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Visa and entry requirements

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The client must be in possession of a valid passport and all visas required for the whole of the journey and the client accepts responsibility for obtaining them. Any information or advice on visas, vaccinations, weather, clothing, baggage, special equipment, etc. are given by Tierras Vivas in good faith but without responsibility on the part of the company.

General information and requirements for entering Peru

Foreign nationals who wish to enter and/or leave Peruvian territory must present the following:

a) A passport legitimately issued by a country with a minimum validity of six months from the date of entry into the country.

b) A valid letter of safe-conduct, legitimately issued by a country and only in exceptional cases as established in international treaties and conventions to which Peru is a signatory, or when approved by the country that issued the letter of safe-conduct, provided that the conditions have been recognized and accepted by the Peruvian authorities. A valid travel document issued by the Peruvian Immigration Department is also valid.

c) A travel document or Laissez Passer legitimately issued by a country or relating to international treaties and conventions to which Peru is a signatory, for humanitarian reasons.

d) A travel document for refugees and asylum seekers issued by Peru or another country within the framework of the international treaties and conventions to which Peru is a signatory.

e) A valid foreign ID document, conforming to international treaties and conventions to which Peru is a signatory and which regulate and define the circumstances in which they will apply.

f) Other valid travel documents, conforming to international treaties and conventions to which Peru is a signatory and which regulate and define the circumstances in which they will apply.

For more details,  Visa and requirements for entering Peru (Spanish) or call (+511) 200 1000.

Visas and entry procedures

Peru is an easy country to enter. People from most countries in the Americas and Western Europe do not need a tourist visa to enter Peru. The maximum length of stay that the authorities grant to tourists is 183 days, which cannot be extended. If you wish to stay longer for other reasons, such as business, studying or working, you need to request the relevant visa at a Peruvian consulate in your own country.

It is essential when entering Peru to present a valid passport with a minimum validity of six months from the date of entry into the country. Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Chile can enter with their national ID document.

To check if you need a visa to enter to Peru:

REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTION OF VISAS FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS IN ORDINARY PASSPORTS

SOUTH AMERICA

 

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES

Tourist

Until Business

Until

Argentina No 90 Yes  
Bolivia No 90 Yes  
Brazil No 180/365 No 180/365
Colombia No 90 No 183
Chile No 180/365 No  
Ecuador No 90 Yes  
Guyana No 90 Yes  
Paraguay No 90 Yes  
Suriname No 90 Yes  
Uruguay No 90 Yes  
Venezuela Yes   Yes  

 

NORTH AMERICA

 

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES

TOURIST

UNTIL BUSINESS

UNTIL

Canada No 90 Yes  
United States No 90 Yes  
Mexico No 183 No 183

 

CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES

 

TOURIST UNTIL BUSINESS UNTIL
Antigua and Barbuda No 90 Yes  
The Bahamas No 90 Yes  
Barbados No 90 Yes  
Belize No 90 Yes  
Costa Rica No 90 Yes  
Cuba Yes   Yes  
Dominica No 90 Yes  
El Salvador Yes   Yes  
Granada No 90 Yes  
Guatemala No 90 Yes  
Haití Yes   Yes  
Honduras No 90/365 Yes  
Jamaica No 90 Yes  
Nicaragua Yes   Yes  
Panama No 90/365 No 90/365
The Dominican Republic No 60 Yes  
St Kitts and Nevis No 90 Yes  
St Lucía No 90 Yes  
St Vincent and the Grenadines No 90 Yes  
Trinidad and Tobago No 90 Yes  

(YES= if you require a visa / NO= you do not require a visa)
(90/180): The maximum period of stay will be 90 calendar days in a period of 180 days (180/365) The maximum period of stay will be 180 calendar days in a period of one year.

(90/365): The maximum period of stay will be 90 calendar days in a period of one year.

 

AFRICA

 

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES
TOURIST UNTIL BUSINESS UNTIL
Angola Yes   Yes  
Algeria Yes   Yes  
Benin Yes   Yes  
Botswana Yes   Yes  
Burkina Faso Yes   Yes  
Burundi Yes   Yes  
Cape Verde Islands Yes   Yes  
Cameroon Yes   Yes  
Chad Yes   Yes  
Comoros Yes   Yes  
Congo Yes   Yes  
The Democratic Republic of Congo Yes   Yes  
Ivory Coast Yes   Yes  
Djibouti Yes   Yes  
Egypt Yes   Yes  
Eritrea Yes   Yes  
Ethiopia Yes   Yes  
Gabon Yes   Yes  
Gambia Yes   Yes  
Ghana Yes   Yes  
Guinea Yes   Yes  
Guinea-Bissau Yes   Yes  
Equatorial Guinea Yes   Yes  
Kenya Yes   Yes  
Lesotho Yes   Yes  
Liberia Yes   Yes  
Libya Yes   Yes  
Madagascar Yes   Yes  
Malawi Yes   Yes  
Mali Yes   Yes  
Morocco Yes   Yes  
Mauritius Yes   Yes  
Mauritania Yes   Yes  
Mozambique Yes   Yes  
Namibia Yes   Yes  
Niger Yes   Yes  
Nigeria Yes   Yes  
The Central African Republic Yes   Yes  
South Africa No 90 Yes  
Rwanda Yes   Yes  
The Arab Saharahui Yes   Yes  
São Tomé and Príncipe Yes   Yes  
Senegal Yes   Yes  
The Seychelles Yes   Yes  
Sierra Leone Yes   Yes  
Somalia Yes   Yes  
Sudan Yes   Yes  
South Sudán Yes   Yes  
Swaziland Yes   Yes  
Tanzania Yes   Yes  
Togo Yes   Yes  
Tunisia Yes   Yes  
Uganda Yes   Yes  
Zambia Yes   Yes  
Zimbabwe Yes   Yes  

