Getting a visa

• Gathering of the Union of Guides – GRU (Federal Government Payment Form).
• First GRU: Code. 140 120 – FIRST ISSUE OF THE FOREIGNER’S DOCUMENT (R$ 124.23)
• Second GRU: Cod. 140082 – FOREIGN REGISTRATION / RESET LOG (R$ 64.58)
• To print the Union Gathering Guides (GRU) click here.

They can be paid at any bank, post office or Lottery Agency.

• Passport, original and copies of the used pages which have to be authenticated by Notary Register Office.
• Consular visa.
• Original visa application form. If the permanence has been obtained in Brazil, take the copy of the Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) – DOU, where the permanence approval has been published.
• In the case of permanence, two (02) recent 3×4 photographs in color with white background must be provided.
• In the case of permanence, two (02) recent 3×4 photographs in color with white background must be provided.
• Proof of payment of fees (GRU slip).

• Attend at the scheduled Federal Police Unit
• In case there has been no scheduling, go to the Federal Police Unit nearest where you will live, with all required documents.
• In case you miss the 30 days deadline, seek information immediately at the Federal Police.

There are 2 ways to carry out the verification:

1) Go to website JusBrasil

• Write your name in the space of search
• The search results should appear in the following form:

“DOU 01/10/2014 – Pg.42 – Seção 1 | Diário Oficial da União”

• Clique in your name.
• You will be taken to a login area. Sign it. You can do it through your Facebook account.
• To check if the publication of your name has to do with the result of your process (concession of permanent visa), make sure that the text before the list of published names is written in the following form:

“Compulsando-se os autos, verifica-se que o Conselho Nacional de Imigração, com fundamento na sua Resolução Recomendada nº08, de 19 de dezembro 2006, c/c a Resolução Normativa nº27, de 25 de janeiro de 1998, autorizou a concessão de permanência no País, conforme se verifica na publicação do Diário Oficial da União de 11 de março de 2014, Seção 1, págs 84 e 85. Em face de exposto, concedo a residência permanente no Território Nacional aos estrangeiros abaixo relacionados.” Model 1.  Model 2.

2) Check the publication of the applicant’s name on the Official Jornal (D.O.U.) on the site:Diário Oficial da União

• Insert the full name in the space “Informe o Termo”
• Select: “Todos”
• Type: “Fonética”
• Start Date: “01/01”
• Click “pesquisar”

If the following message appears – “Nenhum item encontrado para a pesquisa solicitada” (no object found for the requested search) – repeat the search by typing each part of the applicant’s name in the space <>.

If the same information appears again, repeat the process the following month.

• Under aged children must be presented together with a parent or legal guardian.
• The permanent foreigner who is absent for more than two (02) consecutive years from Brazil, loses permanence.
• More information click here.