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Brazil · digital nomad visa · 2026

Brazil's digital nomad visa

12months
VITEM XIVOpen · checked 2026-08-18 · gov.br

Brazil runs the VITEM XIV — Visto Temporário para Nômade Digital, an initial 12 months for remote workers earning $1,500 a month.

Next step

One email when the app can count this stay for you.

How we know

Every figure here is as gov.br publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status
Open
Visa
VITEM XIV — Visto Temporário para Nômade Digital
Initial stay
12 months
Renewal
Initial residence of up to one year, renewable once for an equal period (two years total); the renewal is done at the Federal Police from inside Brazil.
Income required
$1,500 a month — Two ALTERNATIVE tests, either of which satisfies the requirement: monthly means of subsistence from a foreign paying source of USD 1,500 or more, OR available bank funds of at least USD 18,000.
Fee
€100 — Consular fees are set by reciprocity and vary by nationality — there is no single global figure. The Porto consulate's table (updated 1 June 2026) lists EUR 290 for US nationals, EUR 215 for UK nationals and EUR 100 for everyone else; New York publishes USD 290 for US nationals. Check your own post's fee table.
Who qualifies
For someone who can work for a FOREIGN employer while in Brazil using information technology remotely. Explicitly excluded: if you work for a company in Brazil, this visa cannot be requested. Documents: travel document with two blank pages valid 6+ months; recent photo; three proofs of digital-nomad status (notarised declaration of ability to work remotely, employment or services contract, proof of income or funds); criminal record from country of origin and last residence; birth certificate showing parents' names; health insurance valid in Brazil. Foreign documents need apostille or legalisation.
Where to apply
Apply at a Brazilian consulate or embassy abroad through the online form at formulario-mre.serpro.gov.br, submitting two identical sets of originals and copies. Applicants already legally in Brazil may instead request a residence authorisation from the Ministry of Justice.
Official page
gov.br
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

Legal basis is Resolução CNIg nº 45 of 9 September 2021 (the Lisbon consulate's page miscites it as 45/2022 — a typo on an official page). UNRESOLVED CONFLICT between official pages: Istanbul and others say you must register with the Federal Police within 30 days of entry; Lisbon and Helsinki say 90 days. Register as early as you can and confirm with the issuing post. Whether family or dependants may accompany is NOT stated on any official page read, so nothing is claimed.

What it means for your tax days

None of the official mission pages read addresses taxation, and the Receita Federal was not consulted — the visa carries no published tax exemption and no tax claim is made here. A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days. Brazil treats you as tax resident once you are present 183 days For a foreign national who enters Brazil on a temporary visa without an employment relationship, residency begins on completing '184 dias, consecutivos ou não, de permanência no Brasil, dentro de um período de até doze meses' — that is, on the 184th day, having exceeded 183 days, consecutive or not, within a period of up to 12 months. A person on a temporary visa who stays 'até 183 dias, consecutivos ou não, em um período de até 12 meses' remains a non-resident., and residents are taxed on worldwide income. Days are not the only test: Residency does NOT always wait for the day count. Receita Federal treats a person as resident from the date of arrival if they 'ingresse no Brasil com visto permanente, na data da chegada' (enter Brazil on a permanent visa) or enter on a temporary visa to take up employment ('na data da chegada'). Also resident: anyone who resides permanently in Brazil; a returning former resident who comes back with definitive intent; Brazilians working abroad for Brazilian government entities; and a person who leaves temporarily without filing the exit notification, for the first 12 months. A person becomes non-resident by leaving Brazil permanently and filing the exit notification, or, absent that notification, after 12 consecutive months of absence. The full tests and the official source are on our Brazil tax-day page.

Sources

  • gov.br — official source, checked 2026-08-18
  • gov.br (official), retrieved 2026-08-18
  • gov.br (official), retrieved 2026-08-18

Questions people ask about Brazil

Does Brazil have a digital nomad visa?

Yes. Brazil runs the VITEM XIV — Visto Temporário para Nômade Digital, which grants an initial stay of 12 months (initial residence of up to one year, renewable once for an equal period (two years total); the renewal is done at the federal police from inside brazil.). Checked 18 August 2026 against gov.br.

How much do you need to earn for the Brazil digital nomad visa?

$1,500 a month — Two ALTERNATIVE tests, either of which satisfies the requirement: monthly means of subsistence from a foreign paying source of USD 1,500 or more, OR available bank funds of at least USD 18,000.. That is the figure as published; check the official page for the current amount before you apply.

How long can you stay on the Brazil digital nomad visa?

12 months on the initial permission; initial residence of up to one year, renewable once for an equal period (two years total); the renewal is done at the federal police from inside brazil.. Stretch counts the days either way and tells you the date you must be out.

Does a digital nomad visa in Brazil make you tax resident?

Not by itself — but staying does. Brazil treats you as tax resident once you are there 183 days For a foreign national who enters Brazil on a temporary visa without an employment relationship, residency begins on completing '184 dias, consecutivos ou não, de permanência no Brasil, dentro de um período de até doze meses' — that is, on the 184th day, having exceeded 183 days, consecutive or not, within a period of up to 12 months. A person on a temporary visa who stays 'até 183 dias, consecutivos ou não, em um período de até 12 meses' remains a non-resident., and residents are taxed on worldwide income. None of the official mission pages read addresses taxation, and the Receita Federal was not consulted — the visa carries no published tax exemption and no tax claim is made here. See our Brazil tax-day page for the tests and the official source.

How does Stretch help with the Brazil digital nomad visa?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Brazil, the rest of it

Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.