Digital Nomad Visa

Following the example of other countries, Uruguay has introduced a special Digital Nomad visa for people working remotely.

What is it and how to use it?

The visa allows you to stay legally in the country for up to 180 days a year while working remotely for entities outside Uruguay. It can be extended for another 180 days. It is available only for individual applicants, not family members.

Application procedure:

1. Enter the country as a tourist, either visa-free or after obtaining a tourist visa in advance through the standard procedure.
2. Create a personal account on the gub.uy website.
3. Create an ID digital profile online, then verify it at Abitab, or create a TuID profile at Antel.
4. Through your personal account, submit an application on the www.tramites.gub.uy portal using the "Hoja de identidad provisoria" service.
5. In the application:

5.1. Agree to the terms of service. 5.2. Select the application type: "ND (Nómadas digitales)". 5.3. Enter your personal details (document type: pasaporte; country of document issuance: Rusia; full passport number, including the series number; first name; last name; date of birth; country of birth; and select the Migración office where you would like your application to be reviewed). 5.4. Enter your contact details: phone number and email address. 5.5. Enter the period for which you want to obtain the visa and attach photos of your passport (the main spread containing your personal data and the page with the Uruguay entry stamp). 5.6. Download the legal declaration form, print and sign it, scan it as a good-quality PDF, and attach it to the application. 5.7. Pay for the service at Abitab/Redpagos or from a Uruguayan bank account, then submit the application online for review through the portal by clicking the Finalizar button.

1. After receiving a positive response, contact DNIC to obtain a temporary identity card—a cédula. It is valid for the same period as the Hoja de identidad provisoria issued by Migración.

When the visa expires, you can request an extension for another 180 days. To extend it, you must submit a new application and additionally attach:

1. Cédula
2. A new legal declaration
3. A police clearance certificate from the country of birth and every country where you have lived for 6 months or more during the past 5 years. These certificates must be apostilled or legalized and translated into Spanish by an accredited Uruguayan translator. Consular certificates from the consulates of the respective countries may also be used.
4. A Uruguayan vaccination certificate.

Conclusions:

1. This type of visa does not make it easier for citizens of countries subject to a visa requirement for Uruguay to enter the country. 2. This type of visa can only be obtained once you are already in Uruguay, because you must attach a passport page with an entry stamp. If you passed through an automated passport-control kiosk and do not have a stamp, Migración will probably either check your entry date in its system or request a certificado migratorio. 3. If the visa rules for your country of citizenship allow you to stay in Uruguay for up to 90 days, you can officially extend your stay there to 180 days. This essentially gives you the same thing, except for receiving a cédula. 4. This type of visa is not suitable for families, especially those with children. 5. This type of visa should not be seen as an intermediate step toward permanent residence, as it is effectively a waste of time and money.

If you need permanent residency, apply directly for it.

If you do not want to spend time learning about and managing the application process yourself, you can use Anna Bamburova's services to complete the process comfortably and as quickly as possible, receive a complete set of steps for obtaining permanent residence and a cédula ID card, and benefit from her extensive experience adapting to life in Uruguay.

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