Immigration to Peru

After the abolition of slavery in 1854, immigrants from countries such as China, Northern Europe, and Japan arrived to do labor work in areas such as farming.

Other large groups of immigrants in Peru include Chileans, Bolivians, Colombians, Brazilians, Uruguayans, Spanish and Chinese.

Trade, Indigenous people, and government institutions were controlled to fit the colonialist mold, with changes in class and power structure.

[2] Peru's political crisis and rising unemployment rate in the late 1980s and early 1990s caused Peruvians to immigrate to other countries, such as the United States, Japan, Spain, and Italy.

The former implemented policies that made it difficult for immigrants to arrive and stay, including border patrol measures.

[3] As of 2012, 3.5 million Peruvians have emigrated to other countries, with The United States, Spain, Argentina, Italy, Chile, Japan, and Venezuela containing 90% of them.

The foreign population of Peru was 103,654 in 2016, with the top 5 countries represented being Colombia, Spain, the United States, Argentina, and Ecuador.

For a tourist visa, required documents are not limited to a valid passport, proof of citizenship, an application fee, and travel itinerary.

Staying on an expired visa will result in paying US$1 for each day overstayed, which is able to be paid at a "Banco de la Nación" branch.