Brazil residence permit through real estate from BRL 1,000,000

It is a residence authorisation under Migration Law 13,445/2017 and Decree 9,199/2017, with conditions set by the National Immigration Council in Normative Resolution 36/2018 as amended by Resolutions 46/2021 and 49/2024. The basis is the purchase of real estate in an urban area for BRL 1,000,000 or more with your own funds of foreign origin.

BRL 1,000,000 for one or several properties in an urban area. For the North and Northeast regions the threshold is 30 % lower, BRL 700,000. You may buy two properties at BRL 500,000 each: the total counts. A loan is allowed only for the part above the threshold.

Yes. You need a registered purchase agreement, proof of the transfer of funds, the building permit and the development record (memorial de incorporação). We check the developer and the permits before the contract is signed.

At least 14 days in every 2-year period, consecutive or not, counted from registration with the Federal Police. That is the condition for keeping the permit. Naturalisation requires real residence of 4 years and Portuguese.

The first permit is for 4 years. At its end, if the property is kept, the permit is converted to indefinite. If presence was not met but the property is kept, a new 4-year permit may be requested.

Yes. Ordinance 12/2018 states expressly that a person granted residence through family reunion may carry out any activity, including paid work, on equal terms with Brazilian nationals.

Both routes are lawful. While in Brazil, you may apply to the Ministry of Justice via the MigranteWeb system (article 4 of Resolution 36/2018). From abroad, through the Brazilian consulate in your country of residence, in New Delhi or Mumbai for Indian residents or in the UAE for UAE residents: first the visa, then registration in Brazil. We choose by timing and family composition.

Within 90 days of entry, register with the Federal Police and obtain the CRNM resident card (fee BRL 204.77 each). Presence and the permit term are counted from the registration date.

Owning property brings the local property tax (IPTU) and taxes on purchase and sale. Tax residency and declaring worldwide income depend on how long you live in the country and in what status; we work this out before the purchase, not after, together with your Indian or UAE tax position.

Ordinary naturalisation: 4 years of residence in Brazil, Portuguese, no criminal conviction. The term is reduced to 1 year with a Brazilian spouse, partner or child. The Migration Law does not require renouncing a previous citizenship; Indian law does not allow dual citizenship, so for Indian citizens naturalisation means moving to OCI status, which we discuss separately.

Before conversion to an indefinite permit the property is the basis of the status: selling it removes the basis. If you plan to exit the asset earlier than four years, we discuss a replacement property or another route before the deal.

The resolution sets no statutory deadline. We give an estimate based on the current practice of the Ministry of Justice and the consulates on the filing date rather than promising ‘a month’. The CRNM card issue time per the gov.br portal is up to 180 calendar days.

Yes. Article 37 of the Migration Law and Ordinance 12/2018 allow family reunion with ascendants up to the second degree, parents and grandparents, and with descendants up to the second degree. For adult children we prepare proof of dependency; stepchildren are included under 18, up to 24 if studying, or where economically dependent. Parents file with you or later.

It does not: the threshold of BRL 1,000,000 (or BRL 700,000 in the North and Northeast) is per applicant, and one property covers the whole family through family reunion. The only trap is co-ownership: then the resolution requires the threshold from each co-owner. Only the fees and document translations per person grow.

Yes. If the application is refused through the fault of our team or an error in building the case, we refund the company's service fee less a minimal retention for costs actually incurred. Refund terms, the payment schedule and the rules on retaining service costs are fixed in the contract before work begins. Before we start, we check your documents and risk history free of charge and tell you about any risks in advance.