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Family reunification: spouse, partner, children
When the tie is to a Brazilian or to a resident: which route applies, what the relationship has to evidence and where the application is filed.
Family reunification provides a residence route based on a tie to a Brazilian or a resident foreign national. The circumstances of the person joining the family and those of the relative already in Brazil need to be reviewed together.
The review starts with the relationship, the records and where the person is. Legal guidance takes place online; registration with the Federal Police includes biometric identification and may require attendance in person.
Situations
Situations this area covers
My husband or wife is already in Brazil
Dra. Simone reviews the couple's situation and documents, identifies the family reunification residence route before the Federal Police and sets out what has to be gathered before the application.
How documents are reviewedMy partner is still outside Brazil
When the person is abroad, the route usually runs through a family reunification visa at a Brazilian consulate. Dra. Simone explains the difference between the two routes and prepares the Brazilian-side paperwork.
How documents are reviewedI have a Brazilian child and need to regularise my status
A tie to a Brazilian child has its own basis in Law 13.445/2017. Dra. Simone checks the relationship, the civil registry records and the certificates, then indicates the administrative route that applies.
How documents are reviewedFamily reunification: consulate or in Brazil?
For a person outside Brazil, the usual starting point is a family reunification visa at the Brazilian consulate responsible for their place of residence. For someone already in Brazil, the review concerns the residence application before the Federal Police. The family tie and existing status determine which rules apply.
A civil registry record or evidence of a partnership has to be reviewed in context. The Brazilian partner may take part in this preparation. The consular application does not replace the registration steps required after arrival in Brazil.
Family ties and the residence period
Having a Brazilian child, spouse or partner may reduce the ordinary naturalization residence period to one year under Article 66 of Law 13.445/2017. For spouses and partners, the law also requires that they are not legally or actually separated when naturalization is granted. The remaining requirements still apply; marriage alone does not confer nationality.
After residence, everyday legal matters
Living in Brazil also involves leases, purchases, banking and other consumer services. These questions belong to the contract and consumer areas of Dra. Simone’s practice, each with its own scope of review.