Minimum cost
$140
application fee
Timeline
5 years
residency required
Visa-free access
142
passport rank #31
Dual citizenship
Allowed
Path to citizenship
- Residency5 years · permanent
- Apply365-730 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Peru
- Program
- Peru Standard Naturalization
- Local name
- Nacionalidad Peruana por Naturalización
- Type
- Naturalization
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 5 years
- Processing time
- 365-730 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 142 destinations
- Passport rank
- #31 (Henley Index)
Peru significantly changed its citizenship rules in August 2025 with Law N° 32421, ending a nearly 30-year era of 2-year naturalization. The new law requires 5 years of continuous legal residence, annual income of at least 10 UIT (~US$15,000), and passage of Spanish/indigenous language and civics exams. Processing window is 18 months with 6-month extension possible.
Fees and costs
- Application fee
- $140
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Conversational Spanish or Indigenous language
- Civics test Peruvian History, Geography & Civic Education Exam
- Oath required
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 5 years
- Residency type
- Permanent
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Income required
- Annual income of at least 10 UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria), approximately US$15,000 per year
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #31 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 142 countries
- Passport validity
- 5 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- In person
- Apply from abroad
- Must apply in-country
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- www.migraciones.gob.pe
- Legal basis
- Ley N° 32421 (August 14, 2025), replacing Ley N° 26574
Notes and caveats
Residency requirement raised from 2 years to 5 years by Law N° 32421 on August 14, 2025. Applications submitted before the new law takes effect are evaluated under previous 2-year rules. Regulations pending publication by executive branch.