{"id":1222,"date":"2024-05-22T11:11:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T11:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T11:14:04","slug":"brazil-digital-nomad-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/brazil-digital-nomad-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil Digital Nomad Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/br-1.png\" alt=\"Brazil Flag\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visa category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Digital Nomad Temporary Visa<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the visa fees\/charges? Consular fee: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EUR 110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a minimum income threshold applicable for digital nomad\/remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes &#8211; US$1,500 per month or bank balance of US$18,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to income tax?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yes \u2013 The foreigner holding a temporary visa (Digital Nomad) will be considered tax resident in Brazil as from the 184th day of physical presence in the country, consecutive<br \/>\nor not, within any 12 months period. Once he is considered tax resident in Brazil, he would be liable to tax on a worldwide basis. Cash basis regime (Pay as You Earn) apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The temporary visa holder (digital nomad) can make use of a bilateral agreement with the home country of origin to mitigate double taxation, whether possible, under<br \/>\ncertain rules. The issuance of a Tax ID (CPF number) is required in order to enable the collection of income taxes and delivery of a tax return after becoming a tax resident in<br \/>\nBrazil.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In general, the visitor visa (which is not the case of the Digital Nomad) would not trigger tax liability in Brazil as the period of stay authorized by immigration law is lesser than 183<br \/>\ndays, which is the length of stay which would not trigger tax residency. Nevertheless, if the 183 days threshold is exceeded, the tax residency will be triggered (as from 184th<br \/>\nday).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to social security contributions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No \u2013 The temporary visa holder without a labor contract in Brazil and the visit visa holder will not be eligible to mandatory social security contributions in the country even if they<br \/>\nreach the conditions to become tax resident in the country<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) relief available in the country?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nYes- under certain limits and respected some requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there an income tax requirement in the country, in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a social security requirement in the country, in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes; prevails in Brazil if the individual qualifies as a mandatory SS-taxpayer, e.g.,<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 When there is an employment contract in Brazil;<br \/>\n\u2022 When the individual is a statutory director (non-employed director, which means that there is no employment contract); or<br \/>\n\u2022 When the individual is self-employed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are criminal checks required for this visa?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe applicant must provide background check details issued within 90 days<\/p>\n<p><strong>For how long is the digital nomad\/remote work visa valid?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 1 year<br \/>\n\u2022 Can be renewed for an additional year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the applicant bound to any work restraints\/limitations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The applicants must be immigrants who can perform their work activities for a foreign employer remotely from Brazil<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the standard requirements for the digital nomad\/remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One recent passport-sized photographs.<br \/>\n\u2022 Criminal records within 3 months.<br \/>\n\u2022 Birth certificate or extract from Population Information System.<br \/>\n\u2022 Proof of financial independence.<br \/>\n\u2022 Medical and Travel insurance.<br \/>\n\u2022 Declaration to perform professional activities remotely.<br \/>\n\u2022 Provision of Employment Contract.<br \/>\n\u2022 Proof of subsistence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which countries are eligible to apply for the digital nomad\/ remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available for all nationals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is applicant required to provide proof of employment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes &#8211; Must provide an employment or a service contract<\/p>\n<p>Interested in 2nd Passport, residencies, tax savings, Backup plan? <a href=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/contact-us\/\">Talk to us.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-625\" src=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_brazil.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_brazil.webp 800w, https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_brazil-300x294.webp 300w, https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_brazil-768x752.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visa category Digital Nomad Temporary Visa What are the visa fees\/charges? Consular fee: EUR 110 Is there a minimum income threshold applicable for digital nomad\/remote work visa? Yes &#8211; US$1,500 per month or bank balance of US$18,000 Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to income tax? \u2022 Yes \u2013 The foreigner holding a temporary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-nomad-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1232,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions\/1232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}