An Uruguayan identity card is valid for travel to most South American countries

Visa requirements for Uruguayan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Uruguay. As of 19 July 2022, Uruguayan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 153 countries and territories, ranking the Uruguayan passport 28th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

For traveling within South America (except the Guyanas), Uruguayans do not need to use a passport, as they may use their ID card. Naturalised Uruguayan citizens "legal citizens" are currently facing challenges when travelling internationally as their Uruguayan passport and ID card will show country of birth as "nationality" causing challenges when travelling.

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Visa requirements for Uruguayan citizens

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Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Uruguay is a full member of Mercosur. As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the other full members (Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay) and associated members (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality. Citizens of these nine countries (including Uruguay) may apply for the grant of "temporary residence" for up to two years in another country of the bloc.^[2] Then, they may apply for "permanent residence" just before the term of their "temporary residence" expires.^[3][4]

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[5]
Albania	Visa not required[6]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[7]
Andorra	Visa not required[8]
Angola	Visa not required[9][10]	30 days	30 days extendable once.[11] Visitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested a pre-visa from an Angolan consulate abroad are issued a visa upon arrival at the country's border crossings.[11] Maximum total stay of 90 days within a one-year period.[12] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[13] International Certificate of Vaccination required.[11]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[14]
Argentina	Visa not required[15]	3 months	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Argentina under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Armenia	Visa not required[16]	3 months
Australia and territories	Online visa required[17]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[18]
Austria	Visa not required[19]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa required[20]
Bahamas	Visa not required[21]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[22]	14 days	Visa is also obtainable online.[23]
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[24]	30 DAYS+
Barbados	Visa not required[25]	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required[26]	30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium	Visa not required[27]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required[28]	90 days
Benin	eVisa[29][30]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[31][32]		Holders of an application for a tourist visa can obtain a visa on arrival.
Bolivia	Visa not required[33]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Bolivia under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[34]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	Visa not required[35]	90 days	90 days within any year period
Brazil	Visa not required[36]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Brazil under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check. Uruguayans may request lawful permanent resident status in Brazil at any time.[37]
Brunei	Visa required[38]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[39]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso	eVisa[40][41]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[42]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[43]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online.[44]
Cameroon	eVisa[45][46]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Canada	Visa required[47]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[48]		Not available at all entry points.[49]
Central African Republic	Visa required[50]
Chad	Visa required[51]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Chile	Visa not required[52]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Chile under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
China	Visa required[53]		Visa free for  Hong Kong and  Macao for 90 days.
Colombia	Visa not required[54]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Colombia under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[55]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[56]		Visa not required for passengers with a V.I.P invitation letter.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[57][58]	7 days	Passenger with a letter (Visa Volant) issued by the Ministry of Interior and Security can obtain a visa on arrival
Costa Rica	Visa not required[59]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[60][61]	3 months	eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[62]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba	Tourist card required[63]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa not required[64]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required[65]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required[66]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	eVisa[67][68]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[69]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[70]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[71]	90 days[72]	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Ecuador under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Egypt	Visa on arrival[73]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[74]	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[75][76]
Eritrea	Visa required[77]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Estonia	Visa not required[78]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Eswatini	Visa not required[79]	30 days[72]
Ethiopia	eVisa[80]	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa not required[81]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[82]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France and territories	Visa not required[83]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa[84][85]	90 days	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[86]
Georgia	Visa not required[87]	90 days
Germany	Visa not required[88]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required[89]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Greece	Visa not required[90]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required[91]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required[92]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa[93][94]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[95]	90 days
Guyana	Visa not required[96]	90 days
Haiti	Visa not required[97]	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required[98]	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required[99]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required[100]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	eVisa[101][102]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][103] An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an eVisa. [104]
Indonesia	Visa required[105]
Iran	eVisa[106][107]	30 days
Iraq	Visa required[108]
Ireland	Visa not required[109]	90 days
Israel	Visa not required[110]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[111]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa not required[112]	30 days
Japan	Visa not required[113]	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[114][115]		Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Kazakhstan	eVisa[116][117]		Visitors arriving from a country without Kazakh representation and holding an invitation letter, can obtain a single entry visa on arrival for a max. stay of 1 month.
