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Brazil Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV)

Brazil's Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV), created by CNIg Resolução Normativa 45/2021, is a purpose-built temporary visa and residence permit for remote workers who earn from a foreign employer or foreign clients and cannot work for a Brazil-based company.

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Visa guide

Quick verdict

Brazil is a clean go/no-go screen on paper: clear at least US$1,500 in monthly foreign-source income, or hold at least US$18,000 in accessible bank funds, and you cannot work for a company based in Brazil on this visa.

The visa grants an initial one-year stay, renewable once for an equal period, for a maximum of two years under this status. It does not lead directly to permanent residence.

Known execution risk: fees range from about US$100 to US$290 depending on nationality and the receiving consulate's reciprocity rules, and at least one embassy page even labels the identical program 'VITEM XV' instead of VITEM XIV. Treat the receiving consulate's own instructions as the source of truth, not a single global checklist.

Key takeaways

Best fit: remote employees or contractors paid by a foreign employer or foreign clients who can document that relationship and clear the income/funds threshold.
Main hurdle: consulate-specific document handling, fee, and appointment process. The financial threshold itself (US$1,500/month or US$18,000 in funds) was consistent across every official consulate page checked.
Route choice: apply at a Brazilian consulate abroad, or -- if visa-exempt and already in Brazil as a tourist -- petition to convert status in-country through the Federal Police's MigranteWeb system before the tourist entry window expires.
Tax treatment is intentionally not marked favorable until an official Receita Federal source is added.

What 'digital nomad' means under Resolução 45/2021

CNIg Resolução Normativa 45/2021 defines a 'nômade digital' as an immigrant who, remotely and using information and communication technologies, can carry out labor activities in Brazil for a foreign employer. Every official consulate page reviewed repeats the same restriction in plain terms: if the applicant works for a company based in Brazil, this visa cannot be requested.

The category is purpose-built for this use case -- unlike Mexico's Temporary Resident Visa on this site, Brazil's program has its own visa code (VITEM XIV) and its own resolution, not a general residence route repurposed for remote workers.

One financial rule, six consistent official pages

Applicants must show either at least US$1,500 in monthly foreign-source income or at least US$18,000 in accessible bank funds. This record checked six official consulate/embassy VITEM XIV pages across three continents (New York, Houston, Helsinki, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Manama) and found the same two numbers on every one -- an unusually clean result compared to the EUR/local-currency variance seen in several European programs on this site.

What is not consistent is the fee and, in one case, even the visa-code label. New York and the U.S.-passport rate in Washington, D.C. list US$290; most other nationalities at the Washington embassy pay US$100; Helsinki charges EUR 100; Manama charges BHD 116 and calls the identical program 'VITEM XV.' Confirm the fee, form, and label with the consulate that will actually receive the application.

What is still unknown

This record verifies the digital-nomad definition, the ban on Brazil-based employment, the income/funds threshold, the one-year-plus-one-renewal duration, the 90-day Federal Police registration window, and the MigranteWeb in-country conversion option for visa-exempt nationals, all from official gov.br consulate/embassy pages checked on 2026-07-06. The Resolução CNIG/MJSP 45/2021 primary text, unreachable on 2026-07-06, was read on 2026-07-08 via the Ministry of Justice dspace repository mirror: it confirms the US$1,500/month or US$18,000-funds threshold, the up-to-one-year initial residence, and (Art. 4) that applicants already in Brazil may request the residence authorization from the Ministry of Justice directly.

It does not yet verify a single universal fee, dependent-specific documents or costs, official Receita Federal tax-residency guidance, or the full text of Resolução Normativa 45/2021 itself -- the official PDF on the Ministry of Justice immigration portal could not be fetched directly in this session and should be read before publishing legal claims tied to the resolution number.

Source conflicts to verify

Do not skip this before applying

Brazil has several official pages that describe the same visa from different angles. Where they disagree, this page shows the conflict instead of hiding it behind one number.

Visa / residence-permit fee amount

Brazilian Consulate in New York, official VITEM XIV pageUS$290.00

Listed directly as the visa fee on the consulate's VITEM XIV page.

Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C., reported fee scheduleUS$290 for U.S. passport holders; US$100 for most other nationalities

Fee differs by applicant nationality under Brazil's consular reciprocity fee structure.

Brazilian Embassy in Helsinki, official VITEM XIV pageEUR 100 for nationals of most countries, with some exceptions

Charged in local currency, payable by Finnish bank transfer, not a fixed USD amount.

Brazilian Embassy in Manama, official visa page (labeled 'VITEM XV' on that page)BHD 116.00

Same digital-nomad program, different visa-code label and a third currency/amount.

Do not use one fixed USD fee for Brazil. The applicable amount depends on the applicant's nationality and the specific consulate handling the case; confirm the current fee and accepted payment method with that consulate before applying.

Requirement dashboard

What to verify first

Use these fields to decide whether this route is worth deeper application work before reading every document rule.

Income requirement$1,500 / mo

Source amount: US$1,500/month or US$18,000 in funds (either path). Brazil's CNIg Resolução Normativa 45/2021 and every official consulate VITEM XIV page reviewed (New York, Houston, Helsinki, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Manama) state the same two-path financial rule: proof of income from a foreign paying source in a monthly amount equal to or greater than US$1,500, or bank statements showing accessible funds of at least US$18,000. Values are already denominated in USD, so no currency conversion is applied. Whether the income figure is read as gross or net is not specified on any official page checked.

Stay length12 months

Maximum recorded stay length for this program.

