Carolina Calderón

Carolina Calderón is a lawyer and a naturalized Peruvian citizen known for her expertise in immigration law. After marrying a Peruvian in 2003, she faced a lengthy and complex process to obtain her nationality, finally achieving it in 2015. As the director of the law firm Castro de Cavalcanti & Calderón Abogados, she advocates for reform in Peru's immigration procedures, highlighting the challenges and bureaucratic hurdles that many foreign nationals encounter when seeking citizenship. Her insights reveal the often excessive requirements and the significant barriers, such as economic thresholds and knowledge exams, that complicate the path to naturalization in Peru.