The National Treasury confirmed on 6 April that the long-planned migration of Guia de Recolhimento da União (GRU) payments to the PagTesouro platform is complete. From 3 April onwards, anyone paying federal fees—including those attached to visas, residence permits, work authorisations or naturalisation—must generate and settle the GRU exclusively inside the PagTesouro environment. Paper bank slips and the old ‘GRU simples’ portal were switched off.
![All immigration fees in Brazil must now be paid through PagTesouro digital gateway]()
For organisations or travellers who need extra support adapting to these changes, VisaHQ can help by creating PagTesouro GRUs, facilitating instant Pix or card payments, and monitoring confirmations in real time; visit https://www.visahq.com/brazil/ to see how its Brazil specialists simplify every step from payment to document issuance.
PagTesouro, built on Brazil’s instant-payment infrastructure, allows transactions via Pix, credit card or digital boleto with real-time confirmation. Treasury data cited in Monday’s briefing show the gateway has already processed 43.9 million Pix payments worth R$ 9.4 billion since its soft launch, but the inclusion of immigration transactions is its most complex use case to date. For global-mobility teams the change means that company bursars can no longer batch-pay visa fees through offline boletos issued by third-party agents. Each foreign national—or the HR department acting on their behalf—must have a gov.br digital identity to create the GRU, increasing the administrative steps but removing reconciliation delays that used to add 3–5 working days to every case. The Ministry of Justice’s MigranteWeb portal has been updated with a step-by-step wizard that exports payment data directly to the National Immigration Police. Early tests show residence cards (CRNM) are being printed up to a week faster in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro because file-dossiers no longer wait in a ‘paid-awaiting-bank-confirmation’ queue. Companies with large assignee populations should run an internal audit of open processes: any GRU generated before 3 April but unpaid will need to be re-issued within PagTesouro. Treasury officials have hinted that the same model may soon be extended to Consular fees overseas, paving the way for truly end-to-end digital payment of Brazilian visa services.
For organisations or travellers who need extra support adapting to these changes, VisaHQ can help by creating PagTesouro GRUs, facilitating instant Pix or card payments, and monitoring confirmations in real time; visit https://www.visahq.com/brazil/ to see how its Brazil specialists simplify every step from payment to document issuance.
PagTesouro, built on Brazil’s instant-payment infrastructure, allows transactions via Pix, credit card or digital boleto with real-time confirmation. Treasury data cited in Monday’s briefing show the gateway has already processed 43.9 million Pix payments worth R$ 9.4 billion since its soft launch, but the inclusion of immigration transactions is its most complex use case to date. For global-mobility teams the change means that company bursars can no longer batch-pay visa fees through offline boletos issued by third-party agents. Each foreign national—or the HR department acting on their behalf—must have a gov.br digital identity to create the GRU, increasing the administrative steps but removing reconciliation delays that used to add 3–5 working days to every case. The Ministry of Justice’s MigranteWeb portal has been updated with a step-by-step wizard that exports payment data directly to the National Immigration Police. Early tests show residence cards (CRNM) are being printed up to a week faster in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro because file-dossiers no longer wait in a ‘paid-awaiting-bank-confirmation’ queue. Companies with large assignee populations should run an internal audit of open processes: any GRU generated before 3 April but unpaid will need to be re-issued within PagTesouro. Treasury officials have hinted that the same model may soon be extended to Consular fees overseas, paving the way for truly end-to-end digital payment of Brazilian visa services.
