Documentation and Visas

What is better than a wonderful trip to your dream destination, seeing all that you have heard so much about, could there be anything better? Where ever you travel in the world you will need to have travel documents, this is how it is and there is nothing we can do to change it. Peru is no exception, there is a need for a passport to enter the country.

Requirements for Entry:

• A passport with six months validity is required to enter Peru. Migraciones (Immigration) authorities may also require evidence of return/onward travel.
• Be sure your date and place of entry is officially documented by Migraciones. This is true whether you arrive at a port, airport, or land border.
• Your length of approved stay will be determined by border officials at the time of entry. This can range from 30 to 183 days. Extensions for tourists are usually not approved, and overstays result in fines.
• Embassies are unable to assist citizens if you are denied entry. Peruvian immigration requires airlines to return travelers who are denied entry to their point of origin.

Requirements for Exit:

• If you do not have an entry record, you will not be allowed to exit the country until immigration authorities confirm the time and place of your entry into the country. This can be a difficult process, costing considerable time and money to resolve.
• Make sure Migraciones (Immigration) records your entry, and then save the record for your exit. An entry record is required even at remote border crossings, where often the proper officials are not present.
• Immediately report lost/stolen passports to local police and keep the report. You must apply for a new passport at the Embassy and obtain a replacement entry record from Migraciones using your police report prior to exiting Peru.

Travel with Minors: Regardless of nationality, all children who are traveling with both birth parents are required to have a valid passport. Also the necessary visa or citizenship of the country where they are traveling. Peruvian immigration procedures are complex for minors traveling without one or both parents/legal guardians.

For entry/exit from Peru, minors under the age of 18, traveling alone (or with only one parent), generally do not require additional documentation if entering as a tourist for less than 183 days. However, if the stay lasts more than 183 days, then a Permiso Notarial de Viaje is required.

Visa to enter Peru

Peru is one of the easiest countries to travel. Most countries do not require a visa to enter and you will recieve 90 days at your point of entry.

There are some exceptions to this so please check the Peruvian Goverment website https://www.gob.pe/institucion/rree/informes-publicaciones/279522-convenios-de-visas-para-ciudadanos-extranjeros

This supplies a list of the countries that do require a Visa so please check.