Peru: visas, documents and safety

Peru at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC-05:00)

19:28:15

October 31, 2026

Capital

Lima

Data status

Update delayed

22.7 °C

Partly cloudy

High 27.9°

Low 21.1°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 6.2 m/s

Today · Oct 31

Cloudy

21.1° / 27.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Fog

20.5° / 28.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Monday · Nov 2

Fog

21.3° / 28.6°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Lima (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Peruvian sol (PEN)
Language: Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
Capital: Lima
Population: 34,350,244
Timezone: UTC-05:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Peru brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Peru

Planning a trip to Peru means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Peru.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 90 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Peru's visa-exemption table: 90 days every 180 days from first entry into Peru.

Passport validity: Migraciones says a passport valid for at least six months is mandatory, and that without it you cannot enter Peru.
Vaccinations: WHO lists no yellow fever requirement at entry to Peru. Peru's health ministry says travellers planning to go to jungle areas should be vaccinated at least 10 days before the trip, and lists the endemic areas as the forested jungle of Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín, Ucayali and Amazonas and the jungle zones of Junín, Ayacucho, Cusco (except Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail), Huánuco, Pasco and Puno.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise increased caution due to crime, civil unrest, and the risk of kidnapping.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

7 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Lima

LIMA

Office

Honorary consulate - Ancash

ANCASH

Office

Honorary consulate - Cuzco

Cusco

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Peru.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Peru

Today in the country

Today · Oct 31

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Monday · Nov 2

Essential facts

Country overview