Peru tourist visa and visa-free entry

The RREE publishes a table of visa requirements for ordinary passports, updated in July 2026, showing for each nationality whether it is exempt for tourism, business and transit and for how long. Türkiye, for example, is exempt from the tourist visa under Supreme Decree 037-2012-RE for 90 days in each 180-day period counted from the first entry, and for transit, but not for business. Exempt travellers are admitted by Migraciones with the tourist or business status that fits what they will do in Peru.

Other groups also enter without a tourist visa, including holders of permanent residence in Chile, Colombia or Mexico. Migraciones offers MigraCheck, an online pre-registration that lets travellers use the electronic gates at border control.

Applicants complete the consular form DGC 005, attend a personal interview scheduled by the consulate and present a valid passport, a return ticket or reservation, a hotel or tour package booking or an invitation letter legalised by the RREE, two colour passport photos and a recent bank statement showing solvency. The consul assesses each application individually and may ask for more documents; submitting the file does not guarantee a visa.

The visa allows up to 183 calendar days, in one visit or several, within 12 months of issue, but the officer who stamps the passport decides how many days you actually receive. Extensions of that period are requested from Migraciones in Peru before it ends.

Travellers whose nationality is exempt for tourism do not need to apply. Others apply at the Peruvian consulate or embassy consular section for the country where they are, which serves visitors by appointment. The fee is 30 consular soles, payable in local currency at the consulate's exchange rate. For work, study or residence, consulates refer applicants to Migraciones, which grants those statuses online.

Tourist status does not allow paid or lucrative work in Peru. Business meetings and signing contracts fall under the business status, which needs a business visa for nationals not exempt for business. Staying beyond the authorised days leads to a fine under the migration regulations, and visa-exempt visitors cannot be extended beyond the period set for their nationality.