Index | Ranking | Score |
|---|---|---|
Overall Ranking
| 15th | 91.4 |
Procedure Index
| 4th | 95.9 |
Citizenship and Mobility Index
| 6th | 98.5 |
Quality of Life Index
| 20th | 70.2 |
Tax Optimization Index
| 34th | 63.3 |
Costs and Invest Index
| 27th | 94.9 |
Category | Details |
|---|---|
Legal Provision
| Retiree Visa (VITEM XIV) — Retiree visa VITEM XIV — Lei 13.445/2017 (Migration Law) + Decreto 9.199/2017 + Resolução Normativa CNIg nº 40/2019. Registered with the Polícia Federal (CRNM). |
Region
| Americas |
Income Requirements
| $2,000/mo pension. Qualifying income: Government Social Security: Benefits paid by a state or federal government entity (e.g., U.S. Social Security, Canada Pension Plan, or European state pensions).Corporate & Workplace Pensions: Regular payments distributed by a former employer’s private pension fund.Military or Government Retirement: Lifetime retirement stipends or Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits.Survivor & Death Benefits: Official pensions paid out to a surviving spouse or dependent from an eligible retiree’s plan.Long-Term Financial Annuities: Fixed payments distributed regularly over time by an insurance or private investment firm. |
Processing Time
| 3-6 months |
Family Member Inclusion
| Your Spouse or stable partner (including same-sex marriages and common-law partnerships).Your Children, stepchildren, or minors under your legal guardianship (must be under 18 years old, or up to 24 years old if they are full-time university students).Your Parents or grandparents, if you can prove they fully depend on you for financial survival. |
Tax Benefits
| Worldwide taxation; income tax 27.5%. Wealth tax: None. Inheritance tax: State ITCMD 2%–8%. Retiree benefits: No special regime; residents taxed on worldwide income (progressive to 27.5%; carnê-leão on foreign pensions; US reciprocity credit, no treaty). |
Path to Citizenship
| 4 (naturalisation; 1 yr with a Brazilian spouse/child). Time on this visa does not count toward the naturalisation clock. |
Dual Citizenship
| Allowed |
Brazil places #15 of 46 overall (score 91.4), scoring strongest on Mobility & Citizenship and weakest on Tax Optimisation. Its Retiree Visa (VITEM XIV) sets an income bar of $2,000/mo pension, with a longer, indirect route to citizenship. It best suits those who value travel freedom and a clear path to a second citizenship; the main trade-off is that the tax treatment of foreign and retirement income is less favourable.
