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· 15/11/2023
I appreciate your prompt response to my previous questions. I found this on website of the Peruvian consulate in London: "Tourists are allowed to stay in Peru for up to 183 days.
Nationals of countries not mentioned above require a Tourist Visa and must book an appointment for a personal application at pasaportes@conperlondres.com." I've seen 30 days and 90 days max in a 180-day period. Is their info old? Again, being suspicious of Internet info, I found an article claiming that in order to secure a SIGNED Social Security benefits letter, it was only necessary to call SS and make the request by phone. I haven't tried this because the new benefit will be out in January. It would be interesting to know if anyone has had luck with this. David H.
Nationals of countries not mentioned above require a Tourist Visa and must book an appointment for a personal application at pasaportes@conperlondres.com." I've seen 30 days and 90 days max in a 180-day period. Is their info old? Again, being suspicious of Internet info, I found an article claiming that in order to secure a SIGNED Social Security benefits letter, it was only necessary to call SS and make the request by phone. I haven't tried this because the new benefit will be out in January. It would be interesting to know if anyone has had luck with this. David H.
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· 15/11/2023@David HerronHello David,according to the Peruvian Foreigner Law, Decreto Legislativo 1350, and the modification of the Foreigner Law, Decreto Legislativo 1582, which was only published yesterday (see article 29.1 h), tourists can stay in Peru for 183 days per year.However, since June 2019, a publication issued by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RREE), which is only really enforced since August 2021, limits or better divides the allowed 183 days per year into two times 90 days in two 180-day periods for most foreign nationals, who can travel to Peru visa-free; so, 180 days in a year max.Since August 2021 tourists, who can enter Peru visa-free, only get up to 90 days when they enter the country. However, as already mentioned above, yesterday a modification of the Foreigner Law was published, which includes a few changes that might (or not) change the at the moment common practice.Additionally, you should be aware that you are not entitled to get the full 90 days in half a year or to stay the full 183 days per year. It's always at the discretion of the immigration officer how many days he/she is willing to give you.And sorry, but I don't know how the process in the US is to get a signed (!) benefit verification letter. However, I was told that you can call the SSA at 1-800-772-1213, or visit the closest Social Security Office.Just make sure that the letter- is issued by the SSA- is printed on an SSA letterhead
- includes a legible signature of the official's name, printed name and title, and seal of the SSAGreetingsEva - This commment is unpublished.
· 22/11/2023@Sunflower Eva, is there any way of knowing when the Decreto Legislativo allowing183 days for tourists will go into effect? Or if there will be a list of which countires this applies to? - This commment is unpublished. · 23/11/2023@Marcia TaitHello Marcia,already the "old" Foreigner Law", Decreto Legislativo 1350, allowed foreign tourists to stay in Peru for 183 days per year. So, regarding the 183 days there is no difference. However, be aware that this is only a general rule, the maximum time.For a few years now, a publication issued by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RREE) limits or better divides the general 183 days per year for tourists who can travel to Peru visa-free. Most of these foreign nationals can stay up to 90 days in a 180-day period (two times 90 days in two consecutive 180-day periods equals more or less the by the Foreigner Law max allowed 183 days in a year).The new and interesting part of the new Decreto Legislativo 1582 is that the option to extend a stay as a tourist is determined. The decreto clearly states that in case foreign tourists don't get the full 183 days [when they enter the entry], an extension can be granted until the 183 days are reached, unless international agreements or conventions determine a shorter period or don't allow extensions.
At the moment, the necessary administrative regulations haven't been published yet. So, we don't know how the extension works and for which nationalities there might be restrictions because of the in the law mentioned "international agreements" between Peru and other countries. However, here the already above mentioned RREE publication could come into play again.For some nationalities, the list already states that they can only stay 90 days in a 180-day period or 90 days in a 365-day period. But the list wasn't updated for over a year.So, right now we can only wait for more official information.GreetingsEva - This commment is unpublished. · 23/11/2023@Sunflower Eva, thank you for your detailed reply. My understanding form what you said is:1. Some tourists will be able to ask for an extension of their persmissiion to stay in Peru for up to a total of 183 days without the time being broken into two 90 day periods.2. It is unknown which countries this will appply to.3. It is also unknown when this change - allowing the extension of time - will come into effect.Marcia
- This commment is unpublished. · 23/11/2023@Marcia TaitHello Marcia,to answer your questions:1. Yes, some will be able and a few already are. On October 22, 2023 (so a few weeks before the new Foreigner Law, Decreto Legislativo 1582) a new TUPA, the Migraciones administrative regulations we are waiting to be updated again, was published. There you find that foreign tourists in Peru, whose home country is a member of the Andean Community, which includes Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, can extend their stay as a tourist for up to 90 days if they don’t exceed the maximum allowed stay as a tourist of 180 days per year.2. Yes, except nationals from the Andean Community, there we already know that the new law applies to them.3. Yes, it's a waiting game.GreetingsEva
