toolio
Canadian expat in Brazil
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About me
Canadian
Lives in Salvador da Bahia
Registration: 28 January 2014
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Brazlian Visa by tha_rpb
My husband is American, his Brazilian visa will expire April 2014.We are going to Brazil Feb27 coming back march 17. Do you think he will have a hard time because the visa will expire soon?
I can attest to the fact that re-entering Brasil on a protocolo is not a problem. I have done it many times while waiting for a new CIE, etc. However, you may have some convincing to do when person at the airline checkin in another country wants to ... Read More
Change of address--Federal Police. Experiences? by toolio
Hello all, I understand that gringoes in Brasil are supposed to update their addresses with the federal police when they move. Just out of curiosity, does anyone actually bother doing this? Although I have lived in Brasil for about 13 years and have ...
Got it done today, at the PF in the Salvador airport. In typical Bahia fashion, nobody was interested in much of anything. Nobody wanted to see my CIE, let alone the copy I made. Nobody wanted to see proof of my new address--including the utility ... Read More
Change of address--Federal Police. Experiences? by toolio
Hello all, I understand that gringoes in Brasil are supposed to update their addresses with the federal police when they move. Just out of curiosity, does anyone actually bother doing this? Although I have lived in Brasil for about 13 years and have ...
Thanks. I assumed the address would be on the protocolo. Interestingly, my Brasilian wife never carries her RG--only her driver's licence. According to her, a drive'rs licence is a legal substitute for the RG in routine identity checks because it ... Read More
Change of address--Federal Police. Experiences? by toolio
Hello all, I understand that gringoes in Brasil are supposed to update their addresses with the federal police when they move. Just out of curiosity, does anyone actually bother doing this? Although I have lived in Brasil for about 13 years and have ...
Thanks for the prompt reply. I guess I'll have to get myself in gear and get it done. I won't carry the protocolo, though. I never carry anything with my address in Brasil, since it's just fodder for criminals to figure out where I live. I'm in ... Read More
Registering at the Policia Federal by mrcat2
Hi Y'all, I'm trying to setup an appointment to register at the Policia Federal with my permanent VIPER visa. I go to this site: https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/ When I try and fill out all of my details, there are some problems: -Doesn't ...
So true, lol. One of my neighbour's surname is Sousa Sousa. Read More
Change of address--Federal Police. Experiences?
Hello all, I understand that gringoes in Brasil are supposed to update their addresses with the federal police when they move. Just out of curiosity, does anyone actually bother doing this? Although I have lived in Brasil for about 13 years and have ... Read More
Registering at the Policia Federal by mrcat2
Hi Y'all, I'm trying to setup an appointment to register at the Policia Federal with my permanent VIPER visa. I go to this site: https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/sincreWeb/ When I try and fill out all of my details, there are some problems: -Doesn't ...
I came across this thread after the discussion had ended, but wanted to clarify something that was mentioned here. Like the original poster, my Brasilian documents have my mother's married surname instead of her maiden name. I've been living in ... Read More