Uruguay's ordinary foreign-adult route grants legal citizenship after habitual residence and evidence of conduct and economic ties. That status, the exercise of civic rights, nationality and passport treatment must not be collapsed into a single automatic outcome.
Americas passport
Uruguay passport rank
Global rank#26
Mobility score158
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Uruguay passport
The Uruguay passport is grouped with Americas in this index. It ranks #26 globally and #7 among 22 Americas passports, with a mobility score of 158.
Its current access profile includes 110 visa-free destinations,37 visas on arrival, and 11 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Uruguay uses independent presence and personal/economic nexus tests for tax residence. Its source-based system has important extensions, including expanded foreign capital income and gains from 2026 and cohort-specific new-resident elections.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBenineVisaBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa on arrivalCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa requiredComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaeVisaGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaETALesothoVisa requiredLiberiaeVisaLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa on arrivalMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa on arrivalMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa requiredMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa on arrivalNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa on arrivalThe GambiaVisa requiredTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa requiredUgandaeVisaZambiaVisa on arrivalZimbabweVisa on arrival
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa-freeBrazilVisa-freeCanadaVisa requiredChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaUnknownHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayCitizenshipVenezuelaVisa-free
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaeVisaArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa requiredCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoVisa requiredSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa on arrivalSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa requiredUS Virgin IslandsVisa required
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa requiredCambodiaVisa on arrivalChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaeVisaJapanVisa-freeKazakhstaneVisaKyrgyzstaneVisaLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa on arrivalNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistaneVisaPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa requiredTajikistaneVisaThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistaneVisaVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijanVisa requiredBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaeVisaGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa-freeSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineVisa-freeUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredCook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamVisa requiredKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsVisa requiredPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandseVisaTongaVisa requiredTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.8620–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Uruguay · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
78.3years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Uruguay · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms