Family visa in Uruguay

• DNM's procedure page is for a foreign person with a link to a Uruguayan national: a son or daughter, spouse, cohabiting partner or sibling.
• DNM's overview of residence types names a spouse, cohabitant, parent or sibling instead, so the two pages differ on whether parents and children are covered. Ask DNM before relying on either list.
• The route is granted as permanent residence and can be requested directly.
• A cohabiting partner shows the link with a registered concubinage ruling under Law 18.246.
• The pages we read describe a link to a Uruguayan national, not to a foreign resident; whether other family routes exist is unknown.

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM). Checked 16 October 2026.

• DNM's page for family of Uruguayans lists no income or means-of-support requirement.
• DNM's general permanent residence page asks for means of support by work category, such as employee, self-employed or pensioner; the family page does not. Ask DNM whether it asks for more in your case.
• DNM's residence hub says fees can be waived for insufficient resources.
• We found no rule on the Uruguayan relative's income, so it is unknown whether it matters.

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM). Checked 16 October 2026.

• You need a passport-size photo, your own valid identity document, and the Uruguayan relative's identity document or passport.
• A civil record showing the link must be valid and issued less than a year earlier, national or foreign, or a registered concubinage ruling under Law 18.246.
• A national criminal record is asked from the country where you lived the last 5 years (more than 6 months), apostilled or legalised and translated by a Uruguayan public translator.
• A vaccination certificate under Decree 136/2018 must be issued by a vaccination centre in Uruguay.
• For minors, a birth certificate (legalised or apostilled) and parental authorisation are added and the criminal record is not asked; authorisations from abroad or at a Uruguayan consulate are valid for 180 days.
• Brazilian documents are exempt from apostille, and DNM may ask for additional evidence.

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM). Checked 16 October 2026.

• Apply online through "Iniciar Trámite en Línea", which needs a gub.uy user or another electronic ID and payment by bank transfer or payment network.
• In person, apply at the Departamento de Residencias, Mercedes 1004, Montevideo, Monday to Friday 09:00 to 15:00, or at a DNM office in the interior.
• DNM states no processing time for this route, so the wait is unknown.
• While the file is pending you can get an identity card marked "resident in process".
• Visitors in the listed non-resident categories can stay 90 days, renewable for 90 more, under Decree 394/009 (article 13).

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), IMPO. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The residence procedure costs 557.30 UI, about UYU 3,715 or US$92 at the UI value of UYU 6.6653 on 15 October 2026 and UYU 40.236 per US dollar on 14 October 2026.
• The migration certificate costs 55.70 UI, about UYU 371.
• A re-entry permit costs 225.60 UI, about UYU 1,504, for each exit while the application is pending.
• Permanent residences for Paraguayan and Brazilian nationals are exempt from the procedure cost, and UI amounts are adjusted every six months.

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU). Checked 16 October 2026.

• The family route grants permanent residence, so there is no first-permit term to renew.
• The "resident in process" ID card is valid for two years the first time, and DNM will not renew it until all the requirements are met.

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM). Checked 16 October 2026.

• The route already is permanent residence; no temporary stage comes first.
• Legal citizenship asks for three years of habitual residence if you have family constituted in Uruguay and five if not, from age 18, with means of living proven for those years.
• Trips out of Uruguay longer than six consecutive months restart the citizenship count, and the procedure has no cost.

Sources: Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Uruguayan government procedures catalogue (gub.uy). Checked 16 October 2026.

• A spouse and dependent minor children in Uruguay are presumed to be a vital interest, which counts towards tax residence alongside the more-than-183-days test.
• DGI counts every day you are present, leaves out transit days, and counts absences of up to 30 calendar days as days in Uruguay unless you prove tax residence elsewhere with a certificate.
• Residents are taxed on income from activities, assets located and rights used economically in Uruguay, and on capital income and gains from non-resident entities.
• The new-resident option in article 24-bis needs tax residence from 1 January 2026 and no Uruguayan tax residence in the two previous years, and does not cover salary or freelance fees.

Sources: IMPO, Dirección General Impositiva (DGI). Checked 15 October 2026.

