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Visas and residence in Peru: migratory statuses, the worker, investor and rentista routes, permanent residence, the carné de extranjería and fines

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

Peru grants a migratory status (calidad migratoria) for each activity: temporary statuses such as Negocios allow business trips of up to 183 days in any 365 without paid local work, while residence statuses such as Trabajador, Inversionista and Rentista allow living in Peru and are applied for online with the Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones. A worker needs a labor contract of at least one year approved by the Ministry of Labor, an investor needs S/ 500,000 brought in by a single international bank transfer, and a rentista needs a pension or permanent income of at least US$1,000 a month. After three consecutive years of residence a foreigner can switch to permanent residence; government fees are small (S/ 24 to S/ 161.40 per step), but overstays and missed renewals are fined daily as a share of the UIT.

USD figures use S/ 3.446 per US dollar, the banking system selling rate published by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP for 26 October 2026, from the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú statistics series PD04640PD. Conversions are for orientation only.

Key facts

Maximum stay on the Negocios (business) temporary status, accumulated within 365 days	183 daysDL 1350 art. 29.1 e, as amended by DL 1582, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Minimum investment for the Inversionista resident status	500000 PENDS 007-2017-IN art. 86.1, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Minimum permanent net foreign income for the Rentista resident status	1000 USDTUPA Migraciones procedure PA35002241 (RS 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES), as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Years of consecutive legal residence before permanent residence	3 yearsDL 1350 art. 29.2 o; DS 007-2017-IN art. 93-A (DS 002-2021-IN), as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee to apply for the Trabajador resident status	58.8 PENTUPA Migraciones procedure PA3500F439, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Maximum review period for the Trabajador resident status	30 business daysTUPA Migraciones procedure PA3500F439, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Migraciones fee to change to permanent residence	161.4 PENTUPA Migraciones procedure PA35005FB1, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Carné de extranjería issue fee	24.0 PENTUPA Migraciones service SE35007459, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Maximum consecutive absence within 365 days before a non permanent residence status is lost	183 daysDL 1350 art. 33.1, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Overstay fine per day (0.1 percent of the 2026 UIT of S/ 5,500)	5.5 PENDS 007-2017-IN art. 190 a); DS 301-2025-EF, as of 2026-10-28 · in force

The rule

1. Peru grants every foreigner one migratory status at a time, chosen by the activity the person will carry out; the status sets what the person may do and how long they may stay, and it lapses at the end of the period granted. Temporary statuses allow entry without the intention to reside: Negocios covers business, legal, contractual and specialized technical assistance activities for up to 183 days, which can be accumulated over a 365 day period and cannot be extended; Trabajador/Designado Temporal covers the same work as the resident worker and designated statuses for 183 days within 365, extendable for the same period; Turista does not allow paid or lucrative activity. Residence statuses allow multiple entries and can be extended. A foreigner can change status before Migraciones without leaving the country, under the conditions of the regulation.
Cost to do it: No fee to enter on a visa exempt Negocios or Turista status at the border; consular visas, where needed, are a matter for the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores and are not covered here.
Example: A regional manager visiting a Lima subsidiary to negotiate contracts and attend board meetings uses the Negocios status; three trips of 60 days each use 180 of the 183 days available in the 365 day window. / Not a money rule; the cost of getting it wrong is the overstay fine described below.Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones, as amended by Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582, Art. 28, 29.1 (e, f, h) and 30, 2023-11-14 official text · verified 2026-10-28 · changed: Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582, published 14 November 2023 and in force from 15 November 2023, rewrote article 29: it added the Nómada digital and Especial Residente residence statuses, moved the Consular and Diplomático statuses into the temporary list and set the tourist stay at up to 183 calendar days within 365 counted from the first regular entry.

