General program requirements

To qualify for Brazil’s permanent residency for investors, applicants must invest either in Brazilian real estate or businesses.

Business investment options:

BRL 500,000 ($93,000) investment in a business in Brazil.

BRL 150,00 ($28,000) investment in innovative activities to boost the local economy (create 10 local jobs).

Under the business investment options, the applicant must show proof of subsistence and de facto residence.

For business investment, the business plan must obtain approval from the National Council of Immigration (CNI) to be eligible.

The applicant must prove that the company is in good standing and employs local residents to renew the permanent residence after three years.

Real estate investment options:

BRL 700,000 ($126,000) investment in real estate in the North and North Eastern regions of Brazil; or

BRL 1 million ($185,000) investment in real estate in other regions within Brazil.

The investment must be maintained to retain residency.

Dependents may include a spouse, parents and children under 24 under family reunion.

Program benefits

• Path to citizenship;
• Permits dual citizenship;
• Enhanced business access to large economies;
• Lower cost of living;
• Warm climate;
• Short processing time.

Requirements to qualify for citizenship

The applicant must be approved for residency before arriving in Brazil. The Business Investor VIPER is a permanent residence visa issued immediately but, if chosing the business investment option, the applicant must have his business reviewed by authorities after three years.

To maintain permanent residency, the applicant may not be absent for more than six consecutive months. After four years of continuous residency, the applicant may apply for citizenship.

Under the real estate route, the residence permit is initially issued for 2 years and can be renewed indefinitely if the investment is maintained by the applicant. Pysical presence of 30 days per annum is required to retain residency. 

Those who invest more than US$200,000 in real estate are eligible to apply for citizenship after just three years, rather than the normal four.

Brazil permits dual citizenship.

Applications for this program may be directed to:

Ministério das Relações Exteriores 

Legislation upon which this program is based:

Migration Law 2017 Chapter 2 Article 14.1(h) and 9

Normative Resolution No.13 of 2017 (Business Investment) and Migration Law. Normative Resolution No.36 Article 20 (Real Estate)

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