Requirements for Entry:

• Peru requires everyone entering the country to have passports valid for at least six months from the date of entry into Peru. Travelers with less than six months validity in their passports will be refused entry into Peru.
• Your approved length of stay will be determined by Peruvian border officials at the time of entry. Overstays result in fines you must pay to Peru to depart the country.
• The U.S. Embassy is unable to assist if you are denied entry into Peru. Airlines must return travelers who are denied entry to their point of origin.

Requirements for Exit:

• Make sure immigration officials record your entry into Peru upon arrival. An entry record (such as a passport stamp) is required even at remote land border crossings.  
• If you do not have an entry record, you will not be allowed to exit the country until immigration authorities confirm the time and place of your entry into the country. This process can take several weeks for you to resolve through Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (Immigration). You will likely have to pay an exit fine and can be subject to a 15-year ban on re-entering Peru.
• Report lost/stolen passports to local police immediately and keep the report. You must apply for a new passport at the Embassy to depart Peru. You may be required to present your police report to immigration authorities upon departure.

Travel with Minors: Peruvian immigration procedures are complex for minors traveling without one or both parents/legal guardians.

U.S. citizen minors under the age of 18 traveling to Peru alone or with only one parent do not usually require additional documentation if entering as a tourist and staying for less than 183 days. If the stay lasts more than 183 days, or if they are dual U.S.-Peruvian nationals entering Peru with their Peruvian passport, they will require an "Autorización de Viaje para Menores de Edad" (Travel Authorization for Minors) to leave the country, regardless of the length of their trip. Please refer to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website for more information.  There are very limited exceptions to this rule. 

An “Autorización de Viaje” is a written, notarized authorization issued by the Peruvian government with the approval and consent of the non-traveling parent. It can also be authorized by a Peruvian judge when the non-traveling parent is absent or missing. Peruvian immigration authorities will not accept a document notarized by the U.S. Embassy or a U.S. notary in lieu of an “Autorización de Viaje.” 

You can get an “Autorización de Viaje” from a Peruvian notary or a judge, or overseas at a Peruvian consulate. An apostilled U.S. birth certificate may be required for issuance of an “Autorización de Viaje.”

The U.S. Embassy is unable to assist travelers who are prevented from traveling for lack of an Autorización de Viaje.

Visit the Embassy of Peru website for the most current visa information.

HIV/AIDS Restrictions: The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Peru.

Find information on dual nationality, prevention of international child abduction, and customs regulations on our websites.

Entry/Exit Requirements for U.S. Citizens:  
U.S. citizens need a valid passport to enter Argentina. U.S. citizens with expired or damaged passports may not be allowed to enter and could be sent back to the United States at their own expense. Private U.S. citizens do not need a visa for visits of up to 90 days for tourism or business. Diplomatic or official passport holders must obtain visas prior to arrival. 

Visit the Embassy of Argentina’s website for visa information at https://eeeuu.cancilleria.gob.ar/en.

The U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires cannot help travelers with obtaining visas for other countries. U.S. citizens embarking on a cruise ship from Argentina that includes other countries, should verify if they need visas for those countries before boarding the ship. For more information, see the country specific information for the country you plan to visit. 

For information about customs rules, please read our Customs Information page and the Argentine Customs page. 

Special Entry/Exit Requirements for Dual Nationals:  
Different rules may apply to dual U.S.-Argentine citizens, depending on when they became U.S. citizens. Visit the Argentine Immigration website for the most current information. Generally, Argentine citizens are required to depart Argentina using an Argentine passport, including children of U.S. citizens who may be born in Argentina. 

Special Entry/Exit Requirements for Minors: 
A parent or guardian traveling alone with a child under 18 who resides in Argentina must present to Argentine authorities a legalized permission letter in Spanish (Autorización de Viaje) from the non-accompanying parent upon departure from Argentina. Either parent may prepare an authorizing letter for the other parent to travel abroad with the child in case of emergency. (Please see the Argentine immigration website for more information). A local notary public (called an escribano in Argentina) may prepare the autorización de viaje letter. If this notarized authorization is prepared in the United States, Argentine authorities will require an apostille from the United States in addition to the notarized authorization. Please see this link for more information about an apostille: Apostille Requirements. For children born in the United States and who are residents in Argentina, Argentine authorities will require the U.S. birth certificate to be apostilled and translated into Spanish by a certified translator.

