Who needs a visa for Peru?
Latin America and the Caribbean · Lima
Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Of 198 nationalities, 103 enter Peru with no paperwork at all. The rest: 95 must be approved before they travel.
- Visa free 103
- Visa required 95
- Government fee
- $30
- Stay permitted
- Up to 183 days in total within 12 months of issue, in one visit or several. The migration officer sets your actual stay when stamping your passport.
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.
Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on gob.pe
What Peru asks for
- A valid passport
- Return ticket to Peru, e-ticket or reservation
- Hotel booking, tour package, or an invitation letter legalised by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Two colour passport-size photographs
- A recent bank statement showing you can support yourself
- Proof of payment of the consular fee, uploaded with the application
Worth knowing
- Apply online through Peru's e-SAMI system; the application is then sent to the consular office you chose.
- Payment only lets you submit an application. It does not guarantee a visa and is not refunded if you are refused.
Photo requirements
We have not yet read the photo rules for Peru on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest
Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.
What do you need?
Who needs what
No nationality matches that.
Visa free 103
Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
- Andorra 180d
- Antigua and Barbuda 180d
- Argentina 180d
- Australia 180d
- Austria 90d
- Bahamas 180d
- Barbados 180d
- Belarus 180d
- Belgium 90d
- Belize 180d
- Bolivia 180d
- Brazil 180d
- Brunei 180d
- Bulgaria 90d
- Canada 180d
- Chile 180d
- Colombia 180d
- Costa Rica 90d
- Croatia 90d
- Cyprus 90d
- Czechia 90d
- Denmark 90d
- Dominica 180d
- Dominican Republic 60d
- Ecuador 180d
- El Salvador 180d
- Estonia 90d
- Fiji 180d
- Finland 90d
- France 90d
- Georgia 90d
- Germany 90d
- Greece 180d
- Grenada 180d
- Guatemala 90d
- Guyana 180d
- Honduras 180d
- Hong Kong 180d
- Hungary 180d
- Iceland 90d
- Indonesia 180d
- Ireland 180d
- Israel 180d
- Italy 90d
- Jamaica 180d
- Japan 180d
- Kiribati 180d
- Latvia 90d
- Liechtenstein 90d
- Lithuania 90d
- Luxembourg 90d
- Malaysia 180d
- Malta 90d
- Marshall Islands 180d
- Mexico 180d
- Micronesia 180d
- Moldova 180d
- Monaco 180d
- Mongolia 90d
- Montenegro 90d
- Nauru 180d
- Netherlands 90d
- New Zealand 180d
- North Macedonia 180d
- Norway 90d
- Palau 180d
- Panama 180d
- Papua New Guinea 180d
- Paraguay 180d
- Philippines 180d
- Poland 90d
- Portugal 90d
- Romania 90d
- Russia 180d
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 180d
- Saint Lucia 180d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 180d
- Samoa 180d
- San Marino 180d
- Serbia 90d
- Singapore 180d
- Slovakia 90d
- Slovenia 90d
- Solomon Islands 180d
- South Africa 180d
- South Korea 180d
- Spain 90d
- Suriname 180d
- Sweden 90d
- Switzerland 90d
- Taiwan 180d
- Thailand 180d
- Tonga 180d
- Trinidad and Tobago 180d
- Türkiye 180d
- Tuvalu 180d
- Ukraine 180d
- United Arab Emirates 90d
- United Kingdom 180d
- United States 180d
- Uruguay 180d
- Vanuatu 180d
- Vatican City 180d
Visa required 95
You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.
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About Peru
- Region
- South America
- Capital
- Lima
- Population
- 34,576,665 2025 · 48th of 197
- Size
- 1,285,216 km² 19th largest of 199
- Density
- 27 per km²
- Languages
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
- Currency
- Peruvian sol PEN
Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.