🇺🇾 Uruguay: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Uruguay sits in South America. Below you will find visa requirements for popular passports, key facts and entry basics. Plan around the current rules and always confirm with the official source.
A Uruguay passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 173 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso
- Languages
- Spanish
- Region
- South America
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free
85 passports enter Uruguay visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | – |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | – |
| 🇫🇷 France | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | – |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | – |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | – |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | – |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
Visa required
113 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Uruguay?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free; United Kingdom: visa-free; Germany: visa-free; Canada: visa-free. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Uruguay?
Uruguayan peso.
What language is spoken in Uruguay?
Spanish.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free | - |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | - |
| Germany | Visa-free | - |
| Canada | Visa-free | - |
| Australia | Visa-free | - |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | Visa-free | - |
| China | Visa required | - |
| France | Visa-free | - |
| Japan | Visa-free | - |
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