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· 18/01/2025
Hey Eva,
Firstly, thanks for all your incredible information here and your detailed responses to queries, it's so useful and really helps to clear things up.
I came to Peru last year on Jan 16th, I was given 90 days but overstayed until 9th September. I paid the fine and the immigration officer told me that if I waited 6 months I could come back and begin again with another 90 days. I just want to confirm that the 183 days in a year rule supports this? When does the period begin in this case?
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· 18/01/2025@SimonHello Simon,thank you for your kind words. It's good to hear that the info we provide is useful.Unfortunately, Migraciones hasn’t made public for how long foreigners, who overstayed their time as a tourist in Peru, must be out of the country before they can come back. And as it's always at the discretion of the immigration officer if he/she allows a visitor to enter the country and for how long, see below explanation as general guidance only.In general, foreigners can stay in Peru as a tourist for a max of 183 days in a 365-day period. However, a publication issued by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs limits or divides this max allowed time; for most nationality it's 90 days in a 180-day period.If you just overstay the 90 days in a 183-day period, it's usually simple and in most cases you won't have any problems returning to Peru after a few months.But you not only simply overstayed the 90 days you got when you entered, but as well exceeded the maximum number of days you can be in Peru as a tourist in a 365-day period. And unfortunately, there is no official statement about how immigration officers take the time you stayed longer than the 183 days allowed per running year into consideration.Nevertheless, it is highly recommended that you stay outside Peru for at least (!!!) half a year before trying to return. If you want to be on the safe side only come back after half a year plus the number of days you stayed longer than the max of 183 days in a rolling year.So, while you most probably would be allowed to re-enter after around March 10, it could (or not) be better only to return at the end of April/beginning of May (you exceeded the max allowed time as a tourist per rolling year by 54 days).Anyway, as mentioned above, it is always up to the immigration officer how he/she evaluates your specific case. If you were lucky and got a relaxed immigration officer, you could return today and would get 90 days without any problem. Or you could end up with a strict immigration officer, who only lets you re-enter after at least 183 days outside Peru, who questions you more intensively and/or isn't willing to give you the full 90 days.I wish you all the best.GreetingsEvaEdit: what I forgot: a new 180/365-day period starts when you enter after March 10. - This commment is unpublished.
· 19/01/2025@Sunflower Thanks so much your all your help! It’s really so useful and I will follow your advice and wait until May to come back. (It fits my plans nicely actually)Have a great day!
