Peru: Information on the status of foreign permanent residents as compared with Peruvian nationals and citizens
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PER16236.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Peru: Information on the status of foreign permanent residents as compared with Peruvian nationals and citizens, 1 January 1994, PER16236.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab6b63.html [accessed 21 October 2022] |
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Please refer to Responses to Information Requests PER15814.E and PER15812.E of 15 December 1993, and PER16235.E of 31 January 1994, which contain information on the status of foreigners residing in Peru. An English or French translation of the Ley de Extranjería referred to in PER15812.E, which regulates the status of foreigners in Peru, is not currently available to the DIRB.
The new constitution of Peru, which was promulgated and came into effect in December 1993, lists in Chapter 1 a number of fundamental rights guaranteed to all persons and explicitly guarantees to foreigners the right to use their native language in court (1993, 11). Chapter 3 lists the political rights and duties of Peruvian citizens (Peruvian nationals who have reached 18 years of age and who have registered in the electoral registry) (ibid., 17-19). The constitution does not provide foreigners with political rights and duties (voting and the possibility of being elected or participating in government). An English or French translation of the new constitution is not currently available to the DIRB.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Peru. Constitución 1993. 1993. Lima: n.p. (Copy provided by the Embassy of Peru in Ottawa).
