Entry Requirements
Find the information you need to enter, stay or settle in Uruguay
Your journey to living in Uruguay starts here
The requirements for entering and residing in Uruguay depend on your nationality and how long you plan to stay in the country.
Citizens of some countries need to apply for a visa before traveling, while others can enter without a visa and proceed directly with their residency application. Uruguay offers different residency options for nationals of Mercosur and non-Mercosur countries, including temporary and permanent residency.
We’ll help you find the right option for you. Answer a few questions and find out how to get started.
Step 1
What country is your passport from?
Step 2 · Visa
What type of visa do you need?
The purpose of your stay determines the procedure and requirements.
Step 2
Do you want to live in Uruguay?
If you plan to live, work, or study in Uruguay, you will need a residence permit.
Result
You can travel with your passport
Before traveling, review the documents and recommendations for your arrival.
Residence
Where do you come from?
Select your origin to see the corresponding residence procedures.
Recommended procedure
To stay and live in Uruguay, you will also need a residence permit.
Tourist Visa
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
A valid passport (for at least an additional six months after your arrival) and in good condition.
A passport-size photo (5 x 5 cm).
Completed and signed application form.
Round-trip tickets/reservation.
Hotel reservation or other proof of accommodation and income.
*Length of stay: 90 days, extendable for an additional 90 days, with multiple entries
Working Visa
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
A valid passport (for at least an additional six months after your arrival) and in good condition.
A passport-size photo (5 x 5 cm).
Completed and signed application form.
Letter of employment issued by the company in Uruguay.
* Length of stay: depending on the residency to be applied for (temporary or permanent). To apply for residency, you will have 30 days from the date of entry.
Business Visa
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
A valid passport (for at least an additional six months after your arrival) and in good condition.
A passport-size photo (5 x 5 cm).
Completed and signed application form.
Signed letter on company letterhead by a designated authority of the inviting company or organization in Uruguay.
Signed letter on company letterhead from an authorized representative, stating the company’s name or business sector and confirming the applicant’s position within the organization.
Hotel reservation.
Round-trip tickets/reservation.
* Length of stay: 90 days, extendable for an additional 90 days, with multiple entries.
Family Reunification Visa
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
A valid passport (for at least an additional six months after your arrival) and in good condition.
A passport-size photo (5 x 5 cm).
Completed and signed application form.
A document issued by the appropriate authority certifying the family relationship, apostilled or legalized.
If the applicant is underaged, he/she must have authorization from his/her legal guardians to reside in the country.
*Length of stay: The duration will match that of the permanent residence granted to the individual with whom reunification is being requested. The reunification may be carried out with a family member with granted or pending permanent residence.
*In order to apply for residence you will have 30 days from the date of entry.
Visa for Congresses, Conventions, and Seminars
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
A valid passport (for at least an additional six months after your arrival) and in good condition.
A passport-size photo (5 x 5 cm).
Completed and signed application form.
Proof of the public interest nature of the event.
Invitation letter from the event organizer.
Round-trip tickets/reservation.
*Length of stay: 90 days, extendable for 90 more days, with multiple entries.
Study Visa
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
A valid passport (for at least an additional six months after your arrival) and in good condition.
A passport-size photo (5 x 5 cm).
Completed and signed application form.
Signed letter on institution´s letterhead or proof of enrollment at the educational institution where the applicant will study, receive a scholarship, and/or undertake an internship.
Means of support and accommodation.
If the applicant is a minor, they must provide the Consulate with the authorization of their parents or guardians.
*Length of stay: It will be determined according to the duration of the course.
*The applicant will have 30 days from the date of entry to apply for residency.
Humanitarian and Emergency Visa
Requirements
What documents must be submitted?
The applicant must provide documentation that duly accredits the cause (such as medical treatment, attendance at a court hearing, death or health status of a family member or friend or other) for which he/she is requesting entry to the country according to this type of consular visa.
Mercosur Permanent Residence
Requirements
Mercosur Permanent Residence
It is the administrative process carried out before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by a foreigner who is a national of Mercosur member countries and associated countries, or a foreigner who is a family member of Uruguayans who will reside permanently in Uruguay to legalize their stay and obtain the Uruguayan identity card under Law No. 19,254.
Who can apply for permanent residence?
Foreigners who are relatives of Uruguayans: spouses, cohabitants with established Uruguayan judicial sentence, siblings, and parents of Uruguayans.
Foreigners who are nationals of the Mercosur members and Associated States: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Surinam.
Costs: There are no related costs.
Where to apply?
It can be carried out with the Residency Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Uruguay or at the Uruguayan Consulates abroad.
What documents must be submitted?
Requirements from Uruguay:
Valid identity document in good condition (national ID, ID card, passport).
Valid criminal record certificate from the country or countries where the applicant has lived for over 6 months during the last 5 years.
Uruguayan vaccination record.
For applicants who are relatives of Uruguayans:
A valid and in good condition document proving identity (national ID card, ID card, passport).
Proof of the relationship with the Uruguayan person through valid certificates (for cohabitants, the testimony of a Uruguayan legal sentence that declares the cohabitation).
Valid and in good condition passport or ID card of the Uruguayan person.
Uruguayan vaccination record.
Requirements from abroad:
Same requirements as if applying in Uruguay and a "Proof of domicile in the country where the application will begin", requested for all applicants.
Mercosur Temporary Residence
Requirements
What documents are required for applicants from Mercosur countries and associated countries?
-A passport-size photograph.
-ID: the original and photocopies of the document used to enter the country or Consular ID issued by the corresponding Consulate in Uruguay.
-Exact date of entry into the country.
-Valid vaccination record, issued by an Institution authorized by the Ministry of Public Health of Uruguay, with tetanus and measles vaccinations being compulsory (more details about the location of vaccination centers here).
-Valid health card: an Occupational Health Card, issued by public or private health service providers authorized by the Ministry of Public Health.
-Criminal record: certificate that shows no judicial, criminal and/or police record at the national level of the country of origin and of the countries where the applicant has lived in for the last five years (translated into Spanish if applicable).
-Birth certificate and proof of marital status of applicant, if applicable (original and copy), and/or Certificate of Nationalization or Naturalization, if applicable.
Underaged foreigners:
-No criminal record will be requested.
-Express consent by the applicant’s parents or guardians to settle in Uruguay will be required. If this is not given in person and comes from abroad by means of a power of attorney, it must be previously notarized by a Uruguayan notary public.
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