Peru*
Diplomatic Missions to Montenegro and visa regimes for citizens of Montenegro
Embassy of Peru in Budapest
Visa regime
Nationals of Montenegro may enter, pass through and stay in Peru for up to 90 days, with a valid travel document, without a visa.
Diplomatic relations
The Republic of Peru officially recognized Montenegro on July 3, 2006, and diplomatic relations were established on September 12, 2006.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Peru, Maria Eugenia Echeveria Herera, took office as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Montenegro, based in Bucharest, on February 12, 2018, by handing over letters of credence to the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović.
The Honorary Consulate in Lima was opened on December 7, 2016, and Milo Božović Granados was appointed Honorary Consul of Montenegro in the Republic of Peru.
The Montenegrin community in Peru held the first session of the Management Board on February 6, 2016, when formally started functioning. Aleks Rojas Božović was elected as the president of the community. In October 2019, the Association of Montenegrins from Peru was registered with the competent authorities of the Republic of Peru, in accordance with all legal norms. The association has several hundred members and is actively joined by descendants of Montenegrins from other cities. A significant number of prominent politicians and businessmen from Peru are of Montenegrin origin.
The first bilateral political consultations between the MFAEI of Montenegro and the MFA of the Republic of Peru were held in Lima on October 2, 2015.
Economic indicators
In 2019, Montenegro and Peru exchanged goods worth 265.9 thousand euros, based only on imports.
In 2020, Montenegro and Peru exchanged goods worth 167.5 thousand euros (37% less than in 2019). Trade was mostly related to imports of fruits and vegetables (72.8 thousand euros), cotton wool, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (EUR 35.7 thousand) and coffee and tea (EUR 12.5 thousand).