Document checklist
United States → Peru: Calidad migratoria de Trabajador Residente
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
8 itemsIdentity
Migratory status application form
RequiredThe "Formulario de solicitud de calidad migratoria", completed online through the Digital Migration Agency.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Valid passport
RequiredA simple copy of your current passport.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Employment
Employer's sworn declaration
RequiredA sworn declaration from your employer's legal representative, including your full name; if the person signing isn't the General Manager, it must also include the registry entry showing they're authorized to hire on the company's behalf.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Employment contract
RequiredA simple copy of your employment contract, issued within the last 30 calendar days, approved by the Peruvian labor authority, and running for at least one year.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Proof the employer is active with SUNAT
RequiredProof your employer is registered as an active taxpayer with Peru's national tax authority (SUNAT).
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Other
Clean record certificate
RequiredA document from the competent authority in your country, or countries where you've lived, showing you have no judicial, criminal or police record covering the 5 years before you arrived in Peru.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Power of attorney (if applying through a representative)
If someone else submits the application on your behalf, a power of attorney under Article 56-A of Supreme Decree 002-2021-IN.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Proof of payment
RequiredThe payment receipt for the processing fee of S/ 58.80, paid using code 07567 at any Banco de la Nación branch.
Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente
Why applications on this route get refused
Employment contract not approved by the labor authority
A contract that hasn't been approved by the competent Peruvian labor authority, or that runs for less than a year, doesn't meet the requirement.
How to avoid it: Have your employer submit the contract for labor-authority approval before you apply, and confirm its term is at least one year.
Employer not active with SUNAT
If your employer isn't registered as an active taxpayer, the application doesn't meet the requirement to show a valid, operating employer.
How to avoid it: Check your employer's SUNAT status is active before applying.
Missing or outdated clean record certificate
Not providing a certificate covering the full 5 years before your arrival, from every relevant country, is a common reason applications are rejected.
How to avoid it: Request certificates early from every country you lived in during that period.
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