Brazil · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
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Brazil does not operate a broad consumer-style “startup visa” equivalent to some countries. Startup founders usually look at investor or innovation-related residence routes, especially VITEM IX / investment frameworks, and must verify the current MJSP and consular requirements.
- Consular pages describe VITEM IX investment routes, including investment in a Brazilian legal entity with employment, income or innovation potential.
- Residence authorization for investment or economically relevant activity is handled through MJSP/MigranteWeb and related immigration rules.
- Do not assume a startup brand or accelerator admission is enough; the official investment/residence requirements control.
- MRE — Investment Visa (VITEM IX)
Official consular page describing investor/startup-investment visa framing.
- MJSP — residence authorization
Official residence-authorization page for investment and economically relevant activity.
Government portals
- gov.br — Brazilian Government Portal — Single portal for federal services, with the gov.br digital identity used across them.
- Receita Federal — CPF and CNPJ registration, income tax filing, and federal customs.
- Federal Police — Migration — Foreigner registration (CRNM), residence applications, passports and entry records.