2. The Trabajador resident status allows paid work, as an employee or independently, for public or private employers under a labor contract, administrative relationship or services contract, and includes staff of a multinational group transferred to a Peruvian company of the same group as senior management, trusted staff or specialists. It is granted on the basis of a labor contract previously approved by the Ministry of Labor, and runs for 365 days, renewable. The application is filed online while the worker is outside Peru; the contract must have a term of one year or more and be filed within 30 calendar days of its approval, the hiring company must be active and traceable (activo y habido) before SUNAT, and the legal representative signs a sworn statement. Contracts with a trial period or shorter than one year are processed as Trabajador Temporal instead.
Cost to do it: Migraciones fee S/ 58.80 (about US$17.06), Banco de la Nación payment code 07567, decided within 30 business days, plus S/ 24.00 (about US$6.96) for the carné de extranjería on arrival. Approval of the contract by the labor authority and the foreign staff limits of Decreto Legislativo Nº 689 apply on the employer side.
Example: A Peruvian S.A.C. hires a foreign engineer on a two year contract approved by the Ministry of Labor; the engineer pays S/ 58.80 to apply from abroad, enters with the visa and pays S/ 24.00 for the carné: S/ 82.80 in government fees. / About US$24.03 in government fees.Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350 (as amended by Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582); Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES, DL 1350 art. 29.2 h; TUPA procedure PA3500F439, Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Trabajador Residente, 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

3. The Inversionista resident status allows a foreigner to establish, develop or manage one or more lawful investments in Peru, for 365 days, renewable. The regulation requires an investment of at least S/ 500,000, an amount Migraciones can change by Resolución de Superintendencia; the foreigner may work only as manager or director of the company, and this position does not count against the foreign staff quotas of Decreto Legislativo Nº 689. The investment cannot be supported by a transfer of shares, and the procedure requires proof that it entered by a single international transfer through a bank or financial institution supervised by the SBS, together with the public deed of incorporation (no older than three months) or of the capital increase; for a capital increase in an existing company, the last annual income tax return and the municipal operating license are also required.
Cost to do it: Investment of at least S/ 500,000 (about US$145,095.76). Migraciones fees: S/ 57.60 (about US$16.72) to apply from abroad, S/ 161.40 (about US$46.84) to change to investor from another status inside Peru, S/ 20.20 (about US$5.86) for each annual extension, plus S/ 24.00 for the carné de extranjería. Notary and registry costs of the capital contribution are separate.
Example: A founder wires S/ 500,000 from abroad in one transfer to the bank account of a newly incorporated S.A.C., files the deed and the bank proof online, and pays S/ 57.60 plus S/ 24.00 for the carné. / About US$145,095.76 of capital and US$23.68 of fees.Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350 (Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2017-IN); Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, Reglamento art. 86.1, 86.2 and 86.3; DL 1350 art. 29.2 f, 2017-03-27 official text · verified 2026-10-28

4. The Rentista resident status is for foreigners who receive a retirement pension or permanent income from Peruvian or foreign sources; it has an indefinite term and is not renewed. For income from abroad, the applicant must show a permanent net income of at least one thousand US dollars a month and declare under oath that the money enters Peru through a bank or financial institution supervised by the SBS. Like the worker and investor routes, it is applied for while outside Peru and requires criminal, judicial and police record certificates for the previous five years.
Cost to do it: Migraciones fee S/ 58.80 (about US$17.06), decided within 30 business days, plus S/ 24.00 for the carné de extranjería.
Example: A retiree with a foreign pension of US$1,200 a month, paid into a Peruvian bank account, meets the US$1,000 floor, about S/ 3,446 a month at the rate used here. / Minimum income US$1,000 a month; fees about US$24.03.Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES; Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, TUPA procedure PA35002241, Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Rentista Residente; DL 1350 art. 29.2 n, 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

