Residence authorization, family reunion and naturalization for foreigners connected to Brazil by marriage, children, work or property. We prepare and file the case from here, and state in writing what requires presence in Brazil before we start.
If your case fits one of these scenarios, our team runs the procedure in Brazil and states in writing what requires your presence.
Marrying a Brazilian grants neither automatic citizenship nor the right to remain. Without applying for residence authorization, the foreigner stays as a visitor, with a limited period and no right to work. And time spent as a visitor does not count towards the period required for naturalization.
Service in your own time zone in the United States (in Portuguese, English or Spanish) and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
We review your documents and build the legal strategy that best fits your case.
We arrange the sworn translation and the Hague Apostille with no hassle.
Our team files and follows the case in person at registries and courts.
You receive the certificate or recorded document digitally and by physical mail.
Each route carries different requirements and costs. Reviewing your documents we determine which applies — and the estimated timeline goes in writing in the proposal, before any payment.
A tie to a Brazilian spouse, partner or child. The most common route for those who married a Brazilian.
For those who already hold residency. The period drops from four years to one where there is a Brazilian spouse or child.
For those who have lived in Brazil for more than fifteen uninterrupted years with no criminal conviction, regardless of family ties.
A simplified list of the documents usually required to start the procedure.
The exact list for your case comes with the initial review — we ask only for what is needed, with no pointless paperwork.
Service in your own time zone in the United States — and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
14 years in Private International Law and more than 2,000 Brazilian and foreign clients served. Law degree from PUC Minas, MBA from FGV, international training in Belgium (Louvain) and Australia (Newcastle). Former professor at PUC Minas.
19 years of practice and more than 2,500 cases in Brazil, in civil, contract and real estate law. Former court-appointed defender for the Bar of Santa Catarina, a Brazilian and American citizen, he has lived in Florida since 2016 and serves clients in three languages.
Law graduate with advanced training in International Family Law. She is the one who receives and organizes your case in the United States: document review, case follow-up, liaison with the team in Brazil and service in your own time zone.
No. Marriage creates a right to residence authorization through family reunion and cuts the naturalization period from four years to one. Citizenship itself depends on a separate naturalization application.
No. Brazil allows dual nationality and does not require renunciation of a previous nationality to grant naturalization.
It depends on the route. There is the family reunion visa, applied for before travelling, and the residence authorization, filed once in Brazilian territory. In the case review we say which applies and exactly what requires physical presence, in writing, before anything starts.
Four years as a general rule, cut to one year where the foreigner has a Brazilian spouse or child. There is also the extraordinary route, for those who have lived in the country for more than fifteen uninterrupted years with no criminal conviction.
No. We work exclusively in Brazilian law. United States immigration matters are handled by attorneys licensed in that jurisdiction.
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