Visa requirements for Peru

Most visitors enter Peru visa-free. 102 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 96 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel. For 1 passport, no official source publishes the rule.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (102)

Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Nauru
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
the Bahamas
the Dominican Republic
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu

Checked against Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) - 'Requerimientos y exoneración de visas para ciudadanos extranjeros en pasaportes ordinarios', Peruvian consulate network (consulado.pe) - Visas pages referencing the MFA requirements document on October 10, 2026.

Visa required (96)

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Republic of the Congo
the Seychelles
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

No official source publishes this (1)

Palestine

No official source publishes this information.

For these passports we checked official sources and none state the visa rule, so we will not guess. What we checked for each passport:

Palestine: Peruvian MFA official visa-requirements matrix (Palestine absent, checked October 10, 2026; no baseline stated) and the official consulate visa pages referencing it, checked October 10, 2026; no official Palestinian or Peruvian government source located, checked October 10, 2026

Visa fees for Peru

Visa type	Fee	Source
Visa	30 USD, tourist visa (business visa also US$30)	Consulate General of Peru in Paterson (consulado.pe)

Processing times

Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time published on the official consulate visa pages checked. Checked: Consulate General of Peru in Paterson (consulado.pe).

Apply through official channels

Peru visa requirements (consular network, consulado.pe)Apply in person at the Peruvian consulate of jurisdiction.

Travel insurance for Peru

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Peru, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Peru and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Peru it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

198 of 199 passport rules verified against Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) - 'Requerimientos y exoneración de visas para ciudadanos extranjeros en pasaportes ordinarios', Peruvian consulate network (consulado.pe) - Visas pages referencing the MFA requirements document, 1 with no official source publishing the rule.

Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) - 'Requerimientos y exoneración de visas para ciudadanos extranjeros en pasaportes ordinarios' (checked October 10, 2026)
Peruvian consulate network (consulado.pe) - Visas pages referencing the MFA requirements document (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Peru?

It depends on your passport. 102 of 199 passports enter Peru visa-free; 96 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

What does a visa for Peru cost?

The visa costs 30 USD, tourist visa (business visa also US$30).

Do I need travel insurance for Peru?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Peru, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.

Why do some passports say no official source publishes the rule?

We check official government sources for every route. For 1 passport, no official source states the visa rule for Peru, so instead of guessing we list exactly what we checked. Confirm with Peru's embassy or official immigration portal before you book anything.