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Ashco
Joined 2012
Posts: 3

11 years ago

Permanent Visa Process for American Spouse of Brazilian Citizen

11 years ago

Good afternoon Expat Group:

My wife and I have spent an extended period of time working to obtain her visa to the US and after constant delays and denials / appeals / waiver filings (complicated violation of a previous student visa unnecessary to expand on here), we have happily decided to reverse course and go with Plan B (me going to Brazil). We will maintain the US process which will eventually go through, but we look forward to our life in Brazil.

Brazil is not new to me. I am here every month the past two years, we have an amazing family (ginormous ;-) and own a small business.

As relates to securing documents, while I have read many stories of bureacracy and complaining, maybe we have been lucky... every step we have had to make from our marriage (married in Brazil) to business filings has been straight forward and without complication - many steps yes, but as long as we followed them, it all worked out.

1) If you are an an American who has married a Brazilian citizen and you have personally gone through the process of obtaining your "permanent" visa, can you explain each step of the process (and eta) / any advice you have. Also, what are the full benefits that a permanent visa offers?

2) Similarly, can you explain the permanent resident steps and process / experiences / fees / duration?

3) Lastly, the work permit process. Is a permanent visa one in the same as a work permit? Is it it different and the steps, duration, etc you have experienced? While we have a business, it is in her name and I eventually intend to go back into the work force in SP or Rio. I have multiple US business opps with offices in BR.

Many thanks in advance!

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