Visa policy of Uruguay

Visitors to Uruguay must obtain a visa from one of the Uruguayan diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Uruguay

  Uruguay

  Visa-free (Passport and ID card entry)

  Visa-free (Passport entry)

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following 84 jurisdictions can visit Uruguay without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted). Extension of stay is possible for additional 90 days.^[1][2]

All European Union member states[3][4] Andorra ArgentinaID Armenia Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize BoliviaID BrazilID Canada ChileID ColombiaID Costa Rica Dominica EcuadorID El Salvador Georgia Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland Israel Jamaica Japan Liechtenstein Macao4[5] Malaysia2 Mexico Monaco Mongolia2 Montenegro New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama ParaguayID PeruID Russia3 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Serbia Seychelles Singapore South Africa South Korea2 Sovereign Military Order of Malta  Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom1 United States Vatican Venezuela

_{ID - citizens of these countries may cross the border with an ID card only.
1 - including all classes of British nationals.
2 - 30 days.
3 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
4 - for holders of a MSAR passport or a MSAR Travel Permit.}

Date of visa changes

Dates of entry into force of visa-free agreements[6] 1 February 1961: Israel 1 March 1961: United Kingdom 11 April 1974 / 2 May 1974: Japan[7] 7 December 1982: Honduras 1 November 1984: France[8] 18 December 1985: Portugal 7 July 1990: Guatemala 8 August 1991: Iceland 14 August 1991: Hungary 2 September 1991: Poland 10 February 1992: Costa Rica 15 February 1994: Nicaragua 11 November 1996: Turkey 1 April 1997: Croatia 25 April 1997: Barbados 1 August 1997: Jamaica 4 November 1997: Bahamas 10 September 1998: El Salvador 9 November 1999: Czech Republic 1 February 2000: Monaco 28 December 2000: Lithuania 12 June 2001: Cyprus 13 November 2003: Latvia[9] 26 August 2004: Romania 1 January 2005: Hong Kong 25 May 2005: Bulgaria 26 December 2005: Estonia 27 December 2011: Russia[10] 31 December 2011: Serbia 10 January 2013 / 29 November 2003: South Korea 24 November 2014: Saint Kitts and Nevis 29 March 2015: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 April 2015: Armenia 27 April 2015: Dominica and Guyana 16 August 2015: Georgia 1 April 2018: Montenegro[11] 29 April 2018: United Arab Emirates 10 June 2018: Mongolia 15 February 2019: Ukraine Cancelled: 5 December 2018: Taiwan[12][13]

• Visa is not required for airline crew members, and citizens of any country who were born in Uruguay as per their travel document.
• Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan (30 days), Belarus, Cambodia (30 days), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Greece, India (30 days), Indonesia (30 days), Malaysia (30 days), Morocco, Namibia, Palestine, Russia (90 days within any 180-day period), Singapore, Suriname, Thailand (30 days), Tunisia and Vietnam (30 days) as well as holders of diplomatic passports of China (30 days) do not require a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted).
• Nationals of mainland China holding passports for public affairs do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.

Chinese common passports holders do not require a visa to visit Uruguay if they meet 3 requirements. 1. At least 6 months before the passport expires. 2. Holding valid multiple-entry visas (or visa valid for over 18 months) in the US, Canada, Schengen Area or UK. 3. Enter through Colonia Port, Port of Montevideo or Carrasco International Airport only.^[14]

See also

• Uruguay portal

• Visa requirements for Uruguayan citizens