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Uruguay Refugee Status

9 facts quoted from the official source

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

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
6
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

6 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Application formThe request may be made orally or in writing.
  • Eligibility summaryLaw 18.076 permits an oral or written refugee claim before any national or departmental authority or the UNHCR representative.
  • Ground for protectionThe claim must engage the statutory refugee or extended regional protection grounds.
  • Individual assessment by the authorityThe Refugee Commission determines legal refugee status.
  • Where and how to applyA national or departmental authority may receive the request and refer it to CORE.
  • Where the applicant must beThe procedure is for a foreign person seeking refugee recognition.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisLaw 18.076 permits an oral or written refugee claim before any national or departmental authority or the UNHCR representative.
  • Report summaryLaw 18.076 permits an oral or written refugee claim before any national or departmental authority or the UNHCR representative.
  • Supporting evidenceCurrent procedures issue CORE-linked documentation to recognised refugee applicants.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Uruguay?
The official source states: For a foreign national seeking protection from qualifying persecution, conflict, generalised violence or other serious threats under Uruguay's refugee statute.

Every answer is quoted from the official gub.uy page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source gub.uyLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Uruguay government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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