Hi, in the process of trying to get this civil union visa so me and my Carioca can reside together in Brasil until she can get retired, but the whole thing is sooooooooooooooooooooo messy and absurd i am not sure if it is even worth starting.
One cartorio says no witnesses need, the other says 2 needed, legal reps that deal with such visa issues say we now also need a judge to verify the civil union (but not how this works or were it needs to be done, plus they say we need to translate my passport - which makes me wanna throw up, my passport is in 5 languages (but not in PO) and it contains basic stuff even an alien from outer space could dig instantly (not to mention online translation services that could all easily translate the few words like name, place of birth expiry date etc. to less intelligent people) - but they want a translation done by some certified legal rep that charges between 500 to 1000 reais for it, really, is that what you all had to do or was there another way??
Asking in a different way, what is the most cost effective way to get a uniao estavel certified good enough for the policia federal??