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Family residence in Peru: the Familiar de residente status for spouses, partners, children and parents

Last verified: 2026-10-28 · Status: Stable

Spouses, registered partners, children and parents of Peruvians or foreign residents can live in Peru on the Familiar de residente status, and unlike many countries it lets them work as employees or independently. The term is up to two years for relatives of Peruvians and one year for relatives of foreign residents, and the fee is S/ 58.80 per person from abroad. Adult children qualify only up to 28 if single and studying, and after three years family members can move to permanent residence.

USD figures use S/ 3.452 per US dollar, the banking system selling rate published by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP for 27 October 2026, from the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú statistics series PD04640PD. Conversions are for orientation only.

Key facts

Migraciones fee for the Familiar Residente status from abroad, per applicant	58.8 PENTUPA Migraciones PA3500E993 and PA35002136, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee to change to Familiar Residente inside Peru (adults)	161.4 PENTUPA Migraciones PA3500BAF2, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee to extend the Familiar Residente status (adults)	20.2 PENTUPA Migraciones PA3500BBD9, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Term of the Familiar Residente status for relatives of Peruvians	2 yearsDS 007-2017-IN art. 89.6, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Term of the Familiar Residente status for relatives of foreign residents	1 yearsDS 007-2017-IN art. 89.6, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Maximum age of single adult children in studies who qualify as family	28 yearsDL 1350 art. 38 c, as amended by DL 1582, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Whether the Familiar Residente status allows paid work	Yes, as employee or independently DL 1350 art. 29.2 k, as amended by DL 1582, as of 2026-10-28 · in force

The rule

1. The Familiar de residente status allows residence for a foreigner who is part of the family unit of a Peruvian or of a foreign resident, and allows lucrative activities as an employee or independently. Migraciones may assess the solvency and roots of the marriage or de facto union. The stay is the same as the one granted to the resident; for relatives of Peruvians it stays valid while no extinction event in the regulation applies.Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones, as amended by Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582, Art. 29.2 k, 2023-11-14 official text · verified 2026-10-28

2. The family unit covers: the spouse or registered de facto partner under the Civil Code; minor children of the couple; adult children of the couple up to age 28 who are single and in technical or higher education; adult single children of the couple who cannot support themselves because of a proven physical or mental disability; minor children of either spouse or partner; adult single children of either spouse or partner with such a disability; and the parents of the couple. These family members cannot extend the benefit to others.Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones, as amended by Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582, Art. 38, 2023-11-14 official text · verified 2026-10-28 · changed: Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582 (14 November 2023) reworded article 38, tying the children and parents to the couple and adding that family members cannot pass the benefit on.

3. The term is up to two years for relatives of Peruvians and one year for relatives of foreign residents. A family member of a foreign resident does not have to take a dependent status and can choose another status. Death, abandonment or separation does not end the status already granted. If the relative is a foreign resident, that person must be in a regular migration situation.Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, approved by Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2017-IN, Art. 89.1 to 89.6, 2017-03-27 official text · verified 2026-10-28

4. Application from abroad for adults: passport, five year record certificates (minors exempt) and proof of the link: marriage certificate (90 days old if registered in Peru, 180 days if registered at a Peruvian consulate; six months if a foreign marriage legalized or apostilled), registry entry of the de facto union at SUNARP, apostilled birth certificates for children and parents, a single status statement and enrolment certificate for children aged 18 to 28, or an official disability certificate. The Peruvian relative needs a valid DNI; a foreign resident relative needs current residence. Migraciones decides within 30 business days, negative silence.
Cost to do it: S/ 58.80 (about US$17.03) per applicant from abroad; carné de extranjería S/ 24.00 (about US$6.95) each.Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES, Procedures PA3500E993 (adults) and PA35002136 (minor children), 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

5. Change of status inside Peru to Familiar Residente for adults costs more than applying from abroad, and the annual or biannual extension is decided within 5 business days.
Cost to do it: Change inside Peru S/ 161.40 (about US$46.76); extension S/ 20.20 (about US$5.85).Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES, Procedures PA3500BAF2 (Cambio, adults) and PA3500BBD9 (Prórroga, adults), 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

6. Family members of residents can move to permanent residence after three consecutive years; by the principle of family unity, absences for justified reasons do not break the three year count if the family link continues. A family member of a foreign resident needs that resident to be in a regular situation. The file proves the link is still in force through sworn statements and the marriage or union registry numbers.
Cost to do it: S/ 161.40 (about US$46.76).Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES; Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, approved by Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2017-IN, Procedure PA35005871 (Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Permanente Residente, Familiar Residente), notes 3 and 4 quoting Reglamento art. 93.4, 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

Relative	Condition
Spouse or de facto partner	Marriage or union recognised under the Civil Code; de facto unions registered at SUNARP
Minor children of the couple	None beyond the link
Adult children of the couple	Up to 28, single and in technical or higher studies; or any age if single and unable to support themselves by proven disability
Children of one spouse or partner	Minors; or adults single with proven disability
Parents of the couple	First degree ascendants

Who counts as family (DL 1350 art. 38 as amended by DL 1582)

Procedure	Fee
Application from abroad (adult or minor)	S/ 58.80 (US$17.03)
Change inside Peru (adult)	S/ 161.40 (US$46.76)
Extension (adult)	S/ 20.20 (US$5.85)
Carné de extranjería	S/ 24.00 (US$6.95)
Permanent residence after 3 years	S/ 161.40 (US$46.76)

Family residence fees (TUPA Migraciones as modified by RS 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES; S/ 3.452 per US$)

Worked example

A US executive moves to Lima on the Trabajador status with a spouse and two children aged 12 and 20; the 20 year old is enrolled at a Lima university.
Each family member applies from abroad for Familiar Residente: 3 x S/ 58.80 = S/ 176.40 (about US$51.10), with apostilled marriage and birth certificates and, for the 20 year old, a single status statement and the university enrolment certificate.
After entry, three carnés cost 3 x S/ 24.00 = S/ 72.00 (about US$20.86). Their status runs one year at a time, like the executive's, because the link is with a foreign resident.
The spouse may take a job in Lima on the same status, without a separate work visa.
If the executive later leaves the company, the family members keep the status already granted (DS 007-2017-IN art. 89.4), but extensions depend on the family link and the resident's situation.

Step by step

Confirm the principal holds or will hold a valid residence status and keeps it regular.
Order marriage and birth certificates early and apostille them; marriage certificates have short validity windows (90 or 180 days, or six months).
Register a de facto union at SUNARP before applying if the couple is not married.
Apply from abroad for each relative; minors apply through a parent or guardian with the documents in Reglamento art. 56-C.
Track each relative's expiry date separately; extensions are personal.

Common traps

Children turn ineligible at 28, or earlier if they marry or stop studying; plan a change to their own status before that.
Marriage certificates older than the TUPA windows are rejected; reorder rather than resubmit.
Unregistered de facto unions do not qualify; the TUPA asks for the SUNARP registry entry.
If the principal resident falls into an irregular situation, the family members' files stall, since the resident relative must be in a regular situation.

Sources

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