Overview
- Migraciones confirmed the annual total in a Jan. 21 update covering inadmissions processed at the new Jorge Chávez terminal.
- Top reasons were failure to meet a tourist profile (44%), lack of visa (22.2%), invalid passport (17.1%), security or public‑order flags (4.6%), and no travel document (3.5%).
- The agency stresses that inadmission is an administrative measure, so travelers are not detained or accused of crimes and are returned in coordination with airlines.
- Inspectors decide cases after verifying admissibility requirements, clearing alerts, profiling risks, and applying secondary controls.
- Screening uses the Advanced Passenger Information System, interoperability with Interpol and Peru’s National Police, and real‑time biometric captures, with most inadmitted travelers arriving from countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, the United States, China, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Spain, and Argentina.