Did you know that it is possible to withdraw your F.G.T.S. abroad? See in which situations and in which countries you can withdraw funds and discover how to check your account balance online, in just a few clicks. Find out more.
Caixa facilitates the release of the balance from your FGTS account abroad, allowing withdrawals without having to return to the country. To do this, at least one of the following conditions must be met:
• Employment contract terminated by the employer without just cause.
• Normal termination of the fixed-term employment contract.
• Retirement granted by Social Security.
• The worker remains outside the FGTS regime for three uninterrupted years, in this case, withdrawals are permitted from the month of the account holder's birthday (see more information here).
• Permanence of the linked account for three uninterrupted years without deposit credit, for removal occurring until 3/7/1990.
In addition to an identification document with photo, work card and PIS/PASEP registration number, specific documents are required:
Wrongful dismissal:
• Term of Termination of the Employment Contract (TRCT) for contract termination until 01/31/2013, or Term of Homologation of Termination of the Employment Contract (THRCT) or Term of Discharge of Termination of the Employment Contract (TQRCT).< br> • In replacement of these documents, a copy of an unappealable ruling from the Labor Court may be presented, when the termination results from a labor complaint, or a Conciliation Term approved by the Court of the case or, also, a Term drawn up by the Prior Conciliation Commission.
• For non-employee directors, the Work Card and the TRCT/TQRCT or THRCT must be replaced by a copy of the minutes of the meeting that decided the removal or specific act of the competent authority.
End of fixed-term contract:
• Employment Contract signed by both parties, or CTPS pages which contain the contract for a fixed term and extension, if applicable.
• If there is no note of the fixed-term contract in the Work Card, a copy of the fixed-term employment contract must be provided.
• TRCT, for contract termination until 01/31/2013 - approved by the DRT or union when the contract is longer than one year, or THRCT or TQRCT. For the non-employed director, the Work Card and the TRCT/TQRCT or THRCT must be replaced by a copy of the minutes of the meeting that decided the removal or an act of the competent authority.
FGTS statement
To consult the FGTS statement and obtain information regarding the linked account, you can request:
• Statement of the FGTS linked account here (link http://www.caixa.gov.br/fgts/index.asp), registering a password, in case of first access.
• Statement provided at Caixa branches in Brazil through a power of attorney created specifically for this purpose by the account holder.
Withdrawal request
To make the withdrawal, obtain the FGTS Withdrawal Request form, go to a Brazilian Government consulate and present the duly completed form, in addition to the documentation (original and copy) that proves the right to operate the linked account. The FGTS Withdrawal Request must be signed in the presence of the consular representative.
The amounts will be credited to a bank account at Caixa or another bank in Brazil that you own. If you do not have a bank account in Brazil, you can indicate the account of someone you trust.
The resource is released within 15 business days after delivery of the documentation, subject to certification that the conditions required for movement of the FGTS linked account have been met.
List of Brazilian consulates abroad that accept withdrawal requests:
GERMANY:
• Embassy of Brazil in Berlin: Wallstrasse 57, 10179, tel.: (49) 030 72628-0, e-mail: brasemb.berlim@itamaraty.gov.br
• Consulate of Brazil in Frankfurt: Hansaallee 32 A+B, ground floor, Esquina Vogtstraße, 60322, tel.: (49) 69 920742-13, e-mail: cg.frankfurt@itamaraty.gov.br
• Consulate General of Brazil in Munich: Sonnenstrasse 31, 4th floor, 80331, tel.: (49) 089 21 03 760, email munbrcg@t-online.de or consular@consbras-munique.de< br>
ARGENTINA:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Buenos Aires: Carlos Pellegrini 1363, 5th floor, C1011AAA - Buenos Aires, tel.: +(5411) 4515-6549, email: divers@conbrasil.org.ar
• Consulate General of Brazil in Córdoba: Av Ambrosio Olmos 615, esq. Ituzaingó, Nueva Córdoba, Córdoba, .br
• Consulate General of Brazil in Mendoza: Calle San Lorenzo, 698 - Ciudad - Province of Mendoza, Argentina - 5500, Tel.:(54. 261) 423 0939/ 429-5988/ 429-5962, e-mail: cg.mendoza@itamaraty.gov.br
AUSTRIA:
• Consular Section of the Brazilian Embassy in Vienna: Pestalozzigasse 4/1, 1010, Consular Section, tel.: (431) 512-063128, e-mail: assistencia@brasilemb.at
BELGIUM:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Brussels: Rue Du Trone 108 - Ixelles B-1050 - Bruxelles Telephone: +32 (0) 2 626-2891
