🇧🇷Brazil
VITEM IX — Investor Visa (VIPER)
Direct PR via investment in a Brazilian company or qualifying real estate.
Required documents
- ·Investment proof registered with the Central Bank
- ·Brazilian CPF tax number
- ·Police clearance
Things to know
- ·Real-estate floor is BRL 1M nationally; the BRL 700k tier applies only to property in the North/Northeast regions (~30% reduction).
- ·Portuguese A2 required at citizenship.
- ·Governing instruments: Normative Resolution 118/2015 (business investment), RN 13/2017 and RN 36/2018 (real-estate tiers).
- ·Reduced BRL 150,000 threshold available for investments in innovation, basic/applied research, science or technology with an approved plan.
- ·Investment must be transferred as foreign funds through an authorized Brazilian bank and registered with the Central Bank within 30 days.
- ·VITEM XIV is Brazil's digital nomad classification, not the investor visa — the investor visa is VITEM IX.
Apostille & legalization
Apostille routeApostille only — both United States and Brazil are parties to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention.
Documents that must be apostilled
- ·Police / criminal-record clearance
Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.
- Obtain originals or certified copies of each civil/criminal record (birth certificate, marriage certificate, police clearance, diploma, etc.).
- Have each document apostilled by the competent authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
- Translate the apostilled document into the official language of Brazil — the apostille itself is also translated.
- Submit the apostilled + translated bundle directly to the Brazil immigration authority or consulate; no further consular stamp is required.
Translation: Brazil only accepts translations from a court-sworn / officially recognised translator — agency translations are routinely rejected.
Issuing authority in United States: U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications
Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.
Last verified 19 July 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.
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