Hello, As a US citizen If you stay less than your 90 days (ex. 30 days) can you return in say a week. And they will give you the remaining days (60 days or whatever they choose)? Or do you have to stay out the country 90 days after visit no matter how many days you stay your first visit (assuming it's less than 90 days). Thank you in advance for all your time and assistance and this great website.
- This commment is unpublished.@NickHello Nick,sorry for getting back to you so late.To begin with a short explanation of the time foreigners can stay in the country as a tourist. According to the Peruvian foreigner law, in general, tourists can stay in Peru for up to 183 days in a 365-day period.
However, this doesn’t mean that all foreigners can stay the full 183 days in a 365-day period or that you get the complete 183 days when you enter the country.
A publication issued by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RREE), which is based on agreements Peru has with different countries, limits and, in some cases, divides the general 183 days per year allowing most foreign nationals to stay in Peru as a tourist for up to 90 days in a 180-day period.
If you check out the list , you will see that for most foreign nationals, who can travel to Peru visa-free, you find 90/180, which means they can stay up to 90 days in a 180-day period, for a few 180/365, so up to 180 days in a 365-day period and 90/365 (up to 90 days in a 365-day period).
Under Estados Unidos de America (and a few other countries) you will only find 90, so 90 days. The list doesn't state if it's in a 180- or 365-day period. This leaves lots of room for interpretation and uncertainties.
Over the past over three years, I regularly get e-mails or comments stating that someone or an immigration officer said/showed some document that US Americans (and a few other foreign nationals) can only stay 90 days in a 365-day period.
I've never seen such a document explicitly stating 90/365 for US Americans nor could I find it on any official site. I even contacted Migraciones and the Peruvian General Consulate in Washington to get official information but they confirmed that US Americans can stay visa-free as a tourist for 183 days per year and the 90 means 90 days in a 180-day period.
However, as in many countries around the globe it’s always at the discretion of the immigration officer how he/she evaluates you /your situation/your travel history and how many days he/she is willing to let you stay as a tourist in Peru. You are not entitled to stay the full 90 days in a 183-day period or the full 183 days per year. It's completely up to the immigration officer if he/she lets you enter and how long he/she allows you to stay.With this being said, if you got 90 days when you entered the country but leave after 30 days, the remaining 60 days are automatically canceled. However, you can return any time. When you return before your 180-day period is over, the immigration officer you have to face decides how many days he is giving you. That could be another 90 days as you haven't stayed the max allowed 183 days in a year or it could be only 60 days because you already stayed 30 days in the running 180-day period or it could be only 30 days just because. It's completely up to the immigration officer.GreetingsEva