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Peru visa rules for United States passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Peru.

The answer

Yes. United States passport holders can visit Peru visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

cdn.www.gob.peMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores del PerúChecked 29 Oct 2026

Argentina Si 90* Si No Decreto Supremo N° 23-95-RE

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • The 90-day stay can be extended once by another 90 days, all within 365 days of the first entry.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Es obligatorio tener un pasaporte con una vigencia mínima de seis meses

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Peru passport holders need to visit the United States.

Peru passport United States

Visa needed

A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler's passport.

Peru passport to the United States, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places United States passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Lima, nearest first.

  1. EcuadorQuito, about 1,320 km from LimaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. BoliviaSucre, about 1,480 km from LimaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. ColombiaBogotá, about 1,880 km from LimaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. PanamaPanama City, about 2,360 km from LimaVisa-free · 180 days
  5. ChileSantiago, about 2,470 km from LimaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Lima

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Lima, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 26.3°CLow 20.5°CRain 0 mm
  2. FebHigh 27.7°CLow 21.0°CRain 1 mm
  3. MarHigh 27.2°CLow 20.6°CRain 0 mm
  4. AprHigh 24.8°CLow 18.8°CRain 0 mm
  5. MayHigh 21.9°CLow 17.1°CRain 1 mm
  6. JunHigh 19.8°CLow 16.5°CRain 1 mm
  7. JulHigh 19.0°CLow 16.0°CRain 1 mm
  8. AugHigh 18.6°CLow 15.2°CRain 1 mm
  9. SepHigh 19.1°CLow 15.3°CRain 1 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.2°CLow 15.9°CRain 1 mm
  11. NovHigh 21.9°CLow 17.0°CRain 0 mm
  12. DecHigh 24.0°CLow 18.7°CRain 0 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 19 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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