5. Permanent residence is available after three years as a legal resident and has an indefinite term. The applicant must have resided in Peru for three consecutive years without being outside the country for more than 183 consecutive calendar days in any 365, unless an absence authorization was obtained; the procedure is personal and needs an Interpol record card issued in Lima within the last six months. Workers and investors must also prove gross annual income of at least 10 UIT for the previous fiscal year; investors also show the payroll for the last three months with ten jobs for Peruvians and that they are current with taxes and EsSalud. Separately, residents other than permanent ones lose their status if absent for more than 183 consecutive days within 365, and permanent residents if absent for more than 365 consecutive days.
Cost to do it: Migraciones fee S/ 161.40 (about US$46.84), decided within 30 business days. The 10 UIT income test is S/ 55,000 (about US$15,960.53) at the 2026 UIT of S/ 5,500.
Example: An engineer who entered as Trabajador resident in October 2023, renewed every year and earned S/ 96,000 in 2025 can apply in October 2026, well above the S/ 55,000 test. / Income about US$27,858.39 against a test of about US$15,960.53; fee about US$46.84.Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, as amended by Decreto Supremo Nº 002-2021-IN; Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350; Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES, Reglamento art. 93-A; DL 1350 art. 29.2 o and 33; TUPA procedure PA35005FB1, 2021-03-24 official text · verified 2026-10-28

6. A foreigner who enters with a resident visa must obtain the carné de extranjería, the identity document for residents, from Migraciones. The card is valid for four years for residents, five years for permanent residents and three years for minors, and must be renewed. If a foreigner applies to extend or change status within the deadline, the current status continues automatically until Migraciones decides or the maximum review period runs out.
Cost to do it: S/ 24.00 (about US$6.96), Banco de la Nación payment code 07561, issued within 2 business days; requires an Interpol record card from Lima no older than six months.
Example: A new resident pays S/ 24.00 and receives a four year carné; renewing the status each year before it expires keeps the person in good standing while the renewal is pending. / About US$6.96.Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, as modified by Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES; Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350, TUPA service SE35007459, Expedición del Carné de Extranjería; DL 1350 art. 31, 2025-12-12 official text · verified 2026-10-28

7. Migraciones can impose fines, mandatory departure with a ban on re entry of up to five years, and expulsion with a ban of up to fifteen years. Fines are set in the regulation as a share of the UIT: staying beyond the authorized period costs 0.1 percent of the UIT for each day of overstay, charged on leaving Peru; failing to request the extension of a resident status within its validity costs 1 percent of the UIT for each day late; failing to update the data on the carné de extranjería costs 1 percent of the UIT for each month; using more than one nationality to enter, stay or leave costs 5 percent of the UIT. Fines do not bear interest. Doing activities that do not correspond to the status granted is also an infraction.
Cost to do it: With the 2026 UIT of S/ 5,500: S/ 5.50 (about US$1.60) per day of overstay, S/ 55.00 (about US$15.96) per day of late residence extension, S/ 55.00 per month of not updating the carné, S/ 275.00 (about US$79.80) for using two nationalities.
Example: A business visitor who overstays 30 days pays 30 x S/ 5.50 = S/ 165.00 on departure; a resident who files the annual extension 10 days after expiry owes 10 x S/ 55.00 = S/ 550.00. / About US$47.88 and US$159.61.Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350 (as amended by Decreto Legislativo Nº 1582); Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo Nº 1350 (Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2017-IN, art. 190 d) as amended by Decreto Supremo Nº 002-2021-IN), DL 1350 art. 54, 56 and 57; Reglamento art. 190 a) to d), 2023-11-14 official text · verified 2026-10-28

Status	Who it fits	Key condition	Term	Migraciones fee
Negocios (temporary)	Business visitors	No paid local work; business, legal, contractual or technical assistance only	183 days within 365, not extendable	None at a visa exempt border
Trabajador Temporal (temporary)	Short assignments or contracts under one year	Same activities as resident worker	183 days within 365, extendable once for the same period	Not covered here
Trabajador (residence)	Employees and intra group transferees	Contract of one year or more approved by the Ministry of Labor	365 days, renewable	S/ 58.80 (US$17.06)
Inversionista (residence)	Founders and investors	S/ 500,000 by single international transfer; may act only as manager or director	365 days, renewable	S/ 57.60 (US$16.72) from abroad; S/ 161.40 (US$46.84) to change inside Peru
Rentista (residence)	Retirees and people with permanent income	At least US$1,000 a month net from abroad, paid through an SBS supervised bank	Indefinite	S/ 58.80 (US$17.06)
Permanente (residence)	Residents after three years	Three consecutive years; 10 UIT income for workers and investors	Indefinite	S/ 161.40 (US$46.84)

