Added
created from RN CNIg 36/2018 as amended by RN 46/2021 and RN 49/2024, with the R$1,000,000 and R$700,000 floors, a four-year term and a 14-day stay Source
Minimum investment
$139,668
2 investment options
Stay
48
months, renewable
Application fee
$34
Tax
Worldwide
Worldwide income tax once tax resident (184 days)
Path to staying
- Residence permit48 months
- Renew48 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 4 years
- Citizenshipafter 8 years
- Permanent residency 4 years
- Citizenship 8 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship Portuguese communication
Overview
- Country
- Brazil
- Program
- Real Estate Investor Visa
- Local name
- Autorização de Residência por Investimento Imobiliário
- Type
- Investor visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 48 months
- Renewable
- Yes (48 mo)
- Min stay
- 14 days per 24 months
Residence for a foreign individual who buys urban property in Brazil with their own funds from abroad. The floor is R$1,000,000, or as low as R$700,000 in the North or Northeast. The first residence term is four years. It can then become indefinite if the property investment is still in place. The holder must be in Brazil at least 14 days in every two-year period.
Investment options
| Type | Tier / zone | Min amount | USD equivalent | Holding | Returnable | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | Other regions | BRL 1,000,000 | $199,525 | — | Yes | Optional |
| Real estate | North or Northeast | BRL 700,000 | $139,668 | — | Yes | Optional |
Eligibility
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business not allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Parents allowed
- Yes
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Regime name
- Worldwide income tax once tax resident (184 days)
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online, in person
- Processing time
- Up to 180 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Resolução Normativa CNIg 36/2018, as amended by Resolução CNIG/MJSP 46/2021 and 49/2024. The four-year term and the 14-day stay replaced the original two-year term. Meeting the 14-day rule (consecutive or split, counted from Federal Police registration) means the general two-year absence ground does not apply. Selling or otherwise ending the investment can end the residence, including after it becomes indefinite. Each co-owner must meet the full floor alone. A person whose first grant was shorter than four years can renew until they reach the point where indefinite residence is available. Someone who misses the stay, or the window to request indefinite residence, can apply again for another four years if the property is still held. Police certificates are required for that indefinite-term request. Company investment is a separate record. Family reunion, the R$168.13 processing fee, tax residency at day 184, and citizenship are the national rules: ordinary naturalization needs four years of indefinite residence, so the earliest ordinary path is about eight years, and only if the person actually lives in Brazil. The 14-day minimum does not by itself create tax residency or satisfy the naturalization presence test. USD figures use PTAX venda R$5.0119 on 2026-10-08. Language: Portuguese communication; several documentary forms are accepted.
Also in Brazil
Brazil also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source