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🇺🇾 Uruguay

Uruguay Digital Nomad Visa: requirements and how to apply

Streamlined online permit allowing location-independent remote workers to reside in Uruguay for up to 1 year.

Official Uruguay digital nomad visa page

Hoja de Identidad Provisoria para Nómadas Digitales

Streamlined online permit allowing location-independent remote workers to reside in Uruguay for up to 1 year.

Typical duration
180 days renewable for 180 more days (total 1 year)
Path to permanent residency
Convertible directly to Residencia Legal Permanente

Main requirements

  • 100% online application
  • No official minimum income figure
  • Right to live and work remotely

Official page

Documents usually needed for Uruguay

  • Enter Uruguay as a tourist (visa-free for most nationalities)
  • Complete online declaration that you are working remotely for a company abroad or self-employed
  • Affidavit of financial self-sufficiency and clean background declaration (no income minimum stipulated)
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months and a compliant photo (make yours here)

Application steps

  1. 1

    Enter Uruguay as a Tourist

    Enter Uruguay on standard 90-day tourist entry stamp.

    Immediate on arrival

  2. 2

    Gub.uy Digital Nomad Application

    Submit online form on gub.uy with passport copy and sworn declaration of remote work.

    24 - 48 hours

  3. 3

    Hoja de Identidad Provisoria Grant

    Receive digital permit granting 180 days legal stay (extendable for an additional 180 days with vaccination certificate).

    5 - 10 business days

More about moving to Uruguay

Find a licensed adviser

For advice on your own case, use a licensed immigration lawyer or adviser. Always check they are registered before you pay anyone. Imiatlas does not refer or review cases.

Look for a lawyer registered with the national bar association or law society in Uruguay. The official immigration website explains any rules on who may represent applicants.

Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM Uruguay) & Ministerio del Interior

General information to help you research, not legal advice. Rules change often: always confirm with Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM Uruguay) & Ministerio del Interior on the official website before applying.