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Peruvian government declares health emergency due to massive arrival

of Venezuelans

Due to the high numbers of Venezuelans entering Peru in recent days, the
government declared the districts of Aguas Verdes and Zarumilla in a health
emergency
The emergency request was presented by the regional government of
Tumbes and the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci), after seeing
"exceeded" its ability to respond to the entry of thousands of Venezuelan
citizens in the days before Saturday, August 25, when the passport
requirement to enter Peru entered into force

Venezuelans who come to Peru no longer find a "job opportunity" says


Vizcarra.
"We are reaching a limit situation", affirmed the President of the Republic,
Martín Vizcarra, regarding the massive arrival of Venezuelan migrants to the
national territory since they no longer "find work possibility".
"A few weeks ago the 400,000 Venezuelans who came to Peru passed by, I
consulted with my government experts about this situation and they tell me
that about 100,000 Venezuelans were absorbed without any problem, but
200,000 is the balance point. double, "he warned in an interview with CNN

Income of Venezuelans to Peru fell from 3,500 to 1,250 per day after
passport requirement
The National Migration Superintendence reported that after the passport
requirement for Venezuelan citizens who wanted to enter Peru, there was a
decrease in the number of daily immigrants of that nationality and went from
3,500 to 1,250.
This was explained by the National Migration Superintendent, Eduardo
Sevilla, during his presentation before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
Congress.
"After having maintained the pace of entry to the country of an average of
3,500 Venezuelans a day, after the passport requirement (since August 25),
this number fell to 1,250 Venezuelans a day," he added.
In that line, he commented that 80% of Venezuelan migrants entered the
country with a passport; while 20% did so with identification card, which is
"unreliable" because it is highly falsifiable.

Migrations: Venezuelans in Peru could increase to 500,000 in November.


The number of Venezuelan citizens in Peru could rise to 500,000 in the first
days of November of this year, estimated the national superintendent of
Migration, Eduardo Sevilla.
"In Peru we had 100,000 Venezuelan citizens in December (2017), in August
there are 400,000, following this pace we could arrive in the first days of
November to 500,000," he said.
He added that the United Nations encourages countries or government to
establish measures for "safe, orderly and regular" migration
"Only one sixth of the 400,000 Venezuelan citizens in our country carries, at
this time, the Temporary Permit of Permanence (PTP)," he said.
He explained that initially Venezuelans could submit the PTP application until
June 30, 2019 but now that term expires on December 31 of this year.
"This incentive to an early regularization will allow them (Venezuelans)
already enrolled to access a series of opportunities to work and pay, and not
be in a situation that could be vulnerable," he said.

Conclusion
The Peruvian government can control the arrival of Venezuelans to avoid
possible problems in society. But he needs regularization of Venezuelan
citizens to be quick and safe.
At the moment the number of Venezuelans does not affect our economy but
we do not know what will happen in the future.

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