LIMA – Around 395,000 Venezuelans have applied for a Temporary Stay Permit (PTP) in Peru, National Migration Superintendent Roxana del Aguila announced Monday.
The PTP, created by Peru’s current government, allows foreigners to work, study and to have access to health and financial services in a legal manner.
A la fecha se han presentado 395 mil solicitudes para tramitar el #PTP, que contribuye al orden interno al permitir que los ciudadanos venezolanos laboren formalmente, con el consiguiente pago de impuestos.
Vía @noticiAmerica pic.twitter.com/vnISSUHGeu
— Migraciones Perú (@MigracionesPe) December 18, 2018
Del Aguila said some 558,000 Venezuelans had entered Peru by the October 31 deadline to be eligible for a PTP. Due to the number of applications being processed, immigration authorities have opened two new offices in Lima, it was reported.
Del Aguila also pointed out that 1,370 foreigners have taken up Peruvian citizenship since 2016, of which 70% qualified for it through marriage, 25% were born abroad to Peruvian parents and only 4% had been granted naturalization.
#MigracionesPerú #DíaDelMigrante
¿Por qué hay más gente que adopta la nacionalidad peruana? La respuesta es una: porque al salir de su país tenían la esperanza de encontrar una vida mejor y esta se hizo realidad en el Perú. pic.twitter.com/a7SPOBAKtk— Migraciones Perú (@MigracionesPe) December 18, 2018
Most of the 1,370 new Peruvians stemmed from Venezuela, Colombia, Spain, Cuba, the United States and Argentina.–MercoPress
