Eligibility quiz
Is one of your parents a Uruguayan citizen?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Uruguay indefinitely
You can live and settle in Uruguay for an unlimited time.
Your residence can be cancelled in certain circumstances.
Study in Uruguay
You have equal access to education on the same legal basis as Uruguayan citizens.
A particular programme may have its own entry conditions.
Work in Uruguay
You have the same work rights as Uruguayan citizens when seeking a job and in pay and working conditions.
You also have equal access to job training.
Travel with ID
You can hold a Uruguayan resident identity card, which is valid for three years and must be renewed.
You can use a valid identity card to travel to Mercosur countries and associated countries.
For the rest of the world, you need a valid passport, and the destination country's rules apply.
Find housing
You have equal legal access to housing on the same basis as Uruguayan citizens.
Housing programmes have their own conditions, and a home is not automatically provided.
Use healthcare
You can use healthcare on the same basis as other people living in Uruguay.
Care is available through public services, mutual health providers or private insurance.
The rules for each service apply, and not every treatment is free.
Use social security
You have equal legal access to social security on the same basis as Uruguayan citizens.
Each programme has its own conditions, which may include registration and contributions.
Payments and pensions are not automatic.
How to apply
Applying from inside UruguayApplying from inside Uruguay
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Sign in or create an accepted digital identity, accept the terms, choose the residence type and complete the online form. Upload the required documents as PDFs; a parent or tutor may handle an application for a child.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Submit the completed online application and its attachments.
Submit the applicationPay the fee
When the system allows payment, pay the fee by bank transfer or through an available payment collection network. Your payment confirmation will be sent by email.
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Wait for the review
Wait for Migration to review your application. If it asks for corrections, use the inbox link sent by email to correct and resubmit it.
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Book an appointment
Once your application is accepted for an appointment, use the link sent by email to choose an office, date and time in your online inbox.
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Go to your appointment
Attend the selected Migration office at your booked time with the original documents and a passport-style photo. For a child, a parent or tutor may handle the application.
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Wait for the decision
Watch your email and online inbox for the decision. If Migration asks for missing documents, attach and send them through your inbox.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificate
Get your birth certificate showing your Uruguayan parent. The record should generally have been issued within the last year.
Parent's passport or ID
Provide your Uruguayan parent's identity document or passport. It must be valid and in good condition.
Parent's death certificate *
Get the death certificate for the parent whose permission would otherwise be needed. Use the record issued by the office that registered the death.
* Only if you are a minor and a parent whose permission you need has died.
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Residence can be cancelled
Your residence can be cancelled if you spend more than three years outside Uruguay.
It can also be cancelled for obtaining the status by fraud, certain convictions for intentional crimes, or repeated offending.
Other grounds include breaking conditions attached to a state subsidy or a tax or fee exemption, terrorism, acts violating human rights and certain other conduct.
Cancellation is not carried out if you are the parent, spouse or partner in a cohabiting relationship of a Uruguayan citizen.
You can challenge a cancellation through the administrative process, which suspends it.
You cannot be expelled until an adverse decision is final.
Discuss
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