Machu Picchu, Inca's native lands, incredible waterfalls, impenetrable jungle, breathtaking mountains, bright green olive groves, lakes and deserts - all this is located in one of the most mysterious corners of the planet - Peru. Filled with year-round sunshine, this country is still fraught with millions of secrets.
Among admirers of such historical places are citizens of the Russian Federation. Fortunately, Peruvians are very hospitable: after all, a visa for Russians to Peru is absolutely not needed.
What types of visas do Peru have?
In order to plunge headlong into the identity and cultural heritage of the Peruvian past, Russian tourists will not need additional fuss with papers and trips to the embassy. According to the agreement between the two countries, the visa to Peru for Russians was canceled. Stay in the territory of a fabulous state is allowed up to ninety days with the usual stamp of entry.
And if one of the Peruvian airports is planned on a traveler’s route as a transfer hub, do Russians need a visa to Peru in this case? Surprisingly, yes. However, a transit visa is issued upon arrival and is valid for 72 hours.
Do I need a visa to Peru if I have non-tourist purposes? Yes, in such cases, the document will have to be drawn up in advance at the diplomatic mission of Peru in Russia. However, the Russians still have a great advantage. After all, applying for a work permit or a long-term guest visa for citizens of the Russian Federation still passes through a loyal program. But, for example, applying for a visa to Peru for Kazakhstanis already at the tourist stage requires a lot of effort and a whole list of requirements, including a bank statement, a certificate of employment, payment of the consular fee, and much more.
I want to stay in Peru, what should I do?
The great news for those who did not have time to enjoy the picturesque Peruvian views in three months is the possibility of extending a visa without leaving the cash desk. The procedure is quite simple and is more formal. To extend his stay in Peru, a Russian only needs to contact the main immigration department in the city of Lima.
To receive additional bonus days, you will have to pay a special state fee of about twenty US dollars. By the way, such an extension can be repeated then two more times. After each visit to the office, the days of Inca stay in the country are increased by 30. Thus, without a visa to Peru, Russians are allowed to stay in the state for no more than one hundred eighty days.
What documents are needed to cross the Peruvian border?
In order to take an excellent opportunity and visit Peru without a visa, it is enough to present a package of documents at the border control, including:
- A passport valid for six months from the time of the return flight to your homeland.
- Tickets back.
- A printed hotel reservation, a voucher in the event of a package tour or an invitation from relatives, relatives or friends who live in Peru and have a residence permit. Thus, they undertake to take full responsibility for providing the living space to the traveler.
But, according to tourist reviews, most often the border services require only a passport to be stamped on arrival. Very rarely, evidence of cash is required. Any traveller's checks, bank statements or cash will come in handy here.
In addition, it is best to pre-purchase health insurance. There is more concern for your health, and it is better not to neglect it.
Ride with children
For children, as well as for adults, a visa to Peru will not be required in advance. But if the minor child leaves with one of the parents or with a third accompanying person, you should definitely bring his birth certificate with you and draw up a notarized permission to export. In this case, the child can be entered in the parent's passport if he has not reached the age of 14, but usually everyone tries to make separate passports for his children from an early age.
Long-stay visa application
How to get a visa to Peru if a person plans to initially stay in the country for more than one hundred eighty days? Very simple - it is enough to collect a simple package of documents and take it to the Embassy of Peru.
What is required of Russian citizens:
- Visa application form completed in English. It can be downloaded on the official website of the representative office of Peru in Russia.
- Two color photographs measuring 35 by 45 millimeters.
- Certificate of employment indicating the position and monthly income. If a private entrepreneur applies for a visa, then he provides an extract from the tax office.
- A retired tourist provides a copy of a pension certificate.
- A letter of invitation from the company (if it is planned to conduct labor activity), a certificate of admission to study at an educational institution (for example, for a future foreign student) and so on.
- Bank statement or other document confirming the existence of a regular income.
- Hotel room reservation.
The cost of a visa is thirty American dollars.
Long stay option in Peru
Quite often you can meet Russians planning to open or have already opened a business in Peru. This is usually the tourism industry, but there are also founders of restaurants, sports and entertainment outlets. This option is a great opportunity for people planning to move to Peru for permanent residence.
To obtain a long-term residence permit, a newly-made businessman should apply for a special permit in the migration department, but first you need to contact the Peruvian Embassy in the Russian Federation. He will be able to pick up a positive result already directly abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The following steps are quite standard and involve opening an account with a local bank, crediting a certain amount to it, registering, registering with a tax and so on.
Where to apply for a long-term visa?
How to get a visa to Peru for Russians planning a long-term trip to this wonderful country, the birthplace of llamas?
To meet with an officer of the diplomatic mission, the applicant must visit the consular department in St. Petersburg, located at 9/14 Sovetskaya Street, 10/12.
If a person applies for a visa in Moscow, then Peruvians should look at the address Smolensky Boulevard, 22/14, office 11. Reception of visitors is on weekdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
Useful Tips
Usually all tour operators involved in the Peruvian direction are strongly advised to pre-vaccinate against yellow fever and typhoid fever. Since the country is exotic and unusual for the body of the average Russian, then catch some serious infection - just spit. One way to protect yourself from unnecessary infections is to buy pills for malaria and drink them for ten days. In particular, such warnings concern the territorial expanses of Selva.
Also, one of the most popular Peruvian attractions that people from all over the world go to see is Machu Picchu (the ancient city of the Incas).
Due to the large influx of tourists, authorities restricted visits to two time zones - from 6 a.m. to noon, and also from noon to half-past five in the evening. The number of visitors in one group is also reduced from twenty to sixteen people. Also in the dead city you can not use selfie sticks, popular among modern travelers.
Problems on the Peruvian border can arise only in the case of past violations of the visa regime and in the case of the importation of products that have not undergone conservation (this is stated in the Peruvian customs regulations).
Peru is a fairly cheap country for travelers, and given the lack of a visa, a tourist only needs to find a cheap ticket. However, inexpensive tickets are already 70 percent of the entire trip from a material point of view.