Moving to Peru

Requires an original document from the source country showing NET PERMANENT income of not less than USD 1,000 (about EUR 920) per month, notarised or authenticated by a Migraciones official, and legalised by the Peruvian consulate and visaed by Foreign Affairs, or apostilled. Plus a sworn declaration that the money enters Peru through a banking institution. Where the income is Peruvian-source, a document proving the permanent monthly income. Also passport, INTERPOL ficha no more than 6 months old, and a sworn declaration of no criminal record covering the 5 years before arrival. This quality grants PERMANENCIA INDEFINIDA in Peru - it is not a renewable annual permit. Applied online through the Agencia Digital; fee S/ 161.40 (about EUR 39); decided within 30 business days. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

Migraciones' page for a change to the inversionista quality asks for proof of an investment of S/ 500,000 (about EUR 120,000) or more, made by international transfer in a SINGLE act of disbursement through a bank or financial institution supervised by the Superintendencia de Banca y Seguros. The company must be registered with Sunarp, as must any capital increase. A new company needs its public deed of incorporation, no more than 3 months old; an investment that increases the capital of an existing company needs the public deed of the increase, no more than 3 months old, proof of filing and payment of the company's last annual income-tax return showing it operated in the previous fiscal year, and its municipal operating-licence number and the issuing municipality. The applicant must also comply with Decreto Legislativo 689, the law on hiring foreign workers. Also passport, INTERPOL ficha no more than 6 months old, and a document showing no judicial, criminal or police record covering the 5 years before arrival. Personal procedure, no proxy; fee S/ 161.40 (about EUR 39); result within 30 working days. Permanence 365 days, extendable. After 3 consecutive years as an investor, permanent residence additionally requires S/ 55,000 of annual gross income, taxes and EsSalud contributions up to date, and 10 jobs for Peruvians on the last 3 months' payroll. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

Migraciones' page for a change to the trabajador residente quality asks for an employment contract of at least 1 year, no more than 30 calendar days old and approved by the labour authority (a contract signed in Peru needs a migratory status that allowed the applicant to sign it); or, in public service, the contract or administrative resolution showing a term of at least 1 year; or, for an independent worker, a services contract of at least 1 year. The hiring entity must have an active RUC, and its legal representative files a sworn declaration naming them (with the registry entry of their power to hire where they are not the general manager). Also passport, INTERPOL ficha no more than 6 months old, and a document showing no judicial, criminal or police record covering the 5 years before arrival. A contract with a probation period or shorter than a year goes to the temporary worker quality instead. Personal procedure, no proxy; fee S/ 161.40 (about EUR 39); result within 30 working days. Permanence 365 days, extendable. After 3 consecutive years it leads to permanent residence. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current. Any limit Decreto Legislativo 689 places on how many foreign staff an employer may hire is not stated on this page and was not verified here.

Migraciones' page for a change to the familiar residente quality: the applicant must already be a foreign resident, be in Peru when applying, and prove a family link, as Decreto Legislativo 1350 defines it, with a Peruvian, who must hold a valid DNI, or with a foreign national whose residence is current and records up to date. The page's document list covers a spouse and the minor children of a foreign spouse or de facto partner; it is not a full list of the qualifying relatives. A marriage certificate registered in Peru must be no more than 90 calendar days old; one registered abroad or at a Peruvian consulate must be legalised by the Foreign Ministry and no more than 180 days old. Also passport, and no police, criminal or judicial record. Fee S/ 161.40 (about EUR 39); result within 30 working days. The quality allows dependent or independent paid work, and can be extended for the same period. A foreigner married to a Peruvian and resident in Peru in that condition for at least 2 years may acquire Peruvian nationality by option under Ley 26574 art. 4.2 (Ley 32421 art. 19 will ask for 4 years of marriage once in force). Peru applies jus soli, so a child born in Peru is Peruvian.

