JoshW
American expat in Brazil
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Registration: 20 September 2015
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I am waiting my permanent residency card so I plan on continuing to live here in Brazil. I don't have any earnings from the USA, just a piece of property. I have briefly read the tax laws regarding citizens living abroad and they are very ... Read More
CPF - HOW TO GET IT (it´s free and very fast) by Claudia de González del Tánago
Morning from Sao Paulo, Got my CPF last thursday (06708/2015). I am a spanish citizen, but i am sure it it's the same process for all expatriates. Firs i paid a small fee (less than 6 Rs.) in the Banco do Brasil (i paid it in a branch located ...
Thank you again James. I'm already in Brazil, I just arrived on September 1st and I'm in Florianopolis so I'm gonna try to go to a post office or maybe straight to the receita (I guess it doesn't matter?) but look how things are ... Read More
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS by James
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS **** EDIT OF JULY 17, 2015 INFORMATION REGARDING NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR PERMANENCY, ...
Thank you James, definitely that part in the constitution that protects the family Union made me feel a lot more secure. I've heard of it before but I didn't know you could actually use that to protect yourself and your family because I ... Read More
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS by James
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS **** EDIT OF JULY 17, 2015 INFORMATION REGARDING NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR PERMANENCY, ...
Thank you very much. I already knew the living in Brazil blog and it was very helpful but I figured out it could be outdated because the info is from 2013 and everything changed in 2014. What kind of made me worried was that it seems, according to ... Read More
CPF - HOW TO GET IT (it´s free and very fast) by Claudia de González del Tánago
Morning from Sao Paulo, Got my CPF last thursday (06708/2015). I am a spanish citizen, but i am sure it it's the same process for all expatriates. Firs i paid a small fee (less than 6 Rs.) in the Banco do Brasil (i paid it in a branch located ...
That's funny because I was reading on the Receita Federal website how foreigners can get a CPF and they said that a translation of the passport (traducao juramentada) is necessary. I started to quote translation services online for that purpose. ... Read More
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS by James
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PERMANENT VISAS **** EDIT OF JULY 17, 2015 INFORMATION REGARDING NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR PERMANENCY, ...
Hi I'm new here and I have arrived in Brazil a couple weeks ago with my wife who is Brazilian. I'm sorry if this is not the right post to ask my question but I've been researching some info to help us in our process of permanent visa ... Read More