Brazilian Citizens have complex and specialized immigration needs that demand the attention of experienced and talented immigration counsel.

Our Brazil Practice Group

Our market leading Brazil Practice Group is comprised of some of the world’s most experienced immigration and foreign investment lawyers. Our goal is to create value for our Brazilian clients by providing the most creative and efficient immigration solutions available.

Permanent Residency in the United States

There are a number of ways our firm assists Brazilian nationals to obtain Permanent Residency, otherwise known as a “Green Card”, in the United States. These include the use of:

EB5 Investment-Based Visas:

The Eb5 visa program allows a Brazilian national to obtain Permanent Residency in the United States by investing either USD 800,000.00 or USD 1,050,000.00 in either a qualified U.S. business or project.

EB1(c) Multinational Manager/Executive Visas:

EB1(c) provides a way for a Multinational Managers and Executives who have been employed in a business outside the United States to obtain a “green card” through a US affiliate or subsidiary of the foreign entity. Click here to learn more about EB1(c) visas.

The EB1(c) visa is commonly used by L1-A visa holder to adjust to “Green Card” status.

Opening and Expanding your Business in the United States

Brazil to US Immigration Lawyer

The L-1A visa allows managers and executives to transfer to a related business in the United States. Using the L1-A or other applicable visas.

Our lawyers commonly assist non-U.S. business owners establish a U.S. business and relocate to the United States using the L1-A visa. Our firm is able to assist clients with all aspects of opening or expanding a business in the United States.

Transferring Brazilian Employees to the United States
The L1-B visa enables U.S. firms to move specialist workers from Brazil to the United States.

The E-2 Visa

For a fraction of the investment required for an EB5 petition an E-2 visa allows an investor establish or operate a business in the United States. Unlike the L1 visa thee is no requirement that E-2 visa holders transfer from a related non-US business.

While E-2 visas are not generally available to Brazilian Nationals Doha, Brown & Anderson Law Firm LLC have assisted Brazilian clients to obtain an E-2 by:

Obtaining Italian Nationality

Acquiring other passports by investment.

For as little as USD 200,000.00 and a process just taking months it is possible to obtain a second passport from a country whose Nationals can obtain US E-2 treaty trader visas. This process is often still cheaper than acquiring a US EB-5 investment visa and usually results in attaining visa-free access to Europe.

Marriage to a National of an E-2 Treaty Trader Country

Acquiring other passports by investment.

For as little as USD 200,000.00 and a process just taking months, it is possible to obtain a second passport from a country whose Nationals can obtain US E-2 treaty trader visas. This process is often still cheaper than acquiring a US EB-5 investment visa and usually results in attaining visa-free access to Europe.

Popular options include: Grenada Turkey Israel

List of United States Embassies, Consulates and USCIS in Brazil

U.S. consulates are located in the following cities in Brazil:

US Consulate in Rio de Janeiro
Address
Av. Presidente Wilson, 147 – Castelo 20030-020, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (21) 3823-2000
Fax
Fax: +55 (21) 3823-2003

US Consulate in São Paulo
Address
Rua Henri Dunant, 500, Chácara Santo Antônio, São Paulo, SP, 04709-110, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (11) 3250-5000
Fax
Fax: +55 (11) 3250-5199

US Consulate in Recife
Address
Rua Gonçalves Maia, 163 – Boa Vista, 50070-060, Recife, PE, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (81)3416-3050
Fax
Fax: +55 (81) 3231-1906

US Consulate in Belo Horizonte (U.S. Citizen Services only)
Address
Av. Contorno 4520, 8th floor, 30110-028, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (31)3213-1571
Fax
Fax: +55 (31) 3213-1575

US Consulate in Fortaleza (U.S. Citizen Services only)
Address
Torre Santos Dumont, Avenida Santos Dumont, 2828, Suite 708 – Aldeota, 60150-161 – Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (85) 3486-1306 or 3486-1307
Fax
Fax: +55 (85) 3486-1308

US Consulate in Manaus (U.S. Citizen Services only)
Address
Edificio Atrium Sala 306, Rua Franco de Sá, 310, 69079-210, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (92)3611-3333

US Consulate in Porto Alegre (U.S. Citizen Services only)
Address
Avenida Assis Brasil 4320, Parque São Sebastião 91110-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (51) 3226-3344

US Consulate in Salvador (U.S. Citizen Services only)
Address
Av. Tancredo Neves, 1632, Sala 1401 – Salvador Trade Center – Torre Sul, Caminho das Árvores, 41820-020, Salvador, BA, Brazil
Phone
Tel: +55 (71) 3113-2090