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Peru

Mixed results; a meaningful share of registrants have been refused.

This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.

Based on 7 reports. Score −0.02 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works

What to expect

The five reports date from 2023 and 2024 and split: two travelers were denied entry in early 2023, and three were admitted without problems.1–5 Both denials came right after a refusal in another regional country, and officers appeared to know in advance; one traveler had their phone and computer searched on the return trip.45 Of those admitted, one flew into Lima with no issues, one had been removed from the registry, and one was still registered but connected through a third country rather than flying direct from the US.1–3

Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.

Officers may refuse entry on character grounds

Peru's immigration law has no conviction-based entry bar with a sentence threshold. Officers may refuse entry on security, public-order or fugitive grounds, and visa applicants must have no current criminal records.

Does this apply to you?

It applies if any of these is true:

  • Being considered a danger or threat to national security, public order, internal order, the rights and freedoms of others (particularly women and children), or crime prevention (art. 48.1.b)
  • Being a fugitive from justice in another State for common or serious crimes such as trafficking, terrorism, corruption or organised crime (art. 48.1.d) — keyed on a pending case, not a completed sentence
  • Discretionary refusal where national or foreign intelligence classifies the person as a security risk (art. 48.2.c, as replaced by DL 1582)
  • For visas/migratory status (not border entry): holding current ('vigentes') police, criminal or judicial records, or INTERPOL migratory alerts (Reglamento art. 58; DL 1582 art. 76)

Read the law itself before relying on this. Sentence length usually means the sentence imposed, not the time served, and a suspended sentence often counts.

Decreto Legislativo N° 1350, Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones (2017), art. 48, as amended by Decreto Legislativo N° 1582 (2023) · discretionary

We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.

Last checked against official sources on September 21, 2026.

Common questions

Can registered sex offenders enter Peru?

It's rated Difficult, but there are no trips reported in the last two years, so treat that as a rough guide.

Do Peru's border officers know about US registrants in advance?

In 1 report, officers appeared to know before the traveler arrived, which usually points to a US advance notification (often called Angel Watch).

How do travelers usually arrive in Peru?

Reports on file describe 3 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.

Reports

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  1. 1Apr 2024 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    While still on the registry, the traveler entered Peru after connecting through a third country instead of flying directly from the United States, and was admitted.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand

  2. 2Mar 2023

    Admitted, no issues

    A traveler who had been removed from the registry visited Peru without entry problems, though they noted they did not test flying directly into the capital and are unsure whether a direct arrival would have gone the same way.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  3. 3Mar 2023

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Lima

    The traveler flew into Peru during a nearly three-week South American trip and reported no immigration, customs, or passport problems on entry; the only difficulty came on return to the US.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  4. 4Feb 2023 (reported)

    Refused entry · By air

    Two days after being refused entry to Colombia, the traveler was denied entry to Peru. On the return trip their phone and computer were searched. They reported entering several other Latin American countries afterward without problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  5. 5Jan 2023 (reported)

    Refused entry

    The traveler was denied entry and suspected the refusal was linked to a prior refusal in another country in the region and to US notification.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance

  6. 6Jun 2018

    Refused entry · By air, Lima

    Admitted to Lima for a medical mission the previous year, they returned in 2018 and were taken aside, interrogated, searched and put on a flight back to the United States within the hour. Their spouse continued with the team.

    PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand

  7. 7By 2022

    Refused entry

    Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.

    Registrants turned away
    Yes
    Law bars sex offenders
    No
    Law bars people with felonies
    No
    Has its own offender registry
    No

    Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary