Brazil: Information on the loss of permanent residence status after being outside the country for more than two years
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BRA10431 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Brazil: Information on the loss of permanent residence status after being outside the country for more than two years, 1 March 1992, BRA10431, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abb50.html [accessed 18 May 2023] |
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Further to the information provided in the Response to Information Request No. BRA6984, a representative of the Consulate of Brazil in Montreal stated that no changes to the pertinent regulations have been reported to the Consulate to date (4 Mar. 1992). Therefore, a permanent resident who remains outside Brazil for more than two years would lose permanent residence status and be required to repeat the process of applying for a new visa (Ibid.). Applications for permanent residence in Brazil can be made at any Brazilian consulate or diplomatic mission, from where the application is forwarded to authorities in Brazil for processing and approval. The diplomatic mission that received the application is then informed of the results (Ibid.).
The Consulate of Brazil in Washington, D. C., indicated that a person with a visa for permanent residence in Brazil would lose that visa if he or she remains outside Brazil for more than two years (4 Mar. 1992). The Consulate indicated that the person who loses a visa for permanent residence in Brazil may apply to obtain another one (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
Bibliography
Consulate of Brazil, Montreal. 4 March 1992. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Consulate of Brazil, Washington, D.C. 4 March 1992. Telephone Interview with Representative.
