Legalising Malaysian Documents for Peru
Short answer: Peru requires foreign documents to be "apostillado o legalizado por las oficinas consulares del Perú y por Relaciones Exteriores". Malaysia does not issue apostilles, so a Malaysian document is attested at Wisma Putra (Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs), legalised by the Embassy of Peru in Kuala Lumpur, and then legalised again by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima. Peru's immigration office has rejected documents that skipped the Lima step.
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Last reviewed: October 2026. For translation rules, see Spanish translation of Malaysian documents for Peru.
Step by step
Use the original, and have private documents such as powers of attorney notarised first.
Attest it at Wisma Putra. It is walk-in and returns documents the same day or the next working day.
Legalise it at the Embassy of Peru in Kuala Lumpur, which has been open since 1992. Peru's consular fee table lists 30 consular soles (1 consular sol = US$1) to legalise the signature of a foreign authority, 60 for a power of attorney and 80 for company documents. The embassy's own requirements page could not be checked, so contact its consular section before you go.
Legalise it at Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima. The Ministry legalises the Peruvian consul's signature; its fee table lists S/ 33 for foreign documents legalised by a Peruvian consulate.
Translate it into Spanish, either in Peru or in Malaysia with the same legalisations. See Spanish translation for Peru.
What the Peruvian Embassy's legalisation looks like
The Consular Section of the Embassy of Peru in Kuala Lumpur adds two things to the Malaysian document. A sticker from Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs records the date, the service ("Legalización firma aut. extranj. en poderes", here for a power of attorney), the order, action and fee numbers, and the fee: 60 consular soles, paid as RM 360.00 in this example. A stamp then "legaliza la firma de" the Wisma Putra officer who attested the document, adds "Se legaliza la firma y no el contenido del documento" (the signature is legalised, not the content) and is signed by the head of the consular section. This example is dated 17 September 2026; names and reference numbers are blacked out or blurred.
What gets documents rejected
No legalisation by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima: immigration has flagged missing "Legalización por parte del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú".
A translation made abroad that does not carry the same legalisations as the document.
A missing Wisma Putra stamp.
A photocopy of a government document without a notary's endorsement.
Peruvian documents for use in Malaysia
A Peruvian apostille is not recognised in Malaysia. A Peruvian document is first certified by the issuing body where required, legalised by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (S/ 32 for most documents on its fee table), and then by the Embassy of Malaysia in Lima, which is also accredited to Colombia, Bolivia and Panama. Malaysian agencies also need an English or Malay translation by a translator Wisma Putra accepts.
Información en español (Perú)
Los documentos malasios para el Perú deben estar apostillados o legalizados. Como Malasia no emite apostillas, se legalizan en el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Malasia (Wisma Putra), luego en la Embajada del Perú en Kuala Lumpur y, finalmente, en el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores en Lima. Según el Tarifario Consular, la legalización de firmas de autoridades extranjeras cuesta 30 soles consulares. Si la traducción se hizo en Malasia, debe llevar las mismas legalizaciones que el documento.
Los documentos peruanos para Malasia se legalizan en Relaciones Exteriores y después en la Embajada de Malasia en Lima. ¿Consultas? Escríbanos por WhatsApp (+60 17-227 9378).
Common questions
Does Peru accept an apostille from Malaysia?
Malaysia does not issue apostilles, so Malaysian documents go through the legalisation chain instead. See apostille in Malaysia.
Is the Lima step really needed?
Yes. Peru's Foreign Ministry tells applicants that a document legalised by a Peruvian consulate "tendrá que ser legalizado" at its headquarters in Lima, and immigration has rejected files without it.
How much does it cost?
On Peru's published fee tables: 30 consular soles at the embassy for a foreign authority's signature, and S/ 33 at the Ministry in Lima, plus Wisma Putra's own fee. Confirm with the embassy, as the tables are undated.
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