PERMANENT RESIDENCY

Permanent Residency in Uruguay

DNM (Dirección Nacional de Migración) is the government office that deals with immigration and residency matters. It takes approximately one year to become a resident in Uruguay.

Procedures:

The applicant must gather all supporting documents that the DNM may ask him/her to provide. Please take note that most of these documents are obtained abroad. The person must enter the country as a tourist, bringing along the required documents (below). Within 90 days of having entered the country, the person must personally submit the request for residency at the DNM.

·      The 90 days can be extended for another 90 days if necessary but you will have to process it in Uruguay;

·      Once the request is submitted, the person may stay in the country without limitations as a temporary resident.

Supporting Documents:

·      Birth certificate

·      Marriage certificate

·      Criminal background check (Police record from country of origin and countries where the person has lived for in the past 5 years. For U.S. citizens this is obtained in Uruguay at the Interpol office or in the USA in the FBI regional office, and the Uruguayan Consulate in your closest jurisdiction must legalize it).

The documents obtained abroad must have the “Apostille” in the country, then they must have a Certified translation in Spanish.

·      Apostille is already available in the Philippines starting May 14, 2019. You may obtain this document from the Office of Consular Affairs.

* There is no need to submit this document in the Consular Section for legalization

Documents obtained in Uruguay

·      Entry card (TES – Tarjeta de entrada) and copy of passport with arrival stamp

·      Passport sized pictures

·      Medical check-up (Carné de Salud Laboral, issued by public or private medical institutions, authorized by the Ministry of Public Health. Must say it is for temporary residency: “Para radicación o residencia legal en el país”).

·      Interpol police-record request, for U.S. Citizens

·      Proof of income requirements

Residency applicants must prove that they have an income of at least USD 1,500.00 per month (this figure is approximate since DNM will judge every case individually). Some options to prove this are the following:

·      Pension from abroad

·      Mutual fund or retirement fund income

·      Proceeds from the lease of a property abroad or in Uruguay

·      Income from a company, abroad or in Uruguay

·      Work contract in Uruguay.

The income must be clear and verified by a Notary in Uruguay.

Outcomes:

After 1 year of filing for residency, the permanent resident status is granted. 3-5 years later, one may request Uruguayan citizenship.

* Uruguay allows dual/triple etc. residency and citizenship grants the right to a Uruguayan passport.