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VITEM XIV – Nômade Digital. A one-year, renewable residence for remote workers of foreign companies, needing $1,500 a month or $18,000 in savings.

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VITEM XIV – Nômade Digital

Temporary residence up to 1 year, renewable once, with registration required within 30 days of arrival.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Income
At least $1,500 a month, steady and documented.
Savings
About $18,000.
Time
2–6 weeks at the consulate, plus 4–8 weeks for in-country registration.
Cost
$100–300 consular fee, or under $40 if filed in-country, plus translation and apostille costs.
The hard part
Proving income is foreign-sourced with no Brazilian clients; renewal past the first year is not guaranteed.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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This door stops short of a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

  2. 2028
    Renew the permit

    Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

Language
Able to communicate in Portuguese, shown by the Celpe-Bras certificate or another document accepted under Portaria 623/2020.
Time away
The years are counted from registration of indefinite residence with the Federal Police, not from the first temporary permit. Trips abroad may add up to 1 year over the 4-year period (6 months over 2 years, 3 months over 1 year), and you need at least one document a year proving you lived in Brazil.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • One year, renewable once; it cannot be changed to indefinite residence, and the naturalisation clock only runs on indefinite residence.
  • Dual citizenship: Brazil asks naturalising foreigners for no renunciation, but the Foreign Ministry's dual-nationality page was behind a captcha; marked true on that basis.
  • Whether 'Portuguese-speaking countries' includes Equatorial Guinea is not stated; it is left off the list.
  • No official decision-time figure found.
  • The 2-year default for permanence is the retiree rule (RN 40/2019); other temporary permits have their own lengths.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
None specified for the temporary residence itself, but Federal Police registration within 30 days of arrival is mandatory to keep it valid.
Tax
Tax resident after 183 days in 12 months.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Apply at a Brazilian consulate for VITEM XIV, or file in-country if already in Brazil.Open oliveiralawyers.com ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • Proof of steady income: at least $1,500 a month
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health insurance that meets the program’s rules
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

16 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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