David
@ohanasurf
American expat in Brazil
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About me
American
Lives in Ipanema Rio de Janeiro
Registration: 11 December 2014
HELP!!!!! US TAX QUESTION!!! by Ronin Samurai Gringo
Hello group! I have been here for 11 years and have not once filed a single tax return!!! My first few years here, I literally earned next to nothing. I lived off of what I brought. For the past few years I have been salaried, but a pretty low ...
Great site. Easy to register (veterans are eligible too). The tax site was easy to use. Thanks a bunch ! Read More
HELP!!!!! US TAX QUESTION!!! by Ronin Samurai Gringo
Hello group! I have been here for 11 years and have not once filed a single tax return!!! My first few years here, I literally earned next to nothing. I lived off of what I brought. For the past few years I have been salaried, but a pretty low ...
Are you guys paying H&R with a U.S. credit card with a U.S. billing address ? Because TURBOTAX wont let me pay with my U.S. bank card with a Brazil mailing address on the account. Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
Used to call 46s FROGS. I remember they could do some radical side flare maneuvers during VERTREP. Thank you for your service. Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
3,000 + hrs SH60B SEAHAWK (Naval Aircrewman) last duty station MCBH Kaneohe Bay (2003). Semper Fi ! Read More
US Tax Transcripts by ohanasurf
Anyone request tax transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service ? I am preparing an immigration visa package for my wife. I will need tax transcripts in support of the Affidavit of Support. I am here in Brasil, can't very easily order online ...
To access the IRS website you must have a cell phone in your name to which the IRS will text you a code for each time you attempt a log on. Read More
US Tax Transcripts by ohanasurf
Anyone request tax transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service ? I am preparing an immigration visa package for my wife. I will need tax transcripts in support of the Affidavit of Support. I am here in Brasil, can't very easily order online ...
Great ! I have used TurboTax for each tax year that I have been here in Brazil. I can go online and figure out how to download. Thanks a bunch... Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
A green card (now pink) is identification of permanent residence in the United States. I am a US citizen by birth trying to move back to the US with my Brazilian wife. Therefore,the green card will be for her. We have been married over 5 years, she ... Read More
US Tax Transcripts
Anyone request tax transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service ? I am preparing an immigration visa package for my wife. I will need tax transcripts in support of the Affidavit of Support. I am here in Brasil, can't very easily order online ... Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
Petition for Alien Relative and Affidavit of Support while residing in Brasil. Unless mistaken it is my understanding the form I-130 and supporting documents must be mailed to the Chicago lokbox. What about the Affidavit of Support ? Is it mailed ... Read More
Any Canadian with experience in exhanging Driver's license in SP? by nv91
I read some older (from 2016) forum post here with some from Canada and others from USA. And they were able to get their Brazilian DL without having to do the Practical exam... Went to Detran here in Sao Paulo, SP and was told I would need to take ...
Rio five months ago. Central DETRAN Office. Valid California drivers license with Portuguese translation. Eye exam and psychological quiz completed at Cabo Frio DETRAN. Picked up Brazilian drivers license at Central DETRAN Office. No practical ... Read More
Future of the Brazilian real by GringoLouco
Hey guys, My plan is to work in Europe for a while, with my Brazilian girlfriend. After a number of years, it is very possible that we move to Brazil and buy a property there. But what we can afford will depend on the exchange rate at that moment. ...
Brazil is the country of the future and it always will be........ Read More
Expat life in Brasil by ohanasurf
When do you know its time to pack up and go home?
LCARP I understand your new wife returned to Brasil 8 months ago unaccompanied and you are now in Sao Paulo on a visitor visa, and your wife wishes you stay. Are you a retiree with a pension, independently wealthy or have Some rare skill set in ... Read More
Expat life in Brasil by ohanasurf
When do you know its time to pack up and go home?
While I agree there are places best avoided here in Brasil. In my 60 years I have never had concern for anything "bad" happening to me anywhere in California..... Read More
Expat life in Brasil
When do you know its time to pack up and go home? Read More
Registering a marriage without Brazilian spouse present by DanielMorton
Hello everyone, My fiancee and I have been going back and forth about this one. I'm currently living in Vancouver, Canada, and she is in Brazil. We are trying to move to Brazil after our wedding. We are planning to get married here in Canada ...
