Exposure to fines and penalties
Your company answers directly to Brazil's Coordenação-Geral de Imigração Laboral (CGIL) for employment relationships with foreign staff lacking valid or expired authorization.
BFA Immigration for Companies · Market Entry Support
Setting up in Brazil. Growing your team here. Immigration compliance can't be an afterthought in either.
If your visa and compliance process breaks down, legal isn't the first to feel it — your operation and your timeline to get people on the ground are.
Migration planning before your team lands, not after a problem surfaces.
We work in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish. Practice in Brazil, Portugal, France, Spain and Italy. We also support company formation in Brazil. OAB/MG 4.144.
Who this is for
If your company is bringing foreign talent into Brazil, this is for you
Whether you're setting up in Brazil for the first time or already have an established operation, moving people across the border without a dedicated legal partner means every case starts from scratch — no process, no predictable timeline, and your team learning Brazilian immigration bureaucracy under pressure.
Entering the Brazilian market
Setting up your first operation in Brazil and bringing in the initial group of foreign executives and technical staff.
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Already operating in Brazil
An established entity with a recurring flow of foreign staff that needs ongoing visa and compliance support.
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Even if your company hasn't finalized its legal entity in Brazil yet, it's worth talking early — immigration timelines often start before incorporation is complete.
The cost of acting without structure
Managing international mobility without dedicated legal support gets expensive.
Not just in fees — in stalled project timelines and exposure to fines.
Operational disruption
Delays or errors in visa and residence permit applications impact project timelines and the mobilization of critical technical teams.
Administrative overload
HR or in-house legal absorbs highly technical immigration tasks without specialized support, raising the risk of non-compliance.
Dependents left out of the plan
Spouses and children also need immigration regularization — overlooking this directly affects talent retention.
Every case starts from zero
Without a standardized process, HR relearns the bureaucracy with every new expat.
How BFA works
Support in both directions — inbound and outbound
A single BFA point of contact follows the case from start to finish.
1
End-to-end visa management & Federal Police scheduling
Filing and follow-up of authorizations with CGIL, plus scheduling and follow-through at every Federal Police step, from application to residence permit issuance — in every case, regardless of the package.
2
Immigration compliance audit
Preventive review of your expat workforce to flag irregular situations and exposure to fines, with a plan to fix them.
3
Proactive deadline tracking
Renewal tracking, mandatory notices on terminations, and support through international transfers.
4
Family reunification visas
Extending the service to employees' spouses and children.
5
Single point of contact
The same BFA contact follows the case start to finish, in direct communication with HR.
6
Training for your HR team
Periodic sessions on Brazilian immigration law (Law 13.445/2017) and compliance best practices.
"This isn't a one-off visa service. It's strategic support for your company's mobility program as a whole."
Also need to legally incorporate your company in Brazil? BFA supports that too — ask us during your diagnostic.
Service packages
Three engagement formats, sized to your case volume
Each package is sized to the volume and complexity of your expat flow — pricing is set after the initial diagnostic.
1
Essential
By quote
One-off consulting per case: individual visa, residence permit, renewal — including scheduling and follow-through at the Federal Police.
2
Corporate
By quote
Recurring support for a set monthly case volume, a direct channel with HR, and status reporting.
3
Enterprise
By quote
Outsourced mobility management: preventive planning, regular training for your HR team, a guaranteed response time built into the contract, and support through audits and inspections.
First step
International mobility diagnostic — free of charge
Before proposing any package, BFA maps your company's current expat flow to identify risks and recommend the right engagement format.
Step 1 — Initial diagnosticVideo call
Free30 minutes
- ✓Mapping of your company's current or upcoming flow of foreign staff in Brazil.
- ✓Identification of open compliance risks.
- ✓Recommendation of the package that fits your case volume.
- ✓Room for questions directly with the partner in charge.
Scope transparency
What's not included in BFA's work
Outside the scope
We handle the entire management of your case from beginning to end. This includes dealing directly with trusted partner translators and overseas correspondents — you will only be responsible for the cost of these services, with full transparency regarding the amounts and to whom they are paid.
Since deadlines and final decisions involve government authorities such as the Ministry of Justice, the Federal Police, and consulates, they are beyond our control. Even so, when necessary, we take legal action to ensure that these authorities comply with the deadlines established by law. Our commitment is to stand by your side, providing clear guidance at every stage of the journey.
BFA also supports the legal incorporation of your company in Brazil as a separate engagement — we can scope this together during your diagnostic consultation.
Institutional partnerships
BFA, alongside those who know the field
Next step
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Transparency: BFA Direito Migratório is a private law firm. We are not the Coordenação-Geral de Imigração Laboral (CGIL, Brazil's federal labor immigration authority), the Federal Police, or any foreign consulate, and we do not control the timelines or decisions of these authorities. Our role is to plan, prepare and follow through on your company's mobility cases.
See where the risks are in your international mobility flow.
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