Family Resident status
spouse, partner, children or parents of a Peruvian or a resident foreigner · Official name: Solicitar calidad migratoria de familiar residente
Close family members of a Peruvian citizen or of a foreigner legally resident in Peru can apply online to Migraciones for Family Resident status. It allows the holder to enter and stay in Peru and to work as an employee or self-employed. The applicant must be outside Peru when the status is granted.
Life in Peru
Finance
3
Currency
Peruvian Sol
PEN
Peruvian Sol
Cost of living
54
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
8–30%
Income tax (national)
VAT (IGV + IPM) 18% · social security 13%
Rates 8%, 14%, 17%, 20%, 30% on combined net employment income by UIT band; 30% above 45 UIT. Deduction of 7 UIT plus up to 3 UIT.
Living
1
Happiness
#70 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
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Who it’s for
Spouses, registered de facto partners, children (adult children up to 28 studying, or with a disability), and first-degree ascendants of Peruvians or legal foreign residents.
Eligibility
Proven family tie
Sign in to check this route against your profileA documented family relationship with a Peruvian (who must have a current DNI) or a foreigner with current, regular residence in Peru, within the scope of article 38 of Decreto Legislativo 1350.
Outside Peru when granted
Sign in to check this route against your profileThe applicant must be outside the country to obtain the status.
No criminal records
Sign in to check this route against your profileShow that you have no police, criminal or judicial records in your country of origin or where you lived in the 5 years before arriving in Peru.
- Also covers any place you lived in the 5 years before arriving in Peru
Official wording
No police, criminal or judicial records in the country of origin or where they lived in the 5 years before arriving in Peru.
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- Steps to apply
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