Rio de Janeiro · SR/PF/RJ
Registering with the Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro
The Federal Police superintendency in Rio de Janeiro (SR/PF/RJ) is the main unit in Rio de Janeiro. It registers foreigners who live in the municipalities on its list below, and in any municipality of the state that isn't on another unit's list.
In short
If you live in a municipality this unit serves, you register for your RNM at the Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro (SR/PF/RJ), at Aeroporto Santos Dumont. Book an appointment online within 90 days of entering Brazil on a visa, or 30 days after your residence is published in the Diário Oficial, and pay the card fee of R$204.77 first.
Source: Units and the municipalities they serve, Federal Police (2026) ↗
- Unit
- SR/PF/RJPolícia Federal — Superintendência Regional em Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)
- Address
- Av. Rodrigues Alves, 1 - Saúde - Rio de Janeiro/RJ / CEP 20.081-250
- Migration desk
- Aeroporto Santos DumontPraça Senador Salgado Filho, s/nº, 2º Pavimento do Terminal de Embarque - Centro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ - CEP 20021-340
- Migration e-mail
- migracao.srrj@pf.gov.brAirport desk: migracao.deain.srrj@pf.gov.br
- Area served
- Registers foreigners from its own municipality
Migration appointments in Rio de Janeiro are at the airport desk above, not at the unit's own address.
Federal Police units in Rio de Janeiro: addresses and hours ↗
Who registers here
Foreigners who live in these municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, plus any municipality of the state that isn't on another Federal Police unit's list.
- Rio de Janeiro
Bring these to the appointment
With a visa from a Brazilian consulate
- The completed online registration form
- A valid passport, or another document that proves your identity and nationality
- The original visa form
- Proof you paid the card fee of R$204.77, when it applies
Document list, Federal Police ↗
With a residence authorization granted in Brazil
- The completed online registration form
- A valid passport, or another document that proves your identity and nationality
- A birth or marriage certificate, if your passport doesn't show your parents' names
- The Diário Oficial page that publishes your residence
- Proof you paid the card fee of R$204.77, when it applies
Document list, Federal Police ↗
Documents issued abroad must follow the legalization and translation rules, and the Federal Police can ask for more.
Registration form, Federal Police ↗ Pay the card fee (GRU), Federal Police ↗
How it works
- Fill in the Federal Police's online form for your case, and pay the card fee of R$204.77 with a GRU.
- Book your appointment on the Federal Police's site and choose the unit in Rio de Janeiro.
- Go to the appointment with your documents. Your details and fingerprints are taken, and you get your RNM number.
- Collect the CRNM card from the unit in Rio de Janeiro once the online status says it's ready. gov.br estimates up to 180 days for the whole service.
Have an attorney prepare your registration
An immigration attorney checks your documents and your deadline and gets your Federal Police registration ready. You choose them in the Emigro app and see their fee before you commit.
Book an attorney for my RNM Or talk to a lawyer firstRather talk to an immigration lawyer first?
Send a short note to an independent immigration lawyer who uses Emigro. If they offer a paid call, you can pick a time on their calendar right away; otherwise they reply by email.
Routes that end with this registration
Every residence route ends with registering at the Federal Police. Each guide explains its route from the start.
- Document toolsRNM registration guideYour deadline to register with the Federal Police, the documents and the fee.
- Residency and citizenship guidesMercosur residenceTwo years' residence for nationals of Mercosur countries, then indefinite.
- Residency and citizenship guidesCPLP residenceTwo years' residence for nationals of Portuguese-speaking countries.
- Residency and citizenship guidesWork visaResidence for a job with an employer in Brazil: the six qualification routes.
- Residency and citizenship guidesStudent visaResidence to study, intern or do an exchange at a Brazilian institution.
- Residency and citizenship guidesFamily reunion visaResidence to join a Brazilian or a resident relative in Brazil.
- Residency and citizenship guidesRetirement visaResidence for retirees with a pension they can transfer to Brazil.
- Residency and citizenship guidesRenewing your residenceRenew temporary residence, move to indefinite residence or renew your CRNM.
Other Federal Police units for Rio de Janeiro
- DPF/ARS/RJFederal Police in Angra dos Reis (RJ)Registers foreigners from 4 municipalities
- DPF/GOY/RJFederal Police in Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ)Registers foreigners from 18 municipalities
- DPF/MCE/RJFederal Police in Macaé (RJ)Registers foreigners from 21 municipalities
- DPF/NRI/RJFederal Police in Niterói (RJ)Registers foreigners from 14 municipalities
- DPF/NIG/RJFederal Police in Nova Iguaçu (RJ)Registers foreigners from 22 municipalities
- DPF/VRA/RJFederal Police in Volta Redonda (RJ)Registers foreigners from 12 municipalities
Official sources
Units and the municipalities they serve, Federal Police (2026) ↗
Federal Police units in Rio de Janeiro: addresses and hours ↗
Registering as a foreigner, gov.br ↗
Checked against official sources on October 25, 2026. Addresses, desks and hours change, so check the Federal Police's page before you go. Emigro gives preliminary guidance, not legal advice, and is not a law firm. Lawyers on Emigro are independent, registered with the OAB, and solely responsible for their advice. Emigro is a private company, not affiliated with the Brazilian government, the Federal Police, Itamaraty, the Ministry of Justice or the Receita Federal.