Legal Stuff & "Red Tape" - Peru

Fighting your way through the bureaucratic jungle of a foreign country, being aware of important rules and regulations or even laws and knowing how certain things work or are done can be challenging, especially here in Peru.

Our “Legal Stuff” section gives visitors and (newly) residents of Peru important information on the most common topics and hopefully helpful guidelines for the most often needed procedures.

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Customs rules can be confusing, especially when traveling to a country for the first time. To help you arrive in Peru well prepared, this guide explains what you can bring into the country - and wh...
Figuring out how long you’re allowed to stay in Peru isn’t always as straightforward as it should be. To help you arrive in Peru well prepared and avoid overstaying unintentionally, this guide expl...
For years, extending a tourist stay in Peru was possible, then impossible, then possible again - but ultimately only for a very small group of nationalities. Over the past two decades, regulations ...
Tourists who stayed longer than the number of days they were given when they entered Peru must pay a fine when leaving the country. While this usually is a simple and straightforward process - at l...
One of the requirements to apply for a resident visa in Peru or to change your visa type, for example from a work visa to a permanent resident visa, are the “Antecedentes policiales, penales y judi...
All administration charges, processing fees and fines government agencies, public authorities and entities levy in Peru have to be paid at the Banco de la Nacion. While for years this meant standin...
Foreign nationals, who are in Peru as a tourist or hold another temporary visa, can only sign a legally binding document (such as a work contract, a sworn statement, a rental contract, a car purcha...
All foreigners must present the Ficha de Canje Internacional to Migraciones when applying for any temporary or residence visa in Peru. So, before you can even begin the so-called Cambio de calidad ...
Foreigners in Peru, who applied for a visa (to be precise who applied for a change of their immigration status (cambio de calidad migratoria) or a change of their visa type (cambio de clase de visa...
During the internal evaluation and approval process of any application on the Agencia Digital, Migraciones may discover that you haven’t uploaded all required documents, that an uploaded document i...
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