'Divorce and the Permanente Visa' Immigration

Sean (201.10.145.211) -

Hi there. I'm interested in seeing if there is anybody else on this forum who has been married to and divorced a Brazilian. My Brazilian wife and I are in the process of legal separation now. We were married for 5 years and I have a permanent visa. I'd like to know if I'll lose my permanente visa, RNE, if I separate and eventually divorce.

Any help would be appreciated, Sean

Comment #1 Central Expat from São Paulo - Brazil (Contact Member) -

Yes my dear. You will lose your permanent visa. Once your visa was requested based on your marriage, as soon as it ends (the marriage) you will lose the visa, unless you have a child born and living in Brazil.

Comment #2 Wilbur Corncob from South America (Contact Member) -

Once you have your permanent visa... what is needed to get nationalization?

Comment #3 Don (76.23.189.36) -

I am married and have a biz together with my wife in Brasil.

In order to get my permanent Visa, do I need to demonstrate that I live in Brasil?

Comment #4 lola ferer (63.176.159.176) -

Divorce? Why did you get married in the first place? Is all that is important to you is your citizenship in the country?

Comment #5 Dustin (63.176.159.34) -

Do you think that he would have waited 5 years with her if he only wanted citizenship.

Comment #6 Yasmine (63.176.159.162) -

I agree with Dustin. Why waste the time afterward?

Comment #7 Randi (24.12.113.250) -

If I am american, and I go to BrAZIL and get married to a bRAZILLIAN CITIZEN IS IT TRue that I wont be able to come back to America, and will loose my rights as an american...

I am now worried about my acceptance to a propsal of a Brazillian...

Comment #8 Joey (63.176.159.143) -

Research dual citizenship and you find that American's do not lose their U.S. Citizenship by obtaining citizenship in other countries.

Getting married to a Brazilian won't make your a Brazilian Citizen or even a resident.. though it will qualify you to apply for residence. After sometime living there you could then apply for citizenship and obtain a Brazilian passport.

After that, the U.S. requires you to enter the USA with your US Passport, and Brazil most likely requires you to enter with your Brazilian passport.

If you have a baby that baby will be dual citizen from the start and you can apply for both passports and SHOULD. If you get just a US Passport you might find that Brazil will not let the baby leave the country. If you don't get a US Passport you might find the US won't let the baby enter the USA.

Now, if you want to lose your U.S. Citizenship you must do so affirmatively, ie you can't lose it without that being your intent. For example, you can go to a U.S. Embassy with your passport and return it with a suitable statement that you are revoking your U.S. Citizenship (and hopefully, you already have a second citizenship someplace).

That may not get you out of your U.S. tax filing and payment obligations for 10 years...

Comment #9 gl from It may make you CRAZY (Contact Member) -

Dude....you must have had gas on your brain to begin with. never have i understood ANYONE getting married here, but know a lot that have...and all end up like you now. to me it is like like locking yourself up in the bathroom of a candy store with a jar of pepperment sticks...with all the rest of the goodies out in there in the store.

YES you are no longer with her and your green card will be history soon. And Yes you can go back to the USA (but who wold want to?) BUTTT if you have a kid...like me...then you can stay forever and NO ONE can drag you out...just like old Ronnie Biggs.

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