Immigration to Brazil

Methods for immigration to Brazil

Immigration to Brazil, immigration conditions in Brazil, and ways to obtain Brazilian residency are discussed in this article. Some people may have thought about migrating to Brazil and have faced questions such as what are the ways to immigrate to Brazil? What are the conditions and rules for immigration to Brazil and obtaining residency and citizenship? Is it possible to migrate to Brazil and obtain a Brazilian residence and passport by childbirth? We will explain all the ways for immigration to Brazil, including immigration by study, work, investment, and the birth of a child in Brazil accurately and scientifically. You can contact the MIE Austria or the Vienna branch of MIE Austria directly and get expert advice on this matter.

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Topics reviewed in this article:

• Immigration to Brazil by work
• Immigration to Brazil by study
• Immigration to Brazil by investment

Immigration to Brazil by work

Immigration to Brazil by work is possible under certain conditions. To obtain a temporary work visa, you must have a job application from your employer in Brazil before taking any action. A company registered in Brazil must be the employer who offers you the job. For this procedure, your employer must submit your job application to the Ministry of Labor in Brazil. Once approved by the Ministry of Labor, you will be able to immigrate to Brazil on a work visa. In cases of the Brazilian work visas, the visa officers process very carefully. As a result, the validity of the documents in the contracts, the presentation of logical reasons for hiring non-Brazilians, and the reason for their preference for the Brazilians will play a very important and influential role in obtaining a Brazilian visa. Normally, work visas are issued to applicants for 2 years, after which they can be extended for another 2 years.

After four years one can apply for a permanent work visa. For the fifth year, individuals can obtain permanent residence in Brazil and then apply for Brazilian citizenship.

To get a temporary work visa, your employer will ask for some documents, which are:

• CV
• Work experience
• Confirmed passport certificate
• 2 photos in the standard passport photo size
• Completing 2 forms available at the embassy
• Police record for at least three months (no criminal record)
• Passport validity for at least 6 months

It should be noted that all the submitted documents must be translated into Portuguese and approved by the court.

The applicant for immigration to Brazil by work must collect all the above documents and then submit it to one’s employer. Then the employer submits the job application to the Ministry of Labor and the applicant can apply for a Brazilian work visa.

One of the most important points to know, for people who want to immigrate by work to Brazil, is the unemployment rate in this country. The unemployment rate in this country in 2017 was about 13 percent and according to the latest statistics in 2018 was about 11 percent, which indicates that working conditions in this country are not suitable compared to the top countries in the world such as Canada, Australia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

Immigration to Brazil by study

Immigration to Brazil is also possible by studying. Those who intend to immigrate to Brazil by study need to know that the universities of Brazil will accept the students in three levels of bachelor, master, and doctorate.  

Study at the undergraduate level

The important point is that undergraduate students can only study in Brazilian Portuguese, which is a difficult language that is why most international students drop out of their undergraduate studies in this country.

Study at the postgraduate level

Postgraduate study can be in both Portuguese and English language. Students must have an IELTS 6 to be admitted to a Brazilian university for a master’s degree.

Study at the doctoral level

For doctoral studies, if you have an IELTS language degree above 6.5, a supervisor, an excellent position, and ISI papers, you can obtain an admission.

There are three types of universities in Brazil:

There are state universities, federal universities, and private universities, tuition in federal and state universities will be free, while you will have to pay tuition to study in private universities.  However, considering that you will not have the best work future after graduation in this country, unlike the top countries of the world such as Canada, Australia, and the top European countries, it is recommended to choose countries for study in which you will have a high chance of finding a job after your study, to guarantee your future. Students can convert student residence to work residence if they receive a job offer from an employer up to 12 months after graduation.

Immigration to Brazil by investment

Immigration to Brazil by investment has special conditions that will be discussed in the continuation of this article. In this country, people can invest in various ways including buying a property, registering a company, and entrepreneurship. The investor must provide a series of documents to show they can bring a large amount of capital directly into Brazil. The exact amount of investment is determined by the Ministry of Labor and the National Immigration Council. In this case, an investment visa application for immigration to Brazil must be submitted directly by the company to the Brazilian Ministry of Labor.

In the property purchase method, individuals must purchase at least 1 million Brazilian reals (equivalent to about 350,000 dollars) for a commercial property. In the company registration method, individuals must have up to 50,000 to 60,000 dollars as the company’s capital in their account. In the entrepreneurship method, people should be able to hire several unemployed people in Brazil in their company or business. The more people hired by investors, their chance would be higher for getting an investment visa. In these methods, applicants first receive a one-year residency and if they can maintain their business annually, pay taxes, and extend their residence every year, after 5 years they will receive a permanent residency, and after about 2 years they can apply for Brazilian citizenship.