EU, US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand
citizens can all currently stay in Peru as
tourists for up to ninety days without a visa.
However, the situation does change periodically,
so always check with your local Peruvian embassy
some weeks before departure.
All nationalities, however, need a tourist or
embarkation card (tarjeta de embarque) to enter
Peru, issued at the frontiers or on the plane
before landing in Lima. Tourist cards are
usually valid for between sixty to ninety days -
only sixty for US citizens. In theory you have
to show an outbound ticket (by air or bus)
before you'll be given a card, but this isn't
always checked. For your own safety and freedom
of movement a copy of the tourist card must be
kept on you, with your passport, at all times -
particularly when travelling away from the main
towns.
Should you want to extend your visa (between 30
and 60 days), there are two basic options:
either cross one of the borders and get a new
tourist card when you come back in; or go
through the bureaucratic rigmarole at a
Migraciones office - easiest in Lima, but expect
it to take the best part of a day, and arrive
before 8.30am to be at the front of the queue.
It costs $20 for the recibo de pago, plus a
further $7 for the Migraciones forms, and you
may also be asked to provide evidence of a valid
exit ticket from Peru. Migraciones is also the
place to sort out new visas if you've lost your
passport (having visited your embassy first) and
to get passports re-stamped.
Student visas (which last 12 months) are best
organized as far in advance as possible through
the British Embassy in Peru, the Peruvian
Embassy and the relevant educational institution.
Business visas only become necessary if you are
to be paid by a Peruvian organisation, in which
case get your Peruvian employers to do this for
you. Having a business visa means that you are
eligible for taxation under Peruvian law and
will not be allowed to leave the country until
this has been accounted for, which entails
obtaining a letter from SUNAT (the Peruvian
State Taxation Agency) stating that all
outstanding taxes have been settled.
Peruvian embassies and consulates
Australia 40 Brisbane Ave, Barton, Canberra (tel
02/6273-8752, fax 6273-8754). 36 Main Street,
Croydon, Melbourne (tel 03/9725-4908). Level
Three, 30 Clarence Steet, Sydney (tel
02/9262-6464, fax 9290-2939). Canada 130 Albert...
read more >> |
|
| peru,
cusco, machupicchu, inca, trail, choquequirao, top
tours, vacation, guide, backpacker, travel, budget,
tours, travel, backpacker, cusco, machupicchu, inca
trail, lake titicaca, arequipa, colca canyon,
cotahuasi canyon, nazca lines, reserve, paracas,
manu, tambopata, candamo, choquequirao, ica, pisco,
lima, pachacamac, huaraz, manu |
|
