Living in Brazil

[Mr Enternational]

now how to get a permanent residency is another story. I have a friend who works with immigration stuff professionally, he charges small fees. Alternatively pay thousands to an immigration lawyer

Easiest way is to bang a Brazilian and get a Brazilian baby. No that is not the method I used.

A close friend of mine has a Brazilian son who will turn a year old next month. He took his son to the US consulate in Rio for his US passport when he was only days old. He was told by the Brazilian consulate in California that the only ways he could get a permanent visa for Brazil would be through marriage or work.

This is the same rule that applies in the US. I know women from various countries (Brazil, Thailand, Honduras, Colombia, etc.) who have kids who are US citizens due to the citizenship of the father. This, however, has no bearing on whether the mother will be granted a visa to even enter the US, not to mention being a permanent resident. And as for the cases of those women, they have not been granted visas for the US. The lady in Honduras has a teenage son who lives with his aunt and uncle in my city, however she does not have to privilege to come here to visit.

[Off Road]

How much does he charge. How long is the residency for? I mean is it PERMANENT. Or 5 or 10 years? Probably a stupid question i just figured it would be next to impossible to get a permanent residency.

Permanent visas are for indetermined period. The rules for obtaining one are on many web sites. Retirment, marriage or baby are the most common I believe.
Once you have the permanet visa you have to report and file for the brazilian ID, I just did that last week, took a while waiting there. Now I have to wait 5 months for the actual ID card.
If you want help, just PM me and this is free.

[Sperto]

I have been living here for 25 years and I only have permanent residency. Why would I want a 3rd world passport to be discriminated at border crossings all over the world??

"3rd world"???

[Scarlet]

Why on earth would you want to have Brazilian citizenship??

Now how to get a permanent residency is another story. I have a friend who works with immigration stuff professionally, he charges small fees. Alternatively pay thousands to an immigration lawyer.

How much does he charge. How long is the residency for? I mean is it PERMANENT. Or 5 or 10 years? Probably a stupid question i just figured it would be next to impossible to get a permanent residency.

[Brazil Specialist]

If you can help, please do. Has anyone gone through the process of getting Brazilian citizenship either through (1) marriage, (2) child, (3) residency, (4) investment, (5) etcetera? If you have any personal experience of stories I would greatly appreciate learning about the process.

Thanks

Why on earth would you want to have Brazilian citizenship??

I have been living here for 25 years and I only have permanent residency. Why would I want a 3rd world passport to be discriminated at border crossings all over the world??

now how to get a permanent residency is another story. I have a friend who works with immigration stuff professionally, he charges small fees. Alternatively pay thousands to an immigration lawyer

Easiest way is to bang a Brazilian and get a Brazilian baby. No that is not the method I used.

[Brazil Specialist]

The budget is 350 for the rent only.

Thanks Magic

350 dollars per month in Joao Pessoa should be no problem. I know of 600 dollar per month in Rio, off season, so Joao pessoa should be much much cheaper. Now you probably will have to settle for a hotel for a few days while you look for the apartment, and a local guy with portuguese knowledge would be of use

If you pay me the airline ticket from Rio I can help (just joking, you probably find someone to help)

Check your local free advertising newspaper (balcao no Rio, recycler in Los Angeles), they usually allow you to post in other countries, or you find if there is a branch in Joao pessoa

[Java Man]

Lover Boy:
You'll have to carry the old passport with the valid Brazilian Visa AND your NEW Passport every time you enter Brazil.
I did that the last 2 years.

[Lover Boy #2]

Maybe someone can answer this for me?

My passpoert expires in September 2008 and I have a 5 year business visa for Brasil. When the passport expires, there will still be 3.5 years left on the visa.

Is it possible to transfer the old visa to the new passport?

Thanks.

[Meat Loaf]

If you can help, please do. Has anyone gone through the process of getting Brazilian citizenship either through (1) marriage, (2) child, (3) residency, (4) investment, (5) etcetera? If you have any personal experience of stories I would greatly appreciate learning about the process.

Thanks

[Pimpthatass]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/12/news/expats.php

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc854.html

DB

DB,

Thanks for the links.

PimpThatAss

[Magic2000]

Your budget for a 3 bedroom house is 350 dollars per week on a 6 month contract in Joao Pessoa?

Or your ENTIRE budget for food, housing, girls etc is 350 dollars per week?

If it is just for housing, my hunch is that there should be no problem whatsoever.

1400 dollar per month? You might get a 3 bedroom in Rio for that money, at least in low season. Joao Pessoa should be wayyyyyy cheaper.

The budget is 350 for the rent only.

Thanks Magic

[Senb91]

I'm moving to Brasil in January and need to learn Portuguese. How do I go about finding those 1 week very intensive Portuguese classes. Done a little surfing and can't seem to find anything like that. Anything around Chicago, Detroit or Indy would work for me.

Thanks for any help.

[Dodger Bulldog]

as long as they stay away from the U.S. for 330 calendar days for a year they will avoid paying and great deal of taxes on that money!... also he stated that these jobs must be in combat zones or government sponsered contracts.

Actually, the first $82,400 earned overseas can be excluded from the United States income tax. You will pay taxes on amounts over that.

Plus, this is available for any citizen living overseas, not just those living in combat zones. It applies regardless of who the employer is, and is not just for government sponsored contracts.

Here is a link to an article from the International Herald Tribune that describes the law, as it was changed in May, 2006:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/12/news/expats.php

Their are two ways to qualify for the exclusion, either the "bona fide residence test" (meaning that you cannot jump around from country to country or hotel room to hotel room), or the "physical presence test" (the 330 day rule).

Here is a link to the IRS web page which describes who is eligible:

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc854.html

DB

[Mr Enternational]

Quick question. How are contractors able to go to Iraq and make 250K a year, TAX FREE? I keep hearing about positions in Iraq an Kuwait where you can make obscene amounts of money and not have to pay a penny, when you return at the end of your assisgnment.

They do not make 250K. They actually make a little over 100K. They must stay on the compound 24 hours/day and work 16-18 hours each day. When you figure it out it is about $15/hour x 24 hours/day x 365 days = $131,400. It is not worth the price of admission. Too much like getting paid to be in jail if you ask me. It states everything on the site. The company is KBR.

[Brazil Specialist]

Being a tight MF that I am, as little as possible, but my budget is about 350 dollars per week. You got anything? I want something nice however.

Thanks for your help

Your budget for a 3 bedroom house is 350 dollars per week on a 6 month contract in Joao Pessoa?

Or your ENTIRE budget for food, housing, girls etc is 350 dollars per week?

If it is just for housing, my hunch is that there should be no problem whatsoever.

1400 dollar per month? You might get a 3 bedroom in Rio for that money, at least in low season. Joao Pessoa should be wayyyyyy cheaper.