 

ASIA

 

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES
TOURIST UNTIL BUSINESS UNTIL
Afghanistan Yes   Yes  
Saudi Arabia Yes   Yes  
Bangladesh Yes   Yes  
Bahrain Yes   Yes  
Bhutan Yes   Yes  
Brunei Darussalam No 90 Yes  
Cambodia Yes   Yes  
China Yes/No (*) 180 Yes/No 180
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Yes   Yes  
The Philippines No   Yes  
India Yes/No (*) 180/365 Yes/No 180/365
Indonesia No 90 No 90
Iran          Yes   Yes  
Iraq Yes   Yes  
Israel No 90 Yes  
Japan No 90 Yes  
Jordan Yes   Yes  
Kazakhstan Yes   Yes  
Kyrgystan Yes   Yes  
Kuwait Yes   Yes  
Lebanon Yes   Yes  
Malaysia No 90 No 90
The Maldives Yes   Yes  
Mongolia Yes   Yes  
Burma, Myanmar Yes   Yes  
Nepal Yes   Yes  
Qatar Yes   Yes  
Pakistan Yes   Yes  
South Korea No 90 Yes  
North Korea Yes   Yes  
Laos Yes   Yes  
Singapore No   Yes  
Sri Lanka Yes   Yes  
Syria Yes   Yes  
Oman Yes   Yes  
Thailand No 90 Yes  
Tajikistan o Tadzhikstan Yes   Yes  
East Timor oder Timor-Leste Yes   Yes  
Turkmenistan Yes   Yes  
Uzbekistan Yes   Yes  
Vietnam Yes   Yes  
Yemen Yes   Yes  

(*) (YES/NO) See, Supreme Decree No. 069-2016-RE (Republic of China) Supreme Decree No. 006-2017-RE (Republic of India)

Both supreme decrees establish the exemption of the temporary visa requirement in the migratory qualities of tourist and business to enter Peru, to the nationals of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India, holders of valid and current ordinary passports, provided that prove at least one of the following conditions:

a) Be holders of visas with a minimum validity of six (6) months from the United States of AmericaCanadaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandAustralia or a State belonging to the Schengen Area.

b) Have permanent residence in the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia or in a State belonging to the Schengen Area.

 

EUROPE

 

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES

 

TOURIST UNTIL BUSINESS

UNTIL

Albania Yes   Yes  
Germany No 90/180 No 90/180
Andorra No 90 Yes  
Armenia Yes   Yes  
Austria No 90/180 No 90/180
Azerbaijan Yes   Yes  
Belgium No 90/180 No 90/180
Belarus No   Yes  
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes   Yes  
Bulgaria No 90/180 No 90/180
Cyprus No 90/180 No 90/180
Croatia No 90/180 No 90/180
Denmark No 90/180 No 90/180
Slovenia No 90/180 No 90/180
Slovakia No 90/180 No 90/180
Spain No 90/180 No 90/180
Estonia No 90/180 No 90/180
Russia No 90/180 Yes  
Finland No 90/180 No 90/180
France No 90/180 No 90/180
Georgia Yes   Yes  
Northern Ireland No   Yes  
Helenica No 90/180 No 90/180
Hungary No 90/180 No 90/180
Ireland No   Yes  
Iceland No 90 No 90/180
Italy No (*) No (*)
Kosovo Yes   Yes  
Latvia No 90/180 No 90/180
Liechtenstein No 90 No 90/180
Lithuania No 90/180 No 90/180
Luxembourg No 90/180 No 90/180
Macedonia No   Yes  
Malta No 90/180 No 90/180
Moldova No   Yes  
Monaco No   Yes  
Norway No 90 No 90/180
The Netherlands, Holland No 90/180 No 90/180
Poland No 90/180 No 90/180
Portugal No 90/180 No 90/180
The Czech Republic No 90/180 No 90/180
Serbia No 90 Yes  
Montenegro No 90 Yes  
Romania No 90/180 No 90/180
San Marino No   Yes  
St Sede No   Yes  
Sweden No 90/180 No 90/180
Switzerland No 90 No 90/180
Turkey No 90/180 Yes  
Ukaraine No 90 Yes  

