No visa needed

Do citizens of Bolivia need a visa for Peru?

Citizens of Bolivia don’t need a visa for Peru and can stay up to 180 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 Bolivia: the passport opens 33 countries visa-free; La Paz — Lima: ≈ 1,080 km, about 2 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Peru without a visa on a Bolivia passport?

Yes, citizens of Bolivia don’t need a visa for Peru for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Peru visa rules at a glance

With a Bolivia passport you can visit 33 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bolivia passport ranks 138th of 199.
Bolivia passport: visa-free access to 33 countries; Peru passport: 91.
Citizens of Bolivia and Peru can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: Aymara.
Bolivia and Peru share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Peru, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bolivia. Bolivia visa for citizens of Peru

Travelling to Peru: good to know

La Paz — Lima: about 1,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: La Paz 12:00 — Lima 11:00.
Local currency: Peruvian Sol.
Languages: Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PEN 3.41.
Peru is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bolivia.