Sources and what is not confirmed

Official sources and open points.

Where sources conflict or we could not confirm a fact, the text says so in italics.

Main sources

• German missions in Brazil: visa
• Auslandsportal (visa)
• HCCH Apostille status table
• AufenthG, AufenthV, BeschV, StAG, VwGO
• DRV: social security agreements
• BVA: determination of citizenship
• uni-assist: Brazil
• anabin (KMK)
• Recognition in Germany
• Make it in Germany
• Faire Anwerbung Pflege Deutschland
• Planalto: EC 131/2023
• gov.br: exit notice (CSDP), gov.br: military enlistment abroad
• Goethe-Institut Brazil: exams for visas

Not confirmed or conflicting

• Current appointment waiting times; any external service provider; the filing channel for skilled workers and the § 81a cases.
• In-country application after visa-free entry (§ 41 AufenthV) for non-family permit types; practice of LEA Berlin.
• EES roll-out and the ETIAS start date.
• Study: 120 / 240 work days (consulate page) versus 140 / 280 (§ 16b); Ausbildung funds €959 (consulate page) versus €822 / €1,048 (dual).
• Whether the Ensino Médio gives direct university access; Vestibular and ENEM; Master rules; translation and apostille rules at uni-assist; ZAB proof for Brazilian degrees; student health insurance rate; semester fees.
• Nursing: how Brazilian nursing qualifications are rated; LAGeSo fees and times.
• Family: sponsor conditions; children's conditions.
• Ancestry: BVA fees and times; Italian rules 2025.
• Brazilian side: implementing rules after EC 131/2023; military deadlines and CDI; CSDP penalties; sending money and carrying cash; recruitment agencies.
• Social security: which insurance branches the agreement covers for posted workers.

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