Peru visa requirements for Vietnamese citizens

Consular Section of the Embassy of Peru in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Hanoi), with the application filed first on the online consular platform

In the Peruvian foreign ministry's official visa requirements table, Viet Nam appears with "SI" in both columns, tourism and business: there is no exemption by passport. Here is the detail that most confuses travellers from the region. Peru does have an exemption route for holders of a visa with at least six months' validity from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or a Schengen country, or permanent residence in them, but that route was created by two supreme decrees with named addressees, D. S. 069-2016-RE for the People's Republic of China and D. S. 006-2017-RE for India. A Vietnamese passport with a valid US visa still needs the Peruvian visa. The process starts on the foreign ministry's online consular platform, where the application is registered and the documents uploaded, and closes with a personal interview at the consular section in Hanoi. The consular fee for the tourist visa is USD 30 and the passport must have six months' validity from the date of entry. The tourist visa allows up to 183 calendar days within twelve months, in one visit or several, with no extension.

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Fee

30 USD

Consular fee for the tourist visa (only for nationalities that need one): 30 consular soles, equivalent to 30 USD under the consular fee schedule of Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some consulates charge it in their local currency (30 EUR in Madrid, 30 GBP in London). It is not refunded even if the visa is refused. Each consulate sets how it is paid. Visa-exempt nationalities pay no entry fee.

Processing time

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes no common timeframe: each consular office sets its own, and may also ask for an interview or further documents. As a reference, the consular section in Nairobi says it sends the result in approximately 7 working days after the interview.

Required documents

• Passport valid for at least 6 months from entry into Peru
• One colour passport-size photograph (some consulates ask for two or a specific format)
• Return ticket or booking to Peru
• Hotel or package tour booking for the whole stay, or an invitation letter legalised by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Proof of financial means (recent bank statement; several consulates ask for the last three months)
• Depending on the consulate, also: criminal record certificate, proof of legal residence in the country where you apply, form DGC-005 or a letter explaining the purpose of travel
• At many consulates the application is filed online on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs e-SAMI platform, with the payment receipt attached

Health insurance

Not mandatory for this destination.

When travel insurance is mandatory → Travel insurance policies ↓

Transit rules

Migraciones sets the authorised stay when it stamps your entry. A tourist can stay up to 183 calendar days, cumulative over a 365-day period counted from the first entry, unless a visa exemption agreement sets a different limit. If less is granted, the law provides for an extension up to 183 days, unless the agreement rules it out. In its information for tourists, Migraciones mentions only one online extension procedure, the one for Andean Community nationals (Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador), up to 180 days a year.