U.S. Citizen Services

The American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit of the Consular Section provides a wide range of services to American citizens visiting or residing in Peru.  Please refer to the links on the left of this page for detailed information about specific services, including passports, reports of birth abroad, and federal benefits (Social Security).

We urge you to sign up for the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) -formerly known as "Travel Registration" or "Registration with Embassies"- if you will be traveling to or living in Peru, so we can better serve you, especially in case of an emergency or disaster.  The ACS Unit posts notices of demonstrations and roadblocks on the Demonstration Notices section of our Emergency Messages page.

How to Make an Appointment

To better serve our American citizen community in Peru, the U.S. Embassy's American Citizen Services Unit requires that all U.S. citizens use the online appointment system for all non-emergency services.  Entry will not be permitted to the ACS section without an appointment.  Non-renewal of your passport in a timely manner does not constitute an emergency.

Please note that if you are more than 15 minutes late to your appointment, you will not be admitted, and will have to make a new appointment.

Emergency Contact

If you are an American citizen with an after-hours life or death emergency, please call our hotline at: 618-2000.