PERU Act of 2025

Summary

Amends the U.S. immigration statute that covers nonimmigrant trader and investor categories so that Peru will be treated as a qualifying foreign state for those visa categories only if the Government of Peru grants comparable trader/investor nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals. The change is strictly reciprocal and conditional—Peruvian nationals would gain access to these U.S. nonimmigrant classifications only after Peru extends similar access to Americans.

• Adds a reciprocity condition so Peru can be treated as a qualifying foreign state for U.S. trader/investor nonimmigrant visas if Peru grants similar status to U.S. nationals.
• Amends 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(15)(E) to include Peru under the qualifying-foreign-state rules, contingent on Peru’s reciprocal treatment.
• Does not itself create visas or change visa adjudication procedures; it only changes a statutory eligibility condition.
• Effect is conditional—if Peru does not extend similar status to U.S. nationals, there is no change in practice.
• Implementation would use existing visa processing systems; no new programs or appropriations are created.
• Targets economic and trade mobility between the U.S. and Peru by enabling potential investor/trader short-term stays under E-category rules if reciprocity is established.
• No tax changes, emergency provisions, or unfunded mandates are included.
• Narrow, technical amendment limited to one part of the immigration statute.