CPLP residence
CPLP residence in Brazil
If you're a national of a Portuguese-speaking country, the CPLP Mobility Agreement gives you two years' residence in Brazil, requested at the Federal Police once you're here, however you entered.
- For
- Nationals of CPLP countries
- Residence
- 2 years
- Apply
- In person at the Federal Police, in Brazil
- Then
- Indefinite, if you ask in the 90 days before it ends
Who it's for
- Nationals of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.
- It works whatever your status when you entered Brazil, for example as a visitor.
- You apply in person. Children and people who can't act for themselves can be represented.
How it works
- Enter Brazil, as a visitor or on any visa.
- Book an appointment and apply in person at the Federal Police.
- Once it's granted, register for your RNM and your CRNM card.
- In the 90 days before your two years end, ask for indefinite residence, with proof of means of support, such as an employment contract.
Documents
- The completed application form
- A valid passport or ID document
- Criminal record certificates from your country and everywhere you lived in the last five years, apostilled or legalized if issued abroad
- A signed statement that you have no criminal record
- A statement of your address in Brazil
- The fee receipt, when it applies
The Federal Police's own checklist adds certificates from Brazilian courts where you live. Check it before your appointment.
Have an attorney handle your CPLP residence
A licensed immigration attorney checks your documents and prepares your Federal Police application. You choose them in the Emigro app and see their fee before you commit.
Book an attorney for my CPLP residenceOfficial sources
CPLP residence, Federal Police ↗
Decree 11.156/2022, CPLP Mobility Agreement ↗
Checked against official sources on October 23, 2026. Emigro gives preliminary guidance, not legal advice. Requirements are confirmed against official Brazilian sources and by the licensed attorneys.
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