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Retiree and passive income residence in Peru: the Rentista status and its US$1,000 a month test

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

Retirees and people living on permanent income can live in Peru on the Rentista status: an indefinite residence that needs proof of at least US$1,000 a month net from abroad paid into Peru through an SBS supervised bank. It costs S/ 58.80 from abroad (S/ 161.40 if switching inside Peru), is never renewed, and only the carné de extranjería is renewed every four years. Spending more than 183 days a year in Peru also makes the holder tax domiciled on worldwide income from the next year.

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

Minimum permanent net monthly income from abroad for the Rentista status	1000 USDTUPA Migraciones PA35002241, requirement 6.1, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee for the Rentista status applied for from abroad	58.8 PENTUPA Migraciones PA35002241, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee to change to Rentista inside Peru	161.4 PENTUPA Migraciones PA3500E095, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Term of the Rentista status	Indefinite DL 1350 art. 29.2 n, as amended by DL 1582, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Validity of the carné de extranjería for residents (permanent residents 5, minors 3)	4 yearsTUPA Migraciones SE35007459, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee to renew the carné de extranjería	22.1 PENTUPA Migraciones SE350098D6, as of 2026-10-28 · in force

The rule

1. The Rentista resident status allows residence for a foreigner who receives a retirement pension or permanent income from Peruvian or foreign sources. The income amount and other conditions are set by the regulation, and the stay is indefinite.Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones, as amended by Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582, Art. 29.2 n, 2023-11-14 official text · verified 2026-10-28

2. The regulation requires proof of a life pension (pensión vitalicia) from Peruvian or foreign sources, with the amount set by an administrative act of Migraciones, and grants the status for an indefinite term. The application is decided within 30 business days, with negative silence, and the applicant must be outside Peru.Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, approved by Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2017-IN; Decreto Supremo Nº 002-2021-IN, amending the Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350 and the Reglamento de la Ley Nº 26574, Reglamento art. 92.1 to 92.3; art. 92-A (added by DS 002-2021-IN), 2021-03-24 official text · verified 2026-10-28

3. For income from abroad, the applicant shows a document from the paying country proving a permanent net income of at least US$1,000 a month, and a sworn statement that the money enters Peru through a bank or financial entity supervised by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP. For Peruvian source income, a copy of the document proving the permanent monthly income. Five year record certificates and passport complete the file. The status is not renewable because it is indefinite; the carné de extranjería still has to be renewed.
Cost to do it: Migraciones fee S/ 58.80 (about US$17.03) from abroad; carné de extranjería S/ 24.00 (about US$6.95).
Example: A retiree with a US$1,000 monthly pension paid into a Lima bank account receives about S/ 3,452 a month, S/ 41,424.00 a year at S/ 3.452 per US$. / US$1,000 a month net is the floor; a pension of US$950 does not qualify, whatever the exchange rate.Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES, Procedure PA35002241 (Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Rentista Residente), requirements 5 and 6, 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

4. Change of status inside Peru: same income proof plus the INTERPOL Lima exchange record issued within six months; the result is the carné de extranjería, not subject to renewal of the status. Migraciones decides within 30 business days.
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, Procedure PA3500E095 (Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Rentista Residente), 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

5. The carné de extranjería for residents is valid for four years (five years for permanent residents, three for minors) and must be renewed; the renewal is a service decided within 3 business days.
Cost to do it: Issue S/ 24.00 (about US$6.95); renewal S/ 22.10 (about US$6.40).Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES, Services SE35007459 (Expedición del Carné de Extranjería) and SE350098D6 (Renovación de carné de extranjería), 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

6. A foreigner who has resided or stayed in Peru more than 183 calendar days in any 12 month period becomes domiciled for income tax, and a domiciled person is taxed on worldwide income; the change takes effect from the next tax year.Texto Único Ordenado de la Ley del Impuesto a la Renta (Decreto Supremo Nº 179-2004-EF), art. 7 as substituted by Decreto Legislativo Nº 970, Art. 6, 7 b) and 8, 2006-12-24 official text · verified 2026-10-28

Item	Rule	Amount
Income floor (foreign source)	Permanent net income, paid through an SBS supervised entity	US$1,000 a month (about S/ 3,452)
Term	Indefinite, not renewed	None
Application from abroad	PA35002241, 30 business days, negative silence	S/ 58.80 (US$17.03)
Change inside Peru	PA3500E095	S/ 161.40 (US$46.76)
Carné de extranjería	Valid 4 years, then renew	S/ 24.00 (US$6.95); renewal S/ 22.10 (US$6.40)

Rentista at a glance (DL 1350 art. 29.2 n; DS 007-2017-IN art. 92; TUPA Migraciones as modified by RS 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES; S/ 3.452 per US$)

Worked example

A Canadian retiree with a public pension of US$1,800 a month and an investment income stream decides to live in Arequipa.
The retiree gets a pension certificate from the Canadian payer, apostilles it with a sworn Spanish translation, and signs a sworn statement that the pension will be paid into a Peruvian bank supervised by the SBS.
From Canada, the retiree applies for Rentista (S/ 58.80, about US$17.03); after the visa is issued and the retiree enters, the carné de extranjería costs S/ 24.00 (about US$6.95) and is renewed every four years for S/ 22.10.
Tax: once the retiree has spent more than 183 days in Peru in a 12 month period, Peru treats the retiree as domiciled from the following 1 January and taxes worldwide income, subject to any applicable treaty (see immigration/tax-residence-for-foreigners and taxes/tax-treaties).

Step by step

Obtain an official statement from the pension or income payer showing a net monthly amount of at least US$1,000.
Open or designate a Peruvian bank account at an SBS supervised entity to receive the income.
Collect the five year record certificates; apostille and translate all foreign documents.
Apply from abroad for Rentista; allow 30 business days and the consular visa step.
On arrival, obtain the carné de extranjería and diary its renewal four years later.

Common traps

The US$1,000 is a net monthly figure; gross pension statements that fall below it after deductions do not qualify.
The income must flow into Peru through an SBS supervised bank; income kept abroad does not match the sworn statement the file requires.
Long absences end residence: more than 183 consecutive days abroad in a 365 day period without an absence authorization causes loss of the status (DS 007-2017-IN art. 63 a as amended by DS 002-2021-IN).
Becoming tax domiciled brings worldwide income into Peruvian tax; plan the move date around the 183 day test and the 1 January effect.
Naturalization later needs proof of gross annual income of at least 10 UIT (S/ 55,000 in 2026); a pension of exactly US$1,000 a month is about S/ 41,424 a year, below that line.

Sources

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