Should you state your nationality in Peru?

In practice: Common to include What the law says: Not found explicit law

Resume rules in Peru

Q: Should you put a photo on your CV in Peru?

In practice: Expected for local/customer-facing roles, professional headshot What the law says: No explicit requirement; Law 26772 prohibits discrimination in hiring based on appearance-related factors

Q: Should you include your date of birth in Peru?

In practice: Common to include age or date of birth What the law says: No explicit requirement; Law 26772 prohibits age discrimination in hiring

Q: Should you state your marital status in Peru?

In practice: Common to include but legally protected What the law says: Law 26772 prohibits discrimination based on marital status

Q: Should you state your sex or gender in Peru?

In practice: Common to include but legally protected What the law says: Labor Law No. 728 and Law 26772 prohibit discrimination based on sex

What employers in Peru expect on a Currículum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.

Call it a CV for Peru, a resume for Peru, or Currículum Vitae: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Spanish (strongly preferred/required).

This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.

Law and practice, side by side

The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.

Photo: Expected

Expected for local/customer-facing roles, professional headshot

What the law says: No explicit requirement; Law 26772 prohibits discrimination in hiring based on appearance-related factors

Date of birth: Common

Common to include age or date of birth

What the law says: No explicit requirement; Law 26772 prohibits age discrimination in hiring

Marital status: Common

Common to include but legally protected

What the law says: Law 26772 prohibits discrimination based on marital status

Sex or gender: Common

Common to include but legally protected

What the law says: Labor Law No. 728 and Law 26772 prohibit discrimination based on sex

Nationality: Common

Common to include

What the law says: Not found explicit law

National ID number: Not found

Not found

What the law says: Not found explicit requirement

The rest of the entry

Local name of the document: Currículum Vitae
Language to submit in: Spanish (strongly preferred/required)
Typical length: 1 page preferred
Signature and date: Not found specific requirement
Religion, ethnicity or caste: Law 26772 prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, social origin, ethnic origin
Health, disability or pregnancy: Law 26772 prohibits discrimination based on health/disability status
Other customary attachments: Personal references with contact information
Employer may not ask for: Employer cannot request or consider in job offers or hiring: race, sex, religion, language, opinion, social origin, economic condition, marital status, age
Named statutes: Ley No. 26772 (Ley que prohíbe discriminación en ofertas de empleo, 1997); Ley No. 728 - Ley de Productividad y Competitividad del Trabajo
Anti-discrimination statutes: Law No. 26772; Labor Law No. 728
Local language source: Spanish

Where this came from

Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.

Notes: Peru prefers Spanish-language CVs and one-page format. Photos common for local/customer-facing roles. Law 26772 (2007) is key anti-discrimination statute prohibiting discrimination in job offers. Photos in CVs can contribute to discrimination based on appearance/age, which is unlawful.

Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this