HIV/AIDS Restrictions: 
The U.S. Department of State does not know of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for foreign visitors or residents of Argentina. 

More Information:  Find information on dual nationality, prevention of international child abduction and customs regulations on our websites.

A visa is required for U.S. citizens to travel to Brazil, regardless of the purpose of travel. You must apply for and be approved for the visa before leaving for Brazil. For more information about visa requirements, visit the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. .  

You will need:

• A valid U.S. passport.
• A valid Brazilian visa or e-visa for all travel.
• Visit the Brazilian government-website to obtain visa information.
• Find a Brazilian consulate abroad.           

Travel with Minors

Parental permission for minor travel: Under Brazilian law any Brazilian citizen minor  (even dual U.S.-Brazilian citizens) must have permission from each parent to travel within or exit Brazil. When traveling with both parents, no written authorization is needed. When a minor travels with only one parent or without either parent, they must have 2 original written authorization letters from each absent parent and carry a copy of the child’s birth certificate*. They can also have an annotation in their Brazilian passport authorizing travel alone or with only one parent. Brazilian authorities will likely not allow Brazilian minor citizens to pass through immigration or board a flight departing Brazil without authorization letters and a birth certificate* or an annotated Brazilian passport.

The U.S. Embassy and its consulates cannot intervene in Brazilian immigration matters or request that this requirement be waived for U.S. citizen travelers.

Written Authorization Letter: If the absent parent is in Brazil, written authorization letters must be in Portuguese and notarized by a Brazilian notary. If the absent parent is outside of Brazil, the authorization must be done at the nearest Brazilian Embassy or Consulate using the form provided by that office. Again, please note that Brazilian law requires 2 original authorizations from each absent parent. 

It is important to travel with the 2 originals. The Federal Police may retain 1 authorization upon the minor’s entry into Brazil. Authorities may then request the second original document upon the minor’s departure. Authorizations written in English or executed before any non-Brazilian notary public are not accepted by the Brazilian Federal Police. Similarly, birth certificates issued outside of Brazil that are not apostilled** and translated by a certified translator may not be accepted.

Brazilian Passport Annotation: Instead of authorization letters, parents of dual U.S.-Brazilian citizen minors may request an annotation in the minor’s Brazilian passport authorizing the minor to travel with only one parent, or to travel alone, or with a third party. This annotation replaces the requirement for written authorization letters until the passport expires. Parents residing in Brazil should contact the Brazilian Federal Police for details on obtaining an annotated passport. Parents residing outside Brazil should contact the nearest Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. The annotated Brazilian passport must not be expired and must always be carried along with the minor’s U.S. passport for Brazilian Federal Police to accept it. There is no such annotation for U.S. passports.

Children who are not dual citizens of Brazil: Even though Brazilian law does not explicitly apply the parental authorization to non-Brazilian minors, Federal Police have sometimes delayed the travel of non-Brazilian minors who lack appropriate authorization from both parents. For this reason, we recommend that families of non-Brazilian minors who may travel through Brazil without one or both parents execute written authorizations (following the instructions in the preceding paragraph) before travel and ensure that the minor, or the minor’s traveling companion, carries the original or notarized copy* of the minor’s birth certificate. 

An exemplar of the form used by Brazilian authorities to document parental permission for minors to travel without one or both parents may be found here.

*If the birth certificate was issued in Brazil, copies must be notarized by a Brazilian notary. If issued outside of Brazil, copies must be apostilled and translated by a certified translator into Portuguese.

** There is a useful pamphlet published by the Hague Conference called “The ABCs of Apostilles.” The Brazilian competent authority that issues apostilles is the Conselho Nacional de Justiça.

HIV/AIDS Restrictions: The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Brazil.

Find information on dual nationality, prevention of international child abduction, and customs regulations on our websites.