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.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption Ordinary passports Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Peru without a visa for tourist purposes for the following period:
183 days 1B 11
90 days European Union member statesB 2 (except Ireland) 4 4 ID 4 4 4 3 4 4 ID 4 ID B 4 4 4 ID B 6 ID B 6 4 3 4 ID 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 B 2 B 4 44 4 B 6 4 B 2 B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 B 2 4 B 3
ID 4 4 2 4 4 44 4 4 B 5 4 4 4 4 B 2 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 ID 4 4 4
60 days 7
ID - May enter with an ID card in lieu of a passport. B - May enter without a visa for business purposes as well. 1 - 183 days within any 365-day period. 2 - 90 days within any 180-day period. 3 - 90 days within any 365-day period. 4 - 90 days, extendable to 180 days within any 365-day period. 5 - 90 days, extendable to 180 days within any 365-day period for tourist purposes, 90 days within any 365-day period for business purposes. 6 - 90 days, extendable to 180 days within any 365-day period for tourist purposes, 183 days within any 365-day period for business purposes. 7 - 60 days within any 365-day period.
Date of visa changes 1 June 1957: BelgiumAgreements 1957 treaties.un.org 1 March 1961: MexicoTratado gob.pe 1 May 1968: IsraelAgreements 1968 treaties.un.org 23 January 1970: ColombiaTratados Bilateral gob.pe 10 February 1972: BarbadosTratados Bilateral gob.pe 13 June 1982: South KoreaTratados Bilateral gob.pe 1 January 1991: Taiwan 1 December 1991: Dominican RepublicTratados Bilateral gob.pe 19 July 1999: ThailandTratados Bilateral gob.pe 4 July 2009: IsraelTratados Bilateral gob.pe 3 November 2010: PanamaTratados Bilateral gob.pe 20 June 2011: RussiaTratados Bilateral gob.pe 12 June 2013: TurkeyTratados Bilateral gob.pe 17 July 2014: HondurasTratados Bilateral gob.pe 13 December 2015: Costa RicaTratados Bilateral gob.pe 1 September 2017: GuatemalaNoticia prensa gop.pe 8 November 2020: United Arab Emirates 1 October 2021: Mongolia 28 November 2023: El Salvador 13 July 2025: Qatar
Cancelled: France: 1 April 1958 - 12 January 1982Tratados Bilateral gob.pe Spain: 1 May 1959 - 15 February 1992Tratados Bilateral gob.pe Sweden: 1 January 1959 - 1 January 1996Tratados Bilateral gob.pe Venezuela: 15 June 2019
Substitute visa Citizens of China and India may enter Peru without a visa for tourist or business purposes for up to 180 days within any 365-day period if they hold a visa or residence permit issued by any Schengen Area member state, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States. In addition, the document must be valid for a minimum period of up to 6 months from the date of arrival in Peru.
Citizens of Morocco may enter Peru without a visa for tourist or business purposes for up to 183 days within any 1-year period if they hold a valid visa issued by any Schengen Area member state or the United States. In addition, the document must be valid for a minimum period of up to 6 months from the date of arrival in Peru.
Non-ordinary passports In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Egypt, Haiti, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, Venezuela and Vietnam may enter Peru without a visa.
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.
ABTCs are issued to citizens of:
Visitor statistics Most visitors arriving in Peru were from the following countries of nationality:
Country 2017 2016 2015 2014 1,101,055 1,055,880 984,584 903,793 598,685 586,479 545,212 514,227 288,987 318,172 256,127 223,995 205,465 175,488 170,960 155,931 200,812 189,754 165,384 151,876 196,495 59,192 42,111 48,411 173,753 148,296 148,312 147,875 146,660 136,805 128,943 126,689 147,214 144,927 138,902 131,174 96,283 92,316 88,921 82,260 93,763 87,443 76,368 67,016 Total 4,032,339 3,744,461 3,455,709 3,214,934
See also
Visa requirements for Peruvian citizens
References