(90/180) The maximum period of stay will be 90 calendar days in a period of 180 days

 

OCEANIA

 

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES

 

TOURIST UNTIL BUSINESS UNTIL
Australia No 90 Yes  
Fiji No 90 Yes  
The Cook Island No 90 Yes  
The Marshall Islands No 90 Yes  
The Solomon Islands No 90 Yes  
Kiribati No 90 Yes  
Micronesia No 90 Yes  
Nauru No 90 Yes  
Niue No 90 Yes  
New Zealand No 90 Yes  
Palau No 90 Yes  

Papua Independent State

Nueva Guinea

No 90 Yes  
Samoa Independent State No 90 Yes  
Tonga No 90 Yes  
Tuvalu No 90 Yes  
Vanuatu No 90 Yes  

 

Other Territories

COUNTRY

IMMIGRATION QUALITY AND DEADLINES 

TOURIST

UNTIL

BUSINESS

UNTIL

Hong Kong

No

90

Yes

 

Taiwan

No

90

Yes

 

Macao

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 APPLICABLE STANDARD

 Visa exemption for Pacific Alliance residents

 SUPREME DECREE No. 061-2016-RE

Framework Agreement of the Pacific Alliance (Republic of Chile, Colombia, United Mexican States and Peru)

 Exempt from the temporary visa requirement in the migratory quality of tourist to the citizens of third countries to whom the Peruvian State requires a tourist visa and

that prove to have permanent residence in the territories of the

Pacific alliance.

If you want to make the formalities, please click in Visa application form

Consulates and embassies

Directory of Peruvian Consulates Abroad (Spanish)

Directory of Peruvian Embassies Abroad (Spanish)

Baggage exempt from duty

In accordance with Peruvian customs regulations, all new and used articles that a traveler may reasonably require for his or her own use or consumption, and that due to their nature, quantity and type do not appear to be for commercial use, are exempt from duty.

Goods considered as luggage unaffected to the payment of taxes

Clothing and personal adornment objects of the traveler.

  • Toiletries for the traveler’s use.
  • Medicines for personal use of the traveler.
  • One (1) electric shaver or hair remover for the traveler’s use. (traveler must be over 7 years old)
  • Two (2) portable electrical appliances for hair and for the traveler’s use.
  • One (1) unit or one (1) set of sporting goods for personal use of the traveler.
  • One (1) portable electronic calculator.
  • Books, magazines and printed documents in general that are noted for personal use of the traveler.
  • Suitcases, bags and other containers of common use that contain the objects that constitute the traveler’s luggage.
  • One (1) musical instrument, as long as it is portable.
  • One (1) broadcast receiver, or one (1) sound player, including a recorder, or one (1) piece of equipment that contains them as a whole, provided that it is portable, with its own power source and is not of a professional type.
  • Up to a maximum of twenty (20) compact discs.
  • Two (2) cameras.
  • One (1) video camera, as long as it is portable, with its own power source and is not of a professional type. (traveler must be over 7 years old)
  • One (1) portable digital video disc player.
  • One (1) portable home electronic video game device.
  • Two (2) external hard drives for computers, four (4) memories for digital cameras,
  • camcorders and/or video games, only if you carry these devices, four (4) USB memories (pen drive), ten (10) video cassettes for camcorders laptop, and ten (10) digital video or video game discs.
  • One (1) portable electronic agenda or electronic tablet.
  • One (1) laptop, with its own power source. (the traveler must be older than 7 years)
  • Two (2) cell phones (the traveler older than 7 and younger than 18, can only enter one unit).
  • Up to twenty (20) packs of cigarettes or fifty (50) cigars or two hundred and fifty (250) grams of chopped or shredded tobacco for smoking. (the traveler must be over 18 years old)
  • Up to three (3) liters of liquor. (the traveler must be over 18 years old)
  • Auxiliary means and equipment necessary for medical control and mobilization
  • (wheelchair, stretcher, crutches, blood pressure, temperature and glucose meters, among others) carried by disabled or sick travelers.
  • One (1) live domestic animal as a pet, which must be previously submitted to compliance with the corresponding health regulations.
  • Declared objects that appear in the Temporary Departure Declaration or that are proven to be national or nationalized, provided that they constitute baggage and it is presumed that due to their quantity they are not destined for commerce.
  • Goods for the use or consumption of the traveler and gifts that due to their quantity, nature or variety are presumed not to be intended for commerce, for a total value of US$500.00 (five hundred and 00/100 United States dollars). America). In the case of electrical and electronic devices, tools, and equipment related to the traveler’s activity, profession, or trade, they may not exceed one (1) unit for each type.

When entering Peru, a traveler must correctly complete the Baggage Declaration if he or she has articles or goods to declare. All articles that are subject to tax must be listed.

 

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