Getting married in Brazil, Permanent Visa and documents required

kittybiscuits wrote:

Tex, thank you so much! This helps loads. The check has to be Apostilled as well, right?

Ab, I'm currently still residing in the United States.

And yes, if anyone can elaborate on whether the certified FBI check is still needed currently in 2019 for VIPER, that would be so helpful. I am having a hard time finding this kind of info.

That's great -- it will make getting your documents together so much easier and less expensive, although still not cheap!
First, let's get our terms straight:
-- a VISA is authorization to present oneself at a port of entry to request admission to Brazil.  It's issued outside Brazil by the Foreign Ministry.  Once you're admitted to the country, the visa has done its work.
-- Authorization of Residence is what its name implies.  It's issued by the Justice Ministry, through the Federal Police.  This is what you'll be applying for after your wedding.
-- VIPER was the Visa for Permanent Residency.  It was a visa that required the Federal Police to issue an Authorization of Residence to the holder.  It was abolished in the May 2017 rewrite of the immigration laws, and no additional ones were issued after November of that year, or will be.  You'll be admitted to Brazil on a temporary visa -- either the visa-free tourist authorization or a VITEM XI -- and apply to the Federal Police for Authorization of Residence after you're married.
To your questions:
1. You will definitely need your FBI Background Check.  I strongly recommend using a FBI Authorized Channeler:  they provide one to two day turnaround, while the FBI itself can take two to three months, and during  most of that time, can't even tell you where you are in queue.  I've worked with Accurate Biometrics (AccurateBiometrics.com) and found them excellent.  If you'd be more comfortable with someone nearby, the full list of Authorized Channellers is here:  https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ident … ubmissions
An Authorized Channeller should be able to provide both a hard copy and an electronic copy of your background check:  be sure to order both. 
2. You will need to have an apostille for your background check.  Federal documents receive apostilles from the Department of State in Washington; state and local documents, as well as documents notarized under state authority, receive apostilles from the particular state where they were issued.  The Federal Government does not issue apostilles for state documents, and vice versa.
To get an apostille on my background check, I worked with National Apostille Inc. -- www.nationalapostille.com.  I sent them the electronic version that I received from Accurate Biometrics, and they returned a hard copy with the State Department apostille.
3.  You need to time your background check carefully, because the Federal Police may reject it if it's over 90 days old when you present it.  So, for example, if your plan is to go to Brazil on January 1, 2020, get married on January 15, and start the application process with the Federal Police on January 20, you need your background check to be dated AFTER October 20, 2019.  This is easy to do with an Authorized Channeller.
4. The state apostille routines for Georgia, unfortunately, are a little more complicated than for most states.  To understand the ins and the outs, contact them here:
Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority
Notary Division
1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: (404)327-6023

Website: www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/apostilles/
Email: notary@gsccca.org

For other states, google "Apostille (state name)"
5. All English-language documents you present to the Federal Police must, by law, be translated into Portuguese by a Sworn Translator, authorized by the Junta Comercial of a Brazilian state.  I've had very good luck with Fidelity (fidelity.com.br), which operates nationwide, is low cost,  and exchanges documents electronically.  You can probably also find one in your fiancé's hometown by googling "Traduções Juramentadas".  Don't try to save money by having just anyone translate your documents:  the translations will be rejected.
Any more questions, just ask.  Best of luck to you!

Ljd wrote:

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If You Want to Speed Up the Marriage Process and Legally get Married WITHIN ONE MONTH AS I did with My Brazillian wife, TAKE YOUR BRIDE TO ARGENTINA AND GET MARRIED THERE! It is A Simple Process and Takes only a few Weeks!
Alana and I Are Coming up on our One Year Anniversary. Was Much, Much easier (and basically All You Need Is Your Passport, that's Right Your Passport). Bring back the marriage license to Brasil and File it here and recieve a Brazillian Document that Recognizes and Legalizes your marriage. We recieved this Document from Cartario 2 Days After we submitted the Documents to Him.
And I Just Recieved my CRNM (Was a Five Month Processing Time)
I will be happy to answer any question you have about this or anything else....
Sorry for the Book, but I wanted to give proper info
Best wishes, Good Luck
Lawrence

Could you give more advice on getting married in Argentina? I want to know if it’s a viable option then doing it in brazier

Texanbrazil wrote:

Citizenship would be 4 years after living in BR. (Date of CRNM)There are reduction of years. Marriage and others) Then you must take the exams (given 2 times a year)
Just ask when you pick up your CRNM

Tex,

If she married a Brazilian citizen she can apply for citizenship 1 year from the issue of her CRNM.

Texanbrazil wrote:

Agree, just could not remember then amount of time this early and just said reduction of time. Monday night football begins late and overtime game. I am in a fog this morning.
Thanks for the assist.

Yeah, I just woke up late also but I´ve been troubled lately of the US economy and how I would play strategies vs other countries on economic matters... This area is more of a sport to me.

Haika1966 wrote:

so you say that the Visa process page on the site for Polocia Federal, is not reliable.
So what can I do. Do I go to the Policia federal, to check with them, regarding the progress, or is there any other method to check the progress?
I applied in Brazil.

Patience Haika... takes about 6mos for the CRNM. Check on-line if it has been "remitido."