My Brazilian wife and I married in San Diego California. We did not register the marriage at the Brazilian consulate in Los Angeles. Wife returned to Brazil. I took the marriage certificate to the consulate and for a small fee the consulate ... Read More
Moving to Buzios by Jeaves52
Hello, My wife is a Brazilian citizen and a US citizen after being in the US for close to 20 years. We have been married for 13 years. I have worked on my Portuguese, but not great...getting better. My question is, how is the job market for ...
In Praia do Peró 3 years. Twenty minutes south of Búzios. Can help with area specific questions. Read More
new member, greetings to all by GuestPoster204
Hi everyone, I came from the USA and I'm now living in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. The weather is colder at this time of the year and I like it. The food and wine is good and people are friendly with a more European- like culture. I'm ...
Welcome aboard Robal ! US Navy Chief (retired) living in Cabo Frio RJ. Read More
Green Card
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ... Read More
recognition of foreign marriage in Rio by Brazilian Authorities? by Bernard73
Hi there, I recently got married with a Brazilian woman in Geneva, Switzerland. She lives in Rio and I will soon join her there. So far we only have the Swiss wedding certificate and I understand - in order to be able to live and work ...
Transcrição de casamento Requerimento datado e assinado, com firma reconhecida deum dos cônjuges ou por seu procurador, dirigido ao official do 1 RCPN-RJ solicitando a transcrição de casamento; Certidão de casamento ... Read More
recognition of foreign marriage in Rio by Brazilian Authorities? by Bernard73
Hi there, I recently got married with a Brazilian woman in Geneva, Switzerland. She lives in Rio and I will soon join her there. So far we only have the Swiss wedding certificate and I understand - in order to be able to live and work ...
CERTIDÃO DE CASAMENTO REGISTRO CIVIL DAS PESSOAS NATURAIS This document was completed at 1 RCPN e TABELIONATO DA CAPITAL - RJ Praia da Olaria, 155 - Cocota, Rio de Janeiro - RJ Brasil - CEP. 21910-295 Tefax:(21)3386-1504 Read More
recognition of foreign marriage in Rio by Brazilian Authorities? by Bernard73
Hi there, I recently got married with a Brazilian woman in Geneva, Switzerland. She lives in Rio and I will soon join her there. So far we only have the Swiss wedding certificate and I understand - in order to be able to live and work ...
Bernard . If you are currently in Geneva where you were married take the original marriage certificate to the Brasilian Consulate for Geneva and have it authenticated. I am a U.S. citizen, my Brasilian wife and I married in Las Vegas afterwards ... Read More
Expats in Rio de Janeiro
Previously six months in Ipanema now over two years in Cabo Frio RJ. Read More
Immigration Amnesty
Did you enter Brasil prior to 6 July 2016 ? Read More
Dollar to Real by ohanasurf
Look for the real to get weaker before Christmas. US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has delivered a cautiously upbeat outlook for the US economy, signaling the conditions necessary for an interest-rate increase have been met. The action will ...
When viewing the exchange rate of currencies one must exam both currencies. In January the US Dollar was leading the world, today it is in a slump globally. Its my belief that currently this is having a greater affect on the dollar to real exchange ... Read More
Dollar to Real by ohanasurf
Look for the real to get weaker before Christmas. US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has delivered a cautiously upbeat outlook for the US economy, signaling the conditions necessary for an interest-rate increase have been met. The action will ...
Brazil's stock market is up 27 % this year on the speculation of new political leadership. Brazilian stocks currently at 13 times forward earnings, are trading at a premium to their historical values. The "Bridge to the Future" is ... Read More
Dollar to Real by ohanasurf
Look for the real to get weaker before Christmas. US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has delivered a cautiously upbeat outlook for the US economy, signaling the conditions necessary for an interest-rate increase have been met. The action will ...
Opinion: The current Real rally is not real, its being driven by speculator excitement amidst all the current impeachment media hype and false hopes that a new administration can pull the Brasil economy out of it's recession. Whatever happens ... Read More
Brazil Rousseff: Impeachment process opens against president by spanishpete
Will they get her Brazil Rousseff: Impeachment process opens against president from the BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34990455
To believe that the influential fiqures agitating for Dilma Roussef's impeachment (i.e Fast Eddie Cunha) are motivated by an authentic anti-corruption crusade requires extreme naivete or willful ignorance...... Take everything that happens here ... Read More
Concerns about Zika Virus cause cancellations during Carnaval by James
Hotels in Rio have reported a significant increase in the number of cancellations of reservations made for the Carnaval period this year. That means that a number of tourists are cancelling their trips to this country out of fear of contracting the ...
