Family reunion (VITEM XI)

Only to be presented during your appointment (not uploaded)

Obtained after the request is completed on the visa form. Printed out and signed, with your photo affixed on the indicated field.

Upload ID pages.

Must have at least two blank pages. Please note that pages reserved for amendments cannot be used for visa purposes.

Background check, police clearance or similar documents, issued by the competent authorities.

The documents are valid for up to 3 months from the date of issue.

Please note that if the applicant has lived in multiple countries within the last 12 months, a police check from each country of residence must be provided. They must also be duly legalised (contain an apostille) by the competent authority in the issuing country and, if necessary, translated by a certified translator.

• If Brazilian: original Brazilian ID card (RG) or Brazilian passport.
• If foreign national who is already the beneficiary of residence permit in Brazil: valid foreign passport, valid Brazilian visa, and National Registry of Foreigners card (RNE) – if available in case the registration with the Federal Police has already been concluded.
• If foreign national who is in the process of obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil: valid foreign passport

Declaration, under penalty of law, that the sponsor resides or will reside in Brazil.

Unless you are a national of one of those countries.

You must submit documents that prove your legal stay in Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand, such as visa or work permit.

Spouse of a Brazilian citizen or a foreign person holding a residence permit

• A joint declaration from both spouses, under penalty of law, regarding the continuity of the effective union and cohabitation
• Marriage certificate
• If married in Brazil (regardless of spouses’ nationalities): the applicant must submit the full form marriage certificate (“certidão de casamento de inteiro teor”) issued in Brazil. Presenting the full form (“inteiro teor”) is mandatory so as to attest that the marriage was not celebrated by power of attorney.
• If married outside Brazil to a Brazilian national: the marriage must be registered at a Brazilian consular authority. The applicant may submit either the consular marriage certificate or, if already transcribed in Brazil, the definitive Brazilian marriage certificate. For information regarding marriage registration at this Consular Section, please check the instruction on the page Casamento.
• If married outside Brazil to a foreign national who is the beneficiary of residence permit in Brazil or who is obtaining a temporary visa (VITEM) to Brazil: the foreign marriage certificate must be legalised or get an apostille by the competent authority in the issuing country.

Partner of a Brazilian citizen or a foreign person holding a residence permit

The applicant must provide:

• A joint declaration from both partners, under penalty of law, regarding the continuity of the effective union and cohabitation
• Sentence confirming the stable union (“Sentença Declaratória de União Estável”) issued by a Brazilian Family Court (“Vara de Família”) or equivalent foreign judicial authority.

In case a sentence is not provided, the applicant must present all the following documents:

• Public Deed of Stable Union (“Escritura Pública Declaratória de União Estável”), drawn up in a notary public (“Cartório de Notas”) in Brazil.
• Stable Union Certificate, obtaned after the Public Deed of Stable Union is subsequently registered at a Civil Registry Office (“Cartório de Registro Civil”), which will then issue the Stable Union Certificate (“Certidão de União Estável”).
• Declaration signed by the parts and two witnesses attesting, under the penalties of law, to the existence of the stable union. If not signed before the consular authority, the signatures must be previously certified by a notary public or solicitor.
• At least one of the following documents:
• a) Proof of dependency issued by the tax authority or equivalent agency in the UK
• b) Religious marriage certificate
• c) Proof that one part is the legal beneficiary in his/her partner’s will
• d) Life insurance policy in which one of the partners is the policy holder and the other is the beneficiary
• e) Proof that both partners are listed as joint owners of a property or that both are listed as tenants in a rental/lease contract
• f) Joint bank account
• g) Birth certificate of the couple’s child

Child of a Brazilian or a foreign person holding a residence permit

Person who has a Brazilian child

Person who has a child who is an immigrant holding a residence permit

Ascendant up to the second degree of a Brazilian or an immigrant holding a residence permit

Descendant up to the second degree of a Brazilian or an immigrant holding a residence permit

•  A birth certificate to prove the relationship between the applicant and the Brazilian citizen or the immigrant holding a residence permit, or suitable documents that establish the bond

Stepchild of a Brazilian or an immigrant holding a residence permit

Sibling of a Brazilian or an immigrant holding a residence permit

• Suitable documents that establish the bond between the applicant and the Brazilian citizen or the immigrant holding a residence permit
• For applicants between 18 and 24 years old, one of the following additional documents:
• Documents proving the condition of the applicant as a student
• Documents proving economic dependence

• For applicants over 24 years old, documents proving economic dependence

Person who has a Brazilian under their guardianship, curatorship, or custody

• Documents proving guardianship, curatorship, or custody of a Brazilian