I entered Peru on March 20, 2022. I would like to stay more than 90 days, but have not budgeted for the fees I would accrue. If I leave at or just before my 90 days are up, and go to Ecuador, how soon could I come back to Peru for another 90 days?
- This commment is unpublished.@Alex Hello Alex,
According to a publication by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RREE) which you can find at the end of this article above the comments as “Attachment” in an English translation or here as original, most nationalities can stay up to 90 days in a 180-day period in Peru as tourists; so you can stay up to three months in Peru and then have stay at least three months out of Peru.
If you leave Peru and try to re-enter the country before your 180-day period is over or rather before your three months you are supposed to stay outside Peru, two things can happen:
- either the immigration officer you have to face doesn't bother and just lets you in giving you another 90 days
- or he/she is doing his/her job by the book, might give you a hard time (so be prepared for some discussion) and only allows you to return to Peru for a few days.
As land borders only opened in mid-February 2022, after being closed for nearly 2 years, I can’t tell you how strict or relaxed the officials are there at the moment. Over the past months travelers, who already stayed their allowed 90 days in a 180-day period, reported that when trying to re-enter the country at Lima’s airport (!) before their 180-day period was over, that they were scolded and only given anything between 7 and 30 days.
So, leaving Peru and trying to re-enter a few days later is a huge gamble which might not pay off taking the costs for travel to Ecuador, staying there, the stress and uncertainty into account.
If you want to make sure that you get another 90 days, only come back to Peru three months after you left.
Greetings
Eva