not process visas of applicants who do not reside in its consular jurisdiction, i.e., Philippines, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Guam (USA) and Northern Mariana Islands (USA).
D) Visa fees
To check the applicable visa fee, please refer to Consular fees.
The visa fee must be paid by deposit into an account maintained by this Embassy at San Agustin – H.V. Dela Costa Branch of Metrobank. Payment slips may be obtained at the Embassy and payment must be preferably made at the day which the service is requested.
E) Lodging your application
Bring the duly completed and signed application receipt and the supporting documentation to our Embassy during public hours.
Applications can be lodged in person or through a third party (relative/friend/visa agent).
This Embassy does not accept visa applications by mail.
F) Processing times
Five working days.
Under no circumstances, visas will be issued on the same day.