Change to Permanent Resident status after 3 years
worker, investor, researcher or religious · Official name: Solicitar cambio a calidad migratoria permanente residente
Foreigners who have lived in Peru for 3 consecutive years as a worker, investor, researcher or member of a religious community can ask Migraciones to change to Permanent Resident status online. Workers, investors and researchers must show gross annual income of at least S/ 55,000.00 in the previous tax year.
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Finance
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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
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Happiness
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Who it’s for
Holders of Worker, Investor, Researcher or Religious resident status with 3 consecutive years of residence in Peru.
Eligibility
3 consecutive years of residence
Sign in to check this route against your profileYou need 3 consecutive years of residence in Peru in a qualifying status, with no unauthorised long absences.
- Absence limit: no more than 183 consecutive calendar days in any 365-day period
- Longer absences are allowed only if Migraciones authorised them
- Residence must be in one of the qualifying statuses
Official wording
3 consecutive years of residence in Peru in one of the qualifying statuses, without being outside Peru for more than 183 consecutive calendar days in any 365-day period, unless Migraciones authorised the absence.
Income of at least S/ 55,000.00 a yearWorker, investor, researcher
Sign in to check this route against your profileShow gross annual income of at least S/ 55,000.00, with extra documents depending on whether you are a worker, investor or researcher.
Minimum yearly income
- Workergross, previous tax year
- S/ 55,000.00
- Investorper annual tax return
- S/ 55,000.00
- Researcherplus CONCYTEC approval
- S/ 55,000.00
- Workers: employment contract of at least 1 year, approved by the labour authority
- Workers: last 3 payslips or the tax withholding certificate
- Investors: tax compliance and payroll showing ten jobs for Peruvians
- Researchers: CONCYTEC approval is required
Official wording
Workers: a current employment contract of at least 1 year approved by the labour authority, with gross annual income of at least S/ 55,000.00 in the previous tax year, plus the last 3 payslips or the tax withholding certificate. Investors: annual income tax return showing at least S/ 55,000.00, tax compliance, and payroll showing ten jobs for Peruvians. Researchers: S/ 55,000.00 plus CONCYTEC approval.
No criminal records
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- Also covers anywhere you lived in the 5 years before arriving in Peru
Official wording
No police, criminal or judicial records in the country of origin or anywhere lived in the 5 years before arriving in Peru.
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