Brazil is the country of the future and always will be............ Read More
CPMF Tax come back ? by exnyer
Just a deeper insight to the continuing mess. Oh well, http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/opinion-editorial/opinion-brazils-cpmf-tax-resuscitated/
I live in a beach town in the Lakes Region. Many Cariocas and Paulistas of means have summer vacation homes here. There are also many empty lots with overgrown vegetation. When a vacation homeowner decides to do a renovation they hire a contractor. ... Read More
Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period by ohanasurf
Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ...
CHECK PLEASE......... If tourist aren't lured to come to Brasil and spend dollars and yen during the period May-Sept. 2016 who do you think is going to end up paying for all of the cost of construction projects associated with hosting the Rio ... Read More
Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period by ohanasurf
Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ...
CHECK PLEASE......... If tourist aren't lured to come to Brasil and spend dollars and yen during the period May-Sept. 2016 who do you think is going to end up paying for all of the cost of construction projects associated with hosting the Rio ... Read More
Brazil Nuts About Surf !
World Champions and National Heroes Gabriel Medina (SP) World Surfing League 2014 Adrian de Souza (SP) World Surfing Leauge 2015, Pipeline Master 2015 I reckon' that would make them currently the best in the world. Perhaps all the professional ... Read More
Brazil Nuts About Surf !
For anyone considering a surfing trip to Brasil I strongly recommend leaving your surfboard behind and purchasing from a local manufacturer upon arrival here in Brasil. The major air carriers charge between US$ 150-250 to transport surfboards each ... Read More
Don't worry so much about violent crime by James
[img align=c]http://www.cljornal.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jp-bPostsRealad7420905adcfe8f60bec669a98eb84f.jpg[/img] Yes, Brazil is a high crime country and there are approximately 72 thousand homicides per year, of which [b]40 thousand[/b] ...
I absolutely concur James. It seems I spend 90% of my driving efforts protecting local drivers from themselves. Additionally while driving on the streets of Cabo Frio I tend to yield to pedestrians waiting to cross the street. They always do a ... Read More
Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period by ohanasurf
Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ...
Agreed, unless one is an Olympic Games enthusiast travel to the city of Rio de Janeiro during the Olympic period ought to be avoided. While the Dollar to Real exchange rate will still be favorable to US travelers, expect to see price gouging on ... Read More
Unprecedented moment in Brazil's history.
With Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the front runners for the nomination of their respective parties in the USA its not too far off to suggest the events currently taking place in Brasilia could very well occur in Washington D.C. this decade. Read More
Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period
Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ... Read More
marimbondo by spanishpete
Hi every one that might look at this Dose anyone know the best way to kill marimbondo we have a roof full of them, and I need to to work on the roof and for them to be gone
Spanish Pete, I just killed marimbondos in the backyard using a spray bottle set to stream. My wife was washing white laundry and I had collected the soapy drain water to treat palms for white flies. I killed the ... Read More
Dollar to Real by ohanasurf
Look for the real to get weaker before Christmas. US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has delivered a cautiously upbeat outlook for the US economy, signaling the conditions necessary for an interest-rate increase have been met. The action will ...
