Brazil migratory year rules

thehecticheretic Member

Member since 13 December 2023

thehectichereticMember13 December 2023 21:25:16

Hi guys,

I need some guidance regarding an issue with entering Brazil.

I hold a Moroccan passport which allows me to visit Brazil for upto 90 days per entry for a total of 180 days per year. And this year I made 4 trips there and accumulated 179 days.

On my last visit I entered the country on the 13th of november and left on the 29th of the same month. At first I wasn't aware of the 180 days rules so when I asked the officer at the post that I intended to stay for 50 days, he said I only had 17 days left and that it would reset on the 18th of january. So I booked my flight for the 18th of january, but I was looking at my passport and noticed my first entry was on the 19th of january.

Now I will exactly arrive in Brazil on the 18th of january at 22:00, and I still have 1 day left from the last migratory year. This time I do intend on staying for 50 days. So I was wondering will I encounter any problems with the police in there? Do you have to exit the country and re-enter to reset your migratory year? I've looked everywhere, emailed embassies, asked federal police officers that I worked with in the past and none seems to know the answer or I get conflicting answers.

I was wondering if anyone has any advice or experience this. Would really like to avoid rebooking the flight because I got an amazing deal on it and other days of the week are really expensive.

Also on a side node, anyone noticed how immigration to Brazil just seems like a massive mess and there's no consistency all around? The federal police is very negligent and may tell you things that are not true, so be careful. I went to them on my last stay to see what are my options to extend, and one of the clerks told me you can just wait till the 1st of December, then you can get a notification of extension for 3 months. This made no sense to me and she was so adamant about it until we asked for a second opinion which just said the opposite basically, ending by "We don't know", and getting no real answer at the end.

Would appreciate any help

Canforbra Contributor

Member since 07 December 2023

CanforbraContributor13 December 2023 21:41:30

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@thehecticheretic all I know is my visa was 90 days and I had to book an appointment to extend it another 90 day. That was the max. I could not extend my tourist visa any longer. I had to leave the country to do my residency visa.

abthree Brazil Expert

Member since 28 December 2017

abthreeBrazil Expert13 December 2023 22:23:28

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12/13/23 @thehecticheretic. You will probably be ok, and probably will not be questioned. If you are, just tell the Immigration Officer that the last Immigration Officer you spoke with when you left Brazil told you that your Migratory Year would reset on January 18, so you made your arrangements to arrive on that day based on his advice. You will probably be admitted.

In your place I would stick with you plans, but if you're still worried, arrange to arrive on January 19 to remove all doubt.

What @Canforbra wrote above also applies to you. You can have up to 180 days per year in Brazil, but it comes in two 90 tranches, so when you're about two weeks from the end of your first 90 days, you should go to the Federal Police and request an extension to be able to use the second 90 days; otherwise, you will be fined for overstaying. Since you're only planning on staying 50 days, the requirement for an extension won't apply to you, and when you return to Brazil you'll probably just be given another 90 days.

rraypo Serial expat

Member since 01 October 2020

rraypoSerial expat13 December 2023 23:23:38

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Hi guys,
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Also on a side node, anyone noticed how immigration to Brazil just seems like a massive mess and there's no consistency all around? The federal police is very negligent and may tell you things that are not true, so be careful.

Would appreciate any help

-@thehecticheretic

Honestly, I found the Visa and immigration system into Brasil to be very straightforward, quite black and white. I had zero problems with the Brazilian Consulate in San Francisco, they were very step by step matter of fact, and very fast to turn my new VITEM XI visa around to me. The PF in SP for my final interview were great, easy to work with, on-time, and my CRNM was ready exactly to the day when they said it would be ready. I had no complaints what-so-ever with the process.