🇺🇾 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 (up to 90 days)

84 passports enter Uruguay visa-free.

Passport	Max stay
🇦🇩 Andorra	90 days
🇦🇷 Argentina	90 days
🇦🇲 Armenia	90 days
🇦🇺 Australia	90 days
🇦🇹 Austria	90 days
🇧🇸 Bahamas	90 days
🇧🇧 Barbados	90 days
🇧🇪 Belgium	90 days
🇧🇿 Belize	90 days
🇧🇴 Bolivia	90 days
🇧🇷 Brazil	90 days
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	90 days
🇨🇦 Canada	90 days
🇨🇱 Chile	90 days
🇨🇴 Colombia	90 days
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	90 days
🇭🇷 Croatia	90 days
🇨🇾 Cyprus	90 days
🇨🇿 Czechia	90 days
🇩🇰 Denmark	90 days
🇩🇲 Dominica	90 days
🇪🇨 Ecuador	90 days
🇸🇻 El Salvador	90 days
🇪🇪 Estonia	90 days
🇫🇮 Finland	90 days
🇫🇷 France	90 days
🇬🇪 Georgia	90 days
🇩🇪 Germany	90 days
🇬🇷 Greece	90 days
🇬🇩 Grenada	90 days
🇬🇹 Guatemala	90 days
🇬🇾 Guyana	90 days
🇭🇳 Honduras	90 days
🇭🇰 Hong Kong	90 days
🇭🇺 Hungary	90 days
🇮🇸 Iceland	90 days
🇮🇪 Ireland	90 days
🇮🇱 Israel	90 days
🇮🇹 Italy	90 days
🇯🇲 Jamaica	90 days
🇯🇵 Japan	90 days
🇱🇻 Latvia	90 days
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	90 days
🇱🇹 Lithuania	90 days
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	90 days
🇲🇴 Macau	90 days
🇲🇾 Malaysia	30 days
🇲🇹 Malta	90 days
🇲🇽 Mexico	90 days
🇲🇨 Monaco	90 days
🇲🇳 Mongolia	30 days
🇲🇪 Montenegro	90 days
🇳🇱 Netherlands	90 days
🇳🇿 New Zealand	90 days
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	90 days
🇳🇴 Norway	90 days
🇵🇦 Panama	90 days
🇵🇾 Paraguay	90 days
🇵🇪 Peru	90 days
🇵🇱 Poland	90 days
🇵🇹 Portugal	90 days
🇷🇴 Romania	90 days
🇷🇺 Russia	90 days
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	90 days
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90 days
🇸🇲 San Marino	90 days
🇷🇸 Serbia	90 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles	90 days
🇸🇬 Singapore	90 days
🇸🇰 Slovakia	90 days
🇸🇮 Slovenia	90 days
🇿🇦 South Africa	90 days
🇰🇷 South Korea	90 days
🇪🇸 Spain	90 days
🇸🇪 Sweden	90 days
🇨🇭 Switzerland	90 days
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	90 days
🇹🇷 Türkiye	90 days
🇺🇦 Ukraine	90 days
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	90 days
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	90 days
🇺🇸 United States	90 days
🇻🇦 Vatican City	90 days
🇻🇪 Venezuela	90 days

Visa required

114 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	–
🇶🇦 Qatar	–
🇷🇼 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 (up to 90 days), 90 days; United Kingdom: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Germany: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Canada: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days. 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 (up to 90 days)	90 days
United Kingdom	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days
Germany	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days
Canada	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days
Australia	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days
India	Visa required	-
Russia	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days
China	Visa required	-
France	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days
Japan	Visa-free (up to 90 days)	90 days

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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.