Visa policy of Peru

Visitors to Peru must obtain a visa from one of the Peruvian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Entry and exit stamps.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Peru

  Peru

  Visa not required (May enter with an ID card)

  Visa not required

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Peru without a visa for tourist purposes for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):^[1][2][3]

European Union member statesB 3 (except Ireland)  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  ArgentinaID  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Belarus  Belize  BoliviaID  BrazilID B 2  BruneiB  Canada  ChileID B 2  ColombiaID B  Cook Islands  Costa Rica  Dominica  Dominican Republic5  EcuadorID  El Salvador1  Fiji  Georgia3  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Honduras4  Hong Kong  IcelandB  IndonesiaB  Ireland1  Israel  Jamaica  Japan  Kiribati  LiechtensteinB  MalaysiaB  Marshall Islands  MexicoB 1  Micronesia  Moldova  Monaco  Mongolia3  Montenegro  Nauru  New Zealand  Niue  North Macedonia  NorwayB  Palau  PanamaB 4  Papua New Guinea  ParaguayID  Philippines  Russia3  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  San Marino  Serbia  SingaporeB  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Korea  Suriname   SwitzerlandB  Taiwan  Thailand  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey3  Tuvalu  Ukraine3  United Arab Emirates3  United Kingdom1  United States  UruguayID  Vatican City

_{ID - May enter with an ID card.
B - May enter without a visa for business purposes as well.
1 - 180 days.
2 - 180 days within 365-day period.
3 - 90 days within 180-day period.
4 - 90 days within 365-day period.
5 - 60 days.}

Date of visa changes

1 June 1957: Belgium[4] 1 March 1961: Mexico[5] 1 May 1968: Israel[6] 23 January 1970: Colombia[7] 10 February 1972: Barbados[8] 13 June 1982: South Korea[9] 1 December 1991: Dominican Republic[10] 19 July 1999: Thailand[11] 4 July 2009: Israel[12] 3 November 2010: Panama[13] 20 June 2011: Russia[14] 12 June 2013: Turkey[15] 17 July 2014: Honduras[16] 13 December 2015: Costa Rica[17] 1 September 2017: Guatemala[18][19] 8 November 2020: United Arab Emirates[20] 1 October 2021: Mongolia 28 November 2023: El Salvador Cancelled: France: 1 April 1958 - 12 January 1982[21] Spain: 1 May 1959 - 15 February 1992[22] Sweden: 1 January 1959 - 1 January 1996[23] Venezuela: 15 June 2019[24]

• Citizens of Mainland China, India,^[25] and Macau may enter Peru without a visa for tourist or business trips of up to 180 days if they have either visa or resident permit from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States or Schengen Area. In addition, the document must be valid for a minimum period of up to 6 months from the date of arrival in Peru.
• Diplomatic, Official and Service Passport Holders of the Dominican Republic do not require a valid visa for up to 60 days.
• Diplomatic, Official and Service Passport Holders (except Dominican Republic & Venezuela) do not require a valid visa for up to 180 days.
• Special Passport Holders of Azerbaijan, Jordan and Singapore do not require a valid visa for up to 90 days.

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "PER" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Peru may enter Peru without a visa for business trips for up to 90 days.^[3]

ABTCs are issued to citizens of:^[26]

Australia  Brunei  Chile  China  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Japan  South Korea  Malaysia

Mexico  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Philippines  Russia  Singapore  Taiwan  Thailand  Vietnam

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Peru on short-term basis were from the following countries of nationality:^[27]

Country	2017	2016	2015	2014
Chile	1,101,055	1,055,880	984,584	903,793
United States	598,685	586,479	545,212	514,227
Ecuador	288,987	318,172	256,127	223,995
Argentina	205,465	175,488	170,960	155,931
Colombia	200,812	189,754	165,384	151,876
Venezuela	196,495	59,192	42,111	48,411
Brazil	173,753	148,296	148,312	147,875
Bolivia	146,660	136,805	128,943	126,689
Spain	147,214	144,927	138,902	131,174
France	96,283	92,316	88,921	82,260
Mexico	93,763	87,443	76,368	67,016
Total	4,032,339	3,744,461	3,455,709	3,214,934

See also

• Peru portal

• Visa requirements for Peruvian citizens