Kenya	eVisa[118][119]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required[120]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[121]
South Korea	Electronic Travel Authorization[122][123]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[124]
Kuwait	Visa required[125]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[126]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).[127]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[128]	30 days	Visa on arrival is available at Luangphabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 3] and 6 border crossings.[Note 4][129] Visa on arrival facilities are being gradually phased out since January 2020.[130] eVisa may be used to enter Laos through Luangphabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and in Boten (road and railroad).[131] 17[Note 6] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[129] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[132]
Latvia	Visa not required[133]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[134]	30 days
Lesotho	eVisa[135][136]
Liberia	Visa required[137]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
Libya	Visa required[138]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[139]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required[140]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required[141]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[142]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[143][144]	30 days	Can extend for a total of 90 days.
Malaysia	Visa not required[145]	90 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[146]	30 days[72]
Mali	Visa required[147]
Malta	Visa not required[148]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[149]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[150]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[151]	60 days
Mexico	Visa not required[152]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[153]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[154][155]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required[156]
Mongolia	Visa not required[157]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa not required[158]	90 days
Morocco	Visa required[159]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[160][161]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[162]	28 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa is available for tourism only.
Namibia	Visa required[163]
Nauru	Visa required[164]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
Nepal	eVisa / Visa on arrival[165][166]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[167]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[168]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[169] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[170] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[169]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[171]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[172]
Nigeria	eVisa[173][174]	90 days	Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided holding a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and holding an invitation letter from Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
North Macedonia	Visa not required[175]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[176]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[177][178]	14 days / 30 days
Pakistan	Online Visa[179][180]	3 months
Palau	Free visa on arrival[181]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[182]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[183][184]	60 days	Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
Paraguay	Visa not required[185]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Paraguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Peru	Visa not required[186]	183 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Uruguayans can live and work legally in Peru under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Philippines	Visa not required[187]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[188]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required[189]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Qatar	Visa not required[190][191]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required[192]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Russia	Visa not required[193]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[194]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[195]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[196]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[197]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required[198]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[199]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[200][201]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[202]
Senegal	Visa required[203]		Visa not required for passengers with an official invitation letter.
Serbia	Visa not required[204]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[205]	3 months[72]
Sierra Leone	eVisa[206][207][208]	3 months	Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
Singapore	Visa not required[209]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[210]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required[211]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa required[212]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
Somalia	Visa on arrival[213]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required[214]	90 days
South Sudan	eVisa[215][216]		Obtainable online[217] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[217]
Spain	Visa not required[218]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival[219]	30 days	Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival. 30 days extendable to 6 months.[220]
Sudan	Visa required[221]
Suriname	Visa not required[222][223]	90 days	An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival.[224] Multiple entry eVisa is also available.[225]
Sweden	Visa not required[226]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required[227]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria	Visa required[228]
Tajikistan	eVisa[229][230]	45 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[231][232]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[233]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[234]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[235]
Togo	eVisa[236][237]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[238]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[239]	90 days
Tunisia	Visa required[240]
Turkey	Visa not required[241]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[242]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[243]	1 month[72]
Uganda	eVisa[244]	3 months	Determined at the port of entry. May apply online.[245]
Ukraine	Visa not required[246]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[247]	90 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required[248]	6 months
United States	Visa required[249]
Uzbekistan	eVisa[250][251]	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[252]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[253]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[254]
Venezuela	Visa not required[255]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Uruguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old.
Vietnam	eVisa[256][257]		eVisa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen	Visa required[258]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[259][260]	90 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[261][262]	3 months	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Uruguayan citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
Kosovo	Visa not required	90 days[263]

See also

• Visa policy of Uruguay
• Uruguayan passport

References

Notes