Hello all
Firstly, thanks for all the posts already on this website about the above subject. It has been the most helpful source of information I have found and I am posting mainly for a little bit of final reassurance before I set off to get married and apply for permanent residency.
I believe I am all set with documents. I've been a bit slow and they will be posted to me in Brazil but I'll get to that in a moment. I have:
Passport ready to be copied and certified in Brazil
A full birth certificate ready to be sent to the fco and consulate in London
A certificate of non-impediment ready to be sent to the fco and consulate in London
A CRB ready to be sent to the fco and consulate in London
Is this everything? I've checked and double checked but a thumbs up would be appreciated.
My main problems now are with timing. I visited Brazil in October 2014 and stayed for 14 days, will these 14 days be taken off my 90 day tourist visa on this visit? I arrive late May 2015. We have checked with the cartorio and they have told us it can take between 20 and 90 days for everything to be processed. I'm not likely to get my documents until I've been in Brazil 30 days so although there is a possibility we will be okay, after reading many posts on this board, I've been looking at visa extensions. The British government website states I am able to apply for a 90 day visa extension but looking into it I see I will need proof of onward travel - could this proof of onward travel be a bus ticket to somewhere in Argentina? Or is a flight to somewhere in South America needed? Or do I need proof of a flight back to England? If I can't get a visa extension is it possible to stay in Argentina 30 days then come back to Brazil? Will this time out of Brazil give me 30 days I can then spend in Brazil? Worst case scenario: what is the possibility of marrying with an expired tourist visa then applying for permanent residency?
Any help is appreciated.
Cheers
Brendan