Immigration Consulting

08/05/2026

🌍 Digital Nomad Visa Brazil 2026: Two Rule Changes Most Remote Workers Don’t Know About

updated its Digital Nomad Visa framework. Here’s what actually changed and what it means for remote professionals targeting Brazil.

🟣 Government-system signatures are now mandatory
The new Labor Coordination requires that all declarations and forms related to the Digital Nomad Visa process be signed through the official government system. This is a compliance update that affects how applications are submitted and processed and it has been in effect since 2026.
🟣 Unlimited consecutive renewals, the rule that changed everything
Under the original 2021 framework, Brazil’s remote work visa could only be renewed twice consecutively. That cap is gone.
The 2026 coordination now allows unlimited consecutive renewals, meaning remote professionals can keep renewing their Digital Nomad Visa in Brazil year after year, with no cap on the number of renewal periods.

For independent contractors, freelancers, and location-independent professionals who want Brazil as a long-term base, this changes the calculation entirely.

Brazil’s digital nomad visa framework is maturing. Compliance requirements are tightening. And the pathway for remote professionals who want to stay long-term just became significantly clearer.
Structure it correctly from the start.

Follow Immigration Consulting Brazil for the most accurate regulatory updates on immigration in Brazil and LATAM.

05/05/2026

🇧🇷 Brazil just released its most comprehensive immigration data of the year.
IC Brasil was in the room.

Our Director Karina Chuquimia was representing Immigration Consulting Brasil at the launch of two landmark publications at the Ministério da Justiça
in Brasília: the 12th Annual Report of Observatório das Migrações Internacionais ( Brazil’s Official International Migration Observatory and the report on Brazil’s National Migration, Refugee and Statelessness Policy, including perspectives on the Global Refugee Forum and the International Migration Review Forum.

Both were presented alongside government authorities and leading specialists in immigration law and global mobility.

What makes these spaces significant is not only the data they produce, it is the model they represent: structured dialogue between policymakers, migration experts, and migrant community representatives, grounded in evidence and built for impact. continues to set the standard for how immigration data in should be gathered, interpreted, and translated into policy.

For Immigration Consulting Brasil, being present at these moments is not circumstantial. It is part of how we work. Understanding Brazil’s regulatory environment at its source, not through intermediaries, is what allows us to provide our clients with immigration strategy that is current, precise, and actionable.

Congratulations to Professor Leonardo and the entire OBMigra team.

24/04/2026

🇧🇷 Brazil Real Estate Investor Visa 2026:
Residency from USD $140,000 While European Golden Visas Close

Portugal restricted it. Spain eliminated it. Greece tightened it.
The Golden Visa era in Europe is over.

And most investors still haven’t looked at what Brazil has been offering this entire time.

🟣 Brazil’s VIPER Visa , the country’s official residency-by-real-estate-investment program starts at BRL 700,000 (~USD $140,000) for properties in the North and Northeast regions, and BRL 1,000,000 (~USD $200,000) elsewhere. Thresholds fixed by federal regulation. Stable.

What the program offers:
🟣Onlone Process
🟣Co-ownership of the qualifying property is permitted. Path to citizenship: 4 years after permanent residency is granted. And for context — the US EB-5 investor visa starts at USD $800,000.
🟣 This isn’t a workaround. It’s a federally regulated pathway backed by Lei 13.445/2017, RN 36/2018, CNIG MJSP nº 46/2021, and Resolução CNIG/MJSP nº 49/2024 , the same legal framework governing all immigration in Brazil.

The VIPER Visa is objectively underpriced relative to every
comparable program on the market right now.

Wealth managers, legal offices, and real estate advisors with international clients should be having this conversation. The legal structure is there. The investment threshold is competitive.

The citizenship timeline is clear.
The only variable is ex*****on and who structures it correctly from day one.

🌎 Advising clients on international residency or investment visa options in LATAM? Connect or send a direct message.

