Peru
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 28 Sep 2026
Your rules for Peru
You · American passport
Up to 90 days per visit, 183 days in any 365
Visa-free for short stays. Keep inside the limit and you don't need a visa.
gob.pe · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
As long as you can stay
A foreign-plated vehicle can stay as long as its driver is allowed to. When your days run out, so do its.
sunat.gob.pe · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 7 days out
Peru needs an official export certificate from the country of departure with current vaccines and deworming within 30 days, then a SENASA inspection and fee at the border. See the steps
gob.pe · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
Watch Peru.
We'll email you if Peru's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Peru.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Before you go
Rabies vaccination
Mandatory for dogs and cats from 3 months of age; current on travel.
- Before you go
Core vaccines
Dogs: parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis. Cats: panleukopenia (APHIS certificate also lists rhinotracheitis and calicivirus).
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- Within 30 days before you arrive
Internal and external parasite treatment
Internal and external deworming within the 30 days before travel.
- Within 10 days before you arrive
Official export health certificate
Original export certificate from the official authority of the country of departure listing vaccines, deworming and health status.
- At the border
SENASA inspection and fee
At the airport or land border checkpoint (e.g. Tumbes, Tacna, Desaguadero) submit a request form, show the certificate, pay the SENASA fee and have the pet clinically inspected.
gob.pe · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Peru
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 183 days in any 365 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 183 days in any 365 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 183 days in any 365 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 180 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 180 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 183 days in any 365 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 180 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Visa-free | Up to 90 days per visit, 183 days in any 365 | gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
Every registration in Peru
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | sunat.gob.pe · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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