Turn your tourist stay into residency without leaving the country. We prepare your application, book your Federal Police appointment and sort out your CPF. In English or Spanish, at one fixed price.
Built on Brazil's official requirements, not guesswork
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How long you can stay depends on your passport: 90 days for most, 90 in any 180 for much of Europe, 30 or 60 for some. Pick yours and check where you stand.
Based on the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's official visa table (QGRV, March 2026). Your entry stamp or visa is what counts; extensions must be requested before your stay expires.
Why we started Ficar
We came to Brazil as visitors and decided to stay. We got our residency from inside the country: the online forms, the Federal Police appointments, the apostilles, the translations, the "volte amanhã".
It took far longer than it should have, mostly because nobody explained it clearly in English or Spanish. Ficar is the help we wished we'd had: one person who knows the process, one fixed price, and no guesswork.
Fredinho, founder
Product
Brazilian immigration runs on paper, stamps and Portuguese. Ficar turns it into a checklist, a price and a person who answers.
Upload a photo. Expired statements, missing apostilles and misspelled names are flagged before they cost you weeks.
One person handles your case from start to finish and answers on WhatsApp.
You see the full cost, including every government fee, before you pay anything.
We arrange them with registered sworn translators. No hunting for a tradutor.
No Portuguese forms, no “volte amanhã”. Clear instructions for every step.
Always know where your case is, what's next, and who's handling it.
Your passport and records are stored privately and deleted when your case closes, in line with LGPD.
Route finder
Five quick questions. Get your likely route, your document checklist and a fixed price, in under a minute.
Pricing
No hourly billing. No surprise invoices. You agree on one price before anything starts.
You file yourself. We make sure nothing gets rejected.
From inside Brazil or from abroad. We prepare everything, you submit.
Already in Brazil? Get your IDs and accounts sorted in one go.
Married to a Brazilian, retiring, investing or from a Mercosur country? Residency packages are coming soon. Join the waitlist →
Government and consular fees are paid separately and listed in your quote.
Why Ficar
| On your own | Law firm | Ficar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Government fees only | Often $1,200–4,000+, plus extras | Fixed, from $149 |
| Expert document check | None | Yes | Yes |
| Document check | Trial and error | Days | Minutes |
| Language | Portuguese forms | Varies | English & Spanish |
| Status updates | You chase them | On request | Every step, live |
FAQ
No. Ficar is a relocation and paperwork service: we prepare applications, check documents, book appointments and keep things moving. We don't give legal advice. If your situation needs a lawyer, we'll tell you.
Usually yes. Foreign documents generally need an apostille in the country that issued them, plus a sworn translation (tradução juramentada) into Portuguese by a translator registered with a Brazilian Junta Comercial. Some exceptions exist, for example under certain Mercosur agreements. Your checklist tells you exactly which documents need what.
It depends on the route. Some visas are requested at a Brazilian consulate abroad, others are filed inside Brazil. Registering with the Federal Police (RNM) after arrival is in person, and we prepare you for that appointment.
It varies by route and by the authority handling it, from a few weeks for some visas to many months for some residency types. You get a realistic estimate with your quote.
They're stored privately, shared only with the people working on your case, and deleted after your case closes, in line with Brazil's data protection law (LGPD).
No. The information on this page is general and rules change. We work from the official requirements published by the Brazilian government, and recommend a lawyer for complex cases.
Tell us where you're at. A real person replies, usually the same day.