Could anyone be kind enough to tell me if I need anything in particular to hold onto my permanent residency in Brazil.
I was told that I need to come back every 2 years, which is fine with me. I just wondered if I need any papers to file with the authorities.
If I do need any papers, where do I bring it to?
Is there anything I need to know in particular?
Thank you for all information in advance.
I think all you have to do is return every 2 years and keep your CIE valid. If you are under 60 it has an expiration date.
Thank you for the reply. I am coming to the same conclusion. After all I already have the PR and the police told me that I have to renew it every 9 years. During that time I need to be back at least once every two years to hold on.
It's not like there is any paper work to bring back every time I come and go through the airport, so I am coming to a conclusion that I just need to get my passport stamped.
Anyway thank you for your advice. I will go to the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo sometime in January and ask them too, but I think you are correct.
When you leave Brasil you will fill out a exit form then the border agent will give you a copy, just keep this copy real safe, when you come back, give this saved copy at port of entry.
That is all.. nothing more. be sure it's under 2 years..
I have my permanent residence RNE card since 2010, so it's valid for a few more years.
I have been out of Brazil a little more than 2 years now. What happens when I try to return to Brazil using this card. Will immigration (passport control) reject me outright. Do they have exit/entry dates in their internal system or do they check the stamps in the passport?
I am thinking of renewing my passport before I enter Brazil next. Is that a plausible option to enter on a brand new passport?
Zoloto
You will not be able to enter Brazil on an expired card. since you have been gone more than 2 years you will have to apply again. go to the PF website to research the documents that you will need. A new passport will not necessarily get you in. I don't know what country you are from , but you will probably need a visa also.
Jim
jland912, thanks for your reply. As mentioned, the card is not expired. I believe the expiry date is in 2019 or 2020, so I still have a few years before expiry. My RNE is under my US passport, so I'd need a tourist visa if I were to enter Brasil without using the RNE. I am still curious whether they would look at their database if I were to enter next time with a brand new passport...since there would be no stamps. Any advice or experience on this?
Hi Zoloto,
As far as I know, they have everything on record, regardless of if you use a new passport. I remember once I entered on a tourist visa with a new passport. My old passport had a fine that I had to pay for a tourist visa overstay. Even though I had a new passport they still had record that I needed to pay a fine.
If your question is do they have record of your entry/exit dates on their system? the answer is yes they do.
Only exception was when I went to Argentina via bus, and they didn't check at all as to who was leaving the country. According to their records, I had never left the only thing that proved otherwise was the entry stamp in my passport I received from the Argentinian border control.
The rule seems to be; if they put a stamp in your passport they have also filed it in their system.
Cheers
If you enter with a new passport you will need to carry your old one . however you will not be allowed to enter on the expired CIE. I say expired because it is no longer valid since you stayed out of the country more than 2 years. you might want to go to the Brazilian consulate nearest you to get some further advice. as far as a new passport if it is not ready to expire there is no need to get a new one. and yes you are in their database.
In most case it should be. I go through immigration and customs usually in less than an hour. If you get confused when you get there ask for help. There are always many porters around . They will help you for a tip.
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