Minimum cost
—
Timeline
4 years
residency required
Visa-free access
168
passport rank #15
Dual citizenship
Allowed
Path to citizenship
- Residency4 years · permanent
- Apply365-545 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Brazil
- Program
- Brazil Standard Naturalization
- Local name
- Naturalização Ordinária
- Type
- Naturalization
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 4 years
- Processing time
- 365-545 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 168 destinations
- Passport rank
- #15 (Henley Index)
Standard naturalization requires 4 years of uninterrupted residency in Brazil. Citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries (Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea) benefit from a reduced 1-year residency requirement. All applicants must demonstrate Portuguese language proficiency and have no criminal record.
Fees and costs
No fees listed for this program.
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Conversational Portuguese
- Language exemptions Citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP)
- Oath required
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 4 years
- Residency type
- Permanent
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Max absence
- 365 days
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #15 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 168 countries
- Passport validity
- 10 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- Online
- Apply from abroad
- Must apply in-country
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- www.gov.br
- Legal basis
- Constituição Federal Art. 12; Lei de Migração (Law 13.445/2017)
Notes and caveats
Portuguese-speaking nationals (CPLP countries) qualify after just 1 year of uninterrupted residency. Standard 4-year requirement for all others. Processing typically 12-18 months.