Peru K-1

At the Peru Consulate there is no packet 4. They send packet 3 and 4 together. There are many documents on the list to gather, and I hope this will help make that process go a little more smoothly.

Birth Certificate: If your significant other was born outside of Lima, s/he will need to get his birth certificate "authenticated" at the central Downtown Lima RENIEC. This must be done regardless of whether or not the original birth certificate has a RENIEC seal on it. If it was administered in Provincias, it needs to be authenticated in Lima. It does not need to be translated for K1 purposes. It will for AOS once in the States. Get several copies. You will not be returned anything you give to the Immigration Officers. We were told that they needed the Original at the Embassy, and that I could ask for it back at POE. That is a big lie! POE will not give you anything that is in your file.

There are Three police documents:

1. Certificado de Policia This has to be done at Av. Aramburu 550 (take any bus that goes to the Via Expresa, get off at Puente Aramburu, walk 2 blocks to the big green building, use the side entrance) a. pay fee of about s/. 20 at any BANCO DE LA NACION b. get one passport sized foto. You can also take the photo there, but it takes a looong time, and costs s/.5 c. get a photo copy of DNI d. get a photo copy of the payment voucher from the bank (both copies can be made right outside the side entrance) Ready to pick up the next day.

2. Certificado Judicial de Antecedentes Penales This has to be done at the Ministerio del Publico, Av. Abancay. Use door 1. Get there early. a. pay fee of s/. 60.40 at any BANCO DE LA NACION b. the photo is taken there, and there is no charge. c. get photocopy of DNI d. get photocopy of payment voucher from the bank Ready to pick up the same day, but then you have to take it somewhere else to get it ´legalized´which can only be done before 2 pm.

Legalization of Antecedentes Penales This has to be done at the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores on the corner of Ucayali and Lampa, about 3 blocks from the Ministerio del Publico. a. wait in line, show the document to be legalized. they only let in one person per document. b. pay s/. 22.25 once inside if you get there early enough, you could pick it up in a few hours. if not you have to go back the next day. There will be a line, outside and inside. expect to wait about 45mins to pick up the newly legalilzed document. on the ticket they give you to pick up your doc, there is a time written in red marker. ask the doorman what hour the people in line are waiting for because you might not have to wait outside.

3. Certificado de Antecedentes Judiciales a nivel nacional This needs to be done at the INPE Av. Carabayo 451 about 3 blocks from the Ministerio del Publico. NOTE. this was the biggest headache.. there are TWO certificados de Antecedentes Judiciales. one is only valid for Lima, and will do you no good. Aparently the bank teller was not aware that there were two different certificates, and charged me the s/. 28 for the Lima regional cert, even though i clearly specified that I needed the NATIONAL cert. You need to make a deposit into the checking account of the INPE for the amount of s/. 34.95. a. deposit s/. 34.95 into account number 0000.281794. do this at the BANCO DE LA NACION in the Plaza Pizarro, next to the Palacio. b. take 2 carne sized photos c. give original reciept of payment d. photocopy of DNI Ready to be picked up in 10 working days.

Medical Exam: Our experience was with Dr. Oscar Situ. NOT recomended. He and his staff were extremely rude throughout the whole process, which I guess they can be because there are so few civil surgeons in Lima. Bring all vaccine records or they will make you get very expensive vaccines. They will tell you that the vaccines have to be done either in Situ's office, or at a specific hospital in Lima. If you suspect you will need more vaccines, go to your local Posta Medical, and do them there for s/. 10 BEFORE you go to the civil surgeon. You will need Varicela, Rubeola, Papera, Tetano. Probably not Hep B or Influenza as these are age-related vaccines for those under 20 and over 50 or something along those lines. Keep a copy of the vaccine record from the CS in Lima because you will need it later in AOS. (For a great doctor in the States when you are doing your AOS, look up LE Arnold in Texas- he will do them through the mail for $10.)

Good Luck with your visa!