17/04/2026

Cidadania Europeia para Brasileiros:
Immigration Consulting lança
IC Citizenship Solutions

Durante anos, nossos clientes brasileiros nos perguntaram:
🟣 “Se vocês são tão internacionais, por que não oferecem cidadania no exterior?”

Hoje, respondemos.
🌎 Apresentamos o IC Citizenship Solutions , nossa nova divisão dedicada a cidadanias estratégicas para brasileiros que querem pertencer a mais de um lugar.

Ao longo dos últimos meses, construímos parcerias internacionais de alto valor para oferecer acesso a cidadanias europeias — , , — e outros caminhos estratégicos de naturalização global.

Isso é o que fazemos há mais de 10 anos: ajudar pessoas a cruzar fronteiras com segurança jurídica e precisão. Durante uma década, guiamos clientes internacionais na obtenção de cidadania brasileira e argentina.

🟣 Hoje, criamos uma nova divisão dentro da Immigration Consulting para fazer o caminho inverso, e levar brasileiros ao mundo, com o mesmo rigor, as mesmas parcerias e a mesma excelência que nos trouxe até aqui.

IC Citizenship Solutions.
You belong everywhere. 🌍

15/04/2026

🌍 Our Director is now a Global Member.

👩🏽‍💼 Chuquimia, Founder and Director of Immigration Consulting, has proudly joined WERC Global, the world’s leading association for Global Mobility professionals, bringing together experts and vendors from across the globe.

🟣 In 2025, 30% of our clients were U.S. nationals , international assignments, investors, digital nomads and retirement visas. This reflects how important the U.S. market is for our industry and why being present in leading international associations truly matters.

🟣 As we celebrate 10 years of Immigration Consulting, this membership marks our next strategic step towards building an international economic group with Immigration Consulting and IntGrows.

Werc,Talent everywhere! 🌎

13/04/2026

Why Corporate Immigration to Brazil Is Accelerating & What It Means for Global Mobility Teams

Brazil is the 9th largest economy in the world — and global companies are finally treating it that way. 🌎
The numbers are hard to ignore:

🟣 GDP of USD 2.1 trillion — ahead of Canada, South Korea, and Australia

🟣 215M population — the deepest talent pool in Latin America

🟣 São Paulo within 2 hours of the US East Coast real-time collaboration, no late nights

🟣 60%+ of LATAM GDP sits in Brazil and Mexico

Corporate immigration to Brazil has gone from exception to strategic priority. US startups building engineering hubs in São Paulo. European executives taking LATAM P&L. Multinationals relocating regional directors.

This is not about the beaches. This is global mobility as a business decision — made at board level, executed with legal precision.

At Immigration Consulting Brasil we have structured full LATAM headquarters relocations across technology, financial services, Startups and energy.

The companies moving now will have a structural advantage over those who wait.

Questions about how this impacts your team? Talk to us.

[email protected]

07/04/2026

🇧🇷 PIX is now fully integrated into Brazil’s immigration system.

📢 The last missing part was the National Immigration Council (CNIg), where payments were still restricted to Banco do Brasil, while Federal Police processes had already moved to PIX.

That gap is now closed.

📍 From today, all immigration-related payments can be made through PagTesouro using PIX and also credit card 💳, bringing more flexibility and modernization to the system.

🟣 faster payments
🟣 fewer errors
🟣 more efficient processes

This is a small operational change, but a meaningful shift in how immigration works in Brazil 🇧🇷

🌎 At Immigration Consulting Brazil, this directly impacts how we manage and guide our clients through immigration processes, ensuring faster and more reliable ex*****on.

Follow Immigration Consulting to stay ahead of key immigration updates ✈️

06/04/2026

18/03/2026

📢 AI-FIRST IN IMMIGRATION & TALENT MOBILITY — IC DATA 2025

In 2025, we positioned ourselves as an AI-first company in Immigration and Global Mobility.

