Temporary residence in the host country:
It is the procedure that must be carried out by all foreign citizens who decide to settle in Uruguay temporarily for a period of not less than 180 days and a maximum of two years (extendable) according to the cause that gives rise to their admission as temporary.
It is managed before the DNM, Central Office in the Department of Montevideo, or in the Provinces of the interior of the country.
To request a hearing for the Procedure, you must schedule it through the page provided:
Select procedure.
You must appear on the day of the appointment in person, with the required documentation.
It has cost.
Validity: maximum of 2 years, depending on the cause that gives rise to its admission as temporary, extendable. (Art. 11 Decree 394/009).
The request must be submitted within 90 days prior to its expiration, through the email dnm-residenciastemporarias@minterior.gub.uy
Requirements:
- Identity document - original of the identity document with which you entered the country.
- A passport photo.
- CURRENT health card: Occupational health card, issued by public or private health service providers, authorized by the Ministry of Public Health.
- CURRENT Vaccination Certificate: Decree 136/2018: You must provide a certificate issued by a Uruguayan vaccination center, which certifies that the foreigner complies with the Uruguayan vaccination scheme (it must contain the validity of the same in the field
“DATE MUST RETURN”).
- Prove that you have the activity that gives rise to your admission as a Resident
Temporary.
- Criminal record of the country of origin and the country where you resided for the last 5 years
before entering Uruguay (legalized or apostilled by that country) and translated into
Spanish (if applicable). For over 18 years.
- Letterhead specifying the activity that it develops and the term of
hiring by the employer, indicating monthly remuneration if applicable or mode of maintenance. Said letter must be accompanied by a notarial certificate where all the data of the company is accredited, according to the legal nature of the same or Nominated Labor History issued by the BPS.
STUDENTS: Prove said quality through an official certificate from the educational institution -in the case of being a private institute, it will be accompanied by a notarial certification of the existence of the institute, and its comptroller. In addition, you must prove means of livelihood, which must be sufficient for your maintenance. If you do not have your own means of livelihood: You can contribute the means of livelihood of a family member, having to prove said link. If the means of livelihood come from abroad, provide a notarial certificate stating the money received from abroad, detailing the amount, place where the transfer is received, and the relationship of the person who makes the same. This type of residence is granted for up to one year, extendable for equal periods, not exceeding two years of the total degree.
RELIGIOUS: Religious belonging to churches, orders or congregations recognized in the country, who come to develop activities of their own worship, teaching or assistance. They must present a certificate issued by the congregation or church to which they belong on letterhead, establishing the activities to be carried out by the petitioners, the duration of their mission and proof of support. To this, a notarial certification will be attached where the legal personality and other data corresponding to the Civil Association are accredited.
MINORS: In the case of a foreigner under 18 years of age, in addition to meeting the above requirements, with the exception of 6, they will require the express authorization of the parents to settle in Uruguay and the duly legalized or apostilled birth certificate and, if applicable, translated, which may not have been issued for more than one year at the time of initiating the process. In the event that the authorization comes from abroad by means of a power of attorney, it must previously be formalized by a Uruguayan notary public, for its presentation. Authorizations from abroad or those made before the Uruguayan Consulates will be valid for 6 months from their issuance. If the minor is not going to reside with any of his parents, it must be established by them, who is or are the responsible adults who will take care of him in the country, who must sign the residence application.
To consider:
• In addition to the detailed mandatory requirements, the National Directorate of Migration has the power to obtain the opinions of other State agencies that it deems appropriate before resolving the request for temporary residence.
• In the case of married couples, they must prove the link by presenting the corresponding marriage certificate.
• If the manager does not speak Spanish, he must come with an interpreter.
• In all cases of renewal of Temporary Residences, the appearance of the interested party will be required in order to present their request and provide the documentation that proves their stay in the country.
Formalities :
Any foreign document submitted to be added to the file must necessarily be apostilled or legalized (according to the provisions of Law No. 15,441) and translated into Spanish by a Uruguayan public translator, with the exception of those issued by Brazil.
Requirements link.
Information.
Temporary residence for a period of less than 6 months:
It is managed online before the DNM.
Manage.
Requirements.
- Accredit the activity that gives rise to your request and the date of its termination by means of a letter on the Institution's letterhead, which must also be accompanied by a notarial certificate that certifies the complete data of the Institution or company.
- Copy of the identity document of the manager or the travel document to enter the country.
Once approved, a certificate will be issued for the granting of a Provisional Identity Sheet.
(Art. 8 Decree No. 394/009).
Permanent residence in the receiving country.
It is the procedure that a foreign citizen with the intention of residing permanently in the country must carry out to regularize their migratory situation in Uruguay.
It is managed before the DNM, Central Office in the Department of Montevideo, or in the Provinces of the interior of the country.
Applicants can apply directly to change the category from non-resident to resident through this type of residence, without the need to have a previous residence in Uruguay.
To request a hearing for the Procedure, in the Central Office or in the Provinces of the interior of the country, it must be scheduled through the website:
https://www.gub.uy/tramites/residencia-legal
On the day of the appointment, you must appear in person, with the required documentation. Once the procedure has begun, a representative may be designated for consultation and subsequent continuation of the same.
It has cost.
Validity: indefinite as long as the conditions for which they were granted are not distorted, or when they are absent from the country for more than three years. (Art.10 Decree 394/009).
