Originally Posted by
AAEXP
Hi, jbcarioca. Interesting news. Can you by any chance refer to the "portaria" or "IN" or whatever that made that change?
I know it is true that you can leave on your RG alone (no passport needed) if you are going to certain other South American countries? I did not know that you could do this for countries outside SA?
I have been looking for it and cannot find it now. It was posted at immigration booths at GIG a year or so ago and since then a couple dual citizen friends have used their foreign passports and RG to enter and leave when going to Europe.
To avoid misleading anybody, I have doubts that this is a normal policy because the PF website on passports explicitly stated that Brazilian Passports are required for Brazilians going outside Mercosur. So, in an effort to correct my own possible errors:
The following link is for issuance of Brazilian passports. this works well; we did a replacement for my spouse in 24 hours when we forgot her expiration date had passed. This is probably the best solution for the young man:
http://www.dpf.gov.br/servicos/passa...-de-emergencia
For good measure, the following link is for travelling with minor children:
http://www.dpf.gov.br/servicos/viage...nores.pdf/view
While writing this i received a return call from an acquaintance with PF at GIG who told me that the no-Brazilian passport required for dual citizens was done at GIG but might not work elsewhere and that it was far better to avoid the question and carry both passports.
Thus, I apologize for confusion I caused. As usual, an exception, even if permitted, is not usually a smart idea here in Brazil.