Brazil digital nomad visa (VITEM XIV)

You count as a digital nomad if you can work for a foreign employer while in Brazil, using information technology to carry out your duties remotely. If you work for a company in Brazil, this visa cannot be requested. You must prove three things: a statement that you can perform your professional activities remotely, a contract or other documents showing the link with a foreign employer, and proof of means of subsistence from a foreign payer.

Consulates also ask for the online form signed, a valid passport, a recent ICAO-standard 3x4 cm photo, a criminal record certificate for applicants 18 and over (under 3 months old, showing the city of birth exactly as in the passport), a full birth certificate with parents' names and city of birth, travel and medical insurance issued in English or officially translated, and the fee receipt. Applicants who are not nationals of the country where they apply must prove legal residence there.

Proof of means of subsistence must come from a foreign payer and show a monthly amount of at least USD 1,500, or bank funds of USD 18,000 available. Bank statements for the last 3 months or payslips are accepted. The statement and the contract must be issued in English, or officially translated into Portuguese or English.

Within 30 days of entering Brazil you must register with the Federal Police and present a copy of the visa application form. The stay in Brazil is up to one year.

The visa is e-mailed once authorised. At registration the Federal Police asks for its online form, your passport, the original visa form and, where applicable, the R$ 204.77 CRNM card fee (code 140120).