CPF

GENERAL INFORMATION

Foreign citizens of any age who own or wish to own, in Brazil, assets and rights subject to public registration, including real estate, vehicles, boats, aircraft, shareholdings, bank accounts or investments in the financial market, must register with the Individual Taxpayer Register (CPF).

The CPF number is assigned only once (unique and definitive), with no possibility of a second enrolment. The CPF number will be generated at the time of issue and will appear on the receipt given to the applicant. The number should be kept in a safe place, as a "CPF card" will no longer be issued.

If you have forgotten your CPF number, you will have to apply for it in Brazil at the Federal Tax Office, as this problem cannot be solved at the embassy due to tax secrecy. If necessary, the request can be made by proxy in Brazil. Foreigners must have their power of attorney legalized by a local notary, apostille the document and then have it translated into Portuguese by an official translator.

 Foreigners who live outside Brazil must submit their CPF applications to the Brazilian consular offices, by means of in-person attendance, with the exception of the following cases, which can be sent to the e-mail address cpf.residente.exterior@rfb.gov.br directly by the applicant's personal e-mail:

 I - requests from foreigners with diplomatic privileges and immunities; and

II - requests by foreigners for alterations, regularization, cancellation, reinstatement and consultation of NI-CPF.

The response regarding the compleition of the service, accompanied, where necessary, by the relevant documents, will be sent by e-mail to the address indicated in the  FCPF (Individual Taxpayer Registration Form).

 The service is completely free of charge.

 For all other cases, requests for the service should be made by e-mail to consular.sofia@itamaraty.gov.br.

Walkthrough:

 1) Fill in the online form on the Receita Federal website, available at the following link:

*Note: The "Voter ID" field on the form must be left blank.

 Warning: your browser's pop-up blocker must be disabled. Otherwise, it will not be possible to send the request.

2) After clicking on "send" button, a registration form (FCPF) will be generated containing a service code. Print out the generated protocol.

3) Gather the following documents: passport, Bulgarian/North Macedonian identity card and birth certificate to verify parents' names.

4) Send a copy of the documents listed above by e-mail and wait for an appointment.