Brazil digital nomad visa: requirements (2026)

Legal framework

VITEM XIV visa and residence authorization for digital nomads, established by CNIg/MJSP Normative Resolution No. 45 of 9 September 2021 (published DOU 24 January 2022); administered by the Ministry of Justice & Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty).

Key points: digital nomad & residency in Brazil

1. 01Dedicated legal basis

   CNIg Normative Resolution No. 45/2021 created the digital-nomad visa/residence permit for immigrants without a Brazilian employment link whose activity can be carried out remotely for a foreign employer, published in the Diário Oficial da União on 24 January 2022.

   portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br

2. 02Financial threshold

   Applicants must show monthly income of at least US$1,500 from a foreign source, or available bank funds of at least US$18,000, plus a foreign employment/service contract and a self-declaration of remote-work capability.

   portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br gov.br

3. 03Duration & renewal

   The VITEM XIV is granted for up to one year and can be renewed once for an equal period through the Federal Police from within Brazil, provided the income/savings threshold and no-Brazilian-employer condition are still met.

   portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br gov.br

4. 04Other documentation

   Applicants also need a valid passport, private health insurance covering the stay in Brazil, and a criminal-background certificate; applications are lodged at a Brazilian consulate abroad via the e-consular (SERPRO) system or, in some cases, directly with the Federal Police in Brazil.

   gov.br portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br

5. 05Tax-residency trigger

   Physical presence exceeding 183 days (consecutive or not) within any 12-month period makes the nomad a Brazilian tax resident, subjecting worldwide income to Brazilian personal income tax under the carnê-leão regime — a key planning point independent of the visa itself.

   gov.br citizenremote.com

6. 06Residency-by-investment (VIPER)

   Alongside the nomad route, Brazil offers a golden-visa-style permanent residency via real-estate investment of at least R$1,000,000 (reduced to R$700,000 in the North and Northeast regions); other CNIg routes cover retirees with foreign pension income and business investors.

   portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br gov.br

Timeline of decisions

1. 7 Oct 2025Law · official
   Decreto 12.657/2025 overhauls migration regulation and digitizes residence applications

   Brazil enacted a decree creating the National Policy for Migrations, Refuge and Statelessness and amending Decree 9.199/2017 (which regulates the Migration Law), enabling many foreigners, including remote workers, to apply for residence digitally via the Portal Migrante rather than at a consulate.

   Planalto (Presidência da República)

2. 1 Oct 2024Guidance · official
   Brazil expedites temporary visas and residence permits for Mercosur and CPLP migrants

   The government announced streamlined temporary-residence processing for nationals of Mercosur and Portuguese-speaking countries, having granted nearly 65,000 regularizations between Jan 2023 and Aug 2024 under the Mercosur Residence Agreement framework.

   Secretaria de Comunicação Social (gov.br)

3. 15 Dec 2022Guidance · official
   Portaria 428/2022 operationalizes the VITEM XIV digital nomad visa

   An interministerial ordinance set out the consular procedures and document list for the digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV), including the foreign-employer link, US$1,500/month income or US$18,000 savings, and mandatory health insurance.

   Ministério das Relações Exteriores (gov.br)

4. 24 Jan 2022Law · official
   Digital nomad visa enters into force with publication in the Official Gazette

   CNIg Normative Resolution 45 was published in the Diário Oficial da União (No. 16) and took effect, formally creating Brazil's temporary visa and residence authorization for remote workers earning from foreign sources, valid one year, renewable for one more.

   Portal de Imigração (Ministério da Justiça)

5. 9 Sept 2021Decision · official
   CNIg adopts Normative Resolution 45/2021 on digital nomads

   Brazil's National Immigration Council approved the resolution defining a 'digital nomad' as a foreigner who works remotely for an employer abroad with no Brazilian employment tie, setting the financial thresholds and one-year residence term that still govern the visa.

   Portal de Imigração (Ministério da Justiça)

6. 20 Nov 2017Law · official
   Decreto 9.199/2017 regulates the new Migration Law

   The implementing decree detailed visa categories and residence-authorization procedures under Law 13.445/2017, establishing the regulatory machinery later used to create specialized permits such as the digital nomad visa.

   Planalto (Presidência da República)

7. 24 May 2017Law · official
   New Migration Law (Lei 13.445/2017) replaces the dictatorship-era statute

   Brazil enacted a rights-based immigration law repealing the 1980 Foreigners' Statute, creating modern temporary-visa and residence categories (work, study, investment, family, etc.) that form the legal foundation for all current residency pathways including remote work.

   Planalto (Presidência da República)

8. 7 Oct 2009Law · official
   Brazil incorporates the Mercosur Residence Agreement (Decreto 6.975/2009)

   A decree domesticated the Mercosur Residence Agreement, giving nationals of member and associated South American states a simplified two-year temporary residence convertible to permanent, still the most-used residency route into Brazil for the region.

   Planalto (Presidência da República)

9. 19 Aug 1980Law · official
   Estatuto do Estrangeiro (Lei 6.815/1980) sets the prior, security-focused regime

   The Foreigners' Statute, enacted under the military government and grounded in national-security doctrine, governed foreign residence for nearly four decades and is the restrictive framework the 2017 Migration Law was designed to overturn.

   Planalto (Presidência da República)

Sources

1. 1.portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br/pt/nav-guiada/rn-45
2. 2.portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br/images/resolucoes_normativas/RESOLU%C3%87%C3%83O_CNIG_MJSP_N%C2%BA_45
3. 3.gov.br/mre/pt-br/embaixada-helsinque/consular-services/digital-nomad-visa-vi
4. 4.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular
5. 5.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br
6. 6.portaldeimigracao.mj.gov.br/
7. 7.citizenremote.com/visas/brazil-digital-nomad-visa/