Peru Toughens Entry Rules for Venezuelan Migrants After Surge
- Venezuelans will need passports to enter country from Aug. 25
- Follows similar move by Ecuador’s government earlier this week
A group of Venezuelan migrants walk along the Panamericana route towards Lima on Aug. 14, in Tumbes, Peru.
Photographer: Manuel Medir/Getty Images
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Peru toughened its rules for Venezuelans entering the country, following similar moves by other governments in the region struggling to cope with a surge in the number of migrants fleeing the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country.
Venezuelans will no longer be able to enter Peru using their national I.D. card and will need to show a passport starting Aug. 25, Interior Minister Mauro Medina told reporters in Lima on Friday. The government continues to "open its arms” to Venezuelan migrants, Medina said, adding that the measure was aimed at preventing the use of fake I.D cards.