Application decision · reviewed 2026-08-06
A source-backed workflow for choosing visitor status or VITEM XIV, assembling Brazil's core digital-nomad evidence, and planning registration after arrival.
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Resolution 45 says qualifying remote activity may be performed as a visitor, but the allowed stay and need for a visitor visa depend on nationality.
Use the formal route when you need the published residence period, initially up to one year, or when visitor status does not fit the plan.
Core application file
Valid travel document, completed visa form, consular-fee receipt and proof of transport into Brazil
Identity, application completion and planned entry
The responsible consulate can impose its own appointment and document-handling instructions
Health insurance valid in Brazilian territory
Coverage for the destination required by Resolution 45
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Applicant declaration plus an employment or service contract, or other evidence linking the applicant to a foreign payer
That the activity is remote and not for a Brazilian employer
Local Brazilian work falls outside the digital-nomad definition summarized here
At least US$1,500 in monthly foreign-source income or US$18,000 in available bank funds
Published means of subsistence
The authority may request additional or more recent proof
Criminal-record evidence plus any jurisdiction-specific civil, residence, photo, legalization or translation documents
Admissibility and local consular compliance
A checklist from one Brazilian consulate is an example, not a universal worldwide list
Application workflow
Use the Brazilian consulate serving your residence. Its e-consular steps, document ages, apostille rules, translations and appointment process control locally.
Prepare the resolution-level evidence first, then reconcile it against the responsible consulate's current checklist. Do not assume another jurisdiction's list is identical.
Brazil's Federal Police currently lists an electronic application, valid travel document, original visa form and CRNM fee evidence when applicable, with further documents possible.
Rules, fees and local procedures can change. Reopen every official source immediately before paying, booking or filing.
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Official evidence
Reviewed against these Brazilian government sources on 2026-08-06.
Brazil Ministry of Justice — Digital Nomad Resolution 45 ↗Brazil Ministry of Foreign Affairs — VITEM XIV consular workflow ↗Brazil Federal Police — registration for temporary-visa holders ↗Common questions
Resolution 45 says its qualifying remote activity may be performed under visitor status, subject to the stay period and visitor-visa rules that apply to the applicant's nationality. That does not make every passport visa-exempt or replace a passport-specific entry check.
The resolution identifies a remote-work declaration, an employment or service contract or other evidence of a link to a foreign payer, and foreign-source means of subsistence.
The controlling resolution states at least US$1,500 per month from a foreign source or at least US$18,000 in available bank funds. A consulate may request additional evidence.