# Peru passport to France: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **March 15, 2016 — Peruvian ordinary passports gained a covered EU short-stay waiver** (Visa-free)
  Peruvian citizens holding valid ordinary passports may enter the covered EU Member States without a visa for short stays.
  - The agreement was provisionally applied from 15 March 2016 and entered into force on 1 November 2016.
  - Paid activity is excluded; applicable EU, Member State, and Peruvian rules continue to govern it.
  - The maximum stay is 90 days in any moving 180-day period.
  - Ireland is excluded, and France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
  Official sources:
  - [Publications Office of the European Union: EU–Peru short-stay visa waiver agreement](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A22016A0324%2801%29)
  - [Council of the European Union: Council Decision (EU) 2016/437](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016D0437)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/peru-france-visa-free)
- [Peru passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/peru)
- [All passport requirements for France](https://multipassrank.com/destination/france)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)