Peru Is Rewriting Its Migration Policy: What Could Change for Nomads
Peru · Visas
Key Facts
- The move. Peru’s foreign ministry created a multisectoral working group to update the national migration policy.
- The instrument. It was set up by a ministerial resolution published in the official gazette in June.
- Who is on it. The foreign ministry chairs it, alongside interior, labour, health, education, tax and civil-registry bodies.
- What it touches. The digital-nomad residence permit sits inside the framework under review.
- Nothing changes today. Tourists, residents and pipeline applications continue under existing rules.
*Peru's foreign ministry has created a multisectoral working group, chaired alongside interior, labour, health, education, tax and civil-registry bodies, to rewrite the national migration policy framework that contains the still-unfiled digital-nomad residence permit.*
Peru is preparing to redraw the rules that govern who can live and work there. The foreign ministry has stood up a multisectoral group to update the national migration policy — the framework that contains the digital-nomad permit that still cannot be filed.
What has been set up
A ministerial resolution published in the official gazette in June created a temporary multisectoral working group to formulate an update of the national migration policy. It is chaired by the foreign ministry.
The group brings together the interior, labour, health and education ministries alongside the tax authority, the civil registry and the statistics institute. Reports put its mandate at around two years.
Why it matters for nomads
The national migration policy is the umbrella framework under which Peru’s visa categories and their document requirements sit. That includes the digital-nomad residence permit, created in law but never made available to apply for.
A rewrite is the most plausible route by which that permit is either switched on, redefined or quietly dropped. It is also the moment when tourist-stay limits and residency documentation could be revisited.
What does not change today
Nothing at the border shifts because a working group has been created. Tourists continue to receive stays of up to 183 days a year, and residents and applicants in the pipeline continue under existing rules.
The digital-nomad permit remains unavailable, so remote workers still rely on tourist entries or the independent-worker route. None of that changes until a new policy is drafted, consulted and adopted.
What to watch
The signals to follow are the draft text and any public consultation window, both of which would normally be published by the foreign ministry or the migration authority. Those are the moments to read the fine print.
The specific things to look for are whether the nomad category gets its enabling procedure, whether tourist-stay limits move, and whether residency documentation is simplified. Until then, plan around today’s rules rather than tomorrow’s.
Frequently Asked Questions
What has Peru actually done?
Its foreign ministry created a multisectoral working group to update the national migration policy, via a ministerial resolution published in June. It is a policy review, not a rule change.
Does anything change at the border now?
No. Tourists still get stays of up to 183 days a year, and residents and pending applications continue under existing rules.
Will the digital-nomad visa finally work?
It might. The permit sits inside the framework under review, so a rewrite is the most likely route to it being switched on or redefined.
How long will this take?
Reports put the group’s mandate at around two years, and any new policy would then need drafting, consultation and adoption. Do not plan around it.
What should I watch for?
The draft text and any public consultation window, published by the foreign ministry or the migration authority. Those will show whether visa categories change.
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