Peru

Visa de Residente Rentista. Residence for anyone with a permanent monthly income of at least $1,000 from a pension or rent, without working in Peru.

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Visa de Residente Rentista

Renewable resident status with a carnet de extranjería; cannot earn remunerated income in Peru.

Who qualifies

Be outside Peru when the migratory status is granted.
Peru Migraciones, Calidad Migratoria Rentista Residente, Condiciones
No criminal or judicial record in the home country or any prior country of residence over the last 5 years.
Peru Migraciones, Calidad Migratoria Rentista Residente, Requisitos
A permanent pension or rent; if foreign-sourced, net income of at least $1,000 a month, evidenced by a document from the paying country, entering Peru through a supervised bank.
Peru Migraciones, Calidad Migratoria Rentista Residente

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Income: Steady income each month, rising with each person who moves.
Just you$1,000
2 people$1,500
4 people$2,500
Time: 30 business days official; 6–10 weeks realistic including apostilles.
Cost: About S/58.80 (roughly $16) at Banco de la Nación, plus $100–400 for apostilles and translation.
The hard part: Proving a permanent, not one-off, income stream of $1,000+ and getting apostilled police clearances for every country lived in over the last 5 years.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2033.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
4 years, renewable for 4 years at a time.
2032
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2033
Citizenship

Language: Knowledge of Spanish (or another official language), tested unless it is your mother tongue.
Civics: An evaluation of Peru’s history, geography, Constitution, culture, civic education and current affairs.
Time away: Ley 32421’s five-year rule takes effect the day after its implementing regulation is published; applications filed before then remain under the former two-year rule. A family starting now should plan for five continuous years. Residence status is lost after more than 183 days in a row abroad in any 365 days without authorisation. The new law also requires lawful income of 10 UIT a year with taxes paid.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

The Rentista status has no end date (the foreigner’s card is renewed every 4 years), and its years count toward the naturalisation clock: 5 years under the new law once it is in force, 2 under the old one.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
Whether you can keep your current citizenship depends on the rules at the time and your home country.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: No minimum days are published to keep the status, but long absences risk being read as abandonment of residence at renewal.
Tax: Tax resident at 183+ days; the foreign pension or rent may then become taxable in Peru.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Pay the fee at Banco de la Nación, then file through the Agencia Digital de Migraciones portal.Open gob.pe ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $1,000 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen lawfully in Peru with qualifying US pension or permanent income: indefinite rentista residence, biometric registration, the first carné and each identity-card renewal.

16 steps, from the first paper to the passport. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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