Peru visa requirements for Indian passport holders

Check your circumstances

Read these conditions alongside the entry rule. Where official guidance does not state a condition, that is not confirmation that no condition applies.

Passport type Confirmed for this scope

Peru's foreign ministry list covers ordinary passports only, so this guide does not apply to diplomatic, official or service passports.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Trip purpose Confirmed for this scope

The exemption for Indian nationals covers the tourist and business categories. Peru admits exempt visitors as tourists or business visitors according to what they will do.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Age Not stated in the cited guidance

Neither the exemption list nor the tourist visa page states different rules by age.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Residence Conditions to check

A tourist visa is requested from a Peruvian consular office in the country where you are. Permanent residence in Colombia, Chile or Mexico also removes the tourist visa requirement.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Other visas or residence permits Conditions to check

A visa valid at least six months, or permanent residence, from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or a Schengen state lets you enter Peru as a tourist without a Peruvian visa.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Carrier and arrival route Not stated in the cited guidance

The pages read state no airline, transit or arrival-point rules specific to Indian passports.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Stay and visa validity Conditions to check

Under the exemption you may stay up to 180 days within 365 days of your first entry, and the stay cannot be extended. With a tourist visa, immigration sets your stay when you arrive.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Visiting without a Peruvian visa

Peru's Supreme Decree 006-2017-RE exempts Indian nationals with ordinary passports from the tourist visa if they meet one of two conditions: they hold a visa valid at least six months from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or a state in the Schengen area, or they have permanent residence in one of those countries. The foreign ministry's current list, updated in July 2026, gives this route a stay of up to 180 days within 365 days of your first entry, which cannot be extended.

A separate decree, 061-2016-RE, lets nationals who would otherwise need a visa enter Peru as tourists if they hold permanent residence in Colombia, Chile or Mexico.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe); Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

Applying for a tourist visa

If no exemption covers you, apply for a tourist visa at a Peruvian consular office in the country where you are. The consul assesses each application individually and can ask for more documents during the process, so a complete file does not guarantee a visa.

The visa allows up to 183 calendar days in one visit or several within 12 months of the date it is issued. The immigration officer decides how many days you are given when you arrive. The consular checklist for India loads through a per-consulate selector that could not be read, so check the list on gob.pe for the consular section in New Delhi before you apply.

Official sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (gob.pe).

At the border

Airports in Peru record your entry digitally and do not stamp passports. If you arrive overland, get an entry stamp at the border post, as you need it to leave. Overstaying is fined for each day and the fine is paid when you exit.

Official sources: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Government of Canada.