Passport Atlas

Entering Peru

Peru playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#69

Entry openness

103

Visa free

103

Visa required

95

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Country profile

Capital

Lima

Population

34.4 million

Area

1,285,220 km²

Currency

Peruvian sol PEN

Languages

Aymara, Quechua, Spanish

Time zone

UTC-05:00

Foreign-born

1.8 million · 2024

Migrant share

5.4%

Ethnic groups · 2017

Mestizo60.2%
Indigenous25.8%
White5.9%
African descent3.6%
unspecified3.3%
other1.2%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 105 · Ambulance 117

Dialing code

+51

Airports

LIM · IQT · AQP · CUZ

Highlights

Machu Picchu
Cusco
Nazca Lines
Lake Titicaca

Peru Passport Visa site Immigration site

How to get a visa

Tourist entry
Visit / tourism · Often 90 days in 183
- Arrival card and return ticket; overstays are fined.

Immigration routes

Work or investor residence
Employer sponsor
Work and investment residence are filed at Migraciones.
Leads to PR：Work and investment residence are filed at Migraciones.

PR & citizenship

Long-term residence

Time to PR：Depends on the route

Lawful status, clean record, means or a sponsor.

Naturalisation rules vary — check immigration before filing.

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