It has been just over a year since the New Migration Law No.
13.445 and Decree No. 9.199, of 21 November 2017, which establishes
rules for the entry and residence of immigrants in Brazil entered
into effect.
It is a new era for the Brazilian migration legislation. It is
now possible for Brazilian entities to sponsor a process, on behalf
of foreigners who are in Brazil as visitors. As a result, depending
on the type of work to be carried out, foreigners will no longer be
required to have to leave Brazil in order to have a visa issued
– an authorisation for a resident permit will be granted by
the General Coordination, in Brasilia, and a resident permit will
be issued by the Brazilian Federal Police. This was unimaginable in
the former law. A resident permit was only a possibility for
specific cases, such as based on family reunion, as well as for
foreign nationals from the Mercosur and Associated
countries.
