I am trying to apply for permanent residency again and the agency that I am dealing with states that they can not download my information online at this time and are waiting for an appointment online to download the info. Has anyone else had this problem?
- This commment is unpublished.@Richard NebenfuhrHello Richard,I'm confused and need some clarification.You are trying to a apply for a "Cambio de calidad migratoria residente permanente"? So, you already lived in the country for at least three years on a residence visa, for example a work or family visa, and now want to change that to the permanent residence visa?If so, not sure where the problem is, you don't need to download any information online. You have to apply for it on the Agencia DIgital and upload your documents.And who is "the agency". Are you using a lawyer or tramitador to apply for you? What you are told doesn't make any sense.Or are you trying to apply for a resident visa, make a so-called "Cambio de calidad migratoria", for example, familiar residente, trabajador residente, ... But still it's not necessary to download any information online.So, what visa are you trying to apply for, which agency is involved and for what reason does this agency needs to download your information?Please let me know.GreetingsEva
- This commment is unpublished.@Sunflower I was married in April, and am a US citizen. I am applying for Permanent Residency. I had applied in June but my time expired and now I need to reapply. I am using an agency called Dream Travel and she stated that at this time she could not upload the files to Agencia Digital. She states that they are not accepting uploads at this time. I hope that is more clearer and thanks for the response.
- This commment is unpublished.@Richard NebenfuhrHello Richard,I never heard of Dream Travel and when I googled them I only found a tour operator. Anyway, honestly I'm not sure what they are doing.First of all, you can't apply for a permanent residency (visa residente permanente) at this point, because you must have lived in Peru on another resident visa for at least three years before you can switch to the permanent resident visa.As you are married to a Peruvian I assume you want to apply for a family visa, a "visa familiar de residente" and in your case "casado con peruana". The procedure is called "cambio de calidad migratoria". The whole process is explained in our Family visa article.I don't know why the agency tells you that they can't upload your documents. The Agencia Digital has its ups and downs and a few hiccups here and there but uploading the documents is a simple and straightforward process.So, I'm thinking that something else isn't correct and just want to clarify: did you or the agency apply in June for you? Or couldn't you apply because your stay as a tourist ran out?If you applied in JuneIf you or the agency already applied in June, you should have been aware that as soon as your application was submitted and you got the confirmation of your application including the file number your time as a tourist stopped. Even if during the evaluation and approval process your stay as a tourist expires, you are still legal in the country as your application is in process and you don't have to leave the country.Additionally, if your application was submitted back in June, it might still be active. Did the agency give you a file number(numero de tramite or numero de expediente)? If so, check on the Migraciones website "Consulta de estado de tramite", if your application is probably still pending or was approved or dismissed.So, in case your June application is still pending (or was approved), then you or the agency, of course, can't apply again. You or the agency should check your Buzon electronico immediately to see if Migraciones send any notifications and then go from there (it might be possible to continue with the application or the application first must be canceled before you can re-apply).If you didn't apply in JuneHowever, if you or the agency didn't apply in June, then I recommend entering the Agencia Digital yourself to check what's going on, because the statement of the agency doesn't make any sense.For this just visit our Family visa article and follow the Step-by-step guide to apply for a family visa. Each page is explained in detail, so you won't have any problems trying it out on your own. If you get an error message or are stuck somewhere, let me know, so I can hopefully understand what's going on. On the 2nd page of the family visa application you can upload your documents. Just check if you can do so. If yes, then the agency probably doesn't know what they are doing and you should either continue with the application on your own and finish the application or stop at this point, talk to the agency and find a solution with them.All the best.GreetingsEva
- This commment is unpublished.@Sunflower Thanks for all the info. My paperwork has been uploaded and it is being processed. I had submitted my paperwork in June but had not received my FBI Background check back in time and my case was dismissed. Everything looks OK for now, crossing my fingers....lol. Again thinks for the info!!!!!
- This commment is unpublished.@Richard NebenfuhrHello Richard,that's great news.I hope everything works smoothly from now on. I heard that appointments for getting the biometric data taken are hard to get at the moment. So, if the agency didn't get one for you already, try to secure one as soon as possible.All the best.GreetingsEva