No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Peru?

Citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Lima: ≈ 3,300 km, about 4.5 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 Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Peru passport: 91.
Citizens of Uruguay and Peru can travel together visa-free to 85 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Dominica, and Costa Rica.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Peru, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Peru

Travelling to Peru: good to know

Montevideo — Lima: about 3,300 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Lima 10:00.
Local currency: Peruvian Sol.
Languages: Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PEN 3.41.
Peru is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.