Should you get a CRMN Card on a tourist visa?

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emeraldoorNew memberYesterday 18:34:22

In Brazil on a tourist visa, recently extended for a second 90 days. No one told us we should apply for a CRMN (National Migration Registration Card), and information is unclear.

-Do you need to apply for a CRMN card while here on a tourist visa, or is this something you do later on a work visa?

I read that you have to apply within 90 days or they can fine you--but is that the first 90 days on a working visa?

-What happens if you apply in the 2nd 90 days of a tourist visa? Will they fine you or is this something to do later?

-I understand you need the CRMN for staying longer than 90 days, but I think what the source actually meant was 90 days at a time, so it seems like you need it for work and migrant visas that give you more than 90 days at once, is that correct?

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abthree Brazil Expert

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abthreeBrazil ExpertYesterday 20:06:14

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03/18/26 Welcome, @emeraldoor. You can't get a CRNM -- the acronym follows the order of the Portuguese name, "Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratório" -- on a tourist visa. The CRNM is the equivalent of a national identity card for non-citizen legal residents of Brazil, and there's no easy way to change tourist to resident status. While you're a tourist, your passport is your "ID card".

Your profile indicates that you're an Australian citizen. If this is so, you are allowed up to 180 days in Brazil in every 365 day period, which can be taken in continuous periods of up to 90 days. If you plan on staying for 90 days or longer, you'll want to go to the Federal Police before your first 90 days expires, and ask to be extended. They should extend you for however many days remain in your 180, up to another 90. They have discretion, but normally they will extend you for as many days as you have left. At the end of 180 days (if you've extended) you have to leave Brazil, or you will be subject to a fine.

The QGRV -- Quadra Geral de Regime de Vistos -- shows the visa requirements for citizens of every nation. Unless indicated otherwise, a visitor with a valid visa (like you) or a valid visa waiver is entitled to 90 days + 90 days. The English version of the QGRV appears here:

https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/p … 5jan26.pdf

For stays of over 90/180 days, a temporary visa in the VITEM series is required. This list from the Brazilian Consulate General in Sydney explains how to qualify for the various VITEM visas:

https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado- … s-of-visas