BOLIVIA:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Santa Cruz de La Sierra: Calle 9A- Norte, #9, Barrio Equipetrol, Tel.:(591 3) 344-7575 / 7576/ 4782/ 1194, FAX (591 3) 345-0488 , email: geral@consbras.org.bo; administracion@consbras.org.bo
• Consulate General of Brazil in Cochabamaba: Av Portales nº E-0568, entre Tomás Frias y Potosí, Zona Norte, barrio Queru Queru, Casilla nº 6673, Tel.: (591-4) 448.5033/5039/5043, Fax: (591-4) 448.5036, e-mail: cg.cochabamba@itamaraty.gov.br
• Embassy of Brazil in Lá Paz: Av Arce s/nº, Esq. Rosendo Gutierrez, Ed Multicentro - Mezanino, Tel.: +(591) 2216-6445/6411, e-mail: embajadabrasil@brasil.org.bo
SPAIN:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Barcelona: Av. Diagonal 468, 2º, 08006, tel.: (34) 93 488-2288, e-mail: info.barcelona@itamaraty.gov.br
• Consulate General of Brazil in Madrid: Calle de Goya 5-7, Passaje Comercial, Segunda Entreplanta, Madrid, 28010, Tel: (34) 91 702-1220
UNITED STATES:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta: 3500 Lenox Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326 Telephone: (404) 949-2400
• Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago: 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850, Chicago, IL 60611 Telephone: (312) 464-0244
• Consulate General of Brazil in Hartford: One Constitution Plaza, Ground Floor, Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (860) 760-3100
• Consulate General of Brazil in Houston: Park Tower 1233 West Loop South, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77027 Telephone: (713) 961-3063
• Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles: 8484 Willshire Boulevard, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Telephone: (323) 651-2664
• Consulate General of Miami - 3150 SW 38th Ave Suite 100 Miami, FL 33146 +1 (305) 285-6200
• Consulate General of New York - 225 E 41 St New York, NY 10017 +1 (917) 777-7777
• Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco: 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 981 8170
• Consulate General of Brazil in Washington: 1030 15th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 461-3000
FRANCE:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Paris: 65, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 75008 - Paris Email: consulat@cgbresil.org
NETHERLANDS:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Rotterdam: Stationplein 45, 6th floor, room 191, 3013AK - Rotterdam Telephone: 010-206-2211 or 00xx3110 206-2211
IRELAND:
• Consular Section of the Brazilian Embassy in Dublin: Ground Floor, Block 8, Harcourt Centre, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 Email: consular.dublin@itamaraty.gov.br
ITALY:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Rome: Piazza Pasquino, 8, 00186, tel.: (39) 06 6889 66201, e-mail: consulado@brasilroma.it
• Consulate of Brazil in Milan: Corso Europa, 12, Milan, 20122, tel.: (3902) 777-107-1, e-mail: consolare@brasilemilano.it
JAPAN:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Hamamatsu: Shizuoka-Ken Hamamatsu-Shi Naka-Ku Motoshiro-cho 115-10 Motoshiro-cho Kyodo Building 1F 〒430-0946
• Consulate General of Brazil in Nagoya: Aichi-Ken Nagoya-shi Naka-ku Marunouchi 1-10-29 Shirakawa Daihachi Bldg 2F 〒460-0002
• Consulate General of Brazil in Tokyo: Tokyo-to Shinagawa-ku Higashi Gotanda 1-13-12 COI Gotanda Bldg 2F 〒141-0022
PARAGUAY:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Asunción: Calle Mariscal Estigarriba 1856, Entre Gal Aquino and Mayor Fleitas, Tel.: +(595) 21 232-000, e-mail: cg.assuncao@itamaraty.gov.br
• Consulate General of Brazil in Concepcion: Av Pres. Franco 972, Centro, Tel.: (595.331) 24-2655, e-mail: vc.concepcion@itamaraty.gov.br
• Vice Consulate of Brazil in Encarnación: Calle Jorge Memmel 452, 6.000, Tel.: (595) 71 203-950/ 206-335, e-mail: admin.encarnacion@itamaraty.gov.br
PORTUGAL:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon: Praça Luis de Camões 22, 1st floor, 1249-190, tel.: (351) 21 321-4100, e-mail: consbras.lisboa@netcabo.pt
• Consulate General of Brazil in Faro: Largo Dom Marcelino Franco nº2, 8000-169, (351) 289-096-211, e-mail: cg.faro@itamaraty.gov.br
• Consulate General of Brazil in Porto: Avenida de França nº 20, 1st floor, 4050-275, (351) 226 084 086, e-mail: contabil.porto@itamaraty.gov.br
UNITED KINGDOM:
• Consulate General of Brazil in London: 3 Vere Street, London W1G 0DG Telephone: +44 (20) 7659-1550
SWITZERLAND:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Geneva: Rue de Lausanne 54, 1202, tel.: (022) 906-9420, e-mail: bcgenebral@itamaraty.gov.br
• Consulate General of Brazil in Zurich: Stampfenbachstrasse 138, 8006, tel.: (41) 44 206 90 20, e-mail: geral@consuladobrasil.ch
UURUGUAI:
• Consulate General of Brazil in Montevideo: Calle convención 1343, 6º Piso, Tel.: +(598) 2901-2024/1460, e-mail: cg.montevideu@itamaraty.gov.br
Withdrawal form
To obtain the form for withdrawing FGTS abroad, click aqui.
With information from CEF - Caixa Econômica Federal - Information subject to change without prior notice.
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