Hey everyone!
To start off, I'm so glad that I've found this excellent forum. I've been preparing to move back to Brasil to marry my sweetheart. Really, what I need help with is making sure that this list of documents for acquiring permanência (after the marriage) is complete and correct, and that I've got the time-frame correct for the validity of the Authenticated Documents.
1. Completed Requerimento (https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/)
2. Two 3X4 passport style photos
3. A complete, authenticated copy of my passport (Is this done at the consulate in the US, or at a cartório? If done in the US, how long is the copy valid for before I have to renew it?)
3. A copy of the marriage certificate
4. A copy of my future wife's RNE
5. A signed declaration that the marriage has not ended
6. A declaration certified by the Brazilian Consulate in the USA that I am not a criminal (does this have a validity of only 90 days? If so, how do I attain this without leaving Brasil? It will expire before I marry and apply for permanência.)
7. A receipt that proves payment for:
CÓDIGO: 140066 - Pedido de Permanência: R$ 102,00
CÓDIGO: 140082 - Registro de Estrangeiros/Restabelecimento de Registro: R$ 64,58
CÓDIGO: 140120 - Carteira de Estrangeiro Primeira via: R$ 124,23
8. All foreign issue documents must be translated by a tradutor juramentado in Brasil.
Now, is that it? I've heard other places that I need a birth certificate. If I missed anything, please let me know! I'm doing my best to be more than on top of this as far ahead of time as possible, but the steps can be so convoluted. I'm very appreciative of any answers and any information to help me with these doubts!
I've got just one more question... The changes made at the end of 2014 in respect to permanência -- basically what happened is that there is no more home visit, and the permanence process has been sped up due to a new, electronic system? That's what I've understood, reading the other posts in the forum.
Once more, thanks a lot! I look forward to your replies.