Talk:Peru/@comment-24682153-20160523225714

Hi. This is your admin reporting from Peru. I can now confirm that foreigners can still get SIM cards registered on their passports. But be ready for a rough ride. I showed up at Movistar HQ in Miraflores, Lima as this is a tourist area. I was the only gringo there and they knew how to deal with me. 20 mins waiting in line for the info couter to be dispached to a móvil counter with waiting no. After another 20 mins an agent cared for me. She typed a lot of info in the computer, copied my passport, printed out 4 pages that I needed to sign 100% identical to passport signature. Then it was another 15 mins line for the cashier to pay S./8 ($2.40) for the SIM card and you get another 2 receipts to yeah! queue for the SIM counter to get my chip finally. There of course, I had to show my passport again. Just in case I've changed my identity in the meantime. This all reminded me of immigration to the US some years ago, just without any silly questions.

Movistar in Peru is more like a government office. You'll end up waiting for 1-2 hours getting a SIM card without saldo/credit. This, they are unable to top-up. Luckily, any store around can do it without waiting. For this you need to give them your new number, if you can find it in the many pages of your prepaid contract.

I mean Peru has a real security problem with unaccounted SIM cards. But they are still around. May be I will check the black market in some days. I don't encourage anyone to go the illegal way, but they surely need to make the legal way a bit more appealing......