I don't see any mention on this page about an apostilled Spanish version of a bank account deposit statement showing at a minimum of 6 months (more is better) deposits of your pension. I was just at the MAC office in Arequipa this morning and they want me to provide that even though I have given them the apostilled version of my SS Benefits Letter (apparently, that is not sufficient by itself).
Also, here on this page you mention and link to the Declaracion Jurada but you do not mention that it needs to be apostilled as well.
The woman in the MAC office this morning made sure to emphasize that ALL documents provided to Migraciones must be apostilled.
Also, here on this page you mention and link to the Declaracion Jurada but you do not mention that it needs to be apostilled as well.
The woman in the MAC office this morning made sure to emphasize that ALL documents provided to Migraciones must be apostilled.
- This commment is unpublished.@ChipHello Chip,if nothing changed in the last couple of weeks, you don't see anything about a bank account deposit statement, because it is not required when you apply for a retirement visa in Peru. Follow the step-by-step guide above until you are on the 2nd page of the application (the page where you have to upload all required documents) and check for yourself.What you need is a letter / statement / confirmation from your pension fund or social security stating that you receive a monthly income of at least US$ 1000 or the equivalent in any other currency. This must be apostilled in the country where it was issued and, if it's not in Spanish, must be translated in Peru by an official translator.And no, not all documents need an Apostille. Correct is that all foreign documents need an Apostille.An Apostille is an official sticker, stamp or printed form placed on or attached to a public document by a competent authority in the country of origin that certifies its authenticity for the use abroad; so, a specialized certificate verifying the legitimacy, genuineness and origin of a document.This means that when you are in Peru, documents issued outside Peru must be apostilled, so, the Peruvian authority you submit it to (in this case Migraciones) immediately sees that the document is authentic and genuine.The sworn statement you have to fill in first of all isn't a public document, which makes it difficult to get it apostilled anyway; then it's a Peruvian document, filled in in Peru by you (not an official person) and used in Peru. So, no Apostille needed. Only if you submitted a sworn statement from abroad, which isn't required when you apply for a rentista visa, then it would need an Apostille.However, be aware that if you are in Peru as a tourist you can only legally sign a document in Peru after you were issued a Permit to sign contracts. So, before signing the sworn statement apply for the Permit to sign contracts as explained above.Hope this helps.GreetingsEva
- This commment is unpublished.@Sunflower Hi Eva, this morning, today July 24, at the Migraciones office (MAC office here in Arequipa) the woman specifically told me and she even wrote it down on a sticky-not and stuck it to my passport - at least 6 months of deposits shown in the bank account AND it must be apostilled. And, that is in addition to the SS Benefits Letter, I asked her, and she confirmed, yes.
After I posted my OP I saw that I wrote incorrectly about ALL documents needing an apostille but this system doesn't allow editing.
And, yes, I have followed all the instructions on this site and everything is going fine other than that one "new" requirement at the MAC office here in Arequipa.
- This commment is unpublished.@ChipHello Chip,As I never heard of this requirement I just checked the list of requirements on the Peruvian government website and in the TUPA again (could have been a change over the past weeks or I missed something).No, the bank account deposit statement is not required according to official sources. So, I really have no idea where the lady in the MAC center in Arequipa gets her information from and why she is telling you that you need it. But Migraciones staff is sometimes quite "creative".Anyway, why have you been there? The application is done on the Agencia Digital and not in person at a Migraciones office or a MAC center.If you haven't applied yet, check on the Agencia Digital (unfortunately due to my immigration status I don't have access to this part of the Agencia) and you will see that the bank account deposit statement is not required.Or did you already apply for your rentista visa and got a notification from Migraciones asking to upload the statement? If so, then you should be aware that Migraciones has the right to ask for additional documents, even though they are not on the official requirement list. However, if your documents are in order and you have the official statement proving your retirement income with Apostille you could always file a "reconsiderción" as the bank account desposit statement is not an official requirement.What you however need additionally, as already explained in my previous reply, is the sworn statement. So, if you have the letter from your pension fund with Apostille and the sworn statement (only signed after you got the permit to sign contracts) then you should be good.GreetingsEva
- This commment is unpublished.@Sunflower I think the woman at the MAC office was confused and told me about a document that is necessary if a person has an income in Peru (from gob.pe) -
Para el caso de renta de fuente nacional, debes agregar:
Copia simple del documento que acredite la renta mensual permanente por parte del solicitante.
Also, I have been using the sublinacion site (or whatever it's called) to upload my docs, and every time I did so a week or two later they sent me a message to report to the MAC office with my documents. I would show the docs and the woman would say okay, hit a few keys on her keyboard, and that was the end of it. It's happened 3 times in that month-and-a-half.
- This commment is unpublished.@ChipI'm confused. So, you applied on the Agencia Digital and uploaded all required documents? And now you are getting constant notifications to submit (the process is called "subsanacion") other documents that are not required???I think there is something really wrong. You did apply for the visa rentista residente, made the cambio de calidad migratoria rentista residente? Correct? You uploaded all required documents? You have your confirmation of the application?Then I would pay the MAC center another visit, but go prepared. Have a copy of all required documents with you; you can find them either on the government website or in the TUPA. Have as well all documents you uploaded and your confirmation with. Explain again that you uploaded all required documents and ask for a solution of the problem. If the person you speak to doesn't seem to be able to find a solution, ask to see a supervisor and don't leave until the problem is resolved.Really sorry, I can't do more. But that's just unbelievable what's going on.GreetingsEvaP.S. Last resort if this doesn't work: even though usually only done when an application is denied (which soon might happen, if you can't get it solved), you could as well apply for a "reconsiderción" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.gob.pe/institucion/migraciones/informes-publicaciones/1764248-solicitud-de-reconsideracion-de-tramite">reconsiderción".