--- title: "Peru Visa-free stay (6 months) requirements 2026: 6-month stay" url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/peru/visa-free-183d/ lang: en updated: 2026-10-10 --- Peru # Peru Visa-free stay (6 months) **First stay:** 6 mo Visa-free stay of up to 183 days First checked against official sources on 10 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) - **First stay:** 6 mo (183 calendar days within 365 days from first entry; not extendable.) - **Renewal:** Not renewable - **Who can apply:** 3 nationalities (Citizens of Mexico, El Salvador and Qatar (ordinary passports).) - **Tax residence:** Below the 183-day test (This route allows up to 6 months in total. Tax residence in Peru: more than 183 days in any 12-month period.) ## Key facts Visa-free stay (6 months) is a long-stay route for Peru. Checked 2026-10-10 against the official source. - **First stay:** 6 mo ## Why this route may not fit Check this before you apply. - Can't be renewed - Only for passports from Mexico, El Salvador, Qatar ### What you'll need #### Who can apply - Citizen of Mexico, El Salvador or Qatar holding an ordinary passport. #### Steps 1. No visa is needed; the immigration authority admits the visitor as a tourist or business visitor according to the activities they will carry out. #### After you arrive - The 183 calendar days cannot be extended and are counted within 365 days from the first entry. - Mexican citizens may also enter as business visitors for up to 183 days under the Pacific Alliance decree. ## What happens at day 183 How Peru decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records. - **This route:** **Up to 6 months in total**, shorter than the 183-day test below. - **Tax residence:** - **More than 183 days in any 12-month period** Residence or stay in Peru of more than 183 calendar days makes a foreign individual domiciled (art. 7 b). - **More than 183 days in any period of 12 months** Residence or stay in Peru by a foreign natural person makes the person domiciled (art. 7 lit. b) - **Foreign-source income:** A foreigner who has lived or stayed in Peru for more than 183 calendar days in any 12-month period is domiciled and taxed on worldwide income; until then the foreigner is non-domiciled and pays income tax only on Peruvian-source income, at a flat 30% on employment income (Article 54), without the 7 UIT deduction or the progressive scale. [All tax rules for Peru](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/peru/tax/) Tax records checked 12 Oct 2026 **Full official text** Citizens of Mexico, El Salvador and Qatar can enter Peru as tourists without a visa and stay up to 183 calendar days, not extendable, within 365 days from first entry. (source 1) #### Requirements - Citizen of Mexico, El Salvador or Qatar holding an ordinary passport. (source 1) - No visa is needed; the immigration authority admits the visitor as a tourist or business visitor according to the activities they will carry out. (source 1) - The 183 calendar days cannot be extended and are counted within 365 days from the first entry. (source 1) - Mexican citizens may also enter as business visitors for up to 183 days under the Pacific Alliance decree. (source 1) #### Stay - 183 calendar days within 365 days from first entry; not extendable. - Initial permitted stay: 6 months. - Not renewable according to our source. - Visa-free stay up to 183 days: Within 365 days from first entry; not extendable. #### Nationality Citizens of Mexico, El Salvador and Qatar (ordinary passports). Open to: Mexico, El Salvador, Qatar. Checked 2026-10-10 ## Official sources 1. [Requirements and visa exemption for foreign citizens holding ordinary passports (table dated 16 July 2026)](https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/3284513/2315744-exoneracion-de-visas-pas-ordinario-16-07-2026-v2.pdf?v=1784239755) · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru (gob.pe) · checked 2026-10-10 ## Visa-free stay (6 months) and its alternatives | Route | Money needed | Stay | Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Visa-free stay (6 months) | – | 6 mo | – | | [Visa-free stay](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/peru/visa-free-180d/) | – | 6 mo | – | | [Visa-free stay](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/mexico/visa-free-180d/) Mexico | – | 6 mo | No | | [Andean free movement](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/colombia/free-movement-can/) Colombia | – | 2 yr | Yes | | [Free movement by treaty](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/brazil/free-movement-brazil-uruguay/) Brazil | – | – | – | ## Questions people ask ### How long can I stay on the Visa-free stay (6 months)? 183 calendar days within 365 days from first entry; not extendable. ### Who can apply for the Visa-free stay (6 months)? Citizens of Mexico, El Salvador and Qatar (ordinary passports). Open to: Mexico, El Salvador, Qatar. ## Similar visas elsewhere [🇦🇷 Mercosur residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/argentina/free-movement-mercosur/) [🇨🇦 Visa-free stay (6 months)](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/canada/visa-free-180d/) [🇺🇾 Mercosur residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/uruguay/free-movement-mercosur/) [🇨🇱 Mercosur residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/chile/free-movement-mercosur/) [🇦🇬 CARICOM free movement](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/free-movement-caricom/) [🇧🇸 Visa-free stay (8 months)](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/the-bahamas/visa-free-240d/) ≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated. ## How this was checked **Checked on 2026-10-10 against 1 official source.** Status: verified against the official sources. Every figure on this page comes from the official source it links to. The record was researched against these sources, then reviewed separately, with special attention to effective dates and amendments. Where a source does not state something, the page leaves it out. 1. [Requirements and visa exemption for foreign citizens holding ordinary passports (table dated 16 July 2026)](https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/3284513/2315744-exoneracion-de-visas-pas-ordinario-16-07-2026-v2.pdf?v=1784239755) · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru (gob.pe) · checked 2026-10-10 Tracked since 2026-10-11. Rule changes and corrections are listed on the [changes page](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/), and the [methodology page](https://settleanywhere.com/methodology/) explains how facts are checked. Found something out of date? Email [contact@stayglobe.app](mailto:contact@stayglobe.app?subject=Correction) with a link to the official source.