Uruguay

For a visa-required foreign national entering to undertake employment in Uruguay.

For a visa-required student, scholarship holder or intern in an authorised programme or institution.

For a visa-required qualifying parent, spouse, cohabiting partner, minor unmarried child or adult disabled child joining family in Uruguay.

For a foreign child, spouse, recognised cohabiting partner or sibling of a Uruguayan citizen.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

For a foreign national of any nationality who intends to settle permanently in Uruguay.

For a national of a listed MERCOSUR state or associated state settling permanently in Uruguay.

For a national of a listed MERCOSUR state or associated state seeking temporary residence in Uruguay.

For a Brazilian national residing in a listed paired border locality who will reside, work, study or receive retirement income in the corresponding Uruguayan border area.

For a visa-required traveller undertaking business, investment or commercial-exchange activity.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

For a visa-required traveller entering temporarily for leisure, recreation or tourism.

For a visa-required person with a substantiated humanitarian or urgent reason for entry.

For a foreign national seeking protection from qualifying persecution, conflict, generalised violence or other serious threats under Uruguay's refugee statute.

For a person who is not considered a national by any state and seeks recognition and protection as stateless in Uruguay.

For a foreign national of any nationality settling temporarily for work, study or another lawful statutory purpose.

For a foreign national carrying out a temporary qualifying activity in Uruguay for fewer than 180 days.