{
  "id": "visa/brazil-mercosur-residence-90-day-rule",
  "signature": "AI tells a US/UK citizen they can stay in Brazil indefinitely on the Mercosur residence agreement, or that a 90-day tourist visa is renewable by leaving to Argentina",
  "signature_zh": "AI 告诉美国/英国公民他们可以凭南共市居住协议无限期留在巴西，或者 90 天旅游签证可以通过去阿根廷续期",
  "regex": "(?i)(brazil.*mercosur.*residence|brazil.*90.*days.*extend|brazil.*visa.*run.*argentina)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "immigration_risk",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Brazil's Mercosur Residence Agreement (Acordo de Residência do Mercosul) allows nationals of Mercosur countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, etc.) to apply for 2-year residence, but US/UK citizens are NOT eligible; they are limited to 90-day tourist visa (extendable once for 90 days) per 365-day period, and a 'visa run' to Argentina does not reset the clock—the total stay in Brazil cannot exceed 180 days in any 365-day window",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "巴西的南共市居住协议（Acordo de Residência do Mercosul）允许南共市国家（阿根廷、乌拉圭、巴拉圭等）公民申请 2 年居留，但美国/英国公民不符合资格；他们限于每 365 天 90 天旅游签证（可延长一次 90 天），去阿根廷的“签证跑”不会重置时间——在任何 365 天窗口内，在巴西的总停留时间不能超过 180 天",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "SISMIGRA v2.3 (2024)",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Polícia Federal immigration system v4.1",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Brazilian Federal Police tracks total stay in any 365-day period; leaving to Argentina does not reset the clock—the 90-day limit accumulates across all entries. After 90 days in Brazil, you must leave for 365 days before returning",
      "fail_rate": 0.96,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The Mercosur Residence Agreement only applies to nationals of Mercosur member states (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela—suspended) and associated states (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname); US/UK citizens are explicitly excluded",
      "fail_rate": 1.0,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The extension is possible once (total 180 days), but only if applied before the first 90 days expire; after that, overstay fines apply (R$ 100 per day) and further extension is impossible",
      "fail_rate": 0.5,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Before the 90-day tourist visa expires, apply for a 90-day extension at the Polícia Federal office using the SISMIGRA online system (https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/imigracao/sismigra). This gives a total of 180 days in Brazil. After that, you must leave for 365 days",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Before the 90-day tourist visa expires, apply for a 90-day extension at the Polícia Federal office using the SISMIGRA online system (https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/imigracao/sismigra). This gives a total of 180 days in Brazil. After that, you must leave for 365 days",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "For stays over 180 days, apply for a Temporary Visa (e.g., VITEM IV for study, VITEM V for work) from the Brazilian embassy in your home country before travel; these visas allow 1-2 year stays with multiple entries",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "For stays over 180 days, apply for a Temporary Visa (e.g., VITEM IV for study, VITEM V for work) from the Brazilian embassy in your home country before travel; these visas allow 1-2 year stays with multiple entries",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If you overstay, pay the fine (R$ 100/day) at the Polícia Federal before departure; the fine does not trigger a re-entry ban if paid within 60 days of overstay. Use the SISMIGRA portal to generate the payment slip (GRU)",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "If you overstay, pay the fine (R$ 100/day) at the Polícia Federal before departure; the fine does not trigger a re-entry ban if paid within 60 days of overstay. Use the SISMIGRA portal to generate the payment slip (GRU)",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Before the 90-day tourist visa expires, apply for a 90-day extension at the Polícia Federal office using the SISMIGRA online system (https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/imigracao/sismigra). This gives a total of 180 days in Brazil. After that, you must leave for 365 days",
    "For stays over 180 days, apply for a Temporary Visa (e.g., VITEM IV for study, VITEM V for work) from the Brazilian embassy in your home country before travel; these visas allow 1-2 year stays with multiple entries",
    "If you overstay, pay the fine (R$ 100/day) at the Polícia Federal before departure; the fine does not trigger a re-entry ban if paid within 60 days of overstay. Use the SISMIGRA portal to generate the payment slip (GRU)"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.gov.br/mre/en/consular-services/visas",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "BRAZIL_MERCOSUR_NA",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.84,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-10-18",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}