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• Uruguay

1. Régimen de visas de admisión (list of countries and passports), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 15 October 2026. Official list read on 15 October 2026: United States, ordinary passport, "No necesita Visa". The page does not give the length of stay. The Atlas Visa Map recorded the same visa-free status and a 90-day maximum stay (verified 27 May 2026) against the DNM home page.
2. Uruguay: international travel information (country page and travel advisory), US Department of State (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026.
3. Residencia legal: permanent residence (requirements, costs, how to apply), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 16 October 2026. Read on 16 October 2026: general documents and means of support by category, 557.30 UI, 55.70 UI and 225.60 UI, online and in-person application. The page states no processing time.
4. US citizens and residents abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026.
5. Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Checked 15 October 2026.
6. Régimen de visas de admisión (list of countries and passports), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 15 October 2026. Official list read on 15 October 2026: Canada, ordinary passport, "No necesita Visa" (diplomatic and service passports are marked as needing a visa). The page does not give the length of stay. The Atlas Visa Map (refreshed 13 May 2026) recorded Canadian passports as visa-free with a 90-day maximum stay (verified 27 May 2026) against the DNM home page.
7. Visas for entry into Uruguay (Embassy of Uruguay in Canada), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Uruguay (MRREE). Checked 15 October 2026. Official page read on 15 October 2026: holders of ordinary Canadian passports do not need a visa to enter Uruguay; holders of Canadian diplomatic and service passports, and of a Canadian refugee travel document, do.
8. Uruguay travel advice and advisories, Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca). Checked 15 October 2026.
9. What the consulate can do for you (Consular Section, Ottawa), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Uruguay (MRREE). Checked 15 October 2026. Official page read on 15 October 2026. Lists what the consulate cannot do, including arranging residence, work or a work permit and regularising a person's migration status with local authorities.
10. Authentication of documents: frequently asked questions, Global Affairs Canada. Checked 15 October 2026. Date modified 26 August 2026: the Apostille Convention took effect in Canada on 11 January 2024; no fee is charged for authentication.
11. Authentication of documents: requirements, Global Affairs Canada. Checked 15 October 2026. Date modified 26 August 2026: Global Affairs Canada authenticates documents issued by the Government of Canada; some provinces apostille their own documents.
12. Criminal record checks: where to go, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Checked 15 October 2026. Certified (fingerprint-based) criminal record checks, through a local police service or an RCMP-accredited fingerprinting company in Canada, or from outside Canada with a paper copy of your fingerprints; date modified 6 August 2024.
13. Residencia legal permanente: family of Uruguayans (requirements, costs, how to apply), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 16 October 2026. Read on 16 October 2026 (page updated 12 March 2026): relatives covered, documents, 557.30 UI. The page lists no means-of-support requirement and states no processing time.
14. Régimen de visas de admisión (list of countries and passports), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 15 October 2026. Official list read on 15 October 2026: Australia, ordinary passport, "No necesita Visa" (diplomatic and service passports need one). The page does not give the length of stay; Smartraveller (V12) says up to 90 days. The Atlas Visa Map (refreshed 13 May 2026) recorded visa-free status and a 90-day maximum stay (verified 27 May 2026) against the DNM home page.
15. Uruguay travel advice and advisories (Internet Archive copy), Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Smartraveller), Internet Archive copy. Checked 15 October 2026.
16. Notarial services and fees (fee schedule from 1 January 2026), Australian Government, DFAT (Smartraveller), Internet Archive copy. Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 7 October 2026 (page updated 30 September 2026), read on 15 October 2026: apostille A$105 per document; payment in Australia by card only.
17. Documents we can legalise, Australian Government, DFAT (Smartraveller), Internet Archive copy. Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 7 June 2026 (updated 4 March 2026), read on 15 October 2026: DFAT can legalise National Police Checks and birth certificates; a limited range of electronic official documents is accepted and assessed when lodged; scanned copies are not accepted.
