The New Immigration Law lists several cases in which foreign citizens in Brazilian territory can apply for their Migratory National Registry by faculty or by obligation (most of the cases involves immigration, work or residency for undefined time).
Citizens with low income, such as applicants for the Provisional Document of Migratory National Registry (refugees, asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors, victims of human trafficking and human slavery in particularly vulnerable conditions), may apply for its fee exemption.
[8][9] The information contained on the current National Migratory Identity Card is given only in Portuguese.
The "Residente" (Resident) card is also valid as a travel document for MERCOSUR countries.
[10] The front side shows the words "República Federativa Do Brasil" (Federal Republic Of Brazil) and "Carteira De Registro Nacional Migratório".