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Has anyone does this? I'd think we'd have to get in contact with the Brazilian consulate here in Miami, correct?
Oo good question... I'm going to need to do that I think so I can get a new visa (even though they kept letting me in on the overstayed tourist visa, I think maybe the 4th time will be the time they catch me...)
But being married to a Brazilian doesn't affect your visa, right? Or do you have a special case Alex?
My passport is expiring in 2/09 and my tourists visa is good through 2010 - so I'll need to get that visa transferred to my new passport. I'm going to get a new one w/ my married surname. That is easy and there is no cost.
I guess I'll call the consulate and then I can post my answer.
My passport is expiring in 2/09 and my tourists visa is good through 2010 - so I'll need to get that visa transferred to my new passport. I'm going to get a new one w/ my married surname. That is easy and there is no cost.
I guess I'll call the consulate and then I can post my answer.
QUOTE(Bora Bora @ May 11 2007, 05:53 AM) 
But being married to a Brazilian doesn't affect your visa, right? Or do you have a special case Alex?
My passport is expiring in 2/09 and my tourists visa is good through 2010 - so I'll need to get that visa transferred to my new passport. I'm going to get a new one w/ my married surname. That is easy and there is no cost.
I guess I'll call the consulate and then I can post my answer.
My passport is expiring in 2/09 and my tourists visa is good through 2010 - so I'll need to get that visa transferred to my new passport. I'm going to get a new one w/ my married surname. That is easy and there is no cost.
I guess I'll call the consulate and then I can post my answer.
Actually, I don't know if I need to register my marriage down there to do this, but I thought maybe I'd get a family reunion visa or something (Rey was talking about this) so my tourist visa isn't the only thing I have to go on.
eta: my tourist visa lasts til 2010 also, but I'm looking to go to Brazil for New Years, which will be less than a year since I was down there the last time, so they might be counting stamps... dunno...
From the Brazilian Embassy website:
Tecnically your in-laws are immediatly family members.
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Requirements for Permanent Visa
Eligibility:
Family reunion;
Transfer of residence following retirement;
Personal investment in Brazil;
Intra-company transferees to work as managers, directors, or executives;
Job offer at a Brazilian research, scientific, or academic organization based on field of expertise;
Manager or director of a religious or social assistance organization.
Procedures for Family Reunion
Submission to the Consular Service of letter informing the reason for moving to Brazil, together with the the following documentation (all supporting documentation that is not originated in Brazil must be authenticated by the Consular Service. Copies of Brazilian supporting documents must be notarized by a "Cartório" in Brazil. Original Brazilian documents are not required notarization):
from the applicant:
Two visa application forms per applicant, properly filled out (front and back) and duly signed (parents must sign for those under 18 years old);
two recent 2" x 2" passport-type photo, in color or black and white, front view, full face, light background (snapshots are not accepted);
authenticated copy of the passport pages of identification;
as applicable, marriage certificate or birth certificate;
recent (i.e. less than 90 days old) non-criminal record issued by FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation;
proof of residence for at least one year in the consular jurisdiction;
from the sponsor:
copy of identification card, CIC (or a signed and legalized statement, informing the reason for not filing Income Tax in Brazil) and voter title (for Brazilians onlyl);
formal affidavit ("compromisso de manutenção ") drawn or authenticated at a "Cartório" or at a Consular Office on the applicant's behalf;
from the applicant or sponsor:
document attesting to a confirmed job offer in Brazil, or proof of financial capability, or formal affidavit guaranteeing that applicant will be financially supported by an immediate family member, resident in Brasil.
Eligibility:
Family reunion;
Transfer of residence following retirement;
Personal investment in Brazil;
Intra-company transferees to work as managers, directors, or executives;
Job offer at a Brazilian research, scientific, or academic organization based on field of expertise;
Manager or director of a religious or social assistance organization.
Procedures for Family Reunion
Submission to the Consular Service of letter informing the reason for moving to Brazil, together with the the following documentation (all supporting documentation that is not originated in Brazil must be authenticated by the Consular Service. Copies of Brazilian supporting documents must be notarized by a "Cartório" in Brazil. Original Brazilian documents are not required notarization):
from the applicant:
Two visa application forms per applicant, properly filled out (front and back) and duly signed (parents must sign for those under 18 years old);
two recent 2" x 2" passport-type photo, in color or black and white, front view, full face, light background (snapshots are not accepted);
authenticated copy of the passport pages of identification;
as applicable, marriage certificate or birth certificate;
recent (i.e. less than 90 days old) non-criminal record issued by FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation;
proof of residence for at least one year in the consular jurisdiction;
from the sponsor:
copy of identification card, CIC (or a signed and legalized statement, informing the reason for not filing Income Tax in Brazil) and voter title (for Brazilians onlyl);
formal affidavit ("compromisso de manutenção ") drawn or authenticated at a "Cartório" or at a Consular Office on the applicant's behalf;
from the applicant or sponsor:
document attesting to a confirmed job offer in Brazil, or proof of financial capability, or formal affidavit guaranteeing that applicant will be financially supported by an immediate family member, resident in Brasil.
Tecnically your in-laws are immediatly family members.
Ah so the family reunion visa of which you spoke was actually a permanent resident visa... yikes
And I'm not so sure you can register your marrage in a consulate. You might have to go down there and sort this thing out in a cartorio.
Well, we hope to go to Brazil for Christmas so I'll look into the registration. 
As far as I know you need to take your american marriage certificate to the consulate, and they'll give you a document that will be used to register your marriage in a regular "cartório" in Brazil. From what I read you can't register you marriage straight in Brazil, you need to go through the consulate in your jurisdiction.
Thanks Laura - that is what I thought.
QUOTE(Bora Bora @ May 10 2007, 07:18 PM)
Has anyone does this? I'd think we'd have to get in contact with the Brazilian consulate here in Miami, correct?
You're right. You need to go to the Brazilian consulate of your jurisdiction to get the appropriate paper, which later you take to Brazil to register the marriage in a cartório.
I just found out about this the other day. My wife came here on a K-1 in 1988. We got married and registered the marriage at the consulate. They never said anything about going to a cartario. We only go back every couple of years and I have never stayed more than ten days. My wife was in the Houston consulate recently and they told her she needed to register marriage with a cartario. But I doubt we will go back this year. Maybe at the end of 2009. She has never had any trouble renewing her passport. she has a us passport so the only time we use that is when she goes to Brazil. This does not seem to have been a problem for the last 20 years. I cant see worrying about it. We have no plans to ever move back there.
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