No visa needed

Do citizens of Peru need a visa for the Netherlands?

Citizens of Peru don’t need a visa for the Netherlands and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Peru: the passport opens 91 countries visa-free; Lima — Amsterdam: ≈ 10,530 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Netherlands without a visa on a Peru passport?

Yes, citizens of Peru don’t need a visa for the Netherlands for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Netherlands visa rules at a glance

With a Peru passport you can visit 91 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 30 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Peru passport ranks 66th of 199.
Peru passport: visa-free access to 91 countries; Netherlands passport: 122.
Citizens of Peru and the Netherlands can travel together visa-free to 87 countries, for example: Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Chile, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, Argentina, El Salvador, Grenada, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Citizens of the Netherlands, in turn, don’t need a visa for Peru. Peru visa for citizens of the Netherlands

Travelling to the Netherlands: good to know

Lima — Amsterdam: about 10,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Lima 12:00 — Amsterdam 19:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Dutch.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Netherlands is the 73rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Peru.