Requirements:
A passport photo. (EXCLUSIVE)
Identity document (EXCLUDING) - Original of the identity document with which you entered the country. If the country requires a visa to enter Uruguay, it must be valid in accordance with the provisions of Decree 356/18 (exclusive requirement)
Beef of vaccines CURRENT Decree 136/2018: You must provide a certificate issued by a vaccination center in Uruguay, which certifies that the foreigner complies with the Uruguayan vaccination scheme.
Criminal Record Certificate duly legalized or apostilled and translated (except for Brazil, which does not require a translation) from the country of origin and from the countries where you resided for the last five years (for a period equal to or greater than 6 months). Only for over 18 years.
If you were born in the United States, you can go to Interpol in Montevideo to have your fingerprints taken, so that said office can ask the FBI for the background certificate.
The Criminal Record certificate valid for the present management must have a national scope, since the state, departmental and provincial ones are not valid.
A certificate issued by the Consulate of the country from which the background information is required, accredited to the Uruguayan Government, will also be valid.
CURRENT health card. Occupational Health Card, issued by public or private health service providers, authorized by the Ministry of Public Health.
Livelihoods: (most frequent options)
Employee of a legal person: The interested party must prove the perception of a nominal monthly income, which must be sufficient for his maintenance. Said circumstance may be proven by presenting any of the following documents:
Notarial certificate of income: stating the nominal monthly remuneration received and the position held, and legal controller of the company (capable and current legal status, company term, registration with BPS and DGI, object or business, fiscal and incorporated address, representation of the company and validity of said positions, compliance with Law 17904, 18930 and 19484).
Employee of a natural person (eg domestic service): The interested party must prove the receipt of a nominal monthly income, which must be sufficient for their maintenance. Said circumstance may be proven by presenting any of the following documents: Notarial certificate stating the employment relationship, name and nationality of the employer (if she is a foreigner, she must clarify the legal situation in the country of the employer), address where she works services, nominal monthly salary received and registration number with the BPS.
Work history of the Social Security Bank.
Independent worker (sole proprietorship) and their employees: You must prove the receipt of a nominal monthly income, which must be sufficient for your maintenance. Said circumstance may be proven by presenting:
▪ Notarial certificate of income, which certifies name, line of business, fiscal and incorporated address, BPS, DGI, nationality of the holder and/or employer -in case of being a foreigner, clarify what the legal situation is in the country of the same.
▪ Accounting Certificate of income received monthly, containing the company data, as detailed in the previous paragraph.
Entrepreneur, Shareholder (SA, SRL, etc.): You must justify said quality and the monthly income you receive for your activity, by means of a notarial certificate that includes the full comptroller of the company (capable and current legal status, social term, registration with BPS and DGI, object or line of business, fiscal and incorporated domicile, representation of the company and validity of said positions, compliance with Law 17904, 18930 and 19484).
Annuity, retiree and pensioner abroad: Submit a notarial certificate stating said quality, concept of income, nominal monthly amount and how Uruguay is perceived.
Retired in Uruguay: present a copy and original of the last collection receipt from the public entity.
Mood of Permanence: Which will be evaluated.
Birth certificate: It will be required in an exclusive way when the manager is under 18 years of age, it may not be issued for more than one year at the time of starting the process, which must be duly legalized or apostilled and, if required, translated. It will also be necessary when it is necessary to prove a link between those involved in the file.
Take into account that the National Directorate of Civil Identification will require the birth certificate for all the managers in order to grant the corresponding identity card.
Marriage certificate: It will only be required in order to prove the bond if necessary .
Children and adolescents: In addition to meeting requirements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8, they will exclusively require the express authorization of the parents to settle in Uruguay. In the event that it is not given in person, if it comes from abroad by means of a power of attorney, it must first be formalized by a Uruguayan notary public.
Authorizations from abroad or those made before the Uruguayan Consulates will be valid for 6 months from their issuance.
You must also, from the age of 4, prove student quality, by presenting the corresponding study certificate from the educational institution.
If the NNA is not going to reside with any of his parents, it must be established by them, who is or are the responsible adults who will take care of him in the country, who must sign the residence application.
Important :
In case of NOT presenting the documents required as exclusionary requirements or attending the scheduled hearing after hours, the process initiated online will expire, losing the shift and the payment made.
In Montevideo: To provide documentation in procedures already started, to be notified about it and/or to manage re-entry permits, the day and time must be requested through the toll-free line 0800 1513, Residences option and later, the consultation option for procedures already started.
In Provinces: Communicate by telephone, to the detailed telephone numbers of each Province
If you do not speak Spanish, you must bring an interpreter. (Exclusive)
Other data of interest:
In the case of being concubines, the provisions of Law No. 18,246 (Concubinary Union) must be complied with.
Any foreign document submitted to be added to the file must necessarily be apostilled or legalized (according to the provisions of Law No. 15,441) and translated into Spanish by a Uruguayan public translator, with the exception of those issued by Brazil.
Mood of permanence: Art 26 and 27 of the Civil Code, will be the legal basis to analyze it.
In the event that during the course of the process the manager leaves Uruguay for a period of more than six months, he must present a Criminal Record Certificate from the country in which he stayed.
Formalities:
Any foreign document presented to be added to the file must necessarily be apostilled or legalized by the corresponding Uruguayan Consulate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Uruguay (according to the provisions of Law No. 15441).
Any foreign document that is not written in Spanish must be translated by a Uruguayan public translator (Law No. 15441 art. 6) or certificate of concordance, with the exception of documents of Brazilian origin in accordance with the provisions of Law No. °18224 and of those translations that are made in the Uruguayan Consulates in the country of origin of the document. The document must be presented accompanied by the corresponding translation with a professional stamp.
Information.
Law No. 18,250 and Decree No. 009.
