Resolution #345 - Brazilian Drivers License - CNH

Brazilian driver´s license (CNH)

The Resolution # 345 of the National Traffic Counsel (CONTRAN) of March 19^th 2010 has changed the Resolution 193/2006, which deals with the regulation of the Applicant or foreign citizen Driver in Brazil.

It follows information about the Brazilian driver´s license (CNH) to the foreign citizens who hold the following requests:

1 – Transforming a Temporary visa into a Permanent Visa;

2 – Extensions of Temporary visa to Permanent visa in the Ministry of Justice (MJ); and

3 – Requests of permanent residency in Brazil basis on marriage with a Brazilian spouse or Brazilian son or daughter.

   The foreign citizens in the above situation may not issue or renew the CNH - they should drive with the International Driver´s License (CIH), valid and with the stamp of the State Traffic Department (DETRAN). If the foreign citizens do not hold a CIH, they cannot drive until the visa is approved and issued the protocol of National registry of foreigners (RNE).

Employees from the Regional Department Of Labor And Employment go on strike

The employees from the Regional Department of Labor and Employment (SRTE) in São Paulo, Brazil, decided to go on indefinite strike since April 12^th 2010.

From that date, EMDOC cannot provide services of issuance or extension Work Book (CTPS, abbreviation in Portuguese).

EMDOC will keep their clients updated about this strike and about returning the activities to normal.

More information can be found at:

http://www.asdert.org.br/index.cfm?op=not&nt=737

NI 111 - National Department of Trade Regulation

Normative Instruction No. 111/2010

It was published at the Official Gazette the Normative Instruction No. 111 of the National Department of Trade Regulation, regulator of the Board of Trade of Brazil, which deals about the residence of foreign citizens from the countries part of MERCOSUL, Bolivia and Chile.

According to this Normative Instruction, the foreign citizen who obtained temporary residence authorization based on the New Agreement of MERCOSUL, Bolivia and Chile (Decree No. 6.975 of October 7^th 2009) can be appointed as administrator, and the Board of Trade can file the corporate acts normally.

Exemption of cerfiticate for NON-criminal record

Exemption of cerfiticate for NON-criminal record

The Ministry of Justice exempts the submission of Non-Criminal Record Certificate to the process of permanence based on marriage with Brazilian spouse.

The Federal Police of São Paulo and São José dos Campos are already working this way.

As it is a new procedure, we should research before filing the process in another unit of the Federal Police.

The website of the Ministry of Justice is updated and the Non-Criminal Record Certificate does not appear as a necessary document to this process.

More information can be found at the Ministry of Justice website:

http://portal.mj.gov.br/data/Pages/MJA1BC

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Changes in registration - Policia Federal Sao Paulo

Changes in registration in the Federal Police of São Paulo

The Federal Police of São Paulo has changed its procedures to register a foreign citizen.

It is not necessary anymore to request a password to schedule a registration in the Federal Police of São Paulo. The registration will occur in the same day that was scheduled.

The Federal Police has also restricted the amount of registration completed each day by each contractor. It will be allowed to schedule 3 (three) clients by day. If one of these clients is a ‘family’, the contractor cannot schedule another registration in the same day.

The foreign citizen who still holds a password to the service will be registered on the scheduled date. There will not be anticipation of the registration to those holding a password. Anticipation will only be possible upon presenting flight ticket.