Applications for Temporary or Permanent Visa for a male or female partner of a Brazilian national or for a temporary or permanent foreign national in Brazil over the age of 21 can be made to the National Immigration Council, on the basis of the Normative Rulings no. 27/98 and no. 36/99, and the CNIg Administrative Rule no. 5 as long as there is proof that the union is stable, which should be corroborated by one or more of the following documents:

· Certificate of cohabitation issued by a government body of the interested country

· Proof of a stable union issued by a Family Court judge or a corresponding authority either in Brazil or abroad

· Proof of financial dependence issued by the fiscal authority or a corresponding authority to the Inland Revenue Secretariat

· Cohabitation certificate or a similar document proving that the cohabitation has existed for over five years, issued by an authority similar to a Civil Registry Office, either in Brazil or abroad; or proof that a child was born from the union by means of a birth certificate.

The documents to be submitted to CNIg issued under the preceding ruling must be legalised at an appropriate Brazilian Consular Office and translated in Brazil by a sworn translator.