Visas

Visa Information.

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Citizens of the following countries can travel to Peru for up to 90 days without a tourist Visa. Passports are required of all countires regardless of visa status. If you are entering Peru for business, or to study at a Peruvian university, you must obtain a buiness or student visa regardless of the country you are from. Business and student visas are only good for 90 days, but renewals are allowed and are determined upon an individual basis.

South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Surinamés, Uruguay, Venezuela

North America: Canada, USA, Mexico

Central America: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominicana, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sn. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago.

Europe: Germany, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Estonia, Russian Federation, Finland, France, United Kingdom & Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Serbia & Montenegro, San Marino, Vatican City, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.

Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Oceanía: Australia, Fiji, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Salomón Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

Africa: South Africa

All citizens of countries NOT listed are required to obtain a travel visa prior to entering Peru. All visitors entering via plane or border crossings can stay in the country will recieve a tourist card vaild for either 30, 60 or 90 days. It depends upon where you enter the country what that boarder crosssing offer, but your best bet is to ask for the 90 day card, otherwise you may have to exit the country and re-enter again. You must also get a new tourist card upon each reentry and always present it when you exit the country.

If your tourist card is stolen or lost, a new one needs to be obtained at Migraciones Av. España 700 and Av Huaraz, Brena, Lima from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Otherwise, when you exit the country you will be fined.

Tourist Visas: If you are from one of the countries NOT listed, you will need to obtain a tourist visa from the appropriate Peruvian consular representative before proceeding abroad. Allow a few weeks time for processing your visa application, especially if you are applying by mail. Most Peruvian consular representatives are located in capital cities. As soon as you receive your visa, check to make sure no mistakes were made.

For more details: www.consuladoperu.com

Business Visas: Business travelers are issued three-month visas and they must be renewed quarterly at the Oficina de Migraciones in Lima. Your passport must have a remaining validity of at least the length of the trip.

Application process: :

Fill out the visa form

Obtain a letter from your employer indicating the motive and the length of your stay

You must gather one passport picture, copy of the flight ticket, money order payable to Consulado General del Peru for US $ 30.00.

Bring it to the nearest Peruvian consulate office, or if you are mailing your application, you must send a FedEx pre-paid envelope with your name and complete address to return the documents.

Students Visas: Students are issued visas for three-month stays through a Peruvian Consulate in their home country. Passports must have a remaining validity of at least the length of the trip.

Application Process:

Fill out the visa form

Obtain a letter from your university or educational institution in Peru, indicating the motive and the time of your stay. 

You'll need to gather one passport picture, copy of the flight ticket, money order payable to Consulado General del Peru for $30.

Bring your application to the nearest Peruvian Consulate, or if this procedure is done by mail, you have to send a FedEx pre-paid envelope with your name and complete address to return the documents.

Once you have been enrolled in a Peruvian school, Student visas may be renewed at the Oficina de Migraciones.

Immigration FYI:

Duty Free: When leaving Peru, any one person is allowed to exit with 400 cigarettes, or 50 cigars or 500 grams of tobacco, three liters of Alcohol, new articles for personal use or gifts up to value of $300.

Archeological Items and Art: The government of Peru prohibits the exportation of archaeological artifacts and colonial art. These restrictions include archaeological material from the pre-Hispanic cultures and certain ethnological materials from the colonial period of Peru. Many countries outside of Peru including teh USA and UK have the authority to take action if you are found with any of these possessions.

Extra Passort Photos: For your own convenience, bring an extra set of passport photos. If your passport is stolen, if could take several days to get a photo of the appropriate size taken. By already having additional passport- sized photos, you'll save your self lot of time and frustration.