The Peruvian authorities will review remittances sent by migrants who are in the country, as part of the measures adopted to combat insecurity, Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén confirmed this Friday.
“We are going to review the remittances of money that are being sent to find out their origin,” said Adrianzén when asked about the measures that the Executive will adopt in the face of increased insecurity.
The chief of staff said that, “unfortunately,” there are “some foreigners” who have come to Peru “to commit crimes” and, “as a result, extremely strict immigration measures will be issued.”
President Dina Boluarte already announced on Tuesday that her Government plans to promote adjustments to regularize the situation of Venezuelan migrants, such as requiring them to show work and rental contracts, as well as monitoring the sending of foreign currency out of the country, with the aim of fight organized crime.
Previous
A day later, the Government approved a decree requiring landlords and accommodations to register foreign citizens who host or rent a home on a digital Migration platform, with the aim of “ensuring public order.”
The supreme decree, published in the official newspaper El Peruano, explains that these obligations are implemented “in order to ensure security and public order, modifying and incorporating articles related to the identification of foreigners, identity documents, cancellation of the alien card and access to information from the Migration Information Registry”.
Adrianzén said today that they are going to “require that (for) all contracts that these foreigners enter into, they have to present their immigration card.”
Additionally, they will “check that all foreigners who are in our country have a regular immigration status.”
Official data
According to official data, the number of foreigners with regular immigration status or close to obtaining it was 875,000 at the end of 2023.
By nationality, Venezuelans make up the largest community (79.9% of the total), followed by Colombians, Chileans, Americans, Ecuadorians and Chinese.
However, according to UN data, there are about 1.5 million Venezuelans living in Peru who have left their country due to the current crisis.
Lima / EFE
#Peru #confirms #review #migrants #remittances #combat #crime
