Calidad migratoria Trabajador Residente
D. Leg. 1350
Peru's resident worker status for foreigners doing paid work, employed or self-employed, for the public or private sector under an employment contract, administrative appointment or service contract of at least one year. It is granted by the Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, either as a visa requested from abroad or as a change of status inside Peru. Contracts under one year or with a probation period fall under the separate Trabajador Temporal status.
Life in Peru
Money
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
Your edge here Members
What gives you an edge here: passports, visas and permits you hold, work, study, language and family ties
Who it’s for
Foreign nationals with a Peruvian employer or client and a contract of one year or more approved by the labour authority.
Eligibility
Contract of one year or more
You need an employment contract approved by the labour authority, lasting one year or more.
- Legal exceptions to labour-authority approval exist
- Contracts under a year go to the Trabajador Temporal procedure
- Contracts with probation periods go to the Trabajador Temporal procedure
Official wording
An employment contract approved by the administrative labour authority (with legal exceptions) for a term of one year or more. Contracts under a year or with probation periods go to the Trabajador Temporal procedure.
Self-employed service contractTrabajador independiente
Independent workers need a service contract (contrato de prestación de servicios) lasting one year or more.
Administrative appointmentRelación administrativa
Public-sector workers without a labour contract present the administrative resolution proving the work relationship, for one year or more.
A sneak peek at what's inside
- Next requirementEmployer standing
- Document checklistApplication form (online, Agencia Digital)
- FeesCalidad migratoria trabajador residente – application from abroad (code 07567)
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Official sources
- gob.pe – Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente (changed 17 Jun 2024)
- gob.pe – Solicitar cambio de calidad migratoria trabajador residente (changed 22 Apr 2024)
- gob.pe – Prórroga de la calidad migratoria para trabajador residente (changed 23 Jan 2026)
- gob.pe – Solicitar visa de trabajador residente para su ingreso al Perú (changed 2 Sep 2026)
- gob.pe – Cambio a calidad migratoria permanente residente
- gob.pe – Solicitar carné de extranjería
Other routes to Peru
All routes to Peru →Work permits in other countries
- French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia work authorisation and foreign trader card
- Papua New GuineaWork permit and work (entry) visa - now processed by the Immigration and Citizenship Authority
- PhilippinesPre-arranged Employment Visa 9(g) (Commercial) with DOLE Alien Employment Permit
- PakistanWork visa
- PolandWork permit for a Polish entity entrusting work to a foreigner (formerly type A) and temporary residence and work permit
- PortugalResidence visa and residence permit for highly qualified activity (art. 61/61-A and art. 90) and EU Blue Card
