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Peru Visa Requirements for international students

Visa Requirements for Students in Peru

Visa requirements for students that want to study in Peru are different for students depending on their citizenship. Select you country below, learn about the relevant regulations and find the embassies and consulates in your country!

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Study Visa Information for Students from

Visa Type Cost
Study Visa required

Embassies and Consulates in for obtaining a Visa

Global students who wish to study in Peru must have a visa that is valid for 90 days. International students can enter Peru on a tourist visa and after entering Peru, you are required to change the immigration status to Student at Peru’s immigration offices. If the length of study in Peru exceeds 90 days, the visa must be renewed at the Immigration Office (Oficina de Migraciones). Read on to know about the Peruvian student visa application process:

Visa Conditions

Nationals of countries not mentioned below may not require a visa for stays of up to 90 days. For stays more than 90 days, a student visa is needed.

Citizens of the following countries need a Peruvian visa for stays up to 90 days. You can enter with a tourist visa.

Gambia Jordan Timor Leste
Afghanistan Burundi Rwanda
Morocco Vietnam Mali
Kenya Niger Equatorial Guinea
Albania Ghana Bahrain
Togo Sri Lanka Guatemala
China People’s Republic Kazakhstan Mozambique
Pakistan Costa Rica Saudi Arabia
Algeria Yemen Djibouti
Guinea Bissau Georgia Bosnia and Herzegovina
Uzbekistan Myanmar Malawi
Swaziland UAE Qatar
Burkina Faso Botswana Lebanon
Sudan Seychelles Benin
Maldives Egypt Somalia
Angola Mauritius Iran
Eritrea Turkmenistan Panama
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Cameroon Central African Republic
Congo Tanzania Lesotho
Libya Mauritania Syria
Armenia Gabon Zambia
Zimbabwe Liberia Bangladesh
Namibia Senegal Nigeria
Korea Democratic People’s Republic Comoros Ethiopia
Cambodia Uganda Zaire
India Mexico Honduras
Sierra Leone Tajikistan Sao Tome and Principe
Guinea Ivory Coast Nicaragua
Azerbaijan Mongolia Kirgizstan
Nepal Chad Cuba
Tunisia Turkey Madagascar.
Cape Verde El Salvador Bhutan
Iraq Western Sahara Kuwait

If your stay in Peru is for more than 90 days, renew the visa at the Immigration Office.

Visa Application Procedure

International students must apply for the visa at their nearby Peruvian embassy/consulate. You can apply for a tourist visa and then after you enter the country, change your immigration to a student. Students must fill a visa application form and present it along with the required documents to the Peruvian embassy:

  • Two passport-size photos
  • A valid copy of passport
  • Proof of financial solvency
  • Proof of enrollment at an educational institution/university in Peru
  • Copy of tuition fee payment receipt
  • Proof of accommodation in Peru

ROCAPPLY INSIGHT: The student visa is valid for 90 days after the issued date. The processing fee is US$30 and the visa can take up to 14 days to issue. If documents provided are not in Spanish they will need to be translated by a qualified translator. The visa can be renewed every three months at the Oficina de Migraciones. Work activities are not permitted on this visa.

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