Cruelly denied reentry into Brazil - help!! 馃檹馃檹馃挏馃挏
I have been separated from my Brazilian fianc茅 (whom I cohabitated with for 18+ months in S茫o Paulo) in brazil and can't get back in.
Here is my situation:
I entered Brazil March 22, 2020. I had previously been in the country October 17 to December 15 2019.
It was right at the end of the 2019 trip that I had met my girlfriend, and we continued and deepened our relationship over the next many months that I was in Canada, and I returned to Brazil in March 2021 specifically to marry her and move to Brazil permanently.
However, while it was (and is) our full intention to marry, income and finances, living situation, government closures and the ongoing pandemic always seemed to be聽 out of sync, and so despite arranging with our two best friends over two separate occasions to get the legal deed done in S茫o Paulo, we remain unknotted.
I ran out of money because I couldn't find work because of the pandemic. I borrowed where I could, but always knew that loans from family would be a short fix as at some point in time I would need to restructure my finances, which would mean a return back to Canada.
My girlfriend and I first moved in together at Beats Hostel in Bela Vista in June where we shared a dorm room for some months. Then we first leased a one-room in Mooca, and then we leased a much nicer place up at Villa Matilda, where we lived until I left the country this past August. My girlfriend and our two cats still live in our very humble one-bedroom Vila Esperan莽a condo with all of our furniture and 80% of my worldly belongings, all waiting for me to return.
Over the many months of financial struggle, the plan eventually became that I would go to Winnipeg to fill out some financial papers with my financial institution, as this would ensure that we had money to survive in Brazil and to establish a home. Once completed, I would then find work in whatever country I could and wait until I could return to Brazil the next year, assuming that I could get back in the country after a full 182 days out.
Returning to Canada however was not as easy as it had been the previous year though. Public health Canada now required mandatory quarantine for anyone entering the country from red zone countries, which included Brazil. This came with a mandatory price tag of about $1200-$2000 Canadian, depending on who you talked to. There was no way that I would be able to pay this as well as my travel costs, and that鈥檚 the reason why I waited until the end of August 2021 to head back to Winnipeg, as that is when the mandatory quarantine requirement for citizens was ended formally by the Canadian government.
Not completely unexpectedly then I was tagged as I exited GRU.聽 I received documentation stipulating my fine for overstaying beginning March 22 of 2020 all the way through until that day, August 11, 2021 and they totalled that at 417 days, which earns the top prize of a R$10,000 fine.
My questions to those in the know are:
Do we have any solid grounds to appeal this fine based off of our intention to marry?
If yes, how to we begin the process?
Are there any grounds for me to return to Brazil and my fianc茅 and cats prior to February 11 2022, which is exactly 182 days after the date that I last left Brazil.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this issue.
Michael H
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A lot to read. I am guessing you could not get past the Cart贸riorio for the marriage process?
The PF has some flexibility, but as to appeal, I would have done this at the airport. If you would have paid before leaving PF may have worked with you this trip.
I have seen at GRU the fine was reduced at the airport on 1 occasion.
There are many things that could go wrong in the PF minds. Who is to say that there may be a "fallout" between you two, so extending a visa or reducing the fine may be a long shot.
You could ask your girlfriend to speak with the PF as to the situation and get an idea. (Do not mention "Cruelly denied reentry into Brazil". The law is the law.)
Best of luck
Tex had called it, and there's not much I can add.聽 Like him, I'm curious as to how you could be here that long and somehow not find a cart贸rio that would marry you, but there's no way to fix the past.
The easiest way I can think of for you to get back to Brazil now, if you can swing it financially, would be to bring your girlfriend to Canada, get married there, register your marriage at the Brazilian Consulate General responsible for Manitoba (probably Toronto, but the Brazilian Embassy website can tell you for sure), and apply for a VITEM XI (family reunion) visa.聽 The new visa should get you back into Brazil and on the path to permanent residency聽 - and legal employment聽 - although you still will probably be on the hook for the fine.
It seems I'm not the victim that I'd hoped to be. It's been a long time since I was home.
Yes we could not find a cart贸rio open as I was there during the height of the pandemic and many business were closed by government order. Also of issue was money; there are some legal costs involved and both of us struggled for work at different times.
I'm currently in peru waiting for earliest Brazil reentry date of February 11.
Unless someone knows something that I don't?
Brazil has introduced restrictions on all travelers (land and air). Some include quarantine.
Best of luck.聽 I hope that you have all of the Canadian documents with you that you'll need for the cart贸rio to get married, and then for the Federal Police to apply for residency. 馃
*ETA*聽 You're not going to be able to work legally in Brazil until the Federal Police approves your residency application, and they won't even consider it until you're married, so those need to be your top priorities on arrival.聽 Any groundwork that your girlfriend and friends can lay with a cart贸rio as soon as the Christmas holidays are over to get you married ASAP will be well worth the effort.
It will list all documents required or
It is very difficult to do this in Brazil. Most documents will require legalization and translation.
If you are able to enter Brazil you need to register within 60 days.
Went to leave the country for a holiday with what I considered my wife already at that point, and was given the overstay fine of almost R$10,000. We explained the whole situation that we are getting married, presented all our notarised documents and explained that we just couldn't finish the process over the visa and they didn't give a monkeys, my friend.
