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RyanS · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 356

Hey anyone know where I can find a list of Peruvian Immigration laws.

Not just visa requirements.

And is a university degree required for work visas?

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Check out www.digemin.gob.pe

And some places require uni degrees while others don't.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Basically after living here with residency for two years, on a resient visa from your school or spouse, you can get citizenship.

RyanS · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 356

I tried reading this but my level of Spanish is not so good.

Crying or Very sad

I am so confused and overwhelmed over what I have to do for Visas and such.

Do I have to get the tourist visa inside Canada or can I do it in Peru because I know I can stay in peru 90 days with only my passport.

Like I'm sure I can figure out more once I get in Peru but until then I dunno what I gotta do. What types of things should I bring to Peru. I called and E-mailed the Consulate but they didn't return my messages.

What types of Documents should I bring from Canada to Peru.

Passport of course...

anyways, I might have a friend/girlfriend that will marry me if it would mean i could work legally and live legally, it would only be a marriage for immigration. I don't understand the full process yet... for all this stuff.

Bureaucracy confuses me.

Chevere

SO after figuring out this if i ever do, I have three more problems to solve...

banking, getting a job and improving my spanish.

What do I do for banking? haha. I'm such a kid.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Ok,
You can come into the country and at the immigrations they will give you three months. YOu get it here in Peru.

YOu should bring your original uni degree and your passport is all you need.

YOu need the uni degree for the work visa.

Banking, first you need a Peruvian foreigners ID, and to get that you need the work visa first. Geting a job should be easy, though they might not be willing to get you a work visa. Spanish? Talk with the locals.

RyanS · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 356

Oh well I dont have a university degree. No work visa for me anyways. Crying or Very sad

sarahb12345678 · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 13

naturegirl, when you say that you need an original uni degree...is an official copy of a university transcript sufficient?

RyanS · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 356

So if I'm married would banking and work be possible/legal? Twisted Evil

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Not necessarily. If you have certificates or diplomas that could work as well. A high school diploma as well. Things aren't black and white here, they're shades of grey.

HollyC · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 74

naturegirl,
would I be able to bring a copy of my university degree or they want the original degree? It makes me nervous when I have to show my original. Thanks.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:16 am Post subject:

About visas. THere are shades of grey, Ryans. Latin America is all about flexibility. As far as diplomas and what not, bring everything you have, and insist with it- it could very possibly work.

Many places will ask to see original diplomas. But again, there are shades of grey at work. Some places will accept a notarized copy. (Meaning that a local notary has signed and sworn to having seen the original, and that this is a true and accurate copy of the original. Most Latin American notaries are willing to do this without actually seeing anything but the copy. A fee would be involved.)

But remember, assuming your diploma was really earned from a legit university, they'll have records of you, and be able to re-issue it if you lose it. So what have you got to lose by bringing the original?

Best,
Justin