Peru visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Peru

Q: What documents do I need to enter Peru?

Passport validity: Migraciones says a passport valid for at least six months is mandatory, and that without it you cannot enter Peru. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entry to Peru. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for entry to Peru. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Peru.

Q: How long can I stay in Peru without a visa?

Usually 90 days (100 passports); visa-free stays range from 60 to 183 days depending on your passport.

Most travellers can visit Peru without a visa: 104 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 90 days.

Peru's Foreign Ministry table of visa exemptions for ordinary passports lists citizens of the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and Japan as exempt for 90 days, extendable once for the same period within 365 days of first entry, and Germany and other EU and Schengen states for 90 days in every 180 days. It lets Chinese and Indian citizens enter without a temporary tourist visa if they hold a visa valid for at least six months from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or a Schengen state, or permanent residence in one of them. Canada's travel advice says international airports keep digital records of entry and exit instead of stamping passports.

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Destination

104

Passports visa-free

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Peru? Quick answers

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Visa for Peru — requirements summary

Visa-free: 104 (53%)
Visa required: 94 (47%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Peru, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa-free	60 days	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	183 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa required	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa required	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa required	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	183 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa required	—	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	183 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa required	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Peru visa types, fees and processing times

Tourist Visa

Embassy

Fee: 30 USD
Max stay: 183 days
Valid for: 365 days

Peru's Consular Fee Schedule sets a fixed S/C 30 for a tourist visa (tariff 67a; 1 consular sol equals US$1.00). The Foreign Ministry's tourist-visa page says the payment is not refundable even if the visa is refused, and that the stay is up to 183 calendar days "sin posibilidad de prórroga", though it also says extensions can be requested from Migraciones before the period ends.

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Peru

Passport validity

Migraciones says a passport valid for at least six months is mandatory, and that without it you cannot enter Peru.

Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones — Información fundamental para turistas en Perú✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

10 days

WHO lists no yellow fever requirement at entry to Peru. Peru's health ministry says travellers planning to go to jungle areas should be vaccinated at least 10 days before the trip, and lists the endemic areas as the forested jungle of Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín, Ucayali and Amazonas and the jungle zones of Junín, Ayacucho, Cusco (except Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail), Huánuco, Pasco and Puno.

Ministerio de Salud del Perú (MINSA) — Vacúnate contra la fiebre amarilla✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entry to Peru.

Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones — Información fundamental para turistas en Perú✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for entry to Peru. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show a return or onward ticket.

Government of Canada — Peru travel advice: entry and exit requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Peru. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show proof that you have a place to stay and proof of sufficient funds for the duration of your stay.

Government of Canada — Peru travel advice: entry and exit requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

1 UIT

Lodging establishments and landlords must register the foreigners to whom they provide lodging or housing rental on a free Migraciones platform. Registration is compulsory before providing the service, whether in hotels, hostels, rented houses, flats or rooms, or through platforms such as Airbnb, and the foreigner's identification data must be entered correctly so that it reaches Migraciones. The obligation has applied since 10 December 2024. Providers are fined 1 UIT for not asking for the foreigner's documents or for not registering them, and 2 UIT for not sending the data to Migraciones.

Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (gob.pe) — Todo sobre el registro de huéspedes y arrendamiento a extranjeros✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

Tourists who exceed their permitted stay must pay a fine of 0.1% of the UIT (tax unit) for each day of overstay. A Migraciones page gives the value of the UIT for 2026 as S/ 5,500. The Canadian government says overstaying is a criminal offence, that there is a fine for each day of overstay and that it must be paid when leaving the country. The UK government says overstayers get a fine and could be detained.

Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (gob.pe) — Información fundamental para turistas en Perú✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

US$10,000

Peru's tax and customs authority (SUNAT) says travellers entering or leaving the country must declare cash and/or negotiable financial instruments of more than US$10,000 or the equivalent, and that entering or leaving with more than US$30,000 is not permitted.

SUNAT — Ingresar y salir con dinero del país✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Peru visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

104

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: Visa required

53%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

183 days · 3 passports
90 days · 100 passports
60 days · 1 passport

Understanding Peru visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Peru for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 104 passports (53%). 53% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa required (94 passports).

Entry categories for Peru

Visa-free entry: 104 passports can enter without a visa, for stays from 60 to 183 days.
Visa required: 94 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Peru

Passport validity: Migraciones says a passport valid for at least six months is mandatory, and that without it you cannot enter Peru.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entry to Peru.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for entry to Peru.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Peru.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Peru or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Peru visas

Do I need a visa for Peru?

Most travellers can visit Peru without a visa: 104 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 90 days. It depends on your passport — check yours.

Do US citizens need a visa for Peru?

No. Peru's Foreign Ministry table lists US citizens as exempt from a visa for 90 days, extendable once for the same period within 365 days of first entry. Canada's travel advice says international airports do not stamp passports and keep digital records of entry and exit instead.

How long can I stay in Peru as a tourist?

It depends on your passport. Peru's Foreign Ministry table gives most visa-exempt nationalities 90 days, extendable once for the same period within 365 days of first entry; Germany and other EU and Schengen states, Georgia, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine get 90 days in every 180 days; Mexico, El Salvador and Qatar get 183 days, Barbados, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama 90 days, and the Dominican Republic 60 days, not extendable, within 365 days of first entry.

Do Chinese or Indian citizens need a visa for Peru?

Peru's Foreign Ministry table says Chinese and Indian citizens with valid ordinary passports can enter Peru without a temporary tourist visa if they hold a visa valid for at least six months from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or a Schengen state, or permanent residence in one of them; it lists their stay as 180 days, not extendable, within 365 days of first entry. Otherwise they need a tourist visa, which the Foreign Ministry says is applied for at Peruvian consular offices.

Do I need a yellow fever vaccine for Machu Picchu or the Amazon?

Peru's health ministry lists the endemic areas as the forested jungle of Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín, Ucayali and Amazonas and the jungle zones of Junín, Ayacucho, Cusco (except Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail), Huánuco, Pasco and Puno, and says travellers planning to go to jungle areas should be vaccinated at least 10 days before the trip. WHO lists no yellow fever requirement at entry to Peru.

Do I need to fill in an entry form (TAM) for Peru?

No official source we could read describes an entry form to fill in. Canada's travel advice says international airports in Peru do not stamp passports and keep digital records of entry and exit, and Peru's migration authority says you can check your authorized stay by downloading your virtual Andean Migration Card.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Peru?

UK citizens can visit Peru visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Peru?

German citizens can visit Peru visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Peru?

Passport validity: Migraciones says a passport valid for at least six months is mandatory, and that without it you cannot enter Peru. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entry to Peru. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for entry to Peru. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Peru.

How long can I stay in Peru without a visa?

Usually 90 days (100 passports); visa-free stays range from 60 to 183 days depending on your passport.

How many countries can visit Peru without a visa?

104 of 198 passports can enter Peru visa-free (53%). and 94 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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