📍 Last year was a strategic shift for Immigration Consulting, positioning us as one of the first immigration companies globally to implement for case management and process automation, driven by our NomadApp Visa — a solution 100% developed between Argentina and Brazil.

And because of its success, we adapted it to an internal AI platform for other visas

✈️ Want to know where our clients are coming from? Top three nationalities:

🇺🇸 30% — United States
(International Assignments | Digital Nomad Visa | Retirement Visa | Investment Visa)

🇫🇷 21% — France
(Real Estate Investment Visa | Retirement Visa | Digital Nomad Visa | Student Visa)

🇦🇷 18% — Argentina
(Global Mobility | Technical Assistance | Technology Transfer | Employment Contracts | Mercosur Agreement)
→ Growth driven by the expansion of our Immigration Consulting branch in Argentina and cross-border mobility into Brazil. We are the official bridge between countries.

These are our core verticals in 2025:
🟣Corporate Immigration & Global Mobility
🟣 Investment & Real Estate Visas
🟣Digital Nomad Visa
🟣Retirement Programs
🟣International Workforce Structuring

By integrating AI, Data Intelligence, and PowerBI (one of the leading platforms globally for data analytics and business intelligence)

We are not only managing immigration processes,
we are redefining how immigration services and data are structured, organized, and delivered across LATAM, for our clients and through our legal advocacy alongside the governments where we operate.

Being AI-first in immigration and global mobility is not a trend.
It is our new operational standard.

🌎 Immigration Consulting
A decade of international impact

11/03/2026

What people say about us 👀
Do you want to know what people say about us in 2026? 🙈

✈️ After 10 years of international work, one thing never changes:
the recognition, trust, and genuine appreciation we receive from our clients.It doesn’t matter if they are corporate or individual.

🟣 In this specific matter, we were involved in correcting previously mishandled documentation and structuring a new immigration process. Achieving the right outcome made this journey smoother an stress free

🔯 Here’s what one of our clients shared after working with Immigration Consulting:

“After having a troubling and disappointing experience with my first immigration lawyer, I reached out to Karina Chuquimia and Immigration Consulting. She immediately put me at ease with her clear communication and authentic caring demeanor. There was always immediate follow through from her and her team on every step. As always, immigration procedures often take wild turns and I can say with complete confidence that Karina and her staff handled every challenge brilliantly and went above and beyond in my opinion. I highly highly recommend Karina and her team. I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with her and her team for any legal need that I have. HONEST-EFFICIENT-& EFFECTIVE with a caring touch🙏”

— Cindy Gama
Business Entrepreneur , US 🇺🇸
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A decade of International Impact! 💜

13/01/2026

📢 Non-Resident Bank Account in Brazil (CND)
Great news for expatriates, international investors, and foreigners! 🇧🇷

From January 1, 2025 (Yes, last year!), a new regulation — Joint Resolution No. 13/2024, issued by the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN) and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) — has modernized access to the non-resident bank account in Brazil, officially called CND (Conta de Não Residente).

💡 The non-resident bank account is a bank account in Brazilian reais (BRL) available for those without tax residency in Brazil.

With a CND, you can:
🟣 Receive and transfer funds in BRL
🟣 Invest directly in financial assets and securities
🟣 Operate in local currency without unnecessary foreign exchange bureaucracy
🟣 Manage assets and investments in Brazil with fewer legal obstacles

Key benefits:
🟣 Direct access to the Brazilian banking and investment system
🟣 Reduced banking and administrative costs
🟣 Diversification in Brazilian reais, with attractive local interest rates
🟣 Possibility of tax optimization, depending on applicable double taxation treaties with Brazil

If you are looking for experienced international support in banking, immigration, and regulatory matters,

📩 Contact us: [email protected]

🟣 Immigration Consulting is celebrating 10 years 💜 of international impact and can support you in Brazil and LATAM.