# Visa policy of Peru

Visitors to Peru must obtain a visa from one of the Peruvian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

## Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Peru without a visa for tourist purposes for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):
| Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina$^{ID}$  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Belarus  Belize  Bolivia$^{ID}$  Brazil$^{IDB2}$  Brunei$^B$  Canada  Chile$^{IDB2}$  Colombia$^{IDB}$  Cook Islands  Costa Rica  Dominica  Dominican Republic$^5$  Ecuador$^{ID}$  El Salvador$^1$ | Fiji  Georgia$^3$  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Honduras$^4$  Hong Kong  Iceland$^B$  Indonesia$^B$  Ireland$^1$  Israel  Jamaica  Japan  Kiribati  Liechtenstein$^B$  Malaysia$^B$  Marshall Islands  Mexico$^{B1}$  Micronesia  Moldova | Monaco  Mongolia$^3$  Montenegro  Nauru  New Zealand  Niue  North Macedonia  Norway$^B$  Palau  Panama$^{B4}$  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay$^{ID}$  Philippines  Russia$^3$  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  San Marino  Serbia | Singapore$^B$  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Korea  Suriname  Switzerland$^B$  Taiwan  Thailand  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey$^3$  Tuvalu  Ukraine$^3$  United Arab Emirates$^3$  United Kingdom$^1$  United States  Uruguay$^{ID}$  Vatican City |
$_{ID-MayenterwithanIDcard.}$ $_{B-Mayenterwithoutavisaforbusinesspurposesaswell.}$ $_{1-180days.}$ $_{2-180dayswithin365-dayperiod.}$ $_{3-90dayswithin180-dayperiod.}$ $_{4-90dayswithin365-dayperiod.}$ $_{5-60days.}$
Date of visa changes :
* Citizens of Mainland China, India, and Macau may enter Peru without a visa for tourist or business trips of up to 180 days if they have either visa or resident permit from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States or Schengen Area. In addition, the document must be valid for a minimum period of up to 6 months from the date of arrival in Peru.
* Diplomatic, Official and Service Passport Holders of the Dominican Republic do not require a valid visa for up to 60 days.
* Diplomatic, Official and Service Passport Holders (except Dominican Republic & Venezuela) do not require a valid visa for up to 180 days.
* Special Passport Holders of Azerbaijan, Jordan and Singapore do not require a valid visa for up to 90 days.

## APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "PER" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Peru may enter Peru without a visa for business trips for up to 90 days.
ABTCs are issued to citizens of:
| Australia  Brunei  Chile  China  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Japan  South Korea  Malaysia | Mexico  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Philippines  Russia  Singapore  Taiwan  Thailand  Vietnam |

## Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Peru on short-term basis were from the following countries of nationality:
| Country | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Chile | 1,101,055 | 1,055,880 | 984,584 | 903,793 |
| United States | 598,685 | 586,479 | 545,212 | 514,227 |
| Ecuador | 288,987 | 318,172 | 256,127 | 223,995 |
| Argentina | 205,465 | 175,488 | 170,960 | 155,931 |
| Colombia | 200,812 | 189,754 | 165,384 | 151,876 |
| Venezuela | 196,495 | 59,192 | 42,111 | 48,411 |
| Brazil | 173,753 | 148,296 | 148,312 | 147,875 |
| Bolivia | 146,660 | 136,805 | 128,943 | 126,689 |
| Spain | 147,214 | 144,927 | 138,902 | 131,174 |
| France | 96,283 | 92,316 | 88,921 | 82,260 |
| Mexico | 93,763 | 87,443 | 76,368 | 67,016 |
| Total | 4,032,339 | 3,744,461 | 3,455,709 | 3,214,934 |