I Tried to pay then and there but was told to pay on return and I could get back in no problem if I did. On return, the fine had gone up a little and as I was about to pay, my wife asked to double check I could enter after paying and was told straight "no". So I didn't pay the fine and instead took a flight to Paraguay where I spent the next 6 months (if you know, you know haha) to wait for my visa to reset. When I could finally re enter Brazil, the fine had gone up considerably and I paid, got my tourist visa, went straight to the notary office, officialised our marriage and a few weeks later got my permanent resident status and ID (and a week later the pandemic started).
Anyway, long ramble above, but essentially expect to go through pretty much that I would imagine.
I had a R$10k fine with my tourist visa. However when i returned to Brazil a month later, i came in with a 1 year student visa for my MBA at a brazilian university. I had $3k in cash with me to make payment but the nice agent processed my new student visa in the system and said welcome to Brazil and good luck with your studies. I think i was blessed and the guy saw the fine and ignored it. When i got married and changed to permanent residency. The PF processed my application, saw the fine but said because the initial agent had let me in and i was now married to a brazilian, they cannot go back and ask for the fine. I got my residency but now when i leave brazil or reenter with my CRNM card, the agent has to go get a waiver from a PF manager in the office and im always free to go. I always laugh about it with the PF agents as they tell me im lucky.
In short, come ready to pay but you might be lucky to have an agent thats nice that overides the multa and lets you in. Not really sure up till today if its because i came in with a different visa and not the tourist visa or just a very nice PF agent having a good day
Good luck!
First, we both love to write, however, to be brutally honest your story is filled with emotion, interesting, and informative to read, but something the PF does not want to hear. The PF, and rightfully so, just want facts, sans fluff. So, for your sake, I suggest not offering up anything extra to them when you attempt to enter Brazil, file documents, or attend interviews.聽 Just provide the required forms along with the supporting documentation, and answer whatever questions they will have.
What is your country of nationality/citizenship? I am a U.S. Citizen, originally from Iceland.
From my own experience of 15 years basically commuting in and out of the states and into GRU as a tourist, (we own an apartment in Bela Vista, SP) and now as a Permanent Resident, (yes, all last year during the peak of Brazilian Covid without a single delay or issue, we just went in and out to the USA) I have found the PF exceptionally straightforward and easy to work with.聽 Remember, it is their job to protect their country and the borders of it, so just do things their way.
Over the years, I have been asked for proof of where I am going to stay while in Brazil, proof of sufficient funds for my stay, proof of my return trip ticket/plans to leave Brazil, etc., I have also never overstayed my visa. However, more typically, no one askes for anything or looks at anything.聽
In 2021, I had to go to a Cart贸riorio once, one near Terminal Rodovi谩rio Barra Funda. I had no trouble, no appointment etc. I had to go to the PF once, I found it impossible to get an appointment online, no matter how many times I tried, every day, for two months. I hired a local professional facilitator and he had me in on the day and time I had wanted, without any problems.
As others have said.聽 I suggest to you to:
鈥⒙ 聽 If it were me, I would regroup and start over.聽 While an appeal 鈥渕ight鈥 work, I personally do not know anyone who has gone down that road and succeeded.
鈥⒙ 聽 Apply now, today, for your CPF if you do not already have one.
鈥⒙ 聽 Bring your fianc茅 to your country, get married in your country.
o聽 聽 I am not sure what country you are a citizen in.聽 If the USA, be VERY CAREFUL with this.聽 The USCIS does not take kindly to tourists getting married to U.S. Citizens while in the USA.聽 They automatically see this as an attempt at immigration fraud until you prove otherwise to them.
o聽 聽 I know of tourists who were denied entry into the USA at the airport because they said were coming to meet their fianc茅, not just for marriage, but even for a visit. They were turned around and sent home.
鈥⒙ 聽 Follow the instructions from the Brazilian Consulate governing where you live, for your application for your VITEM XI Visa. It is SO MUCH easier when done out of Brazil.
o聽 聽 For me, I used the San Francisco Calif. Consulate, and they were very fast and professional, with everything done online. Yes, I read you are in Canada, but I am not sure of your country of citizenship, (lots of us here can help you with links).
o聽 聽 For us, translations were never required, for anything, even my Certificate of Birth which was in Icelandic, my native country, were all accepted by the Consulate.
o聽 聽 The FBI background check was done online and finished in literally seconds after clicking 鈥渆nter鈥.
o聽 聽 My fingerprinting was done at a U.S. Post Office
鈥⒙ 聽 Once your Consulate approves your VITEM XI, you can travel to Brazil with your temporary new visa.
o聽 聽 The travel timeframe limitation has changed twice over the past year, so stay up to date on all information to remain current.
鈥⒙ 聽 I would plan on paying your over-stay fine upon arrival at GRU. If the PF do not charge you, then you have a bunch of money for your trip and stay.
鈥⒙ 聽 After entering Brazil, you only have 90-days for your final appointment with the PF, so get started trying to get that appointment.聽 As I stated previously, I found that part to be impossible and hired someone to do it for me.
鈥⒙ 聽 My VITEM XI interview went very fast, ending with a stop at the same Cart贸riorio.聽 I asked the PF for and received a letter of pre-approval for a bank account, which I opened within an hour of my interview, along with receiving a debit/credit card, finally.
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