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MERCOSUR Permanent Legal Residence

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

MERCOSUR permanent residence is directed to foreign nationals of MERCOSUR member and associated countries.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The basis is nationality: nationals of MERCOSUR States Parties and Associated States who prove that nationality have the permanent-resident category. The DNM lists Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname and Guyana.

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What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

Applications may be filed with the Ministry of the Interior or at Uruguayan consular offices, and the Ministry must decide within no more than ninety business days. The DNM requires a photo, a valid identity document, a national-level criminal record certificate from the country of residence in the last 5 years (more than 6 months), and a valid vaccination certificate issued by a vaccination centre in Uruguay. Fees are 557.30 UI for the residence and 55,70 UI for the migration certificate used to obtain the identity document; until residence is granted, a re-entry permit costing 225,60 UI is required each time the person leaves the country, and Paraguayan and Brazilian permanent residences are exempt from cost under reciprocity.

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  • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/18250-2008
    La solicitud de trámite de residencia podrá ser presentada ante el Ministerio del Interior o ante las Oficinas Consulares de la República. En este último caso, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores dará traslado al Ministerio del Interior a los efectos de la continuación del trámite. El Ministerio del Interior deberá expedirse sobre el otorgamiento de la residencia solicitada en un plazo no mayor a noventa días hábiles".
  • https://www.gub.uy/tramites/residencia-legal-permanente-mercosur
    Foto Carné. Documento de Identidad. Vigente. Certificado de Antecedentes Penales. A nivel nacional del país de donde residió los últimos 5 años (por más de 6 meses). Certificado de Vacunas. VIGENTE: Decreto 136/2018 expedido por un vacunatorio en Uruguay, que acredite que el extranjero cumple con el esquema de vacunación uruguayo.
  • https://www.gub.uy/tramites/residencia-legal-permanente-mercosur
    Costos 557.30 U.I. Certificado migratorio 55,70 UI dirigido a la DNIC para la obtención del Documento de Identidad. Los tràmites de residencias se rigen por acuerdo de reciprocidad entre Uruguay y el Estado del cual el solicitante sea nacional, por lo cual las residencias definitivas de Paraguay y Brasil se encuentran exentas de costo. El monto de la residencia y del certificado está basado en Unidades Indexadas, cuyo valor se reajustará semestralmente. Una vez iniciado el trámite y hasta el momento que se conceda la residencia deberá abonar un Permiso de reingreso cada vez que salga del país, siendo su costo 225,60 U.I.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which non-member family members can join and their rights.

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

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

Permanent status arises at grant: nationals of MERCOSUR States Parties and Associated States who prove that nationality have the category of permanent residents. Permanent residents' stay is indefinite unless the conditions of admission lapse or they are absent from the country for more than three years.

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Limits of the record
  • Identity-document validity/renewal is not stated in the sources read.

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

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