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Peru visa rules for US citizens

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Last checked 13 Nov 2026Written for US citizensSome rules are still being checked

In brief

No visa needed for tourism: US citizens usually get 90 days. You can't work, and whether you can extend isn't settled, so plan on 90.

Visa-free (US)90 days; extension not confirmed

Residency income from$1,000 a month of pension

CitizenshipAfter 2 years of residence (5 once a new law starts)

Tax on foreign incomeNot in your first calendar year; work done in Peru is taxed from day one

Visiting Peru on a US passport

Visa needed?	No, for tourism. A business trip needs a visa
Days allowed	90 days for US citizens; the law allows up to 183 days in any 365
Can you extend?	Not confirmed: the rules conflict, and no extension process for US tourists was found Needs review
What you can't do	Paid work of any kind. Remote work for a US employer isn't addressed in the law Needs review
Overstay penalty	About $1.61 (5.50 soles) a day, paid when you leave; long overstays can mean removal and a ban of up to 5 years
Passport validity	At least 6 months from the day you enter

Good to know

Your days are on record: the officer notes them on a digital entry card, and re-entering doesn't reset the 365-day count.
Record every exit, including land crossings to neighbouring countries.
Want to stay longer? Residency changes are made from inside Peru, while your status is legal.

Count your days in Peru →

Checked against the lawThe 183-day limit, work ban, passport and overstay fine, read in the migration law.

Needs reviewExtensions: the law and foreign ministry allow one, but the regulation says no.

Still being checkedHealth rules and the US government's Peru page.

Sources (9)

Legal basis and exact figures

Stay: DL 1350 art 29.1(h) (as amended by DL 1582): up to 183 calendar days, cumulative within 365 days from the first regular entry. Foreign Ministry table (DS 23-95-RE): US nationals 90 days, 'prorrogables única vez por igual periodo'. Days granted show on the virtual Tarjeta Andina de Migración (TAM).
Extension conflict: DL 1350 art 29.1(h) allows an extension up to 183 days if fewer were granted; Reglamento art 77.2 says tourist periods 'no son prorrogables'; the MIGRACIONES TUPA (as modified by RS 150-2025) has an extension procedure only for Andean Statute nationals. No fee established.
Overstay and work: 0.1% UIT a day (S/ 5.50 in 2026, about $1.61) on departure (Reglamento art 190(a); DL 1350 art 56.1(a)); salida obligatoria with a re-entry ban of up to 5 years (arts 54(b), 57.1(a)); unpaid fines can bar a later entry (art 48.2(d)). Work outside status: 10% UIT (S/ 550, about $161) (Reglamento art 190(e)).
Passport and border: valid 6 months from entry (DL 1350 art 45.6; Reglamento art 24(a)); secondary checks allowed (art 45.5), no fixed onward-ticket or funds amount found. Change of status only from inside Peru in regular status (Reglamento art 65.2–65.3); rentista Cambio procedure TUPA PA3500E095.
Still being checked: Ministry of Health and US State Department guidance (e.g. yellow fever for Amazon travel); a health-risk refusal power exists (art 48.2(b)). Pending change: Ley 32743 (22 Oct 2026) lets the Executive amend DL 1350 by decree for 90 days.

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