James, Sounds like we are sailing on the same boat ! Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
Well here's another analogy from down Alabama way. " Never wrestle with a pig, you both get muddy and the pig, well he likes it." Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
In regards to why did Brasil purchase the Saab Gripen NG to replace its 40 year old F-5's. Does anyone have any options on what could have been done ? Should they have continued operating with the F-5's purchased from the US in the ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
I just bought a new car here in Brasil, it was expensive. The 2001 Toyota I was driving was a good car and fine for getting around here in the Regiao do Lagoas. But since owning the Toyota which I bought cheap I have had to replace the water pump, ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
JohnC Your response sounds like proper logic to me Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
JohnC Your response sounds like proper logic to me Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
For myself, I am a guest residing in this country. As such I conduct myself as I would expect anyone living in my home to conduct themselves...... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
Four Brazilian Air Force attack aircraft from Campo Grande in southern Brasil, flew to a spot 45 miles northeast of Sao Gabriel de Cachoeira and together dropped eight 500-pound bombs. Their target: a dirt airstrip, hacked out of the lush rainforest ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
Re: Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes during economic hardship ? LATIN CORRESPONDENT by Graham Land Graham Land grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, where he was part of the local hardcore punk scene, playing in several bands. ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
GRIPEN JAS 39 is an aircraft type model designation of a fighter plane manufactured by Saab of Sweden. Gripen international WAS a joint partnership between Saab and BAE (British Aerospace Engineering) formed in 2001 to market the GRIPEN in South ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
Is it 2017 already ? From my knowledge SAAB won the contract in 2013 and announced the deal in October 2014. SAAB is pretty eager to be a world aircraft exporter enough so to renegotiate the loan terms for Brasil in 2015. Anyway how bout that dollar ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
In addition to previously posted reasons for replacing worn out equipment; old aircraft are like old cars...they nickel & dime you in parts and maintenance cost to continue operating until finally they sit in a hangar and rust. The manufacture ... Read More
Dollar to Real
Look for the real to get weaker before Christmas. US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has delivered a cautiously upbeat outlook for the US economy, signaling the conditions necessary for an interest-rate increase have been met. The action will ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
JOBS A production line will be setup at Embraer's Gavio Peixoto Industrial Facility. Embraer will be responsible for software development, integration, flight test, final assembly and aircraft delivery in the Brazilian Gripen NG programme. A new ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
Defense Industry Daily 14 September 2015 Brazil's prosecutors office ended it's investigation into possible corruption in the country's procurement process of Saab Gripen NG fighters, finding insufficient evidence of wrongdoing to ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
Why have the weapons when you don't get involved in wars ? Brasil craves the prestige of at least appearing to be the leading power in South America. Brazilian policymakers continue to pursue a permanent seat for the country on the United ... Read More
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes by spanishpete
Why did Brazil purchase 36 Swedish fighter planes so they could ask you for more money, and give you a good reason for asking http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/10/why-did-brazil-purchase-36-swedish-fighter-planes-during-economic-hardship/
The US F-18 Super Hornet and the French Rafale were the original contenders for a 4 billion dollar deal to purchase 36 fighters for the Brasil air force. Interestingly there are naval versions of both aircraft (possibly operable aboard the SAO ... Read More
How to register a marriage to a Brazilian citizen outside Brazil by James
When a Brazilian citizen marries a foreign national outside of Brazil, while the marriage is legal in Brazil it must be registered at the Consulado-Geral do Brasil where they reside (not necessarily always the same country where the marriage ...
I did this at the Los Angeles Consulate. I provided the Legal Dept Brazilian Consulate with an original marriage certificate and paid a US$ 20.00 fee. 10 days later I received the same certificate with basically a certified to be a legal document ... Read More
tricare overseas by ohanasurf
I am retired US Navy currently enrolled in tricare health insurance. I am moving to live with my brasilian national wife in Rio. Any US military retired in Brasil that can give me the dope on tricare overseas health insurance ?
Catastrophic cap is the maximum a retiree/families with Tricare Standard Overseas would pay each fiscal year. After you reach your catastrophic cap, you won't have to pay anything more in most cases. In the states I had Tricare Prime for wich I ... Read More
tricare overseas by ohanasurf
I am retired US Navy currently enrolled in tricare health insurance. I am moving to live with my brasilian national wife in Rio. Any US military retired in Brasil that can give me the dope on tricare overseas health insurance ?
Tricare Overseas Program (TOP) Standard is available to US military retirees, and retiree dependents and allows beneficiaries to manage their own health care and make appointments with host nation providers. You do not need referrals for care,but ... Read More
tricare overseas by ohanasurf
I am retired US Navy currently enrolled in tricare health insurance. I am moving to live with my brasilian national wife in Rio. Any US military retired in Brasil that can give me the dope on tricare overseas health insurance ?
I am researching this topic today. What I do understand at this point in time is that International SOS Health provides 24/7 customer service and support for TriCare Overseas beneficiaries. International SOS is available to assist, arrange and ... Read More
How do you solve a problem like Brazil? by VictoriaChandler
I need to vent...so please excuse me if I offend you and please excuse me if my ranting doesn't make much sense. :mad: I moved to Brazil a year ago...just in time for the economic crisis. :| Currently, the Brazilian economy is expected to ...
