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General Permanent Legal Residence

UruguayLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the status that accumulated residence leads to.

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  • Searched 1c1ba0f82651ec6b.txt (residencia legal permanente) and the other captures for any statement that accumulated residence leads to a status (e.g. temporary-to-permanent conversion or years of residence); none found. The page only describes the route's target population, already covered elsewhere.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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  • The consulted official capture does not state this material element; this is not evidence that the requirement does not exist.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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  • The consulted official capture does not state this material element; this is not evidence that the requirement does not exist.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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  • The consulted official capture does not state this material element; this is not evidence that the requirement does not exist.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

A foreigner intending to settle definitively in Uruguay may apply for permanent residence before the National Migration Directorate (DNM) or the relevant Uruguayan consular authority. Requirements include criminal record certificates for those over 18 from the country of origin and/or countries of residence in the last five years, and proof of a nominal monthly income sufficient for maintenance, among other documents. The application is started online (form, documents, payment), reviewed by the DNM, and followed by an in-person appointment to present the original documents. The Ministry of the Interior may cancel a residence it granted, among other grounds, when a permanent resident is absent from the country for more than three years.

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  • Card/document validity rules are not stated in the sources read.
  • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/394-2009
    Se considera que un extranjero puede gestionar su residencia permanente cuando tiene el propósito de establecerse en forma definitiva en el país y cumple con los siguientes requisitos ante la Dirección Nacional de Migración o ante la autoridad consular uruguaya correspondiente: A) Antecedentes Penales: Certificado expedido por la autoridad competente del país de origen y/o del que residió los últimos cinco años legalizado y traducido,
  • https://www.gub.uy/tramites/residencia-legal-permanente
    Debidamente legalizados o apostillados y traducidos (a excepción de Brasil que no requiere traducción) del país de origen y de los países donde residió los últimos cinco años (por un periodo igual o mayor a 6 meses) antes de su ingreso Uruguay. Solo para mayores de 18 años.
  • https://www.gub.uy/tramites/residencia-legal-permanente
    El interesado deberá acreditar la percepción de un ingreso mensual nominal, el cual deberá ser suficiente para su manutención.
  • https://www.gub.uy/tramites/residencia-legal-permanente
    Ingresar al botón "Iniciar trámite en línea". Acceder con su usuario u otro medio de identificación electrónica. Aceptar los términos y condiciones. Seleccionar tipo de residencia y completar los datos solicitados en el formulario web, adjuntando la documentación requerida de acuerdo a su selección. Realizar pago mediante cualquiera de las opciones disponibles: Transferencia bancaria o Red de cobranza. Recibirá vía mail la confirmación del pago realizado. La solicitud y la documentación enviada será analizada por la Dirección Nacional de Migración. Si es aceptada, recibirá un mail con un link a la Bandeja de Entrada para agendar día y hora en la oficina de preferencia. Si tiene observaciones, recibirá un mail con un link a la Bandeja de Entrada para retomar la solicitud, conocer las observaciones que deberá corregir y devolver al organismo para su revisión. Una vez agendado deberá concurrir el día y hora seleccionado con la documentación original.
  • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/18250-2008
    El Ministerio del Interior podrá cancelar, en todos los casos, la residencia que hubiese otorgado, y disponer su consecuente expulsión cuando:
  • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/18250-2008
    C) La persona con residencia permanente que se ausentare del país por un plazo superior a tres años.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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