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Marriage in Brazil

The Verdict: Not eligible

The one-year route through marriage is closed once you are separated or divorced. Check instead whether you have a Brazilian child, which gives the same one-year route on its own.

The law gives the reduction to someone who is not separated, in law or in fact, at the moment naturalisation is granted. A separation closes it whatever the position was earlier.

Without a Brazilian child, your residence still counts towards ordinary naturalisation at four years. A permit granted for family reunion does not end automatically with the relationship, but it can be reviewed, so check its basis and expiry now.

Our naturalisation quiz covers both routes.

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