Mexico to Require Visas for Peruvians in Migration Crackdown
- Peruvians will be required to show visa starting in late April
- Countries’ relationship has been strained in recent years
The US-Mexico border wall in Campo, California.
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Mexico will require Peruvians obtain a visa to enter the country in an effort to stem a “substantial increase” in the flow of migrants from the South American country.
The temporary action, starting later in April, reverses a visa exemption for Peruvians that had been in place since 2012, according to a statement from Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday. Peru responded by saying it would also impose a visa requirement on Mexicans seeking to visit its country.