Documentation & Legality

Visa

Currently, a tourist visa is not required for some foreign citizens to enter Peru, depending on their country of origin. Citizens from South America, North America, New Zealand, and Australia do not need a visa. For more information, we recommend visiting the website of the Peruvian Consulate.

If your country is on the list of those requiring a tourist visa, here are some of the requirements that are generally requested when applying for a visa at the Peruvian Consular Offices abroad:

• Passport or travel document
• Round-trip ticket
• Payment of consular fee
• Proof of financial solvency
• Passport-sized photos with a white background

It is important to note that the consular officer may request additional documentation to support the traveler's application. If you wish to stay longer in Peru for reasons such as business, study, or work, you must apply for the corresponding visa at the Peruvian consulates.

Passport

The passport is one of the essential documents for any traveler, as it contains detailed information about the holder's identity and nationality. Additionally, it allows for travel and the exercise of free international transit.

If your passport is full of travel stamps and still has not expired, you can request additional pages to be added to your passport at your country's embassy.

All visitors to Peru receive a tourist card upon arrival, which must be filled out with personal information. Each card has a duplicate, and the immigration office keeps one copy.

We recommend that upon entering the country, you verify that your passport is valid for at least six months after arrival. If the passport expires while in the country, it can be renewed free of charge at your country's embassies in Peru.

Regulations in Peru's Protected Natural Areas

Below are some actions that are prohibited in tourist attractions:

• Bringing and/or consuming alcoholic beverages within archaeological sites.
• Climbing on walls and other archaeological structures.
• Making inscriptions on floors, walls, stones, etc. Such actions will be penalized.
• Removing samples of lithic material and/or plants or flowers.
• Throwing solid and/or liquid waste.
• Bringing professional filming or photography equipment for commercial purposes; a permit and authorization from the Regional Directorate of Culture must be obtained.
• Feeding wild animals.
• Making noise and generating acoustics that negatively impact the ecosystem (speakers, shouting, whistling, speakers, or similar devices).
• Leaving the camp alone and without express authorization is prohibited.
• Tourists may only bathe in sites and at times authorized by guides.

Actions Constituting a Crime

• Smoking in public places is prohibited by law.
• Carrying firearms without the respective authorization constitutes a serious crime.
• Speech, whether spoken or written, in defense or praise of terrorist actions or organizations is punishable by law.
• The transportation, possession, and/or sale of narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, opium, crack, LSD, and others is considered a serious crime and is punishable by imprisonment.