Migraciones' page for a change to the formacion residente quality: the applicant must already be a foreign resident inside Peru. It covers regular higher, basic, arts or trades education at state-recognised institutions, formative labour modalities and student exchange, each shown by a document no more than 30 calendar days old stating a duration of at least a year. Also a sworn declaration of economic solvency for the whole period (signed by a parent or guardian for a minor), passport, INTERPOL ficha no more than 6 months old (minors exempt), and a document showing no judicial, criminal or police record covering the 5 years before arrival; documents in another language need a certified Spanish translation. Personal procedure, no proxy; fee S/ 161.40 (about EUR 39); result within 30 working days. The page links a separate extraordinary work-permit procedure for students. Formacion is not among the four qualities that lead to permanent residence. Lawful residence counts toward the 2 consecutive years Ley 26574 art. 3 requires for naturalisation, which also requires regularly exercising a profession, art, trade or business. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

Open to nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. The applicant must already hold valid Mercosur temporary residence obtained under the agreement and must apply in the 90 days before it expires. Requires a passport, national ID or consular certificate of nationality; a sworn declaration of no judicial, criminal or police record in Peru; and documents proving lawful means of subsistence for the applicant and cohabiting family group - the last six payslips or fee receipts, an employment contract, or an annual income-tax return. Personal procedure, no proxy. The page does not say how long the Mercosur quality lasts or whether it is permanent. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

Migraciones' page for a change to the permanente residente quality names four qualities that lead to it: 3 consecutive years in Peru as a trabajador, inversionista, investigador or member of a religious community. During those years, no absence of more than 183 consecutive calendar days in any 365 without Migraciones' authorisation to stay abroad. Workers, investors and researchers show at least S/ 55,000 of annual gross income for the previous fiscal year; investors must also be up to date on taxes and EsSalud contributions and show 10 jobs for Peruvians on the last 3 months' payroll; a religious worker files a sworn declaration of economic support. Also passport, and a document showing no judicial, criminal or police record covering the 5 years before arrival. Fee S/ 162.50 (about EUR 40); result within 30 working days. Since INDECOPI Resolucion 0628-2024-SEL, published on 26 November 2024, a proxy may file. Naturalisation needs 2 consecutive years of lawful residence, fewer than the 3 this route needs. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

Under Ley 26574 art. 3, a foreign national must have resided lawfully in Peru for at least 2 CONSECUTIVE years, regularly exercise a profession, art, trade or business, and have no criminal record, good conduct and moral solvency; Migraciones' page adds that the applicant must be over 18 and hold a current carne de extranjeria or Foreign Ministry identity card with valid residence. It asks for economic solvency of at least 10 UIT or S/ 55,000 of annual gross income according to the migratory quality held (a religious worker files a sworn declaration of support instead), an INTERPOL ficha no more than 6 months old, a sworn health declaration, a birth certificate legalised or apostilled, the documents of the current quality, and an evaluation examination. INDECOPI declared the INTERPOL ficha, the sworn health declaration and the former S/ 530.60 fee illegal bureaucratic barriers in 2023; a court injunction of 30 January 2024 suspended that as to the ficha and the health declaration, which Migraciones has required again since 14 June 2024 - a reminder that the documentary set here has been volatile. The current fee, S/ 301.50 (about EUR 72), is payable. Decision within at most 30 working days, a term suspended during the stages DS 004-97-IN sets; a granted applicant swears an oath at a ceremony and takes the title to RENIEC for a DNI. Ley 26574 art. 11 contemplates naturalised Peruvians holding dual nationality, without the rights reserved to Peruvians by birth; whether the other nationality survives is that country's own law.

Investment of PEN 500,000 (about EUR 120,000) or more, made by international transfer in a SINGLE act of disbursement through a financial institution supervised by the banking regulator SBS - this single-disbursement rule is the most common trap on the route. The company must be registered with Sunarp, as must any capital increase. A new company needs a public deed of incorporation no more than 3 months old; an existing company needs a public deed of capital increase no more than 3 months old, plus proof of filing and payment of its last annual income-tax return showing it operated in the prior fiscal year, plus a municipal operating-licence number. The applicant must also comply with Decreto Legislativo 689, the law on hiring foreign workers. Also passport, INTERPOL ficha and a 5-year criminal record. Personal procedure - no proxy. Permanence 365 days, extendable. NOTE: at the permanent-residence stage the investor must additionally show 10 jobs for Peruvians on the last three months' payroll. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

