Where to get an apostille in Peru: competent authority and Apostille Convention status
Peru is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 30 September 2010 (accession, objection noted). HCCH lists as competent authority: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
- Convention
- Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)
- Status
- Contracting Party in the HCCH status table
- Type
- Accession, objection noted (A**)
- Ratification, accession or succession, as printed
- 13-I-2010
- Entry into force (EIF), as printed
- 30-IX-2010 (30 September 2010)
- Objections
- The HCCH status table marks this accession as "Objection" (A**). HCCH notification page with the details
- Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
- Address (first one listed by HCCH)
- Dirección de Política Consular, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Jirón Lampa 580, Cercado de Lima, Peru
- HCCH competent authority page
- Peru - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 17 December 2024)
- Region (UN M49)
- Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Sources
- HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Peru, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions
What this page does not say
Which authority handles your document can depend on the type of document and, in some countries, on the place. Open the HCCH page linked above and check there. We do not say which authority you need, and this is not legal advice.
HCCH marks the accession of this country with an objection. Read the HCCH notification page linked above before relying on the entry into force date.
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