Residence framework · Last checked 2026-07-31
Residency routes in Peru
Most resident qualities are purpose-specific and time-limited, while the current rentier service is based on a permanent pension or rent. Applicants outside Peru and applicants changing status inside Peru use different procedures.
- Country
- Peru
- Research area
- Residency routes
- Official sources
- 19
- Last checked
- 2026-07-31
Current inventory
Routes to investigate
MERCOSUR or regional mobilityCalidad Migratoria Residente por Acuerdos InternacionalesMERCOSUR temporary residence for an eligible national or qualifying family memberResearch or academicCalidad Migratoria Investigación ResidenteResearch activityGeneral investmentCalidad Migratoria Inversionista ResidenteA qualifying S/ 500,000 capital investment in a new Peruvian company or a capital increase in an existing Peruvian companyLocal employmentCalidad Migratoria Trabajador ResidenteLocal workRegularizationCalidad Migratoria Especial ResidenteQualifying special-resident basisOther officially established groundCalidad Migratoria Religioso ResidenteReligious activityFamily reunificationCalidad Migratoria Familiar de ResidenteQualifying family relationshipEducationCalidad Migratoria Formación ResidenteStudy or trainingLocal employmentCalidad Migratoria Designado ResidenteDesignated work or assignmentPassive incomeCalidad Migratoria Rentista ResidenteQualifying permanent pension or rent from a Peruvian or foreign sourceGeneral permanent residenceCalidad Migratoria Permanente ResidenteThree consecutive years of qualifying Peruvian residence and the applicable current activity evidenceDigital nomadCalidad Migratoria Nómada DigitalThe legally established migration identity for a foreign person working remotely for a company domiciled outside Peru
Official evidence
Sources for this overview
Trámites y servicios de MigracionesSuperintendencia Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-07-31Cambiar calidad migratoria residenteSuperintendencia Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-07-31Cambiar a calidad migratoria por acuerdos MERCOSURSuperintendencia Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Comunicado 17-2025 — intervención de apoderadoSuperintendencia Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. This page explains the relationship between statuses and does not determine eligibility.