Main business and residence routes (DL 1350 art. 29 as amended by DL 1582; DS 007-2017-IN; TUPA Migraciones as modified by RS 000150-2025-MIGRACIONES; S/ 3.446 per US$)

Worked example

A foreign founder plans to move to Lima to run a new company. Trips to set it up use the Negocios status (DL 1350 art. 29.1 e), which allows contracts and meetings but no local payroll, for up to 183 days within 365.
The founder incorporates an S.A.C. and wires S/ 500,000 (about US$145,095.76) in one international transfer to its bank account (DS 007-2017-IN art. 86.1).
From abroad, the founder applies online for the Inversionista resident status within three months of the deed and pays S/ 57.60 (about US$16.72); Migraciones decides within 30 business days and the visa is issued by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (TUPA procedure PA35009B76).
On arrival the founder obtains the carné de extranjería for S/ 24.00 (about US$6.96), then pays S/ 20.20 (about US$5.86) each year for the extension of the status.
After three consecutive years, with ten Peruvian employees on payroll, taxes current and income of at least 10 UIT (S/ 55,000 at the 2026 value), the founder applies for permanent residence for S/ 161.40 (about US$46.84) (DS 007-2017-IN art. 93-A; TUPA procedure PA35005FB1).
Total government fees over the first three years: S/ 57.60 + S/ 24.00 + 2 x S/ 20.20 + S/ 161.40 = S/ 283.40 (about US$82.24), before notary, translation, apostille and adviser costs.

Step by step

Pick the status that matches the activity: business trips only (Negocios), employment (Trabajador or Trabajador Temporal), own investment (Inversionista), passive income (Rentista).
For workers, sign a contract of at least one year and have it approved by the Ministry of Labor first; check the foreign staff limits on the labor page.
Gather the five year criminal, judicial and police record certificates from each country of residence, apostilled or legalized, and a valid passport.
Pay the Migraciones fee at Banco de la Nación or Págalo with the payment code shown for the procedure, then file online through the Agencia Virtual de Migraciones while the applicant is outside Peru.
Watch the Buzón Electrónico de Migraciones for observations; the review period is 30 business days and silence means rejection.
Once approved, obtain the visa through the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, enter Peru, get the Interpol record card in Lima and apply for the carné de extranjería (2 business days).
Calendar the annual extension before the status expires and keep absences under 183 consecutive days; plan the permanent residence application at the three year mark.

Common traps

Working locally on a Negocios or Turista status: the Negocios status covers business activities without local employment, and doing activities that do not correspond to the status is a finable infraction under DL 1350 art. 56.2 c.
Filing too late for the extension: the fine is 1 percent of the UIT per day (S/ 55.00 in 2026), ten times the overstay rate.
Investing in the wrong form: the S/ 500,000 cannot be supported by buying existing shares, and the procedure asks for a single international transfer through an SBS supervised bank; splitting the wire or paying in cash leaves the file without proof.
Contracts with a trial period or a term under one year are routed to the temporary worker status, not to residence.
Long absences: a resident who spends more than 183 consecutive days abroad within 365 loses the status unless an absence authorization was obtained, and the same absence breaks the three year path to permanent residence.
The Nómada digital residence status was created by DL 1582 in November 2023 with conditions left to the regulation; the TUPA published on 12 December 2025 lists no procedure under that name, so confirm the procedure is available before planning a move around it.
Silence is negative: if Migraciones does not answer within 30 business days the application is treated as denied, and the applicant must appeal rather than wait.

Sources

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