Eligibility quiz
Are you married to a citizen of Peru, and have you been married to that person for at least four years in a row?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Peruvian passport and ID
Peruvian citizens can get or renew a passport in Peru or abroad.
The DNI identity card identifies you for official and everyday transactions and lets registered adults vote.
Live in Peru for life
Peruvian citizens can live in Peru without an immigration permit and return if they live abroad.
Peruvian nationality does not expire.
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Study in Peru
Peruvian citizens can study in Peru without immigration restrictions for foreigners, though schools and courses have their own admission rules.
Work in Peru
Peruvian citizens can work in Peru without immigration restrictions for foreigners.
Visit Andean countries
Peruvian citizens can visit other Andean Community countries with a valid national identity card.
A tourist stay is normally 90 days and can be extended to 180 days in the year.
Get help abroad
Peruvian citizens can get consular help abroad after detention, violence, a disaster, a serious accident or a death.
Help includes guidance and emergency travel documents if needed.
Vote and run for office
Registered Peruvian citizens can vote from age 18, stand for permitted offices and take part in referendums, law proposals, recall and accountability procedures, and local government.
Citizens abroad can vote in general elections and popular consultations with a DNI and overseas electoral registration.
Use public healthcare
Peruvian citizens can use public health services; eligibility for SIS coverage and the plan available depend on insurance status, economic and social category, and other conditions.
Use public services
Peruvian citizens can use public services on the same general terms as other Peruvian citizens, with access depending on each service's rules.
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Download the application form
Download Formulario PA for Peruvian nationality.
Download the formGather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your online application.
See required documentsFill in the form
Select nationality through marriage to a Peruvian citizen, complete the form and sign it. Add your fingerprint and complete the statements, including that you want Peruvian citizenship.
Get form helpSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I fill in Formulario PA for Peru nacionalidad por matrimonio?”
Pay the fee online
Pay S/ 204.40 through Págalo.pe using payment code 07564. Keep the receipt for your application.
Pay the feeRegister with Migraciones
Sign in or create an account on the Migraciones Digital Agency and confirm your personal details. Choose Mesa de Partes and the application type.
Open the agencySubmit your application
Put your completed form, payment receipt and required documents in one PDF. Upload it through Mesa de Partes in the Migraciones Digital Agency and submit your application.
Submit the applicationWait for the decision
Keep your submission receipt and use your application number to follow its progress through Migraciones. Respond if Migraciones asks you for more information or documents.
Follow your applicationAttend your ceremony
If your application is approved, wait for Migraciones to tell you when and where to attend. Go in person, take the oath and receive your nationality record.
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Get your Peruvian DNI
Take your nationality record to RENIEC to get your Peruvian identity card, called a DNI. You can then use it as your Peruvian identity document.
Find DNI informationSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I get a Peru DNI from RENIEC after receiving my nacionalidad por matrimonio record?”
Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Provide your original civil marriage certificate registered in Peru, issued within the last 30 days. If you married abroad and registered the marriage at a Peruvian consulate, provide the consular certificate issued within the last 90 days and certified by Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you did not register the marriage at a consulate, register it in Peru; after 90 days from your arrival, registration requires a court process. Your marriage must have lasted at least four continuous years immediately before you apply; an unmarried partnership does not qualify.
Marriage declaration
Provide a signed statement that you and your spouse live together and that your marriage continues. Both of you must sign it.
Spouse's citizenship records
Provide your Peruvian spouse’s original birth certificate. If your spouse became Peruvian through naturalisation, provide their Peruvian citizenship certificate or record instead.
Spouse's national ID
Provide your Peruvian spouse’s DNI. The address on it must match the address you declare in your application.
Considerations
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Military registration
Peruvian citizens must register for military service from the year they turn 17, including when living abroad.
Registration is normally due within 90 calendar days after getting a DNI; late registration is treated as an omission.
Military service itself is not compulsory.
Compulsory voting
Peruvian citizens must vote from age 18 through 69, including eligible citizens abroad.
Voting is optional from age 70.
Limits on public office
Some public offices and rights are reserved for Peruvian citizens by birth.
Citizenship can be lost
Peruvian nationality can be lost only by expressly giving it up before a Peruvian authority.
An adult with another nationality may do this; living abroad or acquiring another nationality does not itself end Peruvian nationality.
Discuss
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