Uruguay digital nomad visa
Uruguay gives digital nomads a provisional identity sheet that lets them live in the country and work remotely. It is issued by the National Migration Directorate.
Digital nomad provisional identity sheet
- Financial means
- No published minimum incomeMigración does not publish a figure. The application includes a sworn statement in the format the Directorate provides.
- Length
- Up to 180 days, renewable for another 180. To renew you need a valid Uruguayan ID card, criminal record certificates from the countries where you lived in the last five years and proof that you meet Uruguay's vaccination schedule.
- Fee
- 55.71 indexed units, which cannot be paid from abroad.
How to apply depending on your passport
It's your passport's country, so you do not need this visa.As an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen you can live and work in Uruguay without this visa.According to our data, your passport cannot enter Uruguay.Your passport lets you enter Uruguay without a tourist visa, so the first route applies to you.Your passport needs a visa to enter Uruguay, so the second route applies to you.
If you enter Uruguay without a tourist visa (85 of the passports we cover)
You apply online, with a gub.uy account or another Uruguayan digital identity, or in person. Payment cannot be made from abroad.
If you need a visa to enter (113 passports)
First you need the entry visa your nationality requires. Then you apply online, with a gub.uy account or another Uruguayan digital identity, or in person.
Requirements
- A copy of the identity document you used or will use to enter Uruguay.
- A sworn statement in Migración's format, signed the same way as that document.
Legal basis: Decree 238/022.
Verified on 2 November 2026. Sources: Uruguayan Ministry of the Interior, National Migration Directorate, provisional identity sheet procedure (updated 12 March 2026) and types of residence in Uruguay. Figures change, especially those tied to a minimum wage: confirm them on the official page before you pay.
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.