I have read mixed information on this visa. Are you sure in 2025 that rental income from my primary residence (house in the U.S.) doesn't count?
- This commment is unpublished.@Theodore AndersonHello Theodore,yes, I'm sure.According to Peruvian regulations to apply for a retirement visa the applicant
- must receive a state or private pension including social security pension, government pension, employment related pension, union pension, disability pension, etc.
or
- must prove a lifelong permanent income from royalties, dividends, or similar.
So, you must prove that you get at least US$ 1000 for the rest of your life.
Rental income, interests, etc. are not considered permanent income.
While before 2021, Migraciones was more relaxed about the requirement allowing rental income, capital gains, etc. as proof, for the past few years they are strict requesting either a letter from social security or from a private/state pension or a confirmation of a lifetime permanent income.
There are a few immigration lawyers and facilitators (called tramitadores in Peru) still claiming that they can get you a rentista visa with passive income, such as rental income. Be careful. I know only one person who went with a lawyer I don't know, who really managed to get the rentista visa based on having rental income (for that a "donation" was made to one person at Migraciones), all the others who tried didn't get the visa.However, you could always check with an official source, such as a Peruvian consulate or, perhaps better as they decide, Migraciones, the Peruvian immigration authority.GreetingsEva