This maybe a little bit wide of the current topic but does anyone else have a sense of this ? I live in Ipanema and on one of its busiest streets for foot traffic. It seems as though common courtesy towards each other is lacking in the culture here. ... Read More
How do you solve a problem like Brazil? by VictoriaChandler
I need to vent...so please excuse me if I offend you and please excuse me if my ranting doesn't make much sense. :mad: I moved to Brazil a year ago...just in time for the economic crisis. :| Currently, the Brazilian economy is expected to ...
How do you solve a problem like the Kobayashi Maru ? Whether your income is reals or dollars get ready for another loop on the Brasil economic roller coaster. BRASILIAN REAL ROUT INTENSIFIES AFTER SPENDING VOTE Efforts to put it's fiscal house ... Read More
How do you solve a problem like Brazil? by VictoriaChandler
I need to vent...so please excuse me if I offend you and please excuse me if my ranting doesn't make much sense. :mad: I moved to Brazil a year ago...just in time for the economic crisis. :| Currently, the Brazilian economy is expected to ...
Aliens ? Really? It is fact based on archeological evidence that homo sapiens evolved as primates on the savannahs of Eastern Africa thence migrated throughout Asia and into Europe. Anyway I thought this was a forum for expatriates to exchange ... Read More
International Mail Forwarding
Bom Dia Expats, I am considering a US based mail forwarding service for the purpose of online shopping purchases. Anyone have any experiences with purchasing items online and having them shipped to Brazil via one of these services? Read More
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS by James
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS *************************************************************************************************** EDIT OF JULY 17, 2015 INFORMATION REGARDING NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR PERMANENCY, ...
Question regarding Cedula de Identidade de Estrangeiro.... I picked up my CIE today. My ID card has a Classificacao of Permanent and a Validade of Indeterminada. My US passport expires Dec 2024.The Visa stamp has an expiration date of May 2024. I ... Read More
Getting married in Brazil, Permanent Visa and documents required by James
[b]PLEASE NOTE THAT NEW PROCEDURES FOR PERMANENCY APPLICATIONS BASED ON MARRIAGE / STABLE RELATIONSHIP / BRAZILIAN BORN CHILD HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE SINCE SEPTEMBER 1, 2014. THIS HAS STREAMLINED AND SPED UP THE PERMANENCY PROCESS. PLEASE SEE THE ...
I am a permanent resident based on marriage. I have copies of all the necessary documents for a work permit. I am in the Zona Sul district of Rio de Janeiro. Will the Poupa Tiempo in Ipanema process my work permit application, or must I go to the ... Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles by ohanasurf
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ...
I see posts on the forum from people in the same situation as my wife and I. We didn't register our US wedding at the consulate having jurisdiction over where the wedding was performed and Brazilian wife returned to Rio. This is what we did to ... Read More
wanted:::Immagration Attorneys/Visa companies
My Brazilian wife and I married in the US. We didnt register the marriage at the Brazilian Consulate in the US. She returned to Brazil and I followed about 6 months later (arrived 5 Mar 2015). TODAY I have my RNE stamped in my passport and I have a ... Read More
Getting married in Brazil, Permanent Visa and documents required by James
[b]PLEASE NOTE THAT NEW PROCEDURES FOR PERMANENCY APPLICATIONS BASED ON MARRIAGE / STABLE RELATIONSHIP / BRAZILIAN BORN CHILD HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE SINCE SEPTEMBER 1, 2014. THIS HAS STREAMLINED AND SPED UP THE PERMANENCY PROCESS. PLEASE SEE THE ...
I am reviewing all documents and requirements prior to my appointment at the policia federal this week. I see on the dpf website the requirement for a Declarao de que nap sent encontram seperados de fato out direito, assinada pelo casual, com firm ... Read More
dotting the I'd and crossing the t's by ohanasurf
All I want is to re-unite with my beloved wife and to establish permanent residence in Brasil with a minimum of separation and expense. We married on March 11 2014 in Las Vegas within the jurisdiction of the Consulado General do Los Angeles ...
Thanks James, We just returned from the 1 Oficio de Register Civil in Centro Rio with our Certidao de Casamento. Read More
dotting the I'd and crossing the t's by ohanasurf
All I want is to re-unite with my beloved wife and to establish permanent residence in Brasil with a minimum of separation and expense. We married on March 11 2014 in Las Vegas within the jurisdiction of the Consulado General do Los Angeles ...
