Direct permanent residence
For every profile with Uruguay as a long-term base
USD 4,000
🇺🇾 Uruguay: Apply for Residence and Permanent Residence
Uruguay is the Switzerland of South America: the highest political stability and legal certainty in Latin America, strong US dollar banking and an everyday life that feels more European than anywhere else in the region. New residents also get one of the most generous regimes in the world: up to 11 years of tax exemption on foreign capital income, and no wealth tax on assets abroad. Honesty requires adding that the reform (Ley 20.446) has raised the bar for entering this tax holiday; Uruguay now only takes serious suitors. That is exactly what we build your path for: temporary residence as the way in via proof of income, permanent residence as a lasting base with an ID card, and naturalisation after five years, with a passport that brings Mercosur freedom of movement and around 150 visa-free countries. Dual nationals with a second South American passport have their own Mercosur track.
Permanent Residence Uruguay
Permanent residence in Uruguay: the process, your ID card and the clock towards naturalisation. Handled by local attorneys, coordinated in English.
- Presence:
- The application involves in-person steps in Uruguay; we clarify presence questions before you order
- Duration:
- Realistically estimated for your case before you order; there is no guaranteed date
Handled together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country.
View the procedure →Temporary Residence Uruguay
Temporary residence in Uruguay: the income route, the process, your ID card and the path to permanent residence. Local attorneys, coordinated in English.
- Presence:
- The application involves in-person steps in Uruguay; we clarify presence questions before you order
- Duration:
- Realistically estimated for your case before you order; there is no guaranteed date
Handled together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country.
View the procedure →Naturalisation Uruguay
Naturalisation in Uruguay: ciudadanía legal after five years of legal residence. Requirements, process and passport, with local attorneys at your side.
- Presence:
- Genuine residence in Uruguay is a condition you have to prove for naturalisation
- Duration:
- Realistically estimated for your case before you order; there is no guaranteed date
Handled together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country.
View the procedure →Not included in any procedure: government fees, apostilles and legalisations, certified translations, notary costs, travel and tax advice in the destination country. The details are on each service page.
Fixed prices for Uruguay
All prices in US dollars for the main applicant; family members coming with you are added to the same case.
Not included: government fees, translations and apostilles (government fees approx. USD 115). You add family members at checkout.
Prefer a consultation first?
A personal consultation with Harley Bieder, our Latin America expert, before you order.
One point of contact, from start to finish
Your application is filed together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country, with whom we have worked for years. We coordinate your case, check your documents and remain your point of contact: in English, throughout.
That applies whether you are still at home or already on the road: one point of contact, no language barrier, no loose ends across four time zones.