The residence routes to Brazil: 2,000 dollars of pension, 1,500 dollars remotely, or an employer who carries the file

Yes, as a Dutch citizen you may stay, but not on the stamp you enter with. The consulate-general in Amsterdam says it without detours: EU citizens enter without a visa for at most 90 days within a period of 180 days, and those 90 days are not extendable. Whoever stays longer needs an autorização de residência, and the migration law of 2017 (Lei 13.445) and its implementing decree (Decreto 9.199) have fixed doors for it. The fees are manageable: 168.13 reais for the application and 204.77 reais for the residence card. The pitfall is the order: for work and for an investment the file starts in Brazil, and only then does the consulate issue the visa.

Route	What you show	First residence	Rule
Retiree (VITEM XIV)	a monthly transfer of at least 2,000 dollars to Brazil	at most two years; the visa itself is valid one year	RN 40/2019
Digital nomad (VITEM XIV)	1,500 dollars a month from a foreign client, or 18,000 dollars in funds	one year, renewable once	RN 45/2021
Investor (VITEM IX)	500,000 reais in a Brazilian company; 150,000 for technology	application in Brazil first	RN 13/2017
Real estate investor	700,000 reais in the North or Northeast, 1,000,000 elsewhere	application in Brazil first	RN 36/2018
Work (VITEM V)	an employer who lodges the file in Brazil	per contract	Lei 13.445, article 14
Family reunion (VITEM XI)	partner, child or parent of a Brazilian or of a resident	tied to the sponsor	Lei 13.445, article 14

Which route fits a Dutch person?

On a pension. Resolução Normativa 40/2019 of the national immigration council grants the visa to whoever shows "the monthly transfer to Brazil of an amount in foreign currency of at least 2,000 dollars". AOW and occupational pension count together, and the resolution allows "other regular income" to top up the amount. The consulate in Amsterdam also wants a letter from your bank stating that it can transfer that amount monthly to a Brazilian account. The first residence is at most two years; whether an amount per family member is added is not in the resolution.

Working remotely. The digital nomad of RN 45/2021 has no Brazilian employer, but a foreign one: a contract or a client relationship, a declaration of your own that the work can be done remotely, and 1,500 dollars a month or 18,000 dollars in the bank. One year, renewable once by a year; whoever goes to work for a Brazilian company does not fall under this.

With an employer. The work visa does not start at the consulate. The employer applies in Brazil to the Ministry of Justice for an autorização de residência prévia, for 168.13 reais and with a processing time of thirty days for a complete file; only after that approval does the consulate put the visa in your passport.

With an investment. The same pattern: the 500,000 reais in a Brazilian company, or the 700,000 to 1,000,000 reais in real estate, are assessed in Brazil first. Buying a house gives no residence right by itself, says article 123 of the decree — see buying a house in Brazil.

Lodge in Amsterdam or in Brazil?

Both are possible. The consulate-general in Amsterdam takes the application digitally through the e-consular system, and only after approval of the file do you get an appointment. Article 123 of the decree also allows the application in Brazil, "regardless of migratory status", and article 124 lets a visit be converted into a residence permit. Whoever lands as a tourist can therefore lodge with the Polícia Federal within the 90 days.

The Dutch documents are the same three for every route: a certificate of conduct, according to the consulate at most three months old and with an apostille; your birth certificate with an apostille, because the Polícia Federal wants to see the names of both parents at registration; and health insurance that is valid in Brazil — see healthcare in Brazil. Brazil has been in the apostille convention since 2016, so the apostille of the Dutch court suffices; the translation into Portuguese you have made in Brazil by a tradutor público.

The 90 days of the visit and the 90 days of the registration are two clocks. Whoever arrives with a visa must, according to article 64 of the decree, be registered with the Polícia Federal within 90 days of entry, on pain of a fine. Whoever enters without a visa and wants to lodge in Brazil must do so before the 90 days of visit are over. Plan the application in the first weeks, not the last.

What does it cost, and how long does it take?

The visa you pay at the consulate, by debit card. In Brazil come the fees of the Polícia Federal: 168.13 reais for the assessment of a residence application and 204.77 reais for the CRNM, the residence card. The card follows on average thirty working days after the appointment. How the registration and the tax number interlock is in the article on CRNM and CPF.

Do I have to speak Portuguese?

Not for the residence. The language requirement is only in article 65 of the law, for naturalisation: after four years of residence, and "being able to communicate in the Portuguese language". For the card the income counts, not the language — but the counter and the bank speak Portuguese, and you notice that in the first weeks sooner than the law.

In Vertrekklaar this is phase 1 of 5 of the journey, step 1.1: the same steps, but for your situation — in your order, tickable, and with the deadlines watched. See the whole journey to Brazil or go straight to step 1.1 in the open plan.