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Visa-Free Countries for Uruguay Passport Holders (2026)

Uruguay passport holders can visit 167 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 127 visa-free, 13 with an electronic travel authorization and 27 with a visa on arrival. 37 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 39 require a visa before travel. That puts the Uruguay passport at #23 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 127
  • ETA 13
  • On arrival 27
  • E-visa 37
  • Visa 39
  • Special 3
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Visa-free access

167

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#23 of 208

E-visa online

37

Visa required

39

Visa-free for Uruguay passport holders

127 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla90 daysArgentinaFree movement (MERCOSUR)Armenia180 daysAruba90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium90 daysBelize30 daysBermuda180 daysBoliviaFree movement (MERCOSUR)Bonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazilFree movement (MERCOSUR)British Virgin Islands30 daysBulgaria90 daysChileFree movement (MERCOSUR)China30 daysColombiaFree movement (MERCOSUR)Cook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatia90 daysCuraçao90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica90 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuadorFree movement (MERCOSUR)El Salvador180 daysEstonia90 daysEswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysFrench Guiana90 daysFrench Polynesia90 daysGeorgia90 daysGermany90 daysGibraltar180 daysGreece90 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupe90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica30 daysJapan90 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau90 daysMalta90 daysMartinique90 daysMayotte90 daysMexico180 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Caledonia90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorway90 daysOman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguayFree movement (MERCOSUR)PeruFree movement (MERCOSUR)Philippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRéunion90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaba90 daysSaint Barthélemy90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSaint Martin90 daysSaint Pierre and Miquelon90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore30 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTurkey90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysWallis and Futuna90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Uruguay passport holders

13 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysIsrael90 daysJeju Island90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysNew Zealand90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand60 daysUnited Kingdom180 days

Visa on arrival for Uruguay passport holders

27 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysJordan90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritius60 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysQatar30 daysRwanda30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for Uruguay passport holders

37 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Antigua and BarbudaAscension Island90 daysAustraliaBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEthiopia30 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTajikistan60 daysTogo90 daysUganda90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Uruguay passport holders

39 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAzerbaijanBruneiCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicEritreaGambiaGhanaGuamIndonesiaKazakhstanKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitMaliMoroccoNauruNigerNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsRepublic of the CongoSaudi ArabiaSenegalSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth OssetiaSudanTaiwanTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited StatesUS Virgin IslandsYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

3 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

Home: Uruguay. Uruguay passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter Uruguay.

Uruguay passport: common questions

How many countries can Uruguay passport holders visit without a visa?

167 destinations: 127 visa-free, 13 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 27 with a visa on arrival. Another 37 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Uruguay passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Uruguay passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Uruguay passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No visa, but Uruguay passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (UK ETA, GBP 20 (from 2026-04-08)) before they travel to the United Kingdom, for stays of up to 180 days.

Do Uruguay passport holders need a visa for France?

No. Uruguay passport holders can visit France visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Uruguay passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. Uruguay passport holders can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Uruguay passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. Uruguay passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Which countries need an ETA for Uruguay passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Israel, Jeju Island, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand and 1 more. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Uruguay passport holders?

39 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic and Eritrea. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Saint Kitts and Nevis#22 · 169 destinationsSeychelles#22 · 169 destinationsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines#23 · 167 destinationsVatican City#24 · 165 destinationsAntigua and Barbuda#25 · 163 destinationsBermuda#25 · 163 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.