RenewalYes

The initial residence period is up to one year and can be renewed once for an equal one-year period (the New York consulate page ties renewal to updated remote-work proof, a new criminal-record check, and the National Migration Registry card), for a maximum of two years under this status. No official source reviewed describes a further renewal or conversion route beyond that two-year cap.

Processing time-

None of the official consulate pages reviewed publish a universal processing-time promise for VITEM XIV. Secondary guides report roughly 2 to 4 weeks, but that figure is not sourced from an official page in this record.

Tax treatmentVerify separately

Tax treatment is not verified in this record yet. Brazilian immigration status and Brazilian tax residency are separate questions; do not assume this visa is tax-favorable without checking current Receita Federal rules on tax residency and worldwide-income reporting.

Path to PRNo

This program is not recorded as a direct permanent-residence route.

Check fit

Start with income, stay length, remote-work proof, insurance, and renewal uncertainty.

Prepare evidence

Map each requirement to documents before choosing a consulate or application channel.

Verify route

Open the official source and confirm fees, deadlines, forms, and location-specific rules.

Plan risk

Check tax treatment, dependents, renewal, and residence consequences separately.

Evidence ledger

Source-backed requirements snapshot

These are the facts Nomad can show from the current record. Pending values stay visible instead of being converted into fake precision.

Government fee: New York consulate: USD 290 / Helsinki embassy: EUR 100 / Manama embassy: BHD 116; Consulate-specific and nationality-dependent under Brazil's reciprocity fee system: official pages show US$290 (New York consulate; also the U.S.-passport-holder rate reported for Washington, D.C.), US$100 for most other nationalities at the Washington, D.C. embassy, EUR 100 at the Helsinki embassy, and BHD 116 at the Manama embassy. This record does not store one universal fee; see source_conflicts.
Application time: -
Remote work proof: Yes
Health insurance: Yes
Official source: Open official source
Secondary source: Open source notes
Additional source: Open additional source

Before applying

Manual checks this page cannot replace

Use this list to turn the checked facts into an application choice for your nationality, current residence, family situation, stay length, and tax setup.

Open the official source and confirm this page still matches the current government wording.
Confirm that the linked application route accepts applicants in your current location or nationality situation.
Confirm nationality, passport, and current-residence restrictions for the consulate or application channel you will use.
Check whether applying from inside the country changes required documents, address registration, or fees.
Verify government fees in the original currency and by application route.
Verify tax residency and foreign-income treatment separately before planning your stay length.
Check dependent rules against the official source if family members are applying with you.

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Document readiness

Application readiness checklist

Use these groups as a preparation map. They are not a substitute for the current official form or consulate-specific instructions.

Core visa documents

Valid passport with blank visa pages.
Passport-style photo per the receiving consulate's specification.
Criminal-record certificate, apostilled or legalized and translated where required.
Birth certificate or equivalent parentage document, apostilled where required.
Health insurance valid in Brazil for the full stay.

Digital-nomad proof

Signed declaration attesting the ability to perform professional activities remotely.
Employment contract, service-provision contract, or other document proving the labor relationship with the foreign employer or clients.
Confirmation that no work will be performed for a company based in Brazil.

Financial evidence

Foreign-source pay slips or income statements showing at least US$1,500/month.
Alternatively, bank statements showing at least US$18,000 in accessible funds.
Some consulates request the last 3 months of bank statements even when using the income-based path.

Planning notes

Decision notes before you start

These notes affect whether the route is worth pursuing, even when the headline requirement looks achievable.

Where to apply: Use the Brazilian consulate with jurisdiction over your place of residence, or the Federal Police's MigranteWeb system for in-country conversion if you are visa-exempt and already in Brazil as a tourist. Document handling, fee amount, and even the visa-type label vary by consulate -- the Manama embassy's own page names the identical program 'VITEM XV' rather than VITEM XIV -- so treat this as consulate-specific execution, per the receiving consulate's own instructions, not a single global checklist.
Tax planning: Tax treatment is not verified here. Immigration status under VITEM XIV and Brazilian tax residency are separate questions; before planning a long stay, check current Receita Federal rules on Brazilian tax residency, worldwide-income reporting, and any double-tax treaty with your home country.
Local work boundary: Official consulate pages state that if the applicant works for a company based in Brazil, this visa cannot be requested; the route is built around foreign-employer or foreign-client income only.

Source note. Verified against six official Brazilian MRE consulate/embassy VITEM XIV pages (New York, Houston, Helsinki, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Manama) on 2026-07-06, all consistent on the core US$1,500/month or US$18,000-funds threshold, the one-year-plus-one-renewal duration, the ban on working for a Brazil-based company, and the 90-day Federal Police registration window. Fee amount varies by consulate/nationality (see source_conflicts) and was not resolved to one figure. CNIg Resolução Normativa 45/2021 -- the underlying legal instrument -- was located at the official Ministry of Justice immigration portal but could not be fetched directly in this session (connection blocked); its terms were cross-checked instead through the consulate pages above and a secondary legal-database excerpt, and should be read directly before publishing legal claims tied to the resolution number.

Common questions

Search answers for this route

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What is the income requirement for Brazil Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV)?

US$1,500/month or US$18,000 in funds (either path) is recorded as the source requirement. Verify this against the official source before making a decision.

Is Brazil Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV) renewable?

Renewable status: Yes. Verify renewal, extension, and fresh-application rules with the official source before planning a stay.

Official next step

Verify the route before acting

First confirm the official application route and document requirements described above. Then use the official application page.

Open official visa form

Informational only, not immigration advice. Verify with the official source. Last verified: 2026-07-06.