An employment contract of at least 1 year, no more than 30 calendar days old, approved by the labour authority (a contract signed in Peru needs a migratory status that allowed the applicant to sign it); or an administrative-relationship contract; or, for independents, a services contract of at least 1 year. The contracting entity must have an active RUC, and its legal representative must file a sworn declaration. Plus passport, INTERPOL ficha no more than 6 months old, and a criminal-record certificate covering the 5 years before arrival. Contracts with probation periods or under a year route to the temporary worker quality instead. Permanence 365 days, extendable. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current. Any limit Decreto Legislativo 689 places on how many foreign staff an employer may hire is not stated on this page and was not verified here.

A document from CONCYTEC, the national council for science, technology and technological innovation, accrediting the applicant's condition as a researcher. Plus a letter from the public or private institution where the research will be carried out in Peru, for a period of 1 year or more, signed by its legal representative, stating the registry entry confirming their powers and an active RUC with Sunat. Also passport, INTERPOL ficha and a 5-year criminal record. Allows any income-generating activity, dependent or independent, public or private. Permanence 365 days, extendable. This quality is one of only four that feed the permanent-residence ladder. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

A proven family link to a Peruvian, who must hold a valid DNI, or to a foreign national legally resident in Peru with valid residence and updated records. The applicant must be in Peru when applying and already be a foreign resident. A marriage certificate registered in Peru must be no more than 90 calendar days old; one registered abroad or at a Peruvian consulate must be legalised by Foreign Affairs and no more than 180 days old. Permanence up to 2 years for family of nationals and 1 year for family of foreign residents, extendable for the same period, and permits dependent or independent income-generating activity. A foreigner married to a Peruvian and resident in Peru in that condition for at least 2 years may acquire Peruvian nationality by option under Ley 26574 art. 4.2 (Ley 32421 art. 19 will ask for 4 years of marriage once in force). Peru applies jus soli, so a child born in Peru is Peruvian.

A document from a state-recognised study centre naming the applicant and stating a course duration of 1 year or more, issued no more than 30 calendar days earlier. Covers basic education, technical-productive courses, higher-education institutes, universities, formative labour modalities and student exchange. Plus a sworn declaration of economic solvency covering the duration of the quality, signed by a parent or guardian for minors, and passport, INTERPOL ficha and 5-year criminal record. The applicant must be inside Peru to apply. Permanence up to 365 days, extendable for the same period. NOTE: formacion is not one of the four qualities that feed the permanent-residence ladder, though lawful residence counts toward the 2 consecutive years Ley 26574 art. 3 requires for naturalisation, which also requires regularly exercising a profession, art, trade or business. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.

Migraciones' announcement of 20 November 2023: the nomada digital quality, added to the Migration Law by Decreto Legislativo 1582, is for foreigners who work remotely for companies domiciled outside Peru, gives a stay of up to 365 days with the possibility of extension, and will be granted only once the resolution regulating it is published and its procedure is set in the TUPA, Migraciones' register of administrative procedures. No income threshold or fee was announced. Neither that regulation nor a TUPA procedure is among the sources archived for this review, so do NOT treat this as an available route: check with Migraciones whether the procedure has opened before relying on it.

Requires 3 consecutive years in Peru holding the trabajador, inversionista, investigador or religioso quality - the four the page names; others such as formacion and familiar are not among them. Absences are capped at 183 consecutive calendar days in any 365 without authorisation. Workers, investors and researchers need minimum economic solvency of S/ 55,000 in annual gross income in the prior fiscal year; a religious worker files a sworn declaration of economic support instead. Investors must additionally show 10 jobs for Peruvians on the last three months' payroll and be current on taxes and social health insurance. Fee S/ 162.50 (about EUR 40). Proxies are now admitted following a 2024 competition-authority ruling. Note the oddity: because naturalisation requires only 2 years of legal residence, most movers can apply for a Peruvian passport before they reach permanent residence, which makes this category less important in Peru than elsewhere in the region. Close family can apply separately for the familiar residente quality, which Migraciones opens to relatives of a foreign resident whose residence is current.