Worker Resident (Trabajador Residente)

Overview

This is Peru's worker resident category (Trabajador Residente), the main route for foreign nationals coming to carry out paid work under an employment contract with an employer in Peru. The role is tied to that employer, and the contract is registered with the labour authority. It is granted by the Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones under Legislative Decree 1350 and usually applied for online by changing your migration category through the agencia digital. The stay is commonly granted for 365 days and is renewable. Time held as a worker resident counts toward permanent residence, which you can apply for after three consecutive years of legal residence.

Eligibility

Application pathway

1. 01

   Check the route fit

   Confirm your job offer and registered contract qualify for the worker resident category, using the official Migraciones page.

2. 02

   Build the evidence pack

   Gather your registered employment contract, employer support documents, passport and proof of the fee payment.

3. 03

   Submit through the official channel

   Apply to change to the worker resident category online through the Migraciones agencia digital, following the official requirements.

4. 04

   After approval

   Collect your Carne de Extranjeria, register as required, and renew before expiry while building time toward permanent residence.

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Related routes

• Investor (Inversionista)

  For people investing in Peru: this category grants residence to foreign nationals who form, invest in or manage a Peruvian company with a qualifying capital investment.

• Resident Family Member (Familiar Residente)

  For close family of a Peruvian or of a foreign resident: this category lets you live in Peru as part of the family unit, based on your relationship to your sponsoring relative.

• Permanent Resident (Residente Permanente)

  For residents ready to settle: after three consecutive years of legal residence in a qualifying category you can change to permanent resident in Peru, with settled status.