Moving to Uruguay

Permanent residency

Why Foreigners Choose Uruguay for Permanent Residency

  • High level of safety
  • Favorable and peaceful social environment
  • Hundreds of kilometers of Atlantic beaches
  • Mediterranean-like climate
  • Excellent ecology and natural products
  • Stable high-speed internet up to 900/200 Mbps
  • Low taxes for remote work
  • Convenient time zone for IT specialists, close to the U.S.
  • World-class Uruguayan wine and steaks
  • Open and friendly people
  • Transparent and accessible path to permanent residency and citizenship
  • No discrimination based on nationality

One of the reasons immigrants also choose Uruguay is its distance from global conflicts. This is especially attractive for people leaving conflict zones or unstable political systems, since Uruguay gives them the opportunity to start a new life in a peaceful and predictable environment.

Relocation to Uruguay

Help with obtaining permanent residency in Uruguay

We provide full support for relocating to Uruguay for permanent residency – from an online consultation to receiving permanent residency. All processes are streamlined and optimized – remote pre-registration allows you to get temporary residency within a month after arriving in Uruguay. We assist with renting housing, opening a bank account, enrolling kids in school, buying a car, and handling other relocation matters. Permanent residency in Uruguay is a real opportunity to legalize your status in a stable and safe South American country.

Cost of permanent residency in Uruguay

The service fee is $3000 for one person, and $2500 for each family member. Children under 16 get a 50% discount. Additional expenses – document translations, notary services, government fees, and so on – are not included in the package price and are paid separately.

List of required documents for applying for permanent residency in Uruguay:

  • passport
  • apostilled birth certificate (for children and adults)
  • apostilled marriage certificate
  • apostilled divorce certificate (in certain cases)
  • apostilled criminal record certificate
  • income certificate
  • vaccination certificate
  • 3x4 photo
  • health certificate
  • school certificates for children

Even if you only have your passport and vaccination certificate for now, you can already start the permanent residency process in Uruguay — you’ll be issued an ID card (cédula) valid for 2 years, equivalent to temporary residency, with the option to submit the remaining documents during the first year.

To get a consultation on obtaining permanent residency in Uruguay you can:

FAQ

Permanent Residency grants the right to live and work in the country indefinitely, purchase real estate, legally own firearms, and travel within Mercosur countries using the Uruguayan ID card (cédula). In terms of rights, the status is nearly equivalent to citizenship — except for voting rights and obtaining a Uruguayan passport.

After submitting the complete set of documents, the process takes approximately 4 months. Processing times depend on the workload of the National Directorate of Migration (Dirección Nacional de Migración).

With a valid passport and vaccination certificate, you can submit your application and receive a temporary ID card (residency) valid for 2 years. During this period, you must provide the remaining required documents; otherwise, Permanent Residency will not be granted.

Foreigners most commonly mention high prices for medicines and imported goods, services that do not always match their cost, modest housing quality, urban noise, and the presence of homeless people in Montevideo.

Uruguay is considered the safest country in South America according to most rankings. It is advisable to avoid the northern areas of Montevideo and Maldonado. Punta del Este, coastal towns, and smaller inland cities are generally considered the safest areas.

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