Brazil
New System To Reduce Document Requirements For Employers Sponsoring Large Numbers of Work Permits
Brazilian authorities recently created an electronic document submission system that allows local employers
sponsoring more than one hundred work permits per year to submit corporate documents for repeated use in
individual work permit applications. The new system, called Cadastro Eletrônico de Entidades Requerentes de
Autorização para Trabalho de Estrangeiros no Brasil (CERTE), allows eligible employers to maintain corporate
documents on file with the Ministry of Labor and Employment and the General Immigration Coordination (CGIg)
for up to six months, during which time the employer is not required to resubmit such documents in support of
individual work permit applications. At the end of the six months, the employer must resubmit corporate
documents to the CGIg. Previously, employers were required to submit identical documentation every time
they sponsored a work permit.
Employers seeking to register with the CERTE must submit a request to the CGIg, along with any requested
corporate documentation (e.g., act of incorporation, certificate designating the company's legal agent).
The CGIg then scans and uploads the documents to the CERTE and reviews the documents when deciding upon
individual work permit applications. Participation in CERTE is voluntary. Companies sponsoring 100 work permit
applications or less may request permission to register with CERTE. Registration of these companies in CERTE is
subject to the discretion of the CGIg.
In preparing this alert, Fragomen has worked closely with EMDOC Specialized Services (São Paulo).
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