Can I get a U.S. visa?
144,000 U.S. visas were issued to people from Peru in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
144,000 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Peru · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 79% of visitor (B) visa applications from Peru were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 9 months at Lima. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Lima. All embassies in Peru.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 144,000 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Peru in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Peru was about 20.9% in FY2025, so about 79% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Peru (Lima), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 9 months, and for students about Under 15 days (Lima). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.