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Peru for Tunisian passport holders: Embassy visa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇹🇳 Tunisian
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇵🇪 Peru
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Embassy visa

Tourist visa required

Tunisian passport holders need a tourist visa to visit Peru.

Conditions

  • Exempt with permanent residence in Colombia, Chile or Mexico (DS 061-2016-RE)

About this route

Route type
Embassy visa: you apply through an embassy, consulate or appointed visa centre.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourcegob.pe ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against gob.pe · Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú 'Requerimientos y exoneración de visas para ciudadanos extranjeros que cuenten con pasaportes ordinarios' PDF (version 16-07-2026), tourist column; manually transcribed from the layout text, read 2026-10-16

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Fee not published by the official source.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Tourist visa required

Where to apply

Where: Peruvian consulate

Quick answers

Do Tunisian passport holders need a visa for Peru?

Tourist visa required. Tunisian passport holders need a tourist visa to visit Peru. Source: https://www.gob.pe/institucion/rree/informes-publicaciones/2315744-requerimientos-y-exoneracion-de-visas-para-ciudadanos-extranjeros-que-cuenten-con-pasaportes-ordinarios

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Peru

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Tunisian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see gob.pe.

Working in Peru

Main work visa routes for Peru

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Resident worker immigration status (Calidad migratoria trabajador residente)

For: Foreigners with an employment or service contract in Peru

  • Be outside Peru when applying
  • Employment contract approved by the labour authority, for one year or more
  • No police, criminal or judicial record (certificate covering the last 5 years)
  • Sworn statement from the hiring company, which must be active with SUNAT
Fees
S/ 58.80 (payment code 07567)
Processing
Response within 30 calendar days at most

Source: Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (gob.pe) – Trabajador residente (in Spanish) (gob.pe).

What the source says

"Encontrarte fuera del país para la obtención de la calidad migratoria." … "aprobado por la autoridad administrativa de trabajo, salvo las excepciones de ley, indicando el plazo del contrato igual o mayor a un año." … "por el periodo de 5 años anteriores a tu llegada al territorio nacional." … "La empresa contratante debe figurar como activo y habido ante la Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (Sunat)." … "Paga S/ 58.80 usando el código 07567" … "Recibirás respuesta en un plazo máximo de 30 días calendario."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Peru

Option 1
Embassy visaTransit through Peru

Transit visa (visa de transeúnte) required for Peru

Peru's foreign ministry lists Tunisia ordinary passports among those that require a transit visa (visa de transeúnte) to transit through Peru to a third country. Apply at a Peruvian consulate before travel. The list does not say whether staying airside without entering Peru is exempt - check with your airline.

Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Where: Peruvian consulate abroad

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Checked on the live official page

Official wording

“Decreto Supremo 004-2025-RE, Art. 1: 'Se exonera del requisito de visa de transeúnte a todas las personas extranjeras que se encuentren exoneradas de visa para el ingreso al territorio de la República del Perú ...'; Art. 2: transit stay max 2 calendar days, extendable to 15. MRE list 'Países que requieren visa de transeúnte' (22 Oct 2025): Tunisia - Ordinario - Visado de transeúnte: Sí.”

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Before you go to Peru

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Peru.

Common tourist traps

  1. Fake taxi drivers and tour touts

    How it works: Criminals posing as taxi drivers or tour operators approach arriving passengers, especially at Lima's Jorge Chávez airport and bus terminals.

    How to avoid it: Use licensed phone or app-based taxis, and don't hail taxis on the street.

Emergency numbers in Peru

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 9 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Peru

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Peru guide picks out places to visit, with a source for every tip.

Places to visit:
Lake Titicaca · Cusco
Read the full Peru guide

Tunisian passport: of the 151 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 26 visa-free, 16 visa on arrival, 30 eVisa or travel authorisation, 79 embassy visa.

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Plan your trip to Peru

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