18. Apply for a National Police Certificate, Australian Federal Police (AFP). Checked 15 October 2026. Read on 15 October 2026 (the older address afp.gov.au/what-we-do/national-police-checks leads here). A$57 online (digital certificate, most arrive within a few days); A$114 with fingerprints, which go by post and take 15 to 30 business days; a hard copy can be requested.
19. Régimen de visas de admisión (list of countries and passports), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 15 October 2026. Official list (page dated 19 August 2025) read on 15 October 2026: New Zealand, ordinary passport, "No necesita Visa". The page does not give the length of stay. The Atlas Visa Map recorded New Zealand as visa-free with a 90-day maximum stay (verified 27 May 2026) against the DNM home page, which does not itself print the 90 days; Decree 394/009 (V4) does, for the visitor categories.
20. Getting an apostille in New Zealand: fees and timing, New Zealand Government (govt.nz), Department of Internal Affairs Authentication Unit. Checked 15 October 2026. Page last updated 15 September 2026: NZ$37 per certificate, 15 working days, urgent service NZ$120 extra and 5 working days, form BDM460, a New Zealand notary public where notarisation is needed; courier is extra. It does not say whether a criminal record check from the Ministry of Justice can be apostilled.
21. Use your NZ documents overseas: country list (Uruguay), New Zealand Government (govt.nz), Department of Internal Affairs. Checked 15 October 2026. Page last updated 15 September 2026; Uruguay is listed as "Apostille".
22. Criminal records: request your own Criminal Record Check, Ministry of Justice (New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026. No update date shown. Online request; the Ministry aims to respond within 20 working days and says about 90% are answered in under a week. The page gives no cost and does not mention apostilles.
23. Types of residencies in Uruguay (English), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 16 October 2026. Read on 16 October 2026: lists temporary, permanent, Mercosur, family-of-Uruguayans and provisional identity card routes. It gives no money amounts and does not mention investor residence.
24. Residencias en Uruguay (DNM hub page), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 16 October 2026. Read on 16 October 2026: fees may be waived for Brazilian and Paraguayan nationals and for insufficient resources; the Residencias por Arraigo programme stopped receiving applications in November 2025.
25. Frequently asked questions about Uruguayan residency (English PDF), Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM), Ministerio del Interior. Checked 15 October 2026. Official PDF dated 25 September 2023, read on 15 October 2026. Fee of 557.30 indexed units plus 55.7 for the first migration certificate; no stipulated processing time; one appointment per person; "resident in process" ID after applying. Written in 2023, so the fee lines are checked against V1 and V2.
26. Decree 394/009 (regulation to the Migration Law 18,250), articles 8 and 13, as updated, IMPO, the official legislation database of Uruguay. Checked 15 October 2026.
27. Unidad Indexada (UI) values, 6 October to 5 November 2026, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Checked 15 October 2026. UYU 6.6653 per UI on 15 October 2026.
28. Interbank US dollar rate, 14 October 2026, Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU). Checked 15 October 2026. UYU 40.236 per US dollar on 14 October 2026.
29. Carta de ciudadanía (ciudadanía legal uruguaya), Uruguayan government procedures catalogue (gub.uy), citizenship procedure. Checked 16 October 2026. Read on 16 October 2026 (page updated 27 May 2026): three years of habitual residence with family constituted in Uruguay, five without; age 18; absences over six consecutive months restart the count; no cost.
30. Title 7 (IRPF), article 2: who is resident, IMPO, the official legislation database of Uruguay (Texto Ordenado 2023). Checked 15 October 2026.
31. Information on residency for tax purposes: Uruguay, Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), as published by the OECD. Checked 15 October 2026.
32. Title 7 (IRPF), article 6: what is taxed, IMPO, the official legislation database of Uruguay (Texto Ordenado 2023). Checked 15 October 2026.
33. Title 7 (IRPF), article 24-bis: new-resident option for capital income (from 2026), IMPO, the official legislation database of Uruguay (Texto Ordenado 2023). Checked 15 October 2026.
34. Title 7 (IRPF), article 24: the earlier new-resident regime, IMPO, the official legislation database of Uruguay (Texto Ordenado 2023). Checked 15 October 2026.