One of the most complex and frustrating
“tramites” is what’s involved in applying for your Carnet de Extranjeria, the
document required to legally live and work in Peru. Unfortunately most of the
information available on-line through the Migraciones website, Interpol
website, and some expat websites is incorrect or at best lacking in accuracy.
Having recently completed the process I would like to share my experience with
you and hopefully help people avoid the same stress in the future. These are
the requisites if you are married to a Peruvian, which is how the majority of
foreigners gain their residency.
So, here is an outline of the steps you
need to take:
1. Go to Banco de la Nacion and pay S/.
117.60 (tributo 01814 por Cambio de Calidad Migratoria)
2.
Once you have paid this hold on
to the voucher as you will need the number to apply for your interview with Migraciones.
Go to their website (Citas en Linea - https://www.migraciones.gob.pe/index.php/phasellus-quis-diam-vehicula-dictum-dolor-vel/)
and using your voucher number you can book an interview, give yourself at least
a month so that you can get all of the documents together. Once you have booked
your interview time and completed the on-line form (F004) make sure you print
it along with the confirmation of your interview.
3.
Now it’s time to get your
documents together, you will need the following:
1.
Original
Partida o Acta de Matrimonio visada por RENIEC. This basically means you ask for a certified copy
of your marriage certificate from RENIEC and it cannot be more than 6 months
old.
2.
A legalized copy of the DNI of
your Peruvian spouse, which must state their marital status as married, the DNI
must be current with the current address and they must not owe any money to
ONPE (e.g. fines for not having voted, ojo!).
3.
A legalized copy of your
passport, of the main page and of the page which has the stamp of the last time
you entered the country. The passport must have at least 1 year before it
expires.
4.
A legalized copy of your Carta
de Garantia, which your spouse needs to complete as per the pro-forma, stating
that they will support you financially.
5.
The original of your Tarjeta Andina,
which they give you when you enter the country, it has your personal details
& is stamped by immigration.
4.
Make sure you have all of your
documents in order ready for your interview at Migraciones, Av. España 734, Breña. It’s worth arriving an hour
and a half early, as there will be another 30 or so people with the same
interview time and they will line you up according to the time you arrived.
Before your interview make a copy of all of your documents for your own
records. Depending on how many people there are with the same interview time,
submitting your documents will take an hour or longer. Once you have submitted
the documents they will give you a document called “Requisitos Presentados Para
El Tramite Cambio de Calidad Migratoria.” At the bottom it will state that you
need to go to Interpol the next day to process La Ficha de Canje Internacional
and that the Ficha must then be delivered to Migraciones within 6 working days.
5.
So the next day you need to go
to Interpol, I was told to go super-early but there are actually less people
there later in the morning. Once you get there go straight to the front desk as
you will need to show that you have all the required documents and you will be
given a number. Once you have the number you will need to go and get your
dental records completed in the small room in front of reception, and record
your personal details on the back of the last page of your documents. The
actual process is very simple, your number will be called, your documents
submitted and your fingerprints taken. Then you will be told to return in 6
days to pick up your Ficha which you will then need to take straight to
Migraciones. When you return to pick up your Ficha you won’t need a number,
there is a separate line to the right of reception for pick-ups and it’s
relatively quick. The same for Migraciones, present yourself to the security
guard who put you in order when you went for your interview and she will send
you straight up to the third floor to drop off the Ficha, make sure you have a
photocopy of it with you. The most complicated part of Interpol are the
requisites so here they are:
a.
Original
passport
b.
Photocopies
of your passport, the photo page & the page with your last entry stamp.
c.
2 passport
size photos, it states on their website that these are taken at Interpol but
this is not correct.
d.
The
voucher from your payment at Banco de La Nacion for S/80.50, tributo #08141
concepto ficha de canje internacional.
e.
Don’t be
confused by their website stating that you need your Carnet de Extranjeria as
this is obviously not possible.
f.
Photocopies
of your marriage certificate and your spouse’s DNI
g.
Copy of
the document Migraciones gave you when you submitted all of your documents.
h. You will complete the “Solicitud del
interesado” document at Interpol
i.
Now for
the possibly complicated part – depending on your nationality you may need to
pay an extra fee to the federal police in your country,
the requisites are on the Interpol website (https://www.pnp.gob.pe/especiales/interpol1/servicios.html),
the amount differs for each country but you’ll need an international bank
cheque and a manila envelope as you will be posting this to the federal police
yourself. In my case being Australian it was incredibly difficult to find a
bank that would issue a cheque in Australian dollars and all of the information
I found on-line was incorrect. Only the Banco de Credito in San Isidro, which
is their main branch, could issue this cheque. For Canadians you will need to
go the main branch of Interbank near Av. Javier Prado, La Victoria, a few
blocks from the CIVA bus terminal. For Americans it is easier as their currency
is more common, although my advice is to stick with Banco de Credito or
Interbank, the best one is around the corner from CIVA in Javeir Prado, they
issued cheques in almost all currencies except Australian dollars. Expat
websites state Scotiabank but I was told you must hold an account with them
first, which is impossible without your Carnet de Extranjeria, so basically a
complete contradiction.
6.
So, that’s it! Migraciones will
take 30-60 days to process your request and once your Carnet is ready you will
need to go back to pay a tax and have your fingerprints & photo taken and
pick it up. On the document Migraciones gave you there will be a number on the
bottom which you can use to track the status of your request on-line and this
is how you will know once it is finalised and ready for collection. Good luck!
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About the author:
Ellie Ryan is an Aussie expat working and living in Peru. She is the Founder of
TEFL Zorritos, a TEFL training institute which trains people to become English
language teachers and places them in positions in Peru and abroad – www.teflzorritos.com
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