Hola gentes, Wanted to post a follow up to my earlier post. I have been in country for two months now. Prior to departure I got our US marriage certificate legalized at the Brazilian consulate in Los Angeles. Only a Brazilian spouse can register ... Read More
Tradutor Oficial
Can anyone refer a tradutor oficial ? I am in Ipanema sul and have a US marriage certificate and birth certificate requiring translation to portugese. Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles by ohanasurf
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ...
Just wanted to post a follow-up to my original post (married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles) My wife (Brasilian national) is still in Brasil. I (US National) visited the Consulado General in Los Angeles yesterday, presented ... Read More
How to register a marriage to a Brazilian citizen outside Brazil by James
When a Brazilian citizen marries a foreign national outside of Brazil, while the marriage is legal in Brazil it must be registered at the Consulado-Geral do Brasil where they reside (not necessarily always the same country where the marriage ...
Certo, however you can not send a marriage certificate to a Brazilian consulate. It must be presented at the consulate by the Brazilian spouse. Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles by ohanasurf
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ...
Bringing my wife back to the US for 10 days to visit the Los Angeles Consulado, registering the US marriage certificate, obtaining legalization and authentification of all documents take her shopping in LA for those things she wants for the ... Read More
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS by James
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS *************************************************************************************************** EDIT OF JULY 17, 2015 INFORMATION REGARDING NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR PERMANENCY, ...
James When describing document fees can you clarify something. For example you state Pedido de Permanencia Definitava R$ 102,00 Is this one hundred two reals or is this one hundred two thousand reals ? Read More
tricare overseas
I am retired US Navy currently enrolled in tricare health insurance. I am moving to live with my brasilian national wife in Rio. Any US military retired in Brasil that can give me the dope on tricare overseas health insurance ? Read More
dotting the I'd and crossing the t's
All I want is to re-unite with my beloved wife and to establish permanent residence in Brasil with a minimum of separation and expense. We married on March 11 2014 in Las Vegas within the jurisdiction of the Consulado General do Los Angeles ... Read More
VARIG Airlines by ohanasurf
Can anyone explain to me the situation regarding pensions of VARIG airlines pilots ? Background, current status, outlook.
Thanks for the info James. Do you happen to know the background of this situation ? How did it come to be ? Read More
any US citizen having problems receiving social security disability ?
Which US bank do you use, or better yet which would you recommend ?. I am asking because I currently belong to a credit union which will probably charge large fees if I can even use my debit card. I will change all of my direct deposits to a US bank ... Read More
VARIG Airlines
Can anyone explain to me the situation regarding pensions of VARIG airlines pilots ? Background, current status, outlook. Read More
any US citizen having problems receiving social security disability ?
I receive social security disability here in the US. I am moving to Brasil. Just wondering how anyone is receiving payments in Brasil. Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles by ohanasurf
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ...
More absurdity ! So I have to produce an affidavit of single to marry in Brasil the same woman I am already married to in the US ? Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles by ohanasurf
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ...
I believe to register a US marriage the Brazilian Consulate requires it to be submitted within 180 days from date of marriage. Looks like we will be taking the long, hard, expensive road to my permanencia. Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles by ohanasurf
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ...
Yes" proper prior planning prevents piss poor performance" Correct me if I am wrong but I seem to have two options; 1. My wife presents herself at the Consular in Los Angeles with the US marriage certificate. Or, 2. We get married in ... Read More
married in US, didn't register at Consulado in Los Angeles
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in Las Vegas in March 2014. We did not register the marriage with the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the consulado ... Read More
How to register a marriage to a Brazilian citizen outside Brazil by James
When a Brazilian citizen marries a foreign national outside of Brazil, while the marriage is legal in Brazil it must be registered at the Consulado-Geral do Brasil where they reside (not necessarily always the same country where the marriage ...
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in the US in March 2014. We did not register the marriage at the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the L.A. consulate ... Read More
How to register a marriage to a Brazilian citizen outside Brazil by James
When a Brazilian citizen marries a foreign national outside of Brazil, while the marriage is legal in Brazil it must be registered at the Consulado-Geral do Brasil where they reside (not necessarily always the same country where the marriage ...
My wife is a Brazilian national. We married in the US in March 2014. We did not register the marriage at the consulado in Los Angeles. My wife is currently in Rio setting up house. I am traveling to Rio in March